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Prostate Cancer Incontinence: What products do you use? Tips?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Nov 11, 2025 | Replies (97)Comment receiving replies
FWIW, I've researched the AUS, the Sling, Pro Act as well as the Clamp (yuck!) and variations of the catheter. None of which is my cup of tea. Pretty much resigned myself to changing Depends six times a day and Kegel's as my two forms of daily exercise.
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I know a few people that have put in the AUS. It has worked quite well for all of them.
Proact Doesn’t work if you’ve had radiation. Same problem with the sling it is not very effective if you’ve had radiation.
Using a Weisner Clamp every couple of days is no big deal as long as you take it off after two hours or reposition it. Sure beats changing pads, six times a day. That really prevents you from doing much traveling or going to long-term events.
I will put on a clamp when I go to the gym. Do the same when I go dancing with my wife. I just make sure I don’t put it on for more than two hours.
I’m seeing a doctor next month about getting an AUS installed. I’m almost 78 and even though I don’t change pads even three times a day if I’m really active a pad only last a couple of hours. I’ve been to a few seminars where doctors talk about the AUS and it has been very successful. I think you should review the options again.
If you have not had radiation and don’t Think you’ll ever have it then ProACT Is a really good option. A doctor at one of the recent seminars said that he put them on many patients, And then found out that it doesn’t work well if you’ve had radiation. The patients that didn’t have radiation have been very pleased with it. The problem with radiation is it hardens the urethra and as a result ProACT Can’t squeeze hard enough to reduce leakage.