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Still Leaking after Robotic Surgery: Thoughts on water intake
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@fritzo
I got the book read it than gave it to Goodwill,
she definitely has some good points and methods. I especially appreciated her attention to psychological connections to resisting dependence on pads. (push ourselves towards continence as opposed to surrender)
the big 'however' from my perspective is, research does not support ten weeks.
Of course some men get better in ten weeks.
Some men have zero incontinence.
However, research ( good research from NIH and the urological association) advances that the majority of men are incontinent. the majority resolve somewhere around the one year mark.
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@edinmaryland
I just appreciated that in the book that she does a really nice job of weaving diet, liquids and exercise into a week by week plan. You don't have to figure everything out at once, just follow the week-to-week plan
Off the top of my head, a few things that stood out
• Her process of avoiding all bladder irritants in the diet, which create urge incontinence. Yes, other places mention this for sure. But, she really hones in on this.
• Don't avoid drinking liquids at night, actually make sure you drink plenty. Sounds like the tendency is to avoid because of leakage. However, she maks the case that drinking proper amounts of liquids stops your bladder from shrinking, which then makes the urge to go worse. I know this from my experience that when I eat proper amounts, over time my stomach shrinks to a new size. When I eat too much for a stretch of time, it takes more food to make me full.
• The various pad strategies for weaning off the pad.
Lots more in there.
Did she need an editor to organize the material better? Yes! Is the information there unique and super helpful? Hoping so.
Yeah, I think continence at 10 weeks might be wishful thinking for many. But, it looks like she bases her approach on the thousands of RP patients she has treated.
Figure it can't hurt.