AUS activation and riding a bike

@denkea
Is the AUS implant the same as Space/Oar? If so I did have Space/Oar.

I was told would take about two weeks to harden. I was not uncomfortable with mine but felt like had feces in that part.

Riding a bike after radiation ended. I was told could start immediately after radiation ended. But you mentioned how long after implant. Was told could not ride bike 2 weeks prior to start of radiation, no riding during, and could start up again after finished as had not affect on Space/Oar after radiation ended.

@jc76
I'm not familiar with Space/Oar. The AUS is an artificial urinary Sphincter implanted to repair incontinence. Thanks tho

@denkea
I know a few people that have had them put in and had no problem getting used to them. They are implanted above the area where you would be sitting on a bike.

Once it's all healed, the AUS was surprisingly quick to get used to. I was comfortable with it within 2 weeks & honestly, I often forget I have it.
I'd need to pee & nothing would happen. Then I would think "Oh yeah... I gotta pump, first".

As with everything, everyone's experience is different.
Can't advise on the bike, though. It's been many years....

@jeffmarc
Jeff ~~~ I had it done on October 31st. Tomorrow I see the Doc to activate it and was just wondering how it might go and if it would take me a while to use it.

@peterj116
Thanks. I was riding 7 miles a day on a Schwinn Airdyne (upright stationary bike with arm movement) and would like to get back to that. I even bought a new seat that is adjustable so that I ride with pressure on my sit bones and zero pressure on the perineum. Curious as to others experiences.

@denkea
I guess the only hassle is you have to use both hands one to hold the tubes going into the device so you can press on the lower control pump part. My urologist even gave me a sample control pump you press and the instructions For how to use it. I’m probably going to be able to get mine put in in February. The cards that came attached to the sample control pump include the instructions for how to activate and deactivate it. The urologist said that you only have to press that control pump once, But I’ve read from other instructions that you have to press it more than once, I’m not sure since I don’t have one yet. I guess you could confirm that in another two days.

I know that somebody else that I talked with that had one said that he was able to do it with one hand, I guess it takes a little bit of getting used to.

@jeffmarc one. Hand is easy. Be sure to wait a few seconds first the last bit to flow out. Any time I sit in a hard surface I leak a little. You can feel whete the cuff is and pressure on the cuff makes me leak. Good luck. I like my AMS800.

I had an AUS implant 11 months ago. I got used to it quickly and have not had any issues. A total life changer. As far as bicycling goes, I am personally not doing it as I also have an IPP implant and choose to err on the side of caution. These implants have been such a quality of life improvement that I am not willing to do anything that could remotely affect them.

@jimgaudette Actually, that would be funny. Go ride a bike & see if the IPP pops up to say hi.
Appeals to my sense of humour.
Do it. For science.

I can feel the tubes constantly - and what I think is the bulb thing.
Maybe I'm losing weight.