Now that would be a hoot doing a voice command .... “PEE” “STOP PEE” It would be fun just to demonstrate it to people!!...
Yes, I do have more leakage, I attribute that to the cuff not being very tight. And I am ok with that so I do not get any erosion of the urethra. I wear a Depends Men's Thick pad, and I slip a folded...
My AUS AMS800 is approaching 11 years old.. I remember my Urologist telling me they can last up to 15 years.. So I am pleased to be sure. Anybody over that amount of time? NEO...
I have had mine AUS AMS800 now for about 12 years.. I still have some itching on the scrotum, esp. when I shower and so on.. That area (especially if you are still healing) really gets stretched out....
Your sensations are what I felt. I’m 9 years out with mine, sneezing, sitting on hard surfaces, bending, coughing, and so on can lead to leakage. I do wear a pad, and as time progresses, the device...
Just a note for you to be aware of. Some of us (read some of the entries just below this thread regarding AUS) have had an implant called the AMS 800 Artificial Urinary Sphincter (AUS). It is a...
I'm at year 7 and its seems to work the same.. It can last up to 15 years per Dr. Boone... so I'm hoping this one lasts a little while longer... knock on wood. NEO...
I also leak to some degree when I sit, bend over, sneeze. If I do not wear a pad, I wet my shorts very quickly. But, it does hold it in and I still pee like a race horse. I void every two hours or...
Dr Timothy Boone at Methodist Hospital in Houston. He redid mine from a scewup at another hospital here in Houston. Said he gets everybody's screw-ups..ha ha. He is the head guy also at the Baylor...
I had my device uninstalled and then reinstalled 7 years ago. Surgical mistake.. I had to pay for it all over again.. got no credit for the screw up., Just oops.. If the surgeon was my client.. (I...
The length issue is also mention in Bladder Cancer guys, like me that had our bladders and Prostates removed. Some men think that when the Neo Bladder (new bladder made from the small intestines) was...
I was only diagnosed with PC during the pathology of my bladder after Bladder cancer and they removed my bladder and prostate. I came out of that with a Gleason 7 rating. I was tested weekly for...
Glad your third surgery was a success. I had my AUS put in twice (One surgery to have it partially taken out, then another to have it all taken out. Then one to put it all back in..) Only here can we...
I new before I had the Foley Cath. out I was in trouble.. was leaking like a sieve around that. I had my bladder removed and post surgery.. Kegals were no help. had surgery within 7 months but had to...
Good for you!!! Sleep commando while you can.. It's great to get up after three hours or more and pee like a race horse!! NEO...
My card I carry says ""to Restore continence, give the lower part of the pump on strong sustained squeeze" The lower part is the part we daily squeeze, not the button on the upper end (which is used...
Getting closer!! The day after activation, I stood all day in line serving T-Day meals!! It works!! It will for you also!! Keep us in the loop!! NEO...
I had the pump put in my right side, because I had a lot of surgery on my left, the surgeon thought it best to be there. Now I am right handed.. because he made a statement of it going on the right...
I can have leaks standing when I get to the two hour mark or so. Then I know I need to void and keep the pressure of my filling neobladder off the cuff. Sometimes I can hit the 4 hour mark, but not...
Peter & Waogany; I do not know how it is for everyone. But my surgeon reminded me that the AUS will not be perfect. You will be able to squirt out some urine by sitting on the device, bending over,...
I have had mine 4 almost 5 years.. yeah, still wear a pad, still have to watch my movements. Where I sit, How I sit... But for the most part I live a fairly normal life around the AUS.. As time went...
Big Mac, I still had to pay out. but I had already hit the max out of pocket.. by that point.. I was making payments for several years.. not fun. NEO...
I worked for a fairly large furniture company, and the insurance covered my AUS and the re-implantation of it after I developed an infection. I switched doctors and hospitals. It went ok. I also had...
I wanna be there when you return the diapers.. It would be interesting to see the look on the clerks faces... can you video it for all of us leakers!! ha ha NEO...
