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@jeffmarc If I may, let me ask my "adjustment" question in a different way. If you were like I am now, leaking all day every day with your bladder never full; then with your AUS activated you went from an uncontrolled situation to a controlled one where a full bladder is possible. Were you immediately able to "hold" for several hours, or did you have to gradually work up to that? I'm guessing that with an AUS, the physical sensation of an urge to pee is there, but now you have a valve and can just "hold it" for some indeterminate period depending on comfort level if you choose. So what was your comfort level right afterwards, and how did it progress? Thx...

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Yes, you are immediately able to hold for several hours with the AUS.

I would wake up in the morning, And you know how full your bladder is in the morning, And I would read the news for an hour, not worrying about it. Yes, I felt full. I felt like I needed to pee, but no urgency to Do it immediately. And I knew I would not leak.

I immediately had relief and was able to go the whole night. During the day I would wait until I really felt I had to go. Of course, sometimes you don’t wait that long, If you’re going out, you pee before you leave.