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My Diary, day of surgery to post-op visit
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 26 8:28am | Replies (42)Comment receiving replies
I read that you’re facing surgery next week. I have written up all my notes of my experience, which after talking to other men that also had prostatectomies, they shared that they also had the same experiences. I’ve attached that write up as a PDF. I hope it helps you on your journey.
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Thankyou so much. Off to work soon, so I'll download & print it off there. Really appreciate it.
That was great. Thankyou.
But I do have one comment (excuse me while I go on a rant).
The video that you linked at the start... that was the first video I ever saw on the subject, months ago, before I'd even heard of a pelvic floor.
She seems like a lovely woman, but I wanted to reach through the screen & strangle her.
Here's why....
She said something like: "To squeeze your pelvic floor muscles, imagine you're stopping the flow of urine mid-stream. And hold now.." (timer goes up on screen).
Ummm.. what? I must have skipped a bit.
Went back to watch it again. Nope. No instructions at all.
I have never stopped my urine mid-stream. Why would I? Couldn't do it.
But she said to do it & just started counting.
That's like saying "To fly a plane, sit in the pilot's seat, grab the controls and.... FLY".
No, girl. You skipped a few steps, there.
So I tried other videos. They all said the same thing.
My urologist made an urgent appointment with a physio specialising in this (also an Aussie woman, coincidently).
Lovely girl, but she didn't get far either.
Tried with ultrasound in the first session & a physical exam in the 2nd - finger up you-know-where to feel the pelvic floor move.
Nothing.
I'm going back post-surgery to try again.
But that video will haunt me forever.
/end rant
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Great write-up!