No Leaks!...
Halfway There!!! Just writing to remind you that this is the tough time period. You will start to feel like you can do anything. Remember---you can't!! I was always tempted to try to see if I could...
Jeff, The incisions are exactly as you described. The two side ones are for inserting the sling and the one below the scrotum is for positioning. The surgeon uses a special device supplied by AMS to...
tatt2man said... Jeff - very pleased you reacted so quickly - I was confused when you said the catheter was coming out after a day - I would have expected the catheter to be in to keep things aligned...
Good judgement in communicating with your uro! Always the best course of action when in doubt....
First, it is good that you are able to urinate. Surgeons that implant the sling try to get the maximum tension while allowing normal flow. Secondly, as with any surgery there is some swelling so I...
Good luck to you. As a successful--totally dry---Advance Sling recipient, I can tell you it does work. My surgeon, Dr. George Webster, estimates tha if you are an ideal candidate you have a 60%...
Just wanted to clarify that the discomfort I discussed was post surgery. The operation is done under anesthestia--- lumbar block...
I had the Advance Sling operation at Duke University-Dr George Webster. Very Satisfied. Totally Dry Dr. Webster has a methodology to evaluate the probability of success(improvement) and also being...
Worried Guy said... Guys, I'm going to keep my eye on this thread. I'm at 16 months and my incontinence had leveled off at 120 -150 ml per day. That's 4-5 oz of pee in my pants every day. I have...
142 said... OKNow, I take it that you have had the sling implanted? 142---Yes by Dr. Webster at Duke University Medical Center. He is considered an authority on the Advance Sling(has been doing them...
Just want everyone to know that there is a solution. The Advance Sling. For men with low pad usage(or leakage only under certain situation), control of your sphincter--- that is you can stop the...
fulltlt said... Does anyone have any second hand knowledge of what it's like to die from prostate cancer? Obviously I can't ask for any first hand knowledge. Diagnosed in Feb 2010 with 8.2 psa and...
LenB I just got through the recovery time period for the Advance Sling after two years of mild(1-2 pads a day) incontinence. I think you need to wait more than the year to determine if it will resove...