Urine control valve

[Guest guest]

I have a good friend who has been totally incontinent for 6 years following a

prostatechtomy and salvage radiation. It was the radiation that caused the

incontinence FWIW.

He is seriously considering having a valve installed to control his urethra. The

mechanism is similar to a penile implant. The valve is an inflatable collar

around the urethra.

He will have it done at Duke medical center by a surgeon who does ten of these

each month. But the surgeon told him that the average life of this device is 7-8

years.

So does anyone have any experience with this device. When it fails does it fail

open (ok) or closed (not ok). If it fails closed then a catheritization is

required on an emergency basis. Can the average emergency room techincian or Dr

handle this catherization ok. Or does it have to be done by a urologist due to

the valve being closed.

My friend is a very active person with a real zest for life even while

undergoing ADT. He just wants to stop using 6-8 pads each day.

[Guest guest]

, Go along to my website at http://www.yananow.org/query_stories.php

and enter ARTIFICAL SHPINCTER in the site search engine. That will give you

links to a number of experiences of men who have had this fitted or considered

having it fitted. I gather, mainly from Din Brown’s story that when it

fails it fails open. But he can tell you a good deal about the device if you

mail him. His story is here http://www.yananow.org/display_story.php?id=271 - just be aware, Dino is a little prolix, but there is plenty of

detail!

All the best

Prostate men need enlightening, not

frightening

Terry Herbert - diagnosed in 1996 and

still going strong

Read A Strange Place for unbiased information at http://www.yananow.org/StrangePlace/index.html

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ProstateCancerSupport [mailto:ProstateCancerSupport ]

On Behalf Of

Sent: Thursday, 24 May 2012 9:38

PM

To:

ProstateCancerSupport

Subject:

Urine control valve

I have a good friend who has been totally incontinent

for 6 years following a prostatechtomy and salvage radiation. It was the

radiation that caused the incontinence FWIW.

He is seriously considering having a valve installed to control his urethra.

The mechanism is similar to a penile implant. The valve is an inflatable collar

around the urethra.

He will have it done at Duke medical center by a surgeon who does ten of these

each month. But the surgeon told him that the average life of this device is 7-8

years.

So does anyone have any experience with this device. When it fails does it fail

open (ok) or closed (not ok). If it fails closed then a catheritization is

required on an emergency basis. Can the average emergency room techincian or Dr

handle this catherization ok. Or does it have to be done by a urologist due to

the valve being closed.

My friend is a very active person with a real zest for life even while

undergoing ADT. He just wants to stop using 6-8 pads each day.

[Guest guest]

Terry:

Thanks for the references. I read a dozen or so of them. Most were positive, but

Dino's was a disaster. I now know what the word " prolix " means. Dino is more

than a little prolix.

[Guest guest]

,

I never censor the stories that are put on

the site because I think it is so important that men get a clear picture of

what can go right and what can go wrong. If you made it through to the end of

Din’s version of War and Peace, you’ll find that he is now

continent and can maintain an erection thanks to his mechanical devices. I have

often said to him over the years that I think his impatience might have

contributed to his problems. Building a tree house for your son when you are 63

and have had a major surgery might possibly put a bit of strain on the staples?

Good luck

All the best

Prostate men need enlightening, not

frightening

Terry Herbert - diagnosed in 1996 and

still going strong

Read A Strange Place for unbiased information at http://www.yananow.org/StrangePlace/index.html

From:

ProstateCancerSupport

[mailto:ProstateCancerSupport ] On Behalf Of

Sent: Friday, 25 May 2012 11:53 AM

To:

ProstateCancerSupport

Subject:

Re: Urine control valve

Terry:

Thanks for the references. I read a dozen or so of them. Most were positive,

but Dino's was a disaster. I now know what the word " prolix " means.

Dino is more than a little prolix.