Good Luck Roll Tide.. 6 weeks.. the time will go fast.. then..... the new normal!! Remember.. sit to the side!! ha ha NEO...
Also content with mine, especially when I go wheez and I have a whole lot going out of the bladder into the toilet and not into a diaper!! Have some leaks still, when sitting on the edge of a seat,...
Pasting a quote here, [quote="sambale"Don't take a chance on surgery for a sling or AUS. I was afraid of surgery for the sling and AUS because of all of the problems many men have posted here.] For...
I am on this site because of an AUS that I have implanted after my Bladder surgery called an RC. Radical cystectomy (removal of the bladder). The AUS controls incontinence that sometimes happens when...
I am a reader, not a writer.. oops... you caught me in the act!! ha ha (Thursday humor to you bloggers!!)...
Never had I accidently pumped the wrong "testicle" But thought about it more than once.. However I really liked the ; " Mrs DisAbelard and I are cuddling on the couch. The wine is red, but cool and...
4 years, the scale above would not take my input. NEO...
Santosd posted "I just want to share this information with you.My AMS 800 lifetime was 19 years...I need a replacement now. Sorry for take part of your fórum since I am a woman, but I thing this...
I wore a condom cath for a very long time. In fact was going to wear one for the rest of my life I thought at one point. You can get real good at manipulating the condom, the tape, the bag, the...
Cannot pee, may not need an AUS, perhaps so just for the short run. If the stricture restricts urination., but you still leak, a sling may be the next best option.. But you may need to wait a while...
I did not have a stricture but had a fistula develop from the urethra to the incision point below the scrotum after a botched AUS implant. It all had to be removed and we had to wait 6-8 months for...
If you stay overnight, they may only cath you for one day. Or stay in a local hotel for a day or so.. On my first AUS surgery, they did not cath me. On the second implant, they did cath and I felt...
I might as well chime in on this. Been looking at the post from the start. I did not have any "pre" testing on my situation. I just peed all over the place as was tired of having to run to the...
I had several issues the surgeon had to go around to implant the AUS. I had fistulas coming to the surface from the neo-bladder and so he put the AUS on the other side of the fistulas. I also had an...
yeah, for the record, I have hit every inch of the toilet, even 5 years later, some times it comes out in a rush, other times, I have to force it out. Some times I have to pump 3-4 times (one pump is...
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...
You use the normal stall.. no body better be noticing that you squeeze your (balls) when you pee!! ha ha! NEO...
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!!...
I blog at BCAN www.inspire.com (Bladder Cancer Advocacy Net) also. I read from other Bladder Cancer guys about incontinency and refer them here because there are so many more guys with the AUS on...
Just my take on "Nerve Sparing" surgery. I asked Dr. Timothy Boone at Methodist Hospital, Houston, also the Professor of Urology at Baylor College of Med. about Nerve Sparing surgery. He said there...
Though I leak a bit here and there. I am a very active person. I own a furniture operation in North Houston, lift furniture, squat, run, bend over. So I put a lot of activity on the device. However,...
Yeah, it does not take much to close it or open it slightly.. The saline just has to go up into the balloon a little bit, and the cuff opens slightly. Gravity and internal pressure keeps it into the...
Beothail, It is not that the cuff does not have a tight grip on the urethra. The AUS cuff goes around it like a donut. And it gently closes around it. Most of us leak when we sneeze, cough, sit down,...
One thing I do is sleep with a small pillow between my legs to keep them spread apart somewhat. Also, the incontinence probably will get worse as the swelling lessens. On the clamp, I just wonder if...
You may look into using a condom cath & Leg bag during the next 6 weeks. I used them and stayed dry for the most part. Switched to a longer tube and larger bag at night. Congrats to the AUS club.....
The condom cath. is not a romantic thing that is for sure, but it kept me dry and if I had AUS issues, I have a box of them in my storage whse. Never say never. The AUS though, is the way to go if...