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Is pain better with Artificial Urinary Sphincter (AUS) than catheter?

Posted by mirsy @mirsy, Dec 6, 2025

My 80 yr old husband had an AUS put in yesterday. He had a catheter for 4 months and found it extremely uncomfortable. They will remove the catheter this morning. I want to to know what to expect - Is the pain from a new AUS less or worse than a catheter? Thank you!!!!

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mirsy | @mirsy | Jan 5 5:27pm
In reply to @budisnothome "@mirsy my first one had problems. Emergency surgery to remove. Had urethroplasty. 13 months with suprapubic..." + (show)
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@mirsy my first one had problems. Emergency surgery to remove. Had urethroplasty. 13 months with suprapubic catheter exchanged every 4 weeks. New AMS800 works great. There are surgeons who specialize in radiation caused problems. I found one and he changed my life. Good luck.

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@budisnothome I assume they removed the AUS from the incisions already made, right? How long did it take for those incisions to heal again after the trauma of opening up and closing again?

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budisnothome | @budisnothome | Jan 5 7:06pm
In reply to @mirsy "@budisnothome I assume they removed the AUS from the incisions already made, right? How long did..." + (show)
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@budisnothome I assume they removed the AUS from the incisions already made, right? How long did it take for those incisions to heal again after the trauma of opening up and closing again?

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@mirsy yes the doc used the same holes each time. Couple of weeks to really close up. Nice scars but now works great. It hurt to sit for a couple of weeks. I used a soft pillow to sit on

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