AUS Activated Today

Yeaaaaaaaaaah! Congratulations!

I have been waiting to hear the good news from you brother Mike! I thought you were about to be activated soon.

Throw those pads away, (I did keep a couple, just in case) get some Depends shields and enjoy dryness.

These past few months have been the first time I have slept naked in 2 years. Feels like freedom at last.

It is good to know that you do not have to live with incontinence after RP.

Now when the next guy comes along, you can "Pay Forward" with your experience with your AUS.

Bill from Florida

Thank you, Bill! It is definitely great news for me and I'm very happy to be in the Activated AUS club! I was not a happy camper to be a member of the PCa Club but joining this club at last is a reason to celebrate. After slogging through almost 3 WET years, I can finally be dry again.

I have only a few pads left, which I will save just in case. I used to buy them in the 32-count package and tried to calculate it to have just enough to get me through to activation. I used the pull-up pads and haven't worn regular underwear since my RALP surgery. I'm glad I saved that underwear to wear again. Now, if I can just remember where I put them ... hmmm.

You are clearly happy with your decision to go this route and I'm sure I will be too. No more leaking and no more bulky penis clamp! And when I inject trimix, no more rubber pad on the bed under wifey and me when we get romantic.

Reading about you guys who've had the AUS implanted was a big reason why I decided to go for this device. You helped me tremendously; so I'd like to do the same for men who are dealing with incontinence and want to turn off the drip, drip, drip. So, I'll share my AUS experience with anyone who cares to know about it.

Your friend in dryness,

Mike

Congratulations on being dry! It is a great improvement from almost no control to the occasional drip. Less worries about going places, pads, etc. I can do everything (well, almost) that I used to do except bike. Doesn't it put so many things into perspective?

DYank, being dry again is an unbelievable experience. I've been leaking for so long now that it (and pads) had become a way of life. I was beginning to forget what life was like before the incontinence. At this point, I'm still fumbling around to open the cuff to pee, so it's going to take a while to make it a smooth operation. It's not exactly the same as it was before RALP but it's a HUGE improvement in my quality of life.

Mike

Mike-

Congrats. Fantastic news.

-Gedman

Congrats,, Now we all know what you are going to be playing with these next few weeks!!

Just remember, gotta limit your excitement of sharing at the home only!!

Not much of a party starter!! ha ha!!

Keep your pads, in time you will need them again. The device is not perfect, and leaking will happen. I go through a pad a day, easily.

NEO

Mike,
I was pretty dry the first couple of weeks but then leaked a little like when I throw something or squat down. I also leak some having sex,darn it. I was hoping that would get corrected permanently. Keep a towel handy.

It is still much better than before the AUS. One light pad is all I need a day and you don't feel it like the old pads.

I usually go into the handicap stall so I can drop my drawers so I don't get any pee on my pants.

Don't drink too much beer today, Go A's!!!

Bill from Florida

Bill,

From reading here about the experiences of men who've had the AUS implanted, I never expected that the AUS would take me back to my pre-RALP situation. I suppose the cuff must loosen a bit with usage. I thought I would still have some drips and leaks. Even when wearing the penis clamp, I still leaked (spurted?) when I coughed or sneezed. But, as you said, even with the leaks it's MUCH better than what we were dealing with before we got our AUSs. No more messing around with heavy, wet pads several times a day!

But I'm sorry to hear about the leaking during sex. That was one of my primary reasons for getting an AUS - got tired of flooding the bed when my wife and I were trying to be intimate. Had a pad underneath us but the leaking still killed the mood.

I'm used to going in the restroom stall when I go out. Been doing that for almost 3 years now. Even when I used a clamp, I still dropped trou to my ankles in a stall because I couldn't get it through the fly of my pants. Maybe in the stall I can avoid the pants drop with the AUS? I'll see if I get everything out through the fly.

I probably won't drink beer at the game (could buy a 6-pack at the supermarket for what they charge for a small draft beer at the ball park) - these days that just puts me in the waiting line at the men's room. Thanks for the cheer for the A's - they need all the help they can get. The team has pretty quickly gone from the best record in baseball to a struggling team (learned that from their cross-Bay rivals, the SF Giants?). They need to take this series from the Angels if they want any momentum going into the post-season.

Mike

It is water that gets me flowing.. Beer, coffee, milk have a less absorption ratio.
Water is almost a liter in, a liter out.

Since I wear a pad, I am not able to use the access port provided in men's shorts. Also, I wear two shorts, a tight one (like Under Amour) to hold the pad close, and briefs to tuck my shirt in.

So in the stall I pull up under on the leg of my shorts and void that way. Better access & flow since the shorts are not crimping the flow.

Just my continued experience..

NEO

Mike
I lived in San Ramon in the 70's when the A's we're winning the World Series. We went down to Jack London Sq. after one series win and celebrated with thousands!
Rollie Fingers, Catfish Hunter etc, handle bar mustache's, Charley Finley. Those were the days!

Bill from Florida

Congratulations and welcome to the club. As Neo said, don't throw those pads away, you might need them. I am four year Aus guy and use one depends pad per day. Started with none and then started using light ladies panty liners, then to shields and now full male depends pad. I an dry at night but still use a shield because I get up 2-3 times to pee and don't have patience to wait the 20 seconds for the cuff to fully close. Same during the day, I don't have the patience to wait so pad gives me protection.
I have posted this next suggestion before on other threads and I learned it on HW? I now pee in a normal urinal stall while standing. Here's how to do it......
open fly and take Willie out with left hand(for right handers). Run your right hand down between your pants and shorts. Grab Aus bulb with this hand through underware, I use thumb and forefinger. Squeeze bulb and let it flow. You can do this with a little practice and the guy in the next stall will not even notice you are doing anything different.
THIS MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR ME? FAST,EASY AND MAKES YOU FEEL NORMAL.

Mike,

I too try to empty the bladder every coupl of hours or so. It makes for less leaking. For some reason I usually geta slight urge after a couple hours, even at night, and it wakes me up enouh that I need to void in order to go back to sleep.

I understand that "aiming" problem too. When using a urnal I fnd this to be less of a problem espcially if you stand close. I am 6'4" so trying to hit a toilet can be a problem unless I have good aim. I found that wearing Jockey brand boxer briefs with a pouch helps. They have a vertical flap/opening that makes it easier to get Willie out and aimed. Also, the pouch helps hold a pad in place depending on what you are using. I recently ordered some Jockey Performance Microfiber Boxer Briefs. They also have the horizonal flap. They are very "stretchable" and fit tighter so they tend to hold a pad in place better and they are very comfortable.
I now keep three types of pads on hand:
-Tena Male Guards - I wear these most days and one pad will last all day. I find these less bulky than Depends Male Guards and they are wider at the top and then taper to the bottom which keeps from having less "positional" leakage if the pad slips out of place. I am a "left" leaner so I position the pad to the left in he shorts.
-Attends Guards for Men - I learned about this one on HW. They are much smaller and lighter than Tena or Depends and have a unique "pouch" shape that holds both Willie and the boys within the pad. They need better adhesive to hold them in place but I like them when I want to wear something lighter. They are pricey at about $.70 each and I buy them on line at Drugstore.com. Can't find them in stores.
-Depends Shields for Drips and Dribbles - These are great when you only squirt a little. They are shapped like Tena Male Guards but more like a ladies panty liner in thickness. I wear one of these at night just to catch my dribbles since I don't want to wait for the aus to close all the way before going back to bed.

Sorry for all the detail but I found suggestions from other HW members helped with all this. Perhaps it will be useful to new membes of the AUS club.

Carl