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.