Incontenance Recovery Question
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When I had my catheter removed, the exercise I was given to do was to count to six while tightening the muscles and to do these twenty times per set for six sets per day. You probably know this already. When I went back for the three month checkup, I had progressed about 50-70% of the way to continence. This was good but not as fast as I had hoped.
The doctor then told me that the exercises above were 'passive,' and that he then recommended 'aggressive' exercises to speed up the process, in addition to the passive exercises. Why these additional exercises were'nt given to me initially I don't know. Maybe this is common medical practice, but I think you should know about them ASAP.
He recommended two sets per day, each set being tightening the muscles quickly ten times without holding them for a count. This is to be increased gradually to twenty per set and then to thirty per set, and possibly more. The exercise doesn't seem to be strenuous, so I am increasing the number of repetitions each week. I think I'm getting more improvements in being able to hold off until I reach the bathroom, although this could just be a function of time since I still do the passive exercises as well.0
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