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Pelvic Floor muscle training post-prostatectomy
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Survivor thanks for still hanging around here and helping < 3. I like reading your posts - they are always upbeat and full of good advice.
I have one question - do you maybe remember what special technique your urologist used around your urethra after doing RP ? I think you mentioned that in one of your previous posts and I can not find that info now :(.
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Urethropexy. It is 95+% effective in repairing stress incontinence and can impact general incontinence as well. My surgeon does it automatically during surgery and it was declined by my insurance because they require an established history of stress incontinence to approve it, so I told my surgeon I’d pay out of pocket for it - but he said he’d do it regardless of being paid by insurance because he felt it was the best way forward.
Whether it made a difference or not I can’t say since I haven’t had any incontinence, but maybe that’s why. But, since he was in there and everything is literally RIGHT THERE, there’s just no sense not doing it.