Can SRS cause incontinence?

[Rosa]

Isn't it strange how some things scare us so.  I used to swear that I would never get married because you had to have a blood test first, and I had a fierce aversion to needles.  To my chagrin, karma had me in need of taking weekly then bi-weekly injections. 

Thanks for the reassurance 

[Jessica.C]

Don't worry.  You'll have enough pain from the surgery that you will hardly notice the catheter. - Kate

OMG  LOL

[FairyGirl]

after 3 weeks I have a fairly straight stream, sort of aimed forward but only a bit of running when finishing. I can tell you it's a lot easier to pee sitting down now than it was with all that extra anatomy down there  You use the same muscles to control it, but it's still somewhat a different experience.

[Sandy]

I've never had a catheter - that's a big scary for me.  It sounds so painful.

I've had catheters as a guy and as a girl, and trust me, it's a LOT easier having a catheter as a girl!

-Sandy(both are ouchie though.)

[gothique11]

There is a risk of that, I had that happen to me. Kegal exercises helped, and then I took some medication (imipramine) for a couple of months, which constricts the bladder thingy, so no leaking. It allowed for that part of my body to heal (as I also kept getting UTI infections since i kept leaking). I have no problems now, even if I cough, laugh, or lift anything.

a lot of women suffer from leakage, but there are options to fix it. If it is extemely bad, they can do surgery, but they'll try the other options first.

A lot of post-op women I know didn't have any problems after surgery.

[pretty pauline]

As most posters in this thread have rightly said incontinence after srs is rare, I did suffered a degree of incontinence leakage after my srs for a few months, it used to get me depressed and caused me some discomfort, having to wear pads to avoid ''accidents'' but it did settle down, it got a lot of getting used to, Iv no problems now, but I do notice all them years ago when I was a guy, no problem holding a pee, I think guys can hold on to it much longer, an advantage when theres no loo, but now if I have a need to go I have to find a loo much quicker, I can hold it but a much shorter time, on a rare occasion its painful lol when theres a queue outside the ladies.
Its funny, I was at a shopping market last Saturday with BF and 2brothers, all 4 of use went to use the loos, they just sailed in and out of the mens, no bother, I spented 10mins waiting on my turn in the ladies, otherwise no problems, I still use panty liners, but just for hygiene.
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[peggygee]

after 3 weeks I have a fairly straight stream, sort of aimed forward but only a bit of running when finishing. I can tell you it's a lot easier to pee sitting down now than it was with all that extra anatomy down there  You use the same muscles to control it, but it's still somewhat a different experience.

As a pre op when there was a dirty seat I would do 'the hover',
outside I would squat. Urine sample I would be seated with the
cup between my legs.

Post op the same applies.

Looks like I never will get to write my name in the snow.   

Post Merge: July 15, 2010, 03:00:54 PM
Just realized that there is something else that we haven't discussed:

The sound of genetic female peeing versus a pre op, versus a post op, which are different.

The genetic females is louder as it hits the water, if they are both sitting.

Now if a pre op is standing the sounds are somewhat similiar.

Not sure why I've spent so much time listening to the acoustical differences beteween natal
females, post ops, and pre ops.

Maybe worried about getting clocked in the loo, if my sound wasn't right. 

[Jessica.C]

Post Merge: July 15, 2010, 02:00:54 PM
Just realized that there is something else that we haven't discussed:

The sound of genetic female peeing versus a pre op, versus a post op, which are different.

The genetic females is louder as it hits the water, if they are both sitting.

Now if a pre op is standing the sounds are somewhat similiar.

Not sure why I've spent so much time listening to the acoustical differences beteween natal
females, post ops, and pre ops.

Maybe worried about getting clocked in the loo, if my sound wasn't right. 

OMG i was wondering the same thing and your saying it still sounds different even after surgery??    And yes i too though about getting clocked in the loo LOL

[K8]

One of the things the nurse who unpacked me said was that I would develop a stream and the sound would be the same as a natal female's.  I don't have a lot of experience in women's loos, but different women sound different.  They can't all be pre-op and post-op TS's.

