Like NeoMan I had to have bladder and prostrate removed due to cancer. It was at the stage of breaking thru muscle so there was not much discussion to it's removal. Did chemo afterwards, but no...
Thanks for the information. Got activated May 1, and what a difference. Been back to walking with normal sweat wetness vs. leakage and so far not experienced any leakage during the night. In fact,...
Well, 2 week check up went well. Normal, swelling and tenderness along with healing process. Now have to wait till May 1 for activation. Ready to do like you, Neoman, and throw away all "current"...
2 week follow up and all is good. Minimal swelling, pain and everything on trac per Dr. May 2 activation date. Counting the days...
2 weeks post op and everything is A-OK. Normal swelling, healing and pain minimal. May 2 activation date so counting the days. Will keep you posted. /community/emoticons/yeah.gif ...
AMS 800 installed March 18th with no issues. Normal swelling and bruising but pain minimal. Go to DR next Tuesday for 2 week followup and expect no issues. Will keep you posted. Thanks...
Alrighty guys. AMS800 installed March 18th and so far so good. Catheter had to be removed first night due to blockage but other than that, normal pain, swelling and leakage. Taking it easy for this...
I also had a backordered part. I had surgery in Dec 2012 but the urethera was nicked so could not complete the operation. Rescheduled for March 4, 2013 but 5 days before surgery was called and...
Thanks for your response. I found another thread on here that has a ton of information pretty much a day to day and then week to week journal. Let's you know what to expect along the way. If the...
Thanks guys. Just like any operation, I am apprehensive but the "wetness" outweighs that and all your positive inputs make it easier knowing there is light at the end of the tunnel. Will try and keep...
What an informative site. Thank you neoman for getting me here from BCAN. Both have interesting info but for the AMS 800 this helps a lot. I too, like neoman, started out with bladder cancer and...
Hello everyone. I am new to this site but was referred here by another member. Long story short is that I was diagnosed with bladder cancer in Feb 2011 and after several tumor removals, had bladder...