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Customer Comments
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Mrs Gladys B, 63, of Peterlee, County Durham
Gladys B feels as though her life has been "transformed", after ten years of poor bladder control when all her journeys outside the home were governed by the availability of a toilet, which she was likely to need in a hurry. First signs of improvement began within a week of starting to use the PelvicToner, and after one month, the improvement was "incredible". "I never went out shopping or on holidays without a supply of incontinence towels. Now, I can take my granddaughter for a walk and I don't have to worry how far I go. I feel I have my life back again." Bladder surgery failed to solve the problem; pelvic exercise cones were relegated to the bottom of a cupboard as the problem failed to clear. "I was always restricted in where I could go and always had to wear an incontinence pad. I was terrified of having an embarrassing accident." The problem was so distressing that she felt she had become "old". She took to buying dark clothes which were less likely than lighter ones to show any telltale marks. "It was affecting my whole life." Gladys and her husband were even considering using their life savings on private surgery in America. Now, they can go on holiday to new resorts, instead of only to Blackpool, where they know where the loos are. I don't have a problem now. After using the PelvicToner on most days since September (2001), "I don't have a problem," Gladys B says. "The other week, I took my granddaughter aged 41/2 to school and we actually ran." This had previously been impossible because there was on public lavatory on the route. "I am looking forward to skipping with my grandchildren." "To say the Pelvic Toner is marvellous is an understatement. It is absolutely brilliant. It is incredible. I can't praise it highly enough." "In September, I saw this little piece in my local paper, the Hartlepool Mail, about the trial of the PelvicToner and I sent off to be on it. My letter was in the post within hours. I didn't think I would be one of the lucky ones." "I couldn't believe how quickly it worked. It started to work within the first week. I kept it to myself because I thought my mind was playing tricks on me. I didn't believe that in a week I could see a difference, but it was true. It was incredible." "I had a bladder repair four years ago. Everything went well for the first three months, and then very rapidly I was straight back to where I was in the beginning. I was really desperate not to have another bladder operation." An earlier hysterectomy - needed for other reasons - had failed to stop the urinary incontinence. After the bladder repair surgery, Mrs B was given a leaflet by the hospital on pelvic exercises, "but nobody explained them. I tried doing them, but do not know whether I was doing them properly or not." "The key to this little gadget, the PelvicToner, is in the booklet that they give you on how to use it. It says: 'Insert a finger into the vagina, and try to tighten the muscles around your finger as if holding back urine. When you feel the pressure on your finger, you are using the correct muscle. Remember that the abdominal and thigh muscles should remain relaxed. Remember not to hold your breath and to breathe slowly and deeply.' "I felt a bit silly inserting a finger, but you got the rhythm of how your muscles inside were working, so when you inserted the little gadget, you knew you were just following straight on, and that is how I quickly got the benefits." "We always like Blackpool for our holidays and it has become a family joke because I have all the toilets mapped out there, and once I felt the need, I knew where to pop in to. But I always carried a spare pair of knickers and a couple of towels in my handbag. I never went anywhere without them for about ten years. Now, I've got three packs of incontinence towels in the wardrobe that I'll never use." "When I wakened in the morning, as long as I lay in bed I was all right. The minute I touched the floor, I had to rush straight to the toilet and sometimes I was leaking before I got there. That used to cause me real distress. My husband used to say 'Nobody knows about it but me' but it was still distressing and depressing." "Now, if I go on holiday and want to keep up with my exercises, this little gadget is so neat that I can pop it in my handbag and nobody would know it is there. We went on holiday to Whitby, Yorkshire, to celebrate my birthday. I went to the toilet at 8.15 a.m. before we left the house and it was 2.15 p.m. before I went to the toilet again in our hotel room. When I told my daughter, she couldn't believe it. She said 'Mam, you have never been able to go that long before'." "I said I'm just thrilled to bits. On Saturday, we went to York for the day, and I had no problems whatsoever. It is incredible that such a little gadget can make such a difference to my life." "The change in my life is unbelievable." Interview conducted by top health journalist Clare Dover, article published in Yours magazine
A gadget saved my sex life
