Alemama

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Alemama, Hi, I hope you are doing well. I’ve missed being here and ‘talking’ to everyone. Question: Back when you were first discussing your vacuum exercise, I think I remember you also talking about being able to isolate certain muscles, maybe in doing kegals? and doing some kind of rhythmic sequence with them? Do you know what I am referring to? I did a search and was unable to find your posts. Can you refer me back to them? Thanks so much, Kit

how do I describe it and does it really work. that is the topic title.
Man I can't say enough about this exercise.
reading back in the old thread you can see where I complain that it isn't making my rectocele better- all I can think of now is how silly that is. In the early days I would have done anything anything anything if you told me it would get rid of the cystocele. Well it is gone. Cervix is high. and I do the exercise many times a day-
my rectocele is about the same- it gets better than ever and stays that way for a while and then I have a bad day (which I am starting to wonder if that doesn't have something to do with lubrication since reading the recent talks here) and I get worried and then back to good days.
I love the exercise. At first I was uncomfortable b/c the cystocele wasn't there to support the rectocele (natures pessary) but now I don't feel that at all. Honestly the improvement has been so gradual I hardly notice how much better I feel- but when I think back to the size of my rectocele it is smaller now- still there- but smaller- so I guess the facial tear and scar tissue is still there but maybe the muscles are just holding back more of the intestine? That is my current theory- The tear in the facia and the scar tissue are never going away but maybe if I can get the muscles very strong I can hold back that small section of intestine that is pushing into the tear. and I know the muscles are torn apart- but maybe they will grow back together if they can reach each other.

but I guess to answer your questions- ya I try to do the rolls- I can go one way but not the other- it's like my brain is just dumb the one way. and this is the only way I kegal now. I am avoiding the exercise when I ovulte and menstruate.

Hey. anyone want to tell me if I shouldn't do this when I get pregnant? I know I am going to want to- especially in the early days- but I am guessing it would not be a good idea.

Alemama,

I watched the exercise movie when it came out and was very impressed and tried it many times. Does the exercise have to be vertical? Can it be horizontal? I can roll my stomach like a wave up and down my body, but I can't seem to go side to side. Any suggestions?

Judy

That wasn't the exercise I was thinking of, but I was so glad to read back over those old posts. I couldn't do it at the time you first talked about it, but I'm sure going to try it again. Your enthusiasm is infectious. :-)

I'm not sure now where I got the idea for what I'm doing. I was sure it was from you. Oh, well, that's what I get for being so forgetful. Thanks sweet girl, Kit