No prior Kegel training prior to surgery other than I practiced stopping urine flow in order to focus on the correct muscles. I’ll let you know how it goes. I am 56 years old. Good condition. Operation performed at NYU Medical Center. They gave me a strict Kegel exercise program to follow, which I will.

Eventually, I concentrated on the muscle I use to stop the flow of urine. And, I extended my abdominal muscles at the same time as I held in a large breath — which would empty my bladder if I wasn’t tightening that muscle. Worked much better. Not 100%, but better.

Hope this is of help to someone.

In addition to strengthening the pelvic floor these exercises are useful in limiting BPH and ED. Actually I believe that BPH, ED and prostate cancer are related and need to be treated as such rather than as three separate diseases as they are currently viewed.

Additionally men need to be educated in what I call “prostate hygiene,” which includes diet, nutritional supplements, as well as other fitness exercises.

It saddens me to see men so easily give up their precious family jewels, without being offered a regimen of the protection offered by prostate hygiene.