Thanks for your messages. My AUS is scheduled for Monday 2/9. At the pre-surgical appointment, the surgeon was saying the catheter gets removed the next day. He also said that the AUS wouldn't be activated for 6 weeks, so I have 6 more weeks of Depends and incontinence pads inside them. The written instructions said to wear a "scrotal support" (which the nurse clarified was just referring to an athletic supporter), so I guess that will go under the Depends and pad. One of the things I meant to ask was whether they would use skin glue on the perineal incision or whether there would be surgical dressings that will have to get changed. I had read that doctors sometimes modify the approach and where they place the cuff if a man has had prior radiation (like I had nearly 20 years ago). But after the doctor finished the cystoscopy I was happy to hear him say that he would use the standard perineal approach and place the cuff in the usual position on the "bulbar" section of the urethra. I am curious. I understand that doctors consider the AUS a success if a man needs only one pad per day after surgery. I am curious whether this is constant slow drip or just stress incontinence like a squirt upon standing up, etc.. Thanks again.

Yes, typically the catheter is removed the day after the AUS implant. Although, it may be retained longer if the patient had previous pelvic radiation or has tension in the urethral anastomosis. This was my situation. It's been a few years ago, and perhaps it was in less than a full week, but mine was in for several days due to this atypical condition.