Masbirdies said...
Which method did you opt for (kegels)?
Bill, Sorry for the delay in response. For Kegels, my doc started me on simply interrupting the urine stream several times. It took about
a day to realize this was lame and wasn't going to get me where I wanted to go. I actually told my doc that too, he even agreed.
I started with alternating a 5-10 second hard hold (10 reps, 5 second pause between each rep) then doing quick pulses (10 reps), 3 sets each, for a total of 60 reps. I repeat that 3x/day, 6-7 days per week. I'm gradually increasing the reps and am now up to 12. Call it roughly 220 reps/day. I'll probably work up to 15 reps each, and push the daily number close to 300. I've been an exercise/fitness guy, so I've been used to identifying strengthening and conditioning exercises by reps, number of sets, etc... . I believe in the structure of doing it that way as opposed to just 'working some Kegels in' whenever I can.
You need to strengthen the muscle for keeping the urine in the bladder. The 5-10 second holds help this. Also the ability to control the stream at will. The pulses help with this. This does not seem to overwork the muscle here, and has worked well for me.
Good luck and keep in touch. As I mentioned.... your situation and mine are somewhat similar.