Sleeping Pad Free and Pee Free, Finally!!!

The view looking back down the road we hiked and ran up into the Los Padres National forest from our home.


     I must say things sometimes seem to be getting better in the incontinence department. Yesterday, Robin, Maggie(our Husky mix), and I went for a late morning 4.5-mile hike/run. We waited for the temperature to get above freezing before we headed out. I was again using my customized Depends pad, and it was full and heavy by the time we were finished. We definitely didn't run hard. I have noticed leakage every time my dog pulls hard on the leash. Also, when going from walk to run, the first few steps bring some leakage. I'm still torn between effort and duration as to what causes a greater incontinence issue. after the run, we showered and headed into Bakersfield to pick up some medication(low dosage Viagra). A stop at the Nike outlet store saw Robin leaving with a new pair of rainbow colored Zoom Pegasus, and me with a new lime green training shirt. I was able to get a partial prescription filled, all they had, then we went to sushi, grocery shopping, and back home. The big news is I was able to sleep all night, dry, and with no pads. I got a sticker. I traded that for a light beer after today's workout.
     Today's workout was a 45-minute run/walk on the treadmill. Since we woke up to freshly fallen snow, I decided to keep the run indoors again. I did 4.2 miles in 45 minutes. I did the run 7 minutes, walk 2 minutes program. It seems to work well for me right now on the treadmill. I have some more big news, at least to me. I was again wearing my customized Depends pad. Only this time, I had very little leakage. Not sure why I didn't leak much, but I was excited. The little things I used to take for granted seem to mean a lot more. These things were taken away, and now I'm getting them back.
     I started doing a pelvic lift, along with my crunches and planks. I lay on the floor, knees bent, feet flat, arms at my side, and lift my butt up as high as I can, and hold for 10 seconds. I rest 10 seconds before doing another, and right now I'm doing 5 at a time. I'm continuing to look for pelvic floor strengthening exercises to help with the incontinence.