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Posted 5/22/2012 6:51 PM (GMT 0)
Am 13 w out from robotic prostatectomy, neg nodes all contained. I'm dry all nite only leak a drop when doing sit ups with 25 lbs and had 2 cups coffee. If I stop kegels will my great continence go down? I think I'm Doin kegels with the weights I do 5x per week?
Posted 5/22/2012 7:10 PM (GMT 0)
i think you're good if you're dry.

I never did them and also got lucky.

sit ups with a 25lb plate? nice... I was scared to do sit ups for an entire year.
Posted 5/22/2012 7:25 PM (GMT 0)
 Once I was dry I stopped the kegels which was 3 1/2 weeks post surgery. I have been dry ever since.

Terry

Posted 5/22/2012 8:14 PM (GMT 0)
All you can do is stop doing the Kegels and see what develops. If you feel that you may be losing a little ground after a while, you can always begin doing some Kegels again. At a support group meeting I attended some time ago, it seemed that some guys needed to do some Kegels occasionally and some guys were OK not doing any once they regained continence after treatment.
Posted 5/23/2012 12:36 AM (GMT 0)
I stopped after about a month after surgery. Give it a try. Sounds like good news all around for you.
Posted 5/23/2012 3:13 AM (GMT 0)
I too stopped about a month after surgery when I was at the stage you mention, the occasional drip at a funky time like passing gas or laughing. No issue when I stopped. I'm still totally dry. No stress incontinence either. Was skiing aggressively at 6 weeks, playing competitive tennis at 8 weeks, etc..

Stop the kegels when you want. If you start dripping, put them back into your day. With the conditioning you mention, I doubt seriously you'll see any issue from stopping.
Posted 5/23/2012 3:39 AM (GMT 0)
My uro / surgeon says continue doing kegels for life - never stop them.
Posted 5/23/2012 5:12 AM (GMT 0)
I agree with 142.

Strengthening the pelvic floor muscles via kegels can only yield positive results.

I also incorporate kegels into my weights training routine.

Just a suggestion.

Bob

Posted 5/23/2012 12:33 PM (GMT 0)
Thx for all the great responses. I think I'll continue but cut down a bit maybe every other day
Posted 5/24/2012 12:36 AM (GMT 0)
Lucky duck...
Posted 5/24/2012 2:12 AM (GMT 0)
To the guys that have stopped kegels has ur good continence continued?
Posted 5/24/2012 3:01 AM (GMT 0)
I quit doing kegels about 3 weeks post op, when I had regained complete control. It was business just like before after that, at least it was for me.  I am now 4 months out, and continence hasn't been an issue at all. ED....now thats a completely different issue :(
Posted 5/24/2012 3:03 AM (GMT 0)
I stopped for about a month, not intentional, just laziness, and the floodgates opened. I went from 1 to 4 pads a day, and more nightime floods. I started kegels again, and there has been a little improvement.

I am a little more that 2.5 years out from surgery.

Posted 5/24/2012 3:13 AM (GMT 0)
What's the average time to spontaneous erections good enough for penetration in guys who had nerve sparing surgery? My URO said he did an "extreme" nerve sparing on me, small gland neg margins done robotically. I was first and only case for him that day. I'm in anesthesia do I had watched him do a few b4 he did mine
Posted 5/24/2012 7:15 PM (GMT 0)
3 years out on the 18th May and I still do kegals on occasion. I was told by my practice nurse to carry on for the rest of my life, it does no harm. I am dry with no stress or urge incontinence as from about month 3 from the op.

All the best from England.
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