My Holep was with Dr. Lingeman in December 2016, so more than a year ago. I consider it successful. I had some incontinence for about three months and wore a pad which I changed once or twice a day. My current situation is that I am not incontinent, though maybe once or twice a month I will have a small leak of urine. I usually feel the need to urinate every three hours or so , but I have no pain on urination.  The Holep was the first time I have ever been an overnight  hospital patient. I am 80 years old, in pretty good health, eat healthy,  not overweight, go to the gym several times a week.

I am writing because, though I normally no longer use a pad, if I am to be in a new situation, say a party at some function that I have never attended, or attending a conference, I feel compelled to put on a pad "just in case". I have never, as it turns out, had a problem with incontinence on those occasions, but I still feel compelled, psychologically, to wear a pad until I return home. Not a huge problem, but I wonder, do others  have  a similar psychological compulsion to wear protection in unfamiliar situations ?