“I Can Wear Khakis Again!”: How Finding the Right Adult Diaper Changed One Person's Life After a Back Injury

I am 35 years old and my story starts 16 years ago after a severe back injury which led to many complications including incontinence. It took many years, but I was eventually diagnosed with Tethered Cord Syndrome. I had many surgeries that helped with pain and other ailments, but my bladder control was not coming back.

I started the journey of finding the right product to fit my needs. I lived with store bought adult diapers for a while, but constant leaks and changes made me look online for better products. I went with the cheaper medical adult diapers but ran into the same problems as I did with the store-bought adult diapers. 

So, I did what I should've done at the beginning of my journey, Google "Best Adult Diaper" and the first thing to come up is the NorthShore website. I found the MegaMax Adult Diapers to end my journey of finding the right adult diaper. I no longer worry about needing to find a place to change every couple of hours or what clothes to wear so leaks don't show (I can wear khakis again!).

NorthShore MegaMax adult diapers have given me so much assurance and have cleared my anxiety of having to wear an adult diaper. For my job, I work in different locations throughout the week as well as in an office setting. I am standing, sitting, walking, driving, and even presenting in front of people. NorthShore has increased my confidence tenfold to fully do my job and not worry if I need to change or a leak has happened.

One of the best things about my job is the people I work with. I sit down and talk with my colleagues multiple times a month to go over work matters but we also know each other personally. When talking with one of them, she shared her medical issues with me and how she was going through surgeries to remove more polyps from her colon from a previous cancer diagnosis. I couldn't believe it and felt helpless, but she assured me that it was not cancerous. She told me the worst part isn't the surgeries; it's the fact that she was having control issues. So, I told her about my back injury and the multiple surgeries I had gone through as well as the issue I was currently having with incontinence. I somehow felt comfortable telling her that I wear an adult diaper because I did not want her to feel alone or less of a person. She said she couldn't tell or even notice that I was incontinent, and I responded, "that's because I found the right protection from NorthShore." I recommended that she visit the NorthShore website to find the right protection but also use it as a resource to help her throughout the process as it has helped me.

I couldn't thank NorthShore enough; they have helped me improve my way of life and hopefully I can pass that along through this story.

 

Thank you for reading our customer stories. NorthShore works to remove the confusion and isolation surrounding incontinence, helping individuals better understand that “incontinence is very common, often treatable, and regardless, very manageable.” — Adam Greenberg, President & Founder of NorthShore We are grateful for the opportunity to share these journeys and provide products that help people live life to the fullest. Learn more about sharing your story through the NorthShore Hero Club. Have a story to share? Submit it below to help others feel less alone.

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