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Posted 7/10/2012 5:50 PM (GMT 0)
I know a few of you had surgery about the same time so I an just checking in. I went to a therapist. She helped me get on track. I now can wear no pads or depends for 5-6 hours in the morning/early afternoon, a light pad until early evenong and a Depend after that. Basically using 1 light pad 1 Depend a day. I think the Therapist's suggestions made the difference. Wish the doctor had sent me.
Posted 7/10/2012 7:45 PM (GMT 0)
2nd

What did the therapist do for you?

I'm sure a lot of our brothers would like to know!

Bud
Posted 7/10/2012 9:32 PM (GMT 0)
She made sure i was doing Kegels correctly, she had me do sets of kegels with her finger up my rectum. She could tell the muscles were getting weak by the 10th set. She prescribed 2 sets of exercises 3 times a day 1 set is 10 kegels holding the kegel for 5 seconds then 5 seconds rest repeated 10 times. I have now increased it to 7 seconds then I will go to 10 seconds. the second set is 1 second kegels with 1 second in between. 10 of those. It is not rocket science but more then my doctor told me and it has really helped.
Posted 7/11/2012 1:13 AM (GMT 0)
thank you for sharing - other doctors ( like mine) have their own preferred routine /style of kegels ( or no kegels).
-very pleased they are working for you - and main thing is don't tire out the muscles ( they are still learning) and don't beat yourself up if you have leakage or an accident - you have been through a lot - it takes times to heal and for the new setup to communicate with itself again.

hugs,
Bronson
Posted 7/12/2012 7:43 PM (GMT 0)
2ndtimearound said...
She made sure i was doing Kegels correctly, she had me do sets of kegels with her finger up my rectum. She could tell the muscles were getting weak by the 10th set. She prescribed 2 sets of exercises 3 times a day 1 set is 10 kegels holding the kegel for 5 seconds then 5 seconds rest repeated 10 times. I have now increased it to 7 seconds then I will go to 10 seconds. the second set is 1 second kegels with 1 second in between. 10 of those. It is not rocket science but more then my doctor told me and it has really helped.

Wow, doing kegels with a female's finger up your ass, is this really some new type of ED therapy ?? :-)

Curt

Posted 7/12/2012 11:57 PM (GMT 0)
Trimix,
I gotta tell you, my incontinence therapist (female) did the same thing and it did nothing for my ED. Then again... nothing has. ;-)

By the way, the treatments did nothing for my incontinence. Turns out my bladder sphincter was half a normal length. No amount of kegels would have fixed me. Sling surgery did.
J
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