Impact of Incontinence after Surgery

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Hello All,

I was diagnosed with PCa in December and am leaning toward Robotic Surgery with

a very

experienced surgeon. I'm 46 years old, PSA 5.8, Gleason 6 and in pretty good

shape. I have a

question about incontinence during the recover period....

What is the impact on everyday activities of having to wear pads? I hear people

say they need

to wear 1, 2 or 3 pads but I don't have a good understanding of what means. Do

you ever

have leaks? Is the odor detectable? What are long car rides like? Can you get

back to

strenuous physical activity?

My job requires a lot of driving around New England and I'm trying to understand

the

medium term impact (assuming I'm not one of the fortunate ones who regains full

continence almost immediately).

Thanks in Advance,