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First-Person Story:
"What a difference in my life"
After this appeared on one of the PCa mailing lists, I confirmed with George that he was speaking of the AMS 800 pictured here.
I just wanted to share that having a sphincter prosthesis installed was the
best decision I've made since learning I had prostate cancer. I was not one
of the lucky ones regarding incontinence and had the prosthesis installed two
years after my RP.
It's been in two months and I am again pad free. Yesterday I needed to do
heavy carpentry (including carrying 50 pound cement foundation blocks) all
day and put in a pad, but at the end of the day it was dry.
What a difference in my attitude and zest for life. I was upset about my
incontinence, but even more than I thought.
If you know that your incontinence is not going to go away I suggest that you
run, not walk, to a very competent urologist, your insurance company and get
this done. The surgery is absolutely a pain -- but the results, in my case,
more than worth it. (My age is 52.)
George
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