My da vinci surgery was May 31, so that makes this 10+ weeks post surgery. I've been pad-free for almost a week. A month ago I had worked up to 300 kegels a day, which was when my surgeon told me I'd be dry, and he was pretty much on target.
My question though is whether I need to keep up the kegels--I have been doing them--but not hitting them as hard as I used to. I notice no problems from not doing them, though when I did hit 'em again I felt pretty out of shape.
So, those of you who are now dry, are you still doing kegels? If so, how many? And do I have to keep doin' them forever?
Naimnut
PSA 3.76, Gleason 6, T1c, scans negative
Da vinci robotic surgery May 31, 2007, nerves spared
Clear margins, clean pathology report
Catheter out at 4 days
Down to one pad/day at 6 weeks.
Back to work at about 5.5 weeks and getting back to normal. AND I'm now a new grandfather and discovering more reasons to survive well than I ever could have thought of before...
Pad free at 10 weeks
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