Guest guest Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I don't think I'm the woman on this board who deals with this problem. It started for me prior to my diagnosis. Back then it was awful and it was very difficult to keep myself dry. The pressure on my pelvic floor muscles from coughing caused my bladder to leak and that's putting it mildly. Since my diagnosis and getting on oxygen and minimizing the cough it's better but the stress incontinence is still very much with me and I hate it. I was talking to my gynecologist the other day and she suggested that she refer me for "pelvic floor physical therapy". She feels strongly that we can get rid of 75-90% of the stress incontinence. Well that was news to me but it got my attention. She also told me that Medicare would definitely pay for it. So to make a long story short, in about 3 weeks I have an appointment with a physical therapist to begin working on this. I can only imagine what "pelvic floor physical therapy" will entail but if it will help I'm more than willing to put up with a little indignity. I'm hopeful it will help and I'll keep you all posted but will spare you the details. LOL I honestly thought the only solution was surgical and I knew that wasn't an option. My gyn however was adamant about two things "kegels by themselves don't work" and "pelvic floor pt does". I'll let you know! Beth Moderator Fibrotic NSIP 06/06 Dermatomyositis 11/08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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