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Are you happy with your Artificial Urinary Sphincter?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Nov 25, 2025 | Replies (70)Comment receiving replies
Thanks for your reply. Glad to hear it has really improved your quality of life. My husband is 80 and has heart failure and several other health issues so I am worried the procedure could be too much for him. I am also worried about the fact that the foley catheter has been in for over 2 mos now. Will his bladder be able to function properly after that long w a catheter?
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I had a foley catheter for 13 months and it didn't harm my bladder. I was 81 at the time. I had that catheter for all of 2024.
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They do a cystoscopy before they will install the AUS to see if the urethra can handle it.
They are picky about having heart issues, Some doctors don’t like to put someone under for surgery if they have to worry about that.