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Artificial sphincter: Was it difficult to learn how to use? Tips?
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Good Day.
I am looking at the operation on april 14th 2 weeks from now. have been using 5 small pads a day for 3 years now and want to stop this. AUS seems to be the answer. Just cleaned me out now using 12 LG pads a day and a clamp this is not living.
What can I expect after surgery the AUS installed. Still this leakage, is there a incision that can get infected by can you walk around after surgery. Does the unit feel different in your body
Dr do not tell you as they have not had it done. Sounds like you are happy you had AUS installed and with what I am going through now I Do not see any choice. This was all caused by a Dr installing a URO LIFT which did not work right he left town another Dr. did a TURP to remove the URO LIFT he left me with leakage. Itis very hard to live with this now. any info about what I am in for during and after the operation would be great Thank you
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Hey pmccharles I had the AUS surgery 4 years ago today. Yes you will leak until the AUS is activated in 6 weeks. My incision in scrotum to rectum did get infected from wet pads. So maybe try switching pads out more.? Bruising will be ugly, I was black and blue above penis where incision was for the fluid balloon by bladder and penis and scrotum was bruised. But it will go away and I used Advil/Tylenol for the pain. And be careful sitting, the cuff in the perineum doesn’t have much skin for protection. Same has pump in scrotum, be carful sitting down. I use 1 thin pad in morning for my walk and 1 thick pad for the rest of day.. no pad at night, I get up 1 time at night to empty bladder . Just grab the 2 tubes and squeeze the pump 1-2 times and bladder empty’s. I was 59 when I got my AUS and a friend was 75 when he got his AUS. Another friend went to Mayo to get his because he had radiation years ago. We’re all happy with it.