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Incontinence increase two weeks after catheter removal. Worried

Posted by topf @topf, Jul 15 3:08pm

I am now two weeks post-catheter removal (which was in fir two weeks) and started keeping a log of my liquid intake and leakage. After leaking about 250ml in a 24 hoyr period, the last couple of days it has increased to over 300. Also, night leakage is back up to 60-80ml after I had been only 20ml. ll this without mayor changes in fluid intake (2,500-2,700ml/day) nor exercise (2-3 miles of walking each day).

These increases rwalky worry me. Did you have similar experiences but gained full control in the end?

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surftohealth88 | @surftohealth88 | Jul 28 3:47pm
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I found the incontinence to be very discouraging. I read many accounts of guys regaining their continence within a couple of months. I was still using 5 pads per day after 2 months. I ran across a comment from a guy who swore that his Concept II rower fixed his incontinence. Since I have the same equipment, I thought I would give it a try. I saw almost immediate improvement, especially at night. It still took months, but the improvement was steady. At my six month checkup my surgeon was surprised that I was wearing one pad a day, mostly precautionary. She told me that she had expected it to take a year for me to be recovered. Within a couple of weeks of that visit, I stopped using pads altogether.

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Yes, most men expect to have very fast recovery and that is not what is a common scenario and it depends on many factors (age, physical fitness, weight, extent of surgery, etc.).

About half of the patients will have good control of continence by 12 weeks post surgery IF they did kegel's exercises before surgery and continued to do so soon after the surgery.
Than good additional number of patients will have control by month 6, and than the rest will slowly recover by month 12. Physical therapy with help of an expert in pelvic floor and core strengthening could accelerate recovery very much.

Thanks for sharing your positive experience with rowing machine : )))) !

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chippydoo | @chippydoo | Jul 29 10:15am

That's normal. If you feel like you have to go frequently it could be bladder spasms and they have meds for that. I do love being able to empty a full bladder in 3 seconds lol.

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topf | @topf | Jul 29 11:18am
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That's normal. If you feel like you have to go frequently it could be bladder spasms and they have meds for that. I do love being able to empty a full bladder in 3 seconds lol.

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In my case it’s stress incontinence. Especially when walking.

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surftohealth88 | @surftohealth88 | Jul 29 1:21pm
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In my case it’s stress incontinence. Especially when walking.

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Did your nighttime leaking stop ?

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topf | @topf | Jul 29 8:57pm
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Did your nighttime leaking stop ?

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No, not yet. It’s low but steady. Typically 10-20ml.

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surftohealth88 | @surftohealth88 | Jul 29 9:25pm
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No, not yet. It’s low but steady. Typically 10-20ml.

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But it is often less than 20 ; ) and definitely less than 80 that was mentioned in your initial post so there is small but steady improvement. : ) I am sure that with time it will all be resolved - keep us posted < 3

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jefflestermyron | @jefflestermyron | Jul 30 10:13am

Be patient. I was leaking heavily, using many diapers and pads, the first 2 months, but then things began to improve. Usually at the 3 month mark you will see dramatic improvements. Make sure you get back in the gym when you get the all clear and do some squats and stair climber machine as this builds/strengthens your core and pelvic floor. That really did the trick for me. JT

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topf | @topf | Aug 1 9:14am
In reply to @surftohealth88 "But it is often less than 20 ; ) and definitely less than 80 that was..." + (show)
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But it is often less than 20 ; ) and definitely less than 80 that was mentioned in your initial post so there is small but steady improvement. : ) I am sure that with time it will all be resolved - keep us posted < 3

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Yes, there is probably some improvement. It fluctuates a lot, did not expect that.

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topf | @topf | Aug 1 9:20am
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Be patient. I was leaking heavily, using many diapers and pads, the first 2 months, but then things began to improve. Usually at the 3 month mark you will see dramatic improvements. Make sure you get back in the gym when you get the all clear and do some squats and stair climber machine as this builds/strengthens your core and pelvic floor. That really did the trick for me. JT

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Thank you. That is encouraging.

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