Thanks to all the replies but I still have the problem. I mentionsd this to doctor and he said to take multivitamin with zinc. I am also trying something called Sinuswars 30 but to this point hasn't...
For about six months I cannot taste my food . It went out in a hurry and has not returned. I can't even taste peanut butter. Anyone have any ideas. Most times I don't even feel like eating. Any help...
I recently have been told I will have to use a Foley catheter for the rest of my life. I am quite used to them and the only problem I have is they leak at the point of insertion. I put in 10cc of...
Hi Purgatory Thank you for answering my post. The reasoning for catherizing each day is to keep the neck of the bladder open not to pee. I would think they could put a stent or something similar to...
I really don't know where this post belongs but I have had prostate cancer and eventually had an artificial sphincter installed at Mayo clinic in Rochester, Mn. All has gone well for over a year but...
I went to Dr Dan Elliott at Mayo and he is the best for my condition because his job is to take cases like mine. You can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear. There are no better at what he does...
Hi This is Jerry V and my AUS doesn't work as well as some of the guys. The doctor told me he did Salvage Urinary Surgery on me because of the condition I was in after two very painful installations...
Hi Jeff Sorry to hear of your problem. I did not have this following an operation but let me explain. I had a seed implant and that cured the cancer but about 10 years later i got up one night to go...
Hi to all of you This is Jerryv who many of you have been following. I returned from Mayo Clinic yesterday after having my AUS activated. If you will remember i am the guy who had two previous...
Hi Shakespear Sounds to me that you went to the same uro I went to in the milwaukee area. He didn't know sh-t about an AUS and is still hurting other men. Hope you have good luck in the future. Jerryv...
Hi all I have been in and out of the forum for some time and would like to report that i had an AUS implanted at Mayo Clinic by Dr Dan Elliott last Wednesday. This is the third one i have had...
Hi to all who replied to my query about the AUS and its working after the implant. As i said in my earlier letter this will be the third try at the implant. The reason the first two failed is because...
I am going to have an AUS inplanted ( for the third time) and I wonder how many times you have to get up at night to pee. I know the doctor will tell me but I would rather hear from someone who has...
Yes i can tell you the doctors at Mayo Clinic in Rochester are tops.I just got home from there today. The doctor i see is Dr Dan Elliott. The number where he can be reached is 507-266-2585. They are...
Hi David I was intrigued by your letter about PC and age. I have Pc and have had it for about 14 years and i am three months shy of 90. You mention the CURSE of PC but it is just one of the things...
Hi Jefnef Glad you used the Afex and sorry to hear it leaked once in a while. Ther are some things you can't do while wearing it for instance you can't lay on the ground to repair your car or you...
Hi Cowboy This is Jerryv and i am the guy who has the AUS fail twice. I know your feeling and i can tell you what my decisions were and maybe you can use them. First, i think you have to find out why...
HI All Well i went to Mayo Clinic and was supposed to have AUS implanted and it did not happen. After an examination it was found that the neck of my bladder, which should have a hole the size of a...
Hi All I have not posted recently because there was no change in my health. I am , for the third time having an AUS implanted, because the first two failed. I am having the operation at Mayo Clinic...
Hi Gene and Berb I am scheduled to have an AUS fitted at Mayo Clinic on the third of October. This will be the third one and i am not apprehensive about it but i wonder how open you guys we cut. I...
To Jefnef PLEASE read my post of 8/20/2008 about your incontinence. With the system I now use it is possible for me to be away from a bathromm fo as much as six hours. No more wet padsto dispose of...
Hi all you guys who have terrible incontinent problems. I had this and still have it that i drip all the time. I was using about 6 Tena exta pads per day and i was really sick about it. I tried all...
Thanks Gene I have gotten a new Cuningham clamp and i am the guy who said it was devised by some oriental torture specialist. At the time i was given this to use i was in such bad shape that i don't...
Hi KW I don't want to mention the urologist who did the first two operations but they were done in the Milwaukee area. At the time i did not know what kind of questions to ask and i got someone who...
I am writing about items used to combat incontinence. I have had this problem for about two years and had Two AUS fitted and both failed. I am back to pads and have been using Tena pads which don''t...
