LF and PF

Well, I made a pact with myself when my catheter was removed on October 14th of 09 that I would be leak free and pad free by January 1st, 2010. I made it! It is so nice to not feel dependent.


It was a lot of hard work doing the pelvic floor exercises twice daily but it paid off. I also supplemented this with visualization. I would visualize being able to go pad free in my mind.



Whether it was luck, a good surgeon, or my work, I am most grateful for the result.



Next hurdle is my first post-op PSA on January 25th.



Keep well,

Regards,

Bill

Bill,
Congratulations! No Pads! There's a tree in the Amazon smiling today because of you.
Don't worry, Kimberly Clarke is still safe. I'll pick up the slack for you.
Jeff

Good deal, great news. Glad to read that you ar meeting your goals and wishing you success in the rest of them..

    Bill

congratulations on reaching your goal.

Allthought I have not really needed pads for about four weeks I still used them, and have given them up for new years. Cold weather and stress seams to be the only problem. I just had to tell myself I would be fine, and so far everything is.

Also good luck on the 25th.

I do mine on the 12th.

Bill,

Congratulations ! I wish I could say I was so goal oriented, but I just headed that direction. I think time can overcome personal laziness.

I am very active in the workplace. I may be climbing ladders up to overhead cranes, working in control cabinets, lifting 80 or 100 lb pieces of equipment, etc.

I was very good about kegels for the first several months, but gradually relaxed, doing them periodically.

I got down to one pad a day, which was really more of a protective device than a pee catcher.

I made my move during the Christmas Holidays. I have been riding bareback for almost 2 weeks. Can't say I don't dribble a little here or there, but my underwear is adquate to catch it.

It does feel good. Now, off to my next PC side effect !

Goodlife

Bill, Great news for the New Year.  It is nice to be pad free. 

Jeff T

Cajun Country