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Post surgery stress incontinence: Any good advice for everyone?
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Also, it is important to engage kegel while standing up from any position. If you are sitting and plan to get up, engage pelvic floor and hold kegel while standing up - it should prevent leaking. Actually that is one of the exercises that was recommended here on the forum. My husband used that method and there was no leaking siting up or siting down.
Some members here had big improvement using stair-master and some after starting using rowing machine. Both of those engage a lot of core and pelvic muscles.
You are still very early in your recovery - you will get there 😎👍, just keep up with exercise and kegels.
PS: There was a member here who actually warned against using Depend briefs and pads at the same time since he discovered that this "bulk padding" caused undue pressure on his pelvic floor and caused him to leak much more. Perhaps you might try to use pad alone and see how it goes. Just a thought.
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@surftohealth88 OK-I need to do more intentional kegels on standing and sitting. I've read from a PT book on this that it's good to also lightly pull in you stomach as you do this. I've tried that and when I remember to do it, it helps.
Wow-rowing and Stairmaster. Maybe the idea is that you're doing lots of reps and build up more pelvic floor. Don't have access to those machines but I could climb stairs at work.
I wonder....can I start doing my scientific seven minute routine or is too soon? It's 30 seconds of each of these at high intensity; Jumping jacks, wall sit, push-ups, crunches, chair step-up, squats, tricep dips, plank, lunges, push-up with rotation and then side planks. Takes about nine minutes (Scientific Seven Minute workout). I've been doing them for years....but not the last five weeks.
My big issue is that I know that when I go for a walk, I'm going to saturate a pad completely. The three mile walk pushes my pad capacity (using Tena Maximum pads right now)....but I do it.