Whenever you want information about anything you can go to you internet and type in the address box what you want you will get a lot of info Jerryv...
I had the stupid thing in for 7 months and one month of those was the suprpubic one that goes in your belly and bleeds with almost every motion. Don't you also like the cistco. They ought to pay us...
Way to go Gene. I know the feeling My scrotum was the size of an elephants and about the same color. Went away in about two weeks. Stay positive and let us know how the activation goes Blessings...
Divo I did have a laser treatment and that was the start of my real incontinence. Changed urologists and the one I got was well known in my area. He may have known some things but nothing about AUS....
Hi Gene So glad you came thru the operation so well. We all have a certain amount of pain but in a few weeks that will be a lot better. Keep us posted as to your progress. I am scheduled to have the...
Hi Berb I have started the condom urinary drain system with some success but not totally satisfied. You seem to have it down pat and I wonder what type or brand you use. I would appreciate hearing...
Hi My name is Jerryv and I am the guy who has had two AUS failures. To just tell you a little of the progression of things. First of all I am 89 years young so age has very little to do with your...
Hi Berb Read with interest about your being fitted with an AUS. Hope all goes well with you and it looks kike the doctor you had do this had done many before. I had two of them installed and they...
Hi Gene Sorry to hear you operation has been delayed. This whole situation is a bumpy road at best and you must keep a very positive attitude not only for yourself but for those close to you. I have...
Hi Cowboy I will tell what led up to my going to Mayo Before i had the first surgery i asked the doctor several times to show me a unit and tell me how it worked This was never done and so when it...
Hi Cowboy It seems to me that you have a doctor such as i hasd; one who is not qualified to do this operation. My doctor had more excuses than you could imagine. Cowby i had this done twice and...
Hi KW I am seeing Dr. Daniel S. Elliott 200 First Street SW Rochester,Mn 53905 507-284-2511 If you call him he will surely return your call--Hope all goes well Jerryv...
Hi I am Jerryv and i have gone thru the ringer with AUS. I think it was because i did not know what questions to ask and was not told by my urologist just how to handle this. I was never shown a unit...
Hi KW The people at Mayo have installed AUS since 1972 and the doctor i am seeing installs 100 of these units every 14 months. Thats a lot of experience and in your interview you find that out...
I have returned from Mayo Clinic in Rochester Mn. and was glad i went to get to see what the problem really is. I arrived at the clinic at 8 AM on the 21st of March and was assigned a doctor. I met...
I also agree that you have done a great disservice to members who try to get any information they can when facing this type of situation. AUS is not a well known item and it is very difficult to find...
This is to Eagle 10 Hi to all of you. I am 89 years young and i am very active and keep busy . I work with a friend of mine doing woodturning. I have been doing woodturning for about 40 years and i...
Hi All This is Jerryv again. I went to my doctor on Tuesday 03-11-2008 amd was to have my AUS activated. My wound of the surgery was still draining and i did not want him to activate it, He examined...
I had a AUS installed on February 4,2008 and yesterday i went to the doctor to have it activated. I was still draining from my scrotum and said i think it all hould be healed before that happened. To...
To Cowboy Bob I understand that you are having a AUS put in in April and the doctor is going to put in two cuffs to be sure you don't leak. Sounds good doesn't it but don't rely on it. I had this...
Hi Gene I know what you are going thru because i have been there. It is very easy to get discouraged but that word you better remove from you vocabulary. Discouragement only makes you feel worse but...
Hi to all I had the new sphincter put in last Tuesday and everything went Was home the next day with some discomfort but not serious. For those of you who don't know the last unit i had malfuctioned...
I did meet with my doctor and he said the pump broke and that's what caused the abcess. When I was operated for that he cut the tubes leading to pump and closed me up again. Because there is only one...
I am sorry that so many of you are having problems going but let me tell you about my situation. I had a seed implant and all worked well for about 10 years and then i had a problem not being able to...
I want to get info as well as keep you informed as to what is happening in my case. I did have the artificial sphicter put in and after three months the pump broke. The urologist wanted to put in a...