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Do you have urinary incontinence after prostatectomy & radiation?
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Hello @hmctgraybill51. Members @seamayofan @jonbuuck @scullrower have shared their experience with an artificial urinary sphincter and members and I am hoping they can come in and share more with you.
As well, and in case you missed some of the responses to your previous post on this topic last month, here is the link to review previous responses: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/686885/
As you make a decision between one or the other, I wonder if you've considered making a pros/cons list for each option so that you may more easily decide what option will personally fit your circumstances and what risks you are willing to take on?
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Short story: RARP 18 months ago, complete incontinence since despite Kegels and PT and only got worse after Cystostomy to clear scarred urethra tissue that had built up at the bladder neck.
Now with AMS 800 activated 10-days ago I went from 8-ish pads/day to one. But only if I quickly go to void at the first signal or preemptively every two hours.
This is great improvement but could it be that my bladder shrunk during the 1.5 years of incontinence? If so, is there a way to re-expand my bladder to at least avoid the rush to the bathroom?? I've tried delaying voiding only to gain a couple minutes and with significant leakage.
Thanks for all your previous posts that are most helpful and reassuring.