I HAD A HIP REPLACEMENT BACK IN LATE 2016 WHICH LEFT ME WITH INCONTINENCE. I'VE BEEN LIVING IN DIAPERS EVER SINCE. WHEN I TRIED A PRESCRIPTION DRUG CALLED OXYBUTYNIN WHICH MY PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR NEVER WARNED ME ABOUT 'DRY MOUTH'
AND AFTER BEING ON THIS RX FOR MAYBE TWO YEARS, I WAS ALWAYS HAVING TO KEEP A BIOTIN LOZENGE IN MY MOUTH. ONE DAY I WAS BRUSHING MY TEETH AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THE VERY TOPS OF ALL OF MY BOTTOM TEETH WERE GETTING CAVITIES. I THEN SAW A COMMERCIAL ON TV THAT TALKED ABOUT DRY MOUTH CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TEETH BUT IT WAS ALREADY TOO LATE. BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM FRONT TEETH WERE BROWN WITH CAVITY. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, I AM NOW FACED WITH HAVING TO FIND A DENTIST THAT CAN REMEDY THIS PROBLEM AND I JUST MIGHT END UP HAVING TO HAVE ALL MY TEETH PULLED AND IMPLANTS PUT IN (YES, IT'S THAT VISUALLY UGLY). SAYING ALL THE ABOVE, WAS JUST A WARNING FOR OTHERS....SINCE THERE IS NOTHING ELSE I CAN TAKE TO
HELP WITH MY INCONTINENCE AND PEEING ON MYSELF WAY TOO OFTEN DURING THE DAY
I DECIDED TO BUY THIS PORTA POTTY SO WHEN THE URGE HITS ME, I CAN ALWAYS GET TO
THE TOILET "FAST" IF OUR OTHER TWO BATHROOMS ARE OCCUPIED, WHICH HAPPENS ALL TOO OFTEN WITH A DIABETIC HUSBAND WHO HAS TO 'GO' OFTEN AND TWO OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS LIVING IN OUR HOME. NOW I CAN AT LEAST HAVE MY OWN PORTA POTTY CLOSE BY ME IN MY BEDROOM WITH EASY ACCESS TO IT INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH 3-4 DIAPERS A DAY. NOTHING. BUT NOTHING, CAN BE WORST THAN BEING IN YOUR MID 60'S AND HAVING TO FACE THIS DIAPER THING EVERY SINGLE DAY. SO, FOR THOSE IN THE SAME MESS I'M IN, GET YOURSELF A PORTA POTTY FOR YOUR OWN SANITY SAKE. WORST THING FACING ME NOW IS GOING TO A DENTIST WITH THIS ILL STORY AND HAVING SOMETHING DONE WITH MY TEETH!