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I am 67 years old and in good health. My PSA score was 4.6, just out of the 0 – 4.0 normal range. I had an enlarged prostate and went in for a biopsy, and it came back that I had cancer. I was scheduled to have my prostate and lymph nodes removed by robotic-assisted prostatectomy on the 4th of January. This surgery took 8 hours due to the very large prostate and reconstruction. The catheter was removed two weeks later.
I was told that I would have leakage of some urine, which is normal. I would like to know whoever came up with that statement, because it was like a faucet that could not be turned off!
It is now three and a half months from the surgery. My last PSA score was undetectable and the biopsy done on the prostate said all cancer was inside the prostate gland. Now I do not leak when I am lying down or sitting up in a chair. I have been to a physical therapist for incontinence and have done exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles. Some of these are adduction, abduction, glutes, leg press machines, and kegels . I know my lower body muscles have gotten stronger because I can sit down and get up a number of times with just using my lower body muscles, with no help from the arms. Yet I can’t seem to control the flow of urine as I am walking around after getting up from a sitting position. It just seems to leak all the time. I have used a penal clamp, but the physical therapist doesn’t want me to rely on it.
Now for my observations from breathing exercise that I tried just a couple days ago. I restrict the flow of air as I breathe in and out very hard several times. After doing this, I am able to stand up from a sitting position and walk around the house without leaking for the first time since surgery. I don’t know if this is just coincidental or not. I thought that I should exercise my whole midsection since it is all connected and had read about breathing exercises years ago for those who have difficulty with physical exercise. Also now when I get up from sitting, I inhale and exhale very deeply a couple times and stand up as I am exhaling the second time. I have noticed that after this I can walk around the house and do several things without running to the bathroom! Now I am down to one pad a day.
I was wondering if anyone else has noticed if deep breathing has affected incontinence? If you do try it, let me know.
Dave,
I am 67 years old and in good health. My PSA score was 4.6, just out of the 0 – 4.0 normal range. I had an enlarged prostate and went in for a biopsy, and it came back that I had cancer. I was scheduled to have my prostate and lymph nodes removed by robotic-assisted prostatectomy on the 4th of January. This surgery took 8 hours due to the very large prostate and reconstruction. The catheter was removed two weeks later.
I was told that I would have leakage of some urine, which is normal. I would like to know whoever came up with that statement, because it was like a faucet that could not be turned off!
It is now three and a half months from the surgery. My last PSA score was undetectable and the biopsy done on the prostate said all cancer was inside the prostate gland. Now I do not leak when I am lying down or sitting up in a chair. I have been to a physical therapist for incontinence and have done exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles. Some of these are adduction, abduction, glutes, leg press machines, and kegels . I know my lower body muscles have gotten stronger because I can sit down and get up a number of times with just using my lower body muscles, with no help from the arms. Yet I can’t seem to control the flow of urine as I am walking around after getting up from a sitting position. It just seems to leak all the time. I have used a penal clamp, but the physical therapist doesn’t want me to rely on it.
Now for my observations from breathing exercise that I tried just a couple days ago. I restrict the flow of air as I breathe in and out very hard several times. After doing this, I am able to stand up from a sitting position and walk around the house without leaking for the first time since surgery. I don’t know if this is just coincidental or not. I thought that I should exercise my whole midsection since it is all connected and had read about breathing exercises years ago for those who have difficulty with physical exercise. Also now when I get up from sitting, I inhale and exhale very deeply a couple times and stand up as I am exhaling the second time. I have noticed that after this I can walk around the house and do several things without running to the bathroom! Now I am down to one pad a day.
I was wondering if anyone else has noticed if deep breathing has affected incontinence? If you do try it, let me know.
Dave,
