Well, back home after the AMS800 revision. My surgeon tested the cuff for leakage first and found that it did indeed have a leak. He replaced only the cuff as the other components are only 10 months...
In April 2015 I had the AMS800 installed after two failed Advanced Male Slings, also AMS products. I was hoping the artificial sphincter would last for many years. I have really enjoyed being pad...
I know this is a while after the first posting, but I have only just come across it. Like Mike, I have had two AMS Advance slings, the first of which failed after 10 weeks. Now the second is failing...
It's now 11 weeks since the new Advance XP sling was fitted after the first sling failed. I'm dry most of the time but leak if I cough, sneeze or laugh. But most of the time I can get away with no...
I had the new Advance XP sling implanted on Dec 11th (The original Advance sling failed after 10 weeks). It's not been entirely successful as I'm still leaking when I sneeze or cough, something which...
Further to my post of 27 Oct. I have since seen a pain management specialist about the ongoing pain following the Advance sling op. He has diagnosed a bruised pudendal nerve most likely done during...
My PSA levels began to rise in 2008 and I had a biopsy then which didn't show any cancer. My PSA level was 4.0 . Last October my GP sent me back to the urologist as my PSA had gone up to 5.8. In...
Hi, I had the Advance sling fitted on August 7. I was dry right from the start, and was very careful not to do the wrong thing for the 8 weeks my urologist insisted upon. After the all-clear was...