Artificial Urinary Sphincter (AUS)

Posted by script72 @script72, Mar 5 9:31pm

I had successful prostate cancer surgery in 2002 at age 53. I am now 77 years old and for the past year or so I am now experiencing stress incontinence which is getting worse. I’m considering an AUS. I am interested in hearing comments from those who have had this device implanted.

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Prostate Cancer Support Group.

budisnothome | @budisnothome | Mar 6 7:03am

Go to search in this section. Many good and bad stories about the AMS800

jeff Marchi | @jeffmarc | Mar 6 11:17am

I had surgery in 2010 and radiation in 2014. Six years later, I started having incontinence problems and they’ve gotten progressively worse. I’m going to have an AUS installed in June. I’ve been to a couple of seminars where they have talked about the devices that are available. The AUS seems to be the answer for me because I’ve had radiation to the prostate bed.

If you’ve not had radiation to the prostate bed and do not expect to have it, then you can also consider the ProACT Device. It has a real advantage in that you don’t have to press the bulb in order to pee. It is implanted in your body, just like an AUS, but they can adjust the pressure it puts on your urethra to reduce your leaking to Almost nothing.. Do not expect the AUS to completely reduce your incontinence, but it will make a major difference, At the most, you’ll need a thin pad.

Here are some firsthand experience from somebody in this forum.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1397682/
This is part of a discussion quite similar to what you are asking.

script72 | @script72 | Mar 6 12:32pm

In reply to @budisnothome "Go to search in this section. Many good and bad stories about the AMS800" + (show)

@budisnothome Thanks so much for the link. I will check this out. Appreciate your input.

script72 | @script72 | Mar 6 12:34pm

In reply to @jeffmarc "I had surgery in 2010 and radiation in 2014. Six years later, I started having incontinence..." + (show)

@jeffmarc Thanks so much for the link. I will check this out. Appreciate your input.

jeff Marchi | @jeffmarc | Mar 6 1:32pm

@script72
When you hit reply, it will Show the @ Name of the person you are replying to. Just start writing your message below that. That way, the person you are replying to gets notified that you are making a reply. No need to hit reply and then start a new message.

script72 | @script72 | Mar 6 2:58pm

In reply to @jeffmarc "@script72 When you hit reply, it will Show the @ Name of the person you are..." + (show)

@jeffmarc
Thanks, got it. Is this coming through the correct way now? Does this mean only you will see my comment and it will not be posted to entire support group as a new post?

jeff Marchi | @jeffmarc | Mar 6 4:08pm

In reply to @script72 "@jeffmarc Thanks, got it. Is this coming through the correct way now? Does this mean only..." + (show)

@script72
Not only do I get a message about it, but everybody else has been Replying in this particular message set Also gets notified. Everyone can see it if reading through the messages.

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | 4 days ago

In reply to @script72 "@budisnothome Thanks so much for the link. I will check this out. Appreciate your input." + (show)

@script72, yes @budisnothome made a good suggestion about the group search. You can see all the AUS-related discussions here:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/prostate-cancer/
Did you decide to go ahead with getting an artificial urinary sphincter?