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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.

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@fritzo
I almost finished reading the book “Life after prostate cancer”.
Overall it is a good book to learn and understand how it works but it is meant for people who will have surgery in 4-6 weeks. It is like pre- Op preparation. I wish I would have read it prior to my surgery.
I agree to certain degree that you want to drink a lot of water but not sure if I would drink water during the night. One day I tried and my night was ruined. I woke up 5-6 times to go to bathroom.
She does have a good point that you don’t want the bladder to shrink otherwise your frequency to go to bathroom will be very high.
One has to balance based on your body and condition.