- Kate

[kyril]

Not to get too graphic, but not all of our openings angle the same way - some of us don't even hit the water Kate is right, we all sound very different. I sound different depending on how badly I have to go and how nervous/uncomfortable I am about going in a particular environment.

[Rosa]

I never could pee in front of other guys!  The plumbing just froze up.  Then when you get older you have to deal with the umpteen trips to the bathroom in the middle of the night, and the occasional slow draining pipes - not to mention trying not to spray the bathroom wall while you are half asleep.  There are advantages to sitting down!

[rejennyrated]

one thing SRS will not necessarily cure is the "slow draining and umpteen trips to the bathroom" as you put it.

If you are already old enough to have those problems they probably will not change. My partner was over ten years older than me when starting her HRT. She now has some minor problems of that sort whilst I, who took my first pills (ahem unofficially) when only 21 do not, and indeed oddly I have been told by a doctor that I do not appear to even have a prostate, either because over the decades of ultra high estrogen levels it has now become so small as to be undetectable, or because it was never properly there on account of my IS condition.

Oh yes - and as to sounds - postop the sound is well within the range of noises made by other women so no worries there. I tell you what though - for me that first pee after the catheter came out was an unforgettable moment.

[peggygee]

OMG i was wondering the same thing and your saying it still sounds different even after surgery??    And yes i too though about getting clocked in the loo LOL

Oh yes - and as to sounds - postop the sound is well within the range of noises made by other women so no worries there. I tell you what though - for me that first pee after the catheter came out was an unforgettable moment.

Was being somewhat facetious about our sounds as post ops, so  really no worries on that as there is
alot of variance in sounds between women. Even my own sounds will vary from time to time.

On the catheter, I remember vividly how the doctor would not take me off the catheter until I was able
to control my bladder. It was sort of a mini rite of passage when I finally became untethered from the
catheter and the collection bag.

[Kristyn]

Just realized that there is something else that we haven't discussed:

The sound of genetic female peeing versus a pre op, versus a post op, which are different.

The genetic females is louder as it hits the water, if they are both sitting.

Now if a pre op is standing the sounds are somewhat similiar.

Not sure why I've spent so much time listening to the acoustical differences beteween natal
females, post ops, and pre ops.

Maybe worried about getting clocked in the loo, if my sound wasn't right. 

OK, seriously on this issue.  In the fifteen years I've been using women's restrooms, not one person has ever looked at me funny after I've exited a stall.  I highly doubt that anyone, except for some of us (yes, I have listened and compared and wondered) are really listening to the sounds of other women urinating.     Now, having said that, I have, on occasion heard some other rather interesting sounds coming from other stalls while using the restroom--like the distinct sounds of *ahem* female masturbation 

[FairyGirl]

lol I've never heard anyone masturbating in the restroom! I had my first chance to try the hover experience since being post-op the other day and was glad that it points slightly forward now. I was worried about splashing all over the place but thankfully didn't have that problem.

Since my catheter has been out, on my surgeon's instructions I have not used any regular bathroom tissue. I use feminine wipes (Always brand are nice and soft) instead. I buy them by the box for home use and I got a few packs of the individually wrapped ones to carry in my handbag for when I'm out in public. I'm still very sore in that area and they are much nicer to your skin than dry paper lol

[Kristyn]

lol I've never heard anyone masturbating in the restroom!

Trust me.  I know what I heard and it wasn't pretty.   

Since my catheter has been out, on my surgeon's instructions I have not used any regular bathroom tissue. I use feminine wipes (Always brand are nice and soft) instead.

I bought the ones called cashmere, but I don't know if they are ok or not.  The package says that they are hypo-allergenic with aloe and vitamin e.  The list of ingredients includes parfum, which I think is french for perfume.  Maybe I'll just bring them to Montreal with me and see what the nurses say.

[lpfix2009]

Trust me.  I know what I heard and it wasn't pretty.   


I bought the ones called cashmere, but I don't know if they are ok or not.  The package says that they are hypo-allergenic with aloe and vitamin e.  The list of ingredients includes parfum, which I think is french for perfume.  Maybe I'll just bring them to Montreal with me and see what the nurses say.

That's all I found too, i couldn't find exactly "Unscented wipes" so I got the scented ones. Ill probs shop in montreal if she says no...