AMS 800 new lease on life

25 months post prostrate removal with all other continent remedies exhausted i had an AMS 800 inplant. 6 weeks later the unit was activated and wow what a change.

I realize there are risk goign forward but i am BACK to normal activities and it is Fantastic.  Only regrets is why didn't i do it sooner.

Welcome to the AUS fan club.

Hi,
I'm much obliged for everyone's postive comments.
I had an Artificial "External" Urinary Sphincter implanted Jan 19/12. Attempting to supply some control to total wetness 18 months after open Surgery. Similar to Tallguy, bladder would store some urine while I was lying down at night. Additional complication may have resulted from former fractured pelvis and attendant scar tissue. Catheter out Jan 25 however, catheter had to be reinstalled today Jan 27. Urethra not flowing well at first removal and then it plugged. Inability to void raised blood pressure to 175/74.
Does anyone know why this might have happened.......or had the same experience?
Is anyone familiar whith the term Artificial " External" Urinary Sphincter?
Thanks,

69 years
DX April 2010, PSA 5.7, Gleeson 3+4 = 7, 5 of 12 cores positive, T3B
open Radical Prostatectomy August 2010, negative margins, PSA 0.01 60 gms
Total incontinance,
1,000,000 Kegels
PSA still undetectable

Never heard of "external" sphincter. Can you describe? Have no clue about blood pressure issue.

Roy,I think what they are refering to by "external" is the AUS you have is placed to function as your external sphincter. We, guys are born with two urinary sphincters, the internal involuntary and external that you control when you what to pee or not. When we had our prostates removed we lost our internal sphincter and now we have the same sphincter arrangement that women are born with, just one external sphincter. The AUS can be installed in two locations, one would be external, just downstream from the pelvic floor and you remaining natural sphincter and sometimes the AUS cuff can be placed internally, around the bladder neck. I think the internal placement is mainly used in children, possibly due to the size of the cuff and limented space to work in. Anyway, we all pretty much will have the "external" AUS.
I don't know what the blockage issue could be but hpofully it is some type of swelling that will subside and allow you to progress with your AUS.
I do know that your urethra is squeezed pretty hard even before it is activated. I had the opportunity to see my urethra with the AUS in the closed and open condition when I got scoped because of some stinging pain I had after activation. My AUS was done 1/11/11 and the issue I had resolved itself many months ago. Like the others have said these things are great and allow you to live like you used to. So, hang in there, it will be worth it in the end.