it's OK to talk about saggy urethras here
Thursday, September 1 
I’m an equal opportunity sort of blogger, so after my last post I’ve decided to dedicate a post to one type of male incontinence as well. And to my commendable thriftiness.
While I was visiting with Healthy Nurse this summer, I mentioned the fact that I wasn’t the only one with a leaky faucet in my house. The guy that I turn in with each night always visits the toilet before bed, and every now and then, he leaks a tad after he’s done.
When I mentioned this to Healthy Nurse, she said this is quite common for men as they get older. (A quick visit to netdoctor says that “40 percent of men over 40 experience accidental dripping after urination.”) She explained that the male urethra isn’t a straight tube, and it can also get a little looser over time, so that last drops of urine get caught before exiting and later leak out. So what a guy needs to do, she explained, is simply lift up behind their scrotum before they’re done using the bathroom, to make sure they get everything cleared.
(And then maybe wash their hands. With soap. A pleasant-smelling kind that overpowers any lingering aroma of ripe nuts...)
That’s it? Just a quick little maneuver for the men? No pessary ring or examining hands up their junk?
In any case, I was pretty proud that I was able to remedy both my exercise-induced incontinence and Shawn’s age-related leakage problem all at once. Two problems solved for the price of one medical visit!
I assumed Shawn would be similarly pleased with my frugality, but he wasn’t nearly as grateful as I’d envisioned.
“You talked to Healthy Nurse about my balls?” he said, after I demonstrated the behind-the-nuggets lift on my own fake set.
“Well, yes,” I replied.
“But I don’t even know Healthy Nurse,” he said.
“Well actually you do, because we run into her on the trails occasionally,” I corrected, then smiled, baring my teeth a bit in an apologetic sort of grimace.
“And now she know about my balls.”
“But Healthy Nurse doesn’t really care about your balls,” I said.
“She doesn’t?” he asked.
“No, she just wants us to be happy.”
“Oh,” Shawn said. “OK, then.”
END NOTE: Thanks to Shawn for always being such a sport about his starring role in my blog posts. (He said he gave this one approval strictly as a public service…We’ve turned his privates into a public service! Who KNOWS how I’ll make the world a better place next.)
Hope you have some fun — or at least some relaxation — lined up for Labor Day weekend. I’m off with a few friends and extended family for a big ol’ group campout. So I won’t be here on Monday, but I’ll see you back here in a week!
Reader Comments (6)
Megan, Megan. How you got this guy and his whole family to groove on your TMI is testament to how amazing you are. Applause to Healthy Nurse for the great info and to you for efficient use of exam time.
Poor guy doesn't realize the floodgates he's opened. Can't wait to see his colonoscopy videos though! I assume those are next. I'm also starting to think you'll soon be needing an "insertions" tag for your posts...just seems to be the way it's heading.
In semi-seriousness though, this is just the sort of useful information I'll probably squirrel away for some point down the road. My older brother is more frequently discussing his health issues as they crop up, and it's a rather nice "canary in the colon mine" early warning system for me. Who knew being so young and handsome would pay off in so many ways later on?!?!
Oh, and do tell Shawn that not every guy can say "my balls are so glorious, women are discussing them on the internet". He's an inspiration to us all.
I like to be thrifty too when I visit the dr ,but I am sure my husband would not be so nearly understanding as yours about that subject. I am glad you got things cleared up and that you always give us tmi . I love it especially at my little brothers expense. Also you also provide a nice public service about aging .
Bliss Chick: I know, right? They're pretty awesome, the whole lot of them.
Jerry: I have perma-smile after reading your comments. (I'd LOL, but that might make me leak, and I don't have my pissary ring in place...) Let's see now, I've blogged about my hearing loss, incontinence, and leg cramps over the past months. Just for the record, I haven't lost any teeth yet, although my boys report that I should lay off the coffee if I want to keep them pearly white. Happy urinating!
SDA: So glad you approve :)
Catching up here, but so glad I caught this post. I don't think I'll share the info with RRD quite yet, and when I do, I might just credit "the internet" so it doesn't change the tenor of the sweet, naive, and glowing crush he has on you.