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No, survivor, I get what you are saying: all the bad stuff is NOT a given.
And although I applaud your rigorous approach to pelvic floor training before surgery, if your nerves were damaged beyond recovery or your cancer invaded into the bladder neck you would be in pads right now.
But all the stars aligned for you, your surgeon was excellent and you also got lucky. I don’t mean that in a negative way to take away from your efforts and discipline. But in life, luck is that elusive thing we all want and seldom get. You got it!
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I'm absolutely aware of all of that. My rigorous approach to pelvic floor training and physical training was multi-fold: it was the only control I had over the outcome so long as the cancer wasn't worse than anticipated, it provided a means for a better recovery - regardless of the outcome, and if I lost my nerves (which was anticipated by the surgeon by the way) then it still could help with incontinence.
I realize I'm a unicorn, but to me that means I have a duty to let others know that it's not a guaranteed crap-sandwich. I searched high and low for good news on this disease and it's nearly impossible to come by.
And while I don't point this at you, I've had some nasty messages just because I did come out the other side of this without negative long-term results and that saddens me because it makes me not want to participate as much on sites like this.