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Pelvic Floor Exercises

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ClaireM.
ClaireM.

Just over 3 weeks post op and the good news is I have gently managed to find my pelvic floor!

Now obviously I am going to take this slowly, as with everything post surgery, but for the longer term is there anywhere I can find good advice on exactly how I should be doing pelvic floor exercises. I am determined to make these a regimented part of my life now but want to make sure I am doing them properly! Or is there no properly??

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  • Rosiepix
    Rosiepix ClaireM.

    Posted

    Hi Claire there is an app called squeezy that's very good and not that expensive it reminds you to do the excercises too X wish you well xxx
  • Beetlebugmik
    Beetlebugmik ClaireM.

    Posted

    Google post op kegel exercise which will lead you to a popular video channel that I'm not allowed to name, there is also a very good Aussie website again I can't put full format but is called pelvic exercises both have been a godsend, keep resting
  • carolyn011254
    carolyn011254 ClaireM.

    Posted

    Glad someone else seems to have the same issue as me, want to do them but not sure I'm getting it right, thanks for the responses, I'll take a look at some websites.
  • Gillian22766
    Gillian22766 ClaireM.

    Posted

    I thought it was 4 week be four you start them?
    • Beetlebugmik
      Beetlebugmik Gillian22766

      Posted

      The advice I was given was to start as soon as you could but very very gently for rectocele
    • ClaireM.
      ClaireM. welshgirl67

      Posted

      I wasn't told anything so went on Matrons suggestion of 2-3 weeks. I have only done them very very gently with no pain / bleeding / change of any sort so I think all is ok.

      Obviously if you were told otherwise stick to that. 

    • welshgirl67
      welshgirl67 ClaireM.

      Posted

      We are all told different time scales. can be very frustrating for us all.keep healing well hun.xx
  • Emis_Moderator
    Emis_Moderator ClaireM.

    Posted

    Hi all,

    Just a note to say I have added a pinned discussion to the group here

    https://patient.info/forums/discuss/useful-resources-511474 so it will always be at the top of the group homepage. I have included links to the squeezy app and the Australian website mentioned in this thread. As we cannot allow repeated posting of links to sites like the exercise one if you want to guide users to it you can tell them to go to the link above. Posting this link means the post won't go for moderation as it is an inhouse link. As it says on the discussion, if anyone has any suggested resources to add please PM me rather than filling the discussion with replies.

    Regards,

    Alan

    • ClaireM.
      ClaireM. Emis_Moderator

      Posted

      Thanks so much for this, the time people devote to this site is really apprecciated. It has made my recovery from this surgery much easier and less worrisome than it could otherwise have been!
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