![]() ![]() I’m bending to my bladder’s will…eventually. As it turns out, that’s not entirely true. Basically, you have to inform your bladder that YOU are the boss, not IT. My hunch appears to have been right, according to the below article. So I’ve been wondering if I should be holding it for longer, trying to push through the discomfort of the urge to pee for longer and longer, in order to retrain my bladder to hold onto the pee for the normal 4 hours. However, even after a couple of weeks I still have to go every hour. This apparently makes for a much more accurate picture of the stricture length and location.īut now that they have done the urethrogram and pinpointed the details of the stricture (small, thanks goodness!), I can go bag-less every day. I wrote about this in my article – I Haven’t Really Need This Leg Bag! At first I felt a bit like “I wish I’d known this 3 months ago!” But as it turns out, I couldn’t have gone bag-less any earlier because I was being prepped for my antegrade-retrograde urethrogram (read about that here – Results Of My Combined Antegrade And Retrograde Urethrogram), during which time my bladder and urethra had to be resting for 3 months. However, once the catheter is removed you may start the pelvic floor exercises straight away.A couple of weeks ago my urologist told me I didn’t need to wear the leg bag with my catheter anymore – if I didn’t want to. It is therefore recommended that you do not do any pelvic floor muscle exercises during this time. Doing these exercises straight after surgery – whilst a urinary catheter is in place – can irritate the bladder and cause discomfort. ![]() Performing pelvic floor muscle exercises before and after prostate surgery is vital to your recovery as it is these muscles that help control your bladder. It can also provide relief from post micturition dribble – commonly referred to as ‘after dribble’ – which is the loss of a small amount of urine after emptying the bladder. Increased pelvic floor muscle fitness can speed up a man’s bladder control following radical prostatectomy and transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Most men regain their bladder control over time and are fully recovered within 6-12 months, however pelvic floor muscle exercises are key to this. Exercise modifications during pregnancyīladder problems are a common side effect of prostate surgery.Pelvic floor friendly postnatal exercise.Using babies as weights while exercising.Returning to sport or exercise after birth.High impact classes and the pelvic floor. ![]()
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