Stand up or Sit Down Pees??

[Martin56]

Hi Lads, I don't seem to have the peeing force I used to have & find it much easier to have a sit down Pee at the age of 65.

I'm not ashamed to admit that sometimes I wet my Jammies a bit when doing standing up wee.

I'll be speaking to my GP / Practice Nurse re my Prostate!!

It's Nowt to be ashamed of - It's Life!!

Edited February 24, 2022 by Martin56

[chesters1]

You will know when your prostrate is enlarging ,not going to pee when you want to ,going to pee on the way to pee and getting up several times a night to enjoy the process! I speak from experience

There are several 'cures' none are very nice from incontinence pants (for the odd dribble coming out of sainsbury loos ) an inspection of your waterworks from the inside (i posted about that years ago! Necessary but damned painful) and pills that dont work in in my case made me pretty sick or take the plunge and have some surgeon get busy with a pipe reamer or worse ,not taken that step yet!

Welcome to your retirement

And yes i sit

You will find as you age doctors seem to concentrate on the waist down rather than up ,the snap of a rubber glove and touching your toes (metaphorically ) becomes the norm,your lucky its not been earlier.

https://www.anglersnet.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/42540-chesters1-birthday/#comment-442192

There is somewhere a post on the exam you get of your bladder ,oooouch!

 

Edited February 24, 2022 by chesters1

[Martin56]

Thanks Dave, good to know I'm not on my own 

[Ken L]

Spinal stenosis means numb legs, intermittent foot drop, and on occasion, waking up with a full bladder and not being able to pee.

The solution is to sit, lean forward to open the spine (not easy with a full bladder) and wait for that sweat release.

It's crap.

[S63]

I have BPH and take medication that helps…..to a degree. Diet can play a part in helping the condition, e.g. goats milk instead of cows milk (lack of testosterone).

I think the time will come when I decide to take a surgical option to improve my quality of life, trouble is there are a few procedures, need to pick the best for me.

[chesters1]

I think a lot of it is fear ,i fear i lose my jt's secondary function having the op

When that function stops theres nothing to lose having the op

On pumpkin seed oil at the present but like my earlier hope saw palmetto its doing nothing as far as i can see ,the consultant suggested the latter it works for some (perhaps its a placebo effect?) At least the pumpkin oil is cheaper!

When i spoke to the consultant last (many years ago now) i asked why a stent wasnt used ,he looked at me as if i was an idiot ,now theres stents!

Not perfected yet half get taken back out but like some things will improve with time if money is behind it

Cardiac related stents were once treated with caution now its routine almost over the counter stuff as it were ,another thing i know from experience

The consultant also mentioned testosterone cream which is applied on the inner thigh ,nothing came of it but at the time it confused me perhaps he meant estrogen  cream ?man hormones are the cause of the problem lol prostrates arnt wasted on women lol

Edited February 24, 2022 by chesters1

[Bobj]

Once watched a docco on the old wagon trains heading west, in the USA and a couple of girls, possibly in their middle teens, explained walking alongside the wagons, holding out their long dresses to have a leak.