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From: Bob C. on 7 Aug 2008 17:22
Dave, I had the AMS 800 installed a couple/few years ago and have had
good luck with it. I still use a pad a day, a very light pad. Bladder
spasms can still push urine past the artificial sphincter, but I guess
that's to be expected. I was using about 3-5 pads per day before getting
the AMS 800 installed. The surgery was not too bad, and there is a
little bit of a learning curve, but I would sure do it again. I have
seen one poster on this NG in the past who did not have good luck with
it. Best of luck to you.


DoubleOwSeven wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:35:37 +0100, David Chapman <dave(a)minda.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm 67 years of age, living near London, England, and had a DaVinci
>> robotic prostatectomy in a large London hospital 12 months ago. The four
>> PSA tests that I've had at 3 monthly intervals to date have all come
>> back 'undetectable' so the operation itself was undoubtedly a success,
>> but I am still just as stress-incontinent as I was ten months ago.
>>
>> When I saw the consultant a couple of days ago he told me that since I
>> wasn't fully continent after a full year it was because my one remaining
>> sphincter was failing to close completely. He said that my situation is
>> unlikely to improve in the future and now intends to refer me to UCL (in
>> London) to discuss the possibility of my having an Artificial Urinary
>> Sphincter fitted which is, apparently, a 2 hour operation under full
>> anaesthetic. He said that this operation should certainly fix the
>> incontinence and improve my quality of life, but he also mentioned that
>> roughly 1 in 20 of these operations might give problems of one sort or
>> another and require a further operation at a later date to correct them.
>>
>> I've searched on the web to find out more about the Artificial
>> Sphincter and as a result I now understand a bit more about what is
>> involved, along with the pros and cons of the operation and its
>> consequences. Nonetheless I'd very much like to hear the personal views
>> of anyone in this NG who uses this device and is willing to relate their
>> experiences (good or bad) to help me decide whether, or not, to opt for
>> the operation.
>>
>> Finally, let me say that after having read so many of the sad messages
>> on this NG over the last year from people who have had (or are having)
>> such a rough time, I do feel rather guilty about asking for help with
>> such a non-life-threatening matter, but I'm hoping there will be some
>> people reading this posting who will understand my concerns and be able
>> and willing to offer useful comments.
>>
>> My grateful thanks to all those regular contributors to this NG.
>>
>> TIA - Dave
>
>
> Hi Dave,
>
> Your concerns are fully understood be everyone I daresay. There was
> several discussions on here in the past year from a couple people who
> had the operation. I think they may have both had an AMES 800 or
> similar named device implanted. Hopefully they may still be around to
> offer some info. My recollection is that the feedback was mixed as
> far as success. You should be able to use Google's advanced search
> and do a groups search on the topic and find the old messages. I
> realize how much one might want to get things fixed but I think I'd
> wait more then a year before having the operation.
From: David Chapman on 8 Aug 2008 05:24

Hi Bob,

Many thanks for your reply. I've tried to e-mail you privately
because I'd like to know more about your experiences, but my messages to
you are getting 'bounced'.
My own e-mail address is valid if you'd care to respond to me
privately.

All the best - Dave

In article <g7fp3e01v3(a)enews1.newsguy.com>, Bob C. <BC(a)Bob.org> writes
>Dave, I had the AMS 800 installed a couple/few years ago and have had
>good luck with it. I still use a pad a day, a very light pad. Bladder
>spasms can still push urine past the artificial sphincter, but I guess
>that's to be expected. I was using about 3-5 pads per day before
>getting the AMS 800 installed. The surgery was not too bad, and there
>is a little bit of a learning curve, but I would sure do it again. I
>have seen one poster on this NG in the past who did not have good luck
>with it. Best of luck to you.

--
David C.Chapman - (dcchapman(a)minda.co.uk)
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