Katie Young endured crippling pain and depression as she battled with severe endometriosis. But despite undergoing radical surgery and a difficult recovery, she is now enjoying life - and love - with her fiancÈ, and it's all thanks to an inexpensive little product. In October (2001), Katie, 30, went into theatre for her operation, which, because of the delicate surgery, took most of the day to perform. Thankfully, the news awaiting her recovery when she came round was good. The surgeon had managed to laser off the endometriosis from the bowel without the need for a colostomy - although part of Katie's vagina and cervix had to be removed, making her vagina smaller and shorter. 'Since the surgery,' explains Katie, 'sex has been different for me. I can feel the scarring, and my pelvic floor muscles are weaker, causing stress incontinence. Conor (her fiance) has been fantastic - understanding and gentle. But when a friend told me about a little gadget called the PelvicToner, it sounded as if it could help.' 'The PelvicToner is a cylindrical-shaped device with a rounded top, divided through the middle - rather like hair tongs. You insert it into the vagina to help isolate the pelvic-floor muscles, using resistance to provide a mini-workout. As your pelvic-floor muscles get stronger, you increase the resistance. I've been using it for less than a month and I can already feel the difference in strength and tone. Conor calls the exercises "pelvic push-ups". My nightly workout has improved sensation for both of us - and I look on it as a kind of preparation for sex!' 'I can hardly believe the way things have changed for me in the last two years,' Katie says. 'I have my health back, my own business, a gorgeous man, and a fantastic sex life. I must be the luckiest woman in the world.' Katie Young was interviewed by top health journalist Deborah Dooley in September 2002 Letter from Mrs M, 60 "After only four days of using my Pelvic Toner I am already noticing a huge improvement in the control of my bladder. I am both amazed and delighted by the result and intend to carry on with daily exercises. The device has enabled me to identify my pelvic muscle, something I had found impossible to feel or use prior to this. I can even now continue my exercises throughout the day, whatever I am doing, which is what my Continence Nurse has been encouraging me to do. I feel so encouraged and excited that at last I shall be able to overcome my embarrassing urinary incontinence problem, without surgery. I will keep you informed of my progress. I can tell that using the Pelvic Toner will make my sexual relationship with my husband 100% better for us both, since my pelvic muscle is becoming sensitive and responsive again. The best thing is that it has already changed my negative feelings (caused by my incontinence problems), into a very positive frame of mind. I know that my confidence will return, so that I am not limited to constantly being in striking distance of a loo!! I have even been afraid to risk travelling into town on a bus, and have not dared to take a holiday for the past two years. Whilst I am very happy to recommend your product to any woman experiencing difficulties, either with incontinence or sexual relations, particularly following childbirth (something I remember VERY vividly), I would prefer not to have my name or photograph used in publications because it would embarrass me, and my family. Should you wish to quote me anonymously, then I am quite happy." With thanks. Letter from Heather Woods, 43 "Five years ago at the age of 37 I had a hysterectomy and vaginal repair due to a severe uterine prolapse and a cystocele (bladder prolapsing into the vagina) All was well for four and half years and then I started to experience a familiar feeling of dragging into the vagina. I visited my gynaecologist who confirmed that the top of the vagina was once again descending into the lower part of the vagina and sooner or later I would need further surgery. I am a busy mum of four boys and have a part time job, there was no way I could afford the time of work and the family. I was feeling very despondent. I came across an article in the February edition of Good Housekeeping about the PelvicToner and femetone. I went onto the websites of each. I decided to try the pelvic toner as it was affordable and seemed the better option. I have been using my pelvic toner for four weeks now and already there had been a noticeable difference. I can go for long walks, and do not feel any dragging in the vagina, I have also noticed that I don’t need to visit the toilet so often. At a recent visit to the doctors, it was confirmed there was an improvement. The Pelvic Toner is simple to use, you just need 15 minutes a day to achieve incredible results. I believe that if I continue to exercise my pelvic floor muscles with the pelvic toner, surgery will not be necessary and that I will also prevent any future bladder problems." 'How Claire got her grip back' Collapsing onto the sofa with a cuppa, I breathed a sigh of relief. I was shattered, but had finally got the kids to bed. Now I just wanted to veg out on my own in front of the TV. My life had totally changed earlier that year (2002), when me and my partner of 10 years had split up. Our kids Jamie, now ten, Christopher, eight, and Rachel, six, lived with me. Being a single mum on top of my job as a midwife didn't leave me much time to feel lonely - but occasionally I did miss having a man in my life. A year on I was at a work do, an evening of dinner and dancing. I was standing sipping my wine when a gorgeous bloke approached me. 