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Incontinence Improvement with Pelvic PT?

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@nikolai57

I had RP surgery at age 65. Post-surgery, a PSMA PET scan showed cancer present in lymph nodes near the prostate fossa. They were removed 4 months after the RP, and a couple of months later I began 2 years of ADT and had 39 salvage radiation treatments. Kegels alone helped me get good (not perfect) control through the first year post-surgery. After that, urinary continence worsened. My urologist put me on low dose tadalafil and ordered pelvic floor PT. PT helped a good deal, but I still wore pads at night and shields often during the day. Since coming off ADT on schedule, my muscle tone has improved over all, and the incontinence was virtually gone; however, when I went off tadalafil last week, incontinence returned. I'm about to go back on it and keep those muscles juiced up for a while longer. I continue to practice pelvic floor PT at home. Key takeaway: ADT reduces muscle tone; you may therefore experience reduced control; you may regain control after you complete your course of ADT and muscle tone returns.

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Just joined this group. Robotic prostratectomy Jan16 catheter for two weeks and just 2 and 1/2weeks from catheter removal. I have read all the posts and really appreciate the information. I understand we are all different and that this is more of a marathon than sprint. However, i do not want to waste any time doing things incorrectly. I found a specialist PT that is helping me with Kegels. I am 71, the catheter was in a bit longer than many. I notice some improvement in the mornings like a few reported on this site. However, the nights seem to be the worse which seems at odds with others experience.
Any tips to get through the night better? I end up getting up every two hours to either change and/or urinate and dry up. I also end up getting about 4-5 hours sleep due to all of this.
suggestions (besides waiting this out)??

thanks