Been a long time since my last post. The stress leakage isn't getting any better over two years post Radical Prostatectomy, and the continual moistness around the area causes quite a lot of skin irritation, cracks and peeling. So, my urologist referred me to a urological surgeon who did a lot of testing, and came up with possible options to help with the leakage.
The first was the urinary sling. It places pressure on the urethra at all times so if you need to pee, you have to force it to happen. This was rules out since I have a shy bladder and