'Hi, I'm Paul,' he smiled, 'want to dance?' Paul, 39, an electrical engineer, was also single with three kids from a previous relationship. We hit it off straight away and all evening had eyes only for each other. I went home walking on air - I knew this was the start of something special. We became a couple, got on fantastically and our sex-life was brilliant. In my last relationship we'd never really talked about sex. But Paul and I really communicated, discussing things to try in the bedroom and having fun. I loved that he was so open and relaxed. But a few months down the line I noticed he was having to work really hard to climax when we had sex. Often we'd have to stop the penetrative sex altogether and move on to something else before he could orgasm. I felt like a failure. I knew we should talk about it, but was nervous. We'd always been open about sex, but this was different. This time I was bringing up a problem. We decided to move in together in winter 2004. I knew I couldn't skirt around the issue anymore. One evening we were sitting in the kitchen having a cuppa. This was my chance, I thought, taking a deep breath. 'How do you find our sex-life?' I asked tentatively. 'It's great' replied Paul. I couldn't hide my worries any longer, and blurted out: 'But you hardly ever climax inside me. And if you do, it's really hard work. Don't you find me attractive any more?' 'Of course I find you attractive,' he told me, taking my hand. 'You're gorgeous and I still fancy you like crazy. But sometimes I just don't feel enough when we're having sex. There's just not enough grip.' My jaw dropped and I felt my heart sink. Obviously, as a midwife, I knew that having kids stretched and loosened your vaginal muscles - but I'd always made such an effort to do my pelvic floor exercises! I'd hoped that they'd made a difference. Obviously I was wrong. Noticing my glum expression, Paul said, 'well how about you? You don't climax from penetrative sex either!' 'No,' I admitted, 'I don't feel that much either anymore.' I felt terrible. I'd known I had to be honest with Paul, but I was slightly taken aback, offended even, that Paul agreed we had a problem so readily. Still, I was determined the sexual setback wouldn't ruin what we had. 'So what can we do about it then?' I asked Paul. 'I think we should start looking for things that might help,' he said decisively. That very evening, Paul started trawling the internet. During his searches he found a story about a woman who could grip a pencil. We both laughed, but I felt slightly worried - I was nowhere near that. Finally in December Paul's hours on the computer paid off. 'This sounds exactly what we're looking for,' he said excitedly. Paul had found a site selling a strange contraption: a cylindrical, sprung device that looked like a set of hair-tongs. The site explained you inserted it into the vagina, then used your muscles to squeeze it. We decided to order one. The following week my new 'sexercise equipment' arrived. Trying it out, I could actually feel it working. It was also red and sparkly, and even came with an extra spring you could add to make it more difficult - like internal weight-lifting! After a couple of months, both Paul and I could feel the difference. My muscles felt tighter now than before I had kids. I could actually grip during sex. Paul was over the moon - and so was I. For the first time in my life, I was regularly climaxing from penetrative sex! Our love-life had never been better. We couldn't get enough of each other and in October 2005 I fell pregnant. Rosie was born in July, and she's put the seal on our perfect relationship. I'm so glad I found my sparkly saviour - it's really helped me get a grip! Claire, a midwife, was interviewd by journalist Lucy Taylor in 2006 Email from a very satisfied customer "Good morning, just wanted to give you a bit of feedback on my PelvicToner which arrived this week...what a super product. I've used it twice a day (180 reps on the extra set of springs I ordered) and can already feel more awareness of the pelvic floor muscles.. it's like they've woken up since using them with the PelvicToner which requires concentration and the correct use of the muscles is actually visible. I've had disturbed bladder nerve sensation since a very serious attack of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in January which also left me with an almost complete inability to achieve orgasm...and I've made great strides in both departments this week alone!! I'm so optimistic that I've discovered a method of helping myself without (further) hospital intervention and all the associated emotional trauma. I I've always assumed my pelvic floor would be strong as my babies weren't delivered naturally, but until I used the PelvicToner, I didn't realise quite how much more supported my 'gynae bits' should feel. Interestingly, since I've become aware of the pelvic floor muscles using the PelvicToner, I've found that I can now tighten them (albeit in a less controlled way) as I go about my daily routine as and when I remember, and in doing so, seem to be becoming increasingly 'tuned in' to the sexy sensations that produces...much to my boyfriend's delight! Ha ha! Thank you, Best regards" Allie C, Norfolk |