AMS is in

well sling is in. I will try to recall adventure to date without rambling. Met with uro prior to surgery and he went over everything again. Actually remember post op. Well taken care of. Got to room and wife and brother showed up soon after. I was very sore in the groin area. I felt pretty good with a mild throat irritation from tube. This now Friday afternoon.  Light dinner and watched world series. Did not get much sleep as usual. Took oxycodoine couple times during the night. This medication tends to screw up my mind but I did need it. Night nurse said cathater coming out at 6 AM, yikes. She was good to her word. Pretty quick and not bad. Light breakfast. The key now was to be able to pass urine over next 6 hours. My 1st attempt resulted in a couple of drops. Intern dropped in and said not to force it and wait untill there was a full feeling. Since I have been leaking for 3 years I did not know what a full bladder felt like anymore. Also I had different sensations coming from soreness from cathater and incision area. Next attempt brought 100 cc. I had been drinking mass quantities of juice and water. Next attempt was 125cc. A bladder examine showed 500 cc still in bladder. I was concerned about having to be put back on the hose for a couple of days. Next try was 200, then 250 and up to 300cc twice. Bladder then down to 100cc. Doctor said your out of here,nice. Relaxed at home Saturday still taking pain meds even though I knew they would constipate me. I was pretty darn sore. Also scrotum looked like a baseball and numb. Really weird. Pretty rough night. Med's made me slow to react and disoriented. I think I actually pissed myself. I know it is also darkest before the dawn so I hung in there. The good news was a was getting a slow but steady stream regular. Very hard to get in and out of seating. At this point I noted that this type of exersion normally would have caused leakage, I did not leak though. I handed out trick or treat candy on Sunday. Felt better to stand. Breaking wind but still no BM. Took one last pain med Sunday night. This caused some bad head games. I think all the meds combined were contributing factors. No real sleep again. Urine flow is now regular and no leakage.

Monday morning. Had bran for breakfast and just took some milk of magnesia. Still no leaks Soreness is better. Using the 2 towel sitting device to keep pressure off of incision spot, helps. The extended time off work is going to be really hard. I'm a very active 66. Uro told me my real test will come once I get back to my active job. I am a furniture service tech. Lot's of walking, up and down moves plus pushing sofas and other items around to fix them. Extended exrecise walking also caused leaks. That about gets me up to date. Thanks to bizman42 and worried guy for there threads. It really helps. I check back in with updates. Carry On.

Jersey,

Congrats on taking the big step. Good for you. I'm almost as glad as you are about your newfound dryness! Please let us know how things are going as you progress through your recovery.

I'm going in for a consultation with the sling doc next week. You, Worried Guy,Bizman, Male_Sling_Problems and a couple others have emboldened me. Bring it on!

Jonathan

Jersey - here's to a steady and boring recovery -
-follow all the rules and do not rush anything - you have to let the tissues heal up and hold everything in place - suppress the alpha male ego and let others take care of you for a change.
-you don't want to #$%^@ it up.
-wishing you all the best,
Bronson

p.s. maybe you could write your wife's name on the snow shovel handle ....

Dry - I'm not sure I remember what that's like

Sounds like you're getting along great - take it easy and heal first, shovel snow later.

it will be one week tomorrow since surgery. I  have been home since saturday. No leakage and full pressure unrination. after 3 years this is an unbieliveable feeling. went in for check up today. incision and everything great. I have been lightheaded. my blood pressure was down and heart rate up. seems I have not been drinking enough water.  my real test will be when i get back to work to see if everything holds up under my daily  work. i do alot of walking and body contorting fixing furniture in 6 different stores. uro said my anatomy was excellent.when he got sling in place and lifted everything went right up into place. a resident commented" wow that went easy." uro thanked me for being a normal size person. i am 5'5" and 145. he said he has to work on alot of overweight people and it makes things much harder. in wisconsin most people are at least over weight if not obesse. so my job now is to drink alot more water. i forgot to ask about life span of sling. i will call office tomorrow. i have been going to Froedert hospital in milwaukee wisconsin. great teaching hospital.

I had activation in March of the AMS. There is some leakage but not much.
If I drink too much water and wait too long, some chairs and car seats can hit the button just right and open sesame!!
Same can be said if working out with weight machines at Y/Club. May want to wear a light pad just in case.
Otherwise no major problems
Don't think I will be doing any horseback riding (haven't done for years) and not certain about a bike?
The one think I noted and not sure if any other guys has this is Scrotum tends to dry out sometimes and get some light cracks.
I itch it and tends to worsen until I put some lotion on it then it gets good.
Some guys use a light woman's pad but I do not know if I will need or not - wets spot on tighty whites.

Biggest problem I have is not waiting long enough - hurrying the job. I finally am activating with right hand and once I start going I find if I feel full, an extra squeeze or too helps empty the bladder if it seems like stream is getting weak.

The advise is good, take your time and learn your body.

Congratulation, after 10 years being wet for me, it is sure nice to sleep in bed without worrying about a big wet spot

Tom of West Central Ohio

well it will be 2 weeks tomorrow that sling was put in. I have been 100% dry. Soreness is mostly gone in groin area. Still tender at ground zero but  that also is improving. Only setback was I was not drinking enough water in 1st week and got dehydrated which casused low BP and light headedness. That no longer an issue. Still some numbness at bottom of scrotum. Better than that orange I had down below.

It's kind of funny that when I realized I was dry it just became normal aqain. I thought I would dwell on it but I have to actually say to myself be thankful for your condition. So nice to not have to deal with all the nasty daily issues. My real test is when my restrictions are lifted and I'm back at work. So for anybody on the fence, jump into the next yard. I will continue to update. How ya do'in Bizman 42.

thanks for the update Jersey, sounds like things are looking better and dry as well, sounds like your new normal is easy to live with, you're fortunate.

r 

Good to know. Thanks, and feel better soon.

3 WEEK UPDATE: still 100% dry. everyday I marvel at this. I am still sore at entry point. also still have some numbness on bottom of scrotum. This is kind of getting old but I will not complain to hard based on results. I have not broken the 10 pound rule. Getting a little antsy around house. I have done alot of getting things in order stuff . going to see uro on december 9th. for anybody still on fence just do it. I took all of remaining pads down to basement a couple of days ago. So any questions I'm here to help if I can. Carry On.

stairs not on no do list. you will walk a little weird for a few days though.