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I'm 70 and had NS RALP at Mayo Phoenix in late June 2024. My recovery experience...

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Discussion: One Week After Prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 11 11:24am

Absolutely! I did kegals for two months before RP. Also practiced starting and stopping when I...

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Discussion: Are Kegels Worthwhile?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 19 4:49pm

I religiously practiced Kegels 4-5 times a day in the 6 week period leading up to...

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Discussion: Are Kegels Worthwhile?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 21 7:37pm

yes they do. Do Kegals . Get some PT. I went thru same procedure took me...

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Discussion: Incontinance with coffee and alcohol

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 18 11:10am

I had the 5 proton radiation treatments at Mayo Phoenix. I started getting slight dribbles and...

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Discussion: Are Kegels Worthwhile?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 23 8:55pm

Hard to quantify but I also have had some urinary function changes after proton therapy some...

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Discussion: Are Kegels Worthwhile?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 27 3:34am

Just getting ready to check out of the hospital from robotics removal of prostate. A little...

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Discussion: Laparoscopic prostatectomy?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 13 9:25am

Your doctor is correct when he says naturally over time. But doing kegals before and after...

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Discussion: Are Kegels Worthwhile?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 19 10:48am

Exercising Kegels before and after robotic prostatectomy worked for me. Remember to close them just before...

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Discussion: Are Kegels Worthwhile?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 20 11:06am

I had my catheter removed yesterday. I was instructed to begin kegels as soon as the...

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Discussion: Urge to pee: 2Qs about improving continence after catheter removal

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 21 3:26pm

One word of caution. When I decided on surgery my Gleason score was 3+4 =7 in...

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Discussion: How much short term disability to seek for robotic prostatectomy?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 23 9:11am

I had my RALP in May of this year (the day before my 52nd birthday -...

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Discussion: How much short term disability to seek for robotic prostatectomy?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 24 2:04pm

The biopsy will tell you a lot more. I was put under for mine. No issues...

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Discussion: Can anyone please find a moment to help decipher our MRI report?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 28, 2023

Thanks Colleen. Clearly this is is a new technology that "shows promise" but I can see...

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Discussion: BTL Emsella chair: Does it help for incontinence?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 18, 2022

Good to hear of your fast recovery. I’ve recovered too after my RP surgery; however, my...

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Discussion: Stage 4 prostate cancer treatment options

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 17, 2022

I had my surgery 13 months ago and I've been reading these posts for a year...

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Discussion: Urethral Sling for Minor Stress Incontinence

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 3 6:51am

Most people seem to recover from incontinence and have problems again around 80. I assume exercising,...

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Discussion: Choose between robotic surgery and proton therapy.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 5, 2023

Congratulations, step one:complete! (You survived the surgery.) Now, walk every day even with the cath. When...

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Discussion: Radical RALP done yesterday

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 19, 2023

Based on a lot of comments I feel pretty fortunate. I had my RP last Tuesday....

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Discussion: Post radical prostatectomy (RP) Challenges

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 13, 2023

The kegels are really important, but also a surgeon who specializes in nerve avoidance is critical....

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Discussion: Best Kegel App?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 16, 2023

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