Pelvic Floor Exercise Reminders

16 years 3 months ago #11109 by dadhasbc
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Oh Yeah, and I forgot to mention he cooked dinner too!! :) Sorry Zach, had to throw that one in too!

We are very pleased with his progress. Mom's been working hard making up the lost income and isn't home too much, so I think he's just bored. I'm glad he's finding little things to do rather than sit there!

Oh, and for those that were interested in a report: the Watchminder watch I purchased for him is fantastic!! It eats through the batteries pretty quick, but I have reminders for him to check his glucose, take insulin and eat..I had hourly bathroom trips in there but I think that is what ate the battery. Gives a nice silent vibration and wakes him up at night too. Pretty cool! He actually likes it a lot, which made me very happy. andrea

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16 years 3 months ago #11108 by bobmac2
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Hi Zach- Bob's wife here- LOL- after almost a year,may I say----"it's about time". Now, if he could just get out a paint brush.............. Seriously though, he does look good & his spirit is much improved. We pray that the worst is over & we are hoping that 2008 will be a good year. Best Regards, Lorrie

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16 years 3 months ago #11107 by Zachary
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Andrea, please don't post information like this.

My wife might see it... ;D

"Standing on my Head"---my chemo journal
T3a Grade 4 N+M0
RC at USC/Norris June 23, 2006 by Dr. John Stein

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16 years 3 months ago #11106 by dadhasbc
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Thanks for that info Zach, seems like a few people are confused about kegels and that info helps alot. Dad saw a physiotherapist for the first time today and apparently they are going to refer him to a "continence specialist" to help out with the kegels etc. He really hasn't had a lot of information about them, just to do them.

Other than that, I have to say, he looked fantastic!! Finally, it seems like we are getting somewhere. He is gaining weight, he's walking, today when I went over he was doing laundry, dishes and taking out garbage. I was quite impressed!

andrea

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16 years 3 months ago #11056 by Zachary
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Here is a post I wrote a while back about kegels--I hope it clarifies things a bit:
tinyurl.com/2yflxu

"Standing on my Head"---my chemo journal
T3a Grade 4 N+M0
RC at USC/Norris June 23, 2006 by Dr. John Stein

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16 years 3 months ago #11055 by mikeg
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I went to a local Physical Therapist today for advice. Got more than i wanted. More on that later. He said if you do the exercises wrong or hold them for too long, you actually weaken the muscles. He has this bio-feedback deal to test the strength of your pelvic floor muscles before starting therapy. On the other hand, he has no real experience with a neo-bladder, just pelvic floor expertise.

I'm trying to keep an open mind. My doctors assistant told me that 3 weeks post op is too soon to start exercises. I should wait 2 more weeks. I'm going to go to a Physical Therapist in Baltimore that works with my doctor in a couple of weeks to get more definitive information

All these opinions...who knows what to do.

Mike

Michael
Age 58
Stage T2-T3, muscle invasive
Married to Eileen
2 sons, ages 20 and 23

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