@29modela
I had an AUS installed on June 4. On July 10, they activated it and I’ve been 100% continent since. I could soak a thick pad in two hours if I was busy.

The surgery doesn’t last long in my case I went in around 9 o’clock in the morning, they took me in at 10 to do the surgery and at 12:30 I was leaving.

The problem with the surgery is that they have to get to the urethra which is right in the perennial area so they open it up and you end up with stitches there. That makes it very difficult to sit down without a lot of pain for about two weeks. I found that rolling up a Thick towel and then shaping it into a U and sitting on that allow me to sit without pain. There is another opening in the stomach. Mine was about 2 inches wide. I barely noticed it, It never really hurt.

This was well worth it for me. Now I can travel without having to worry about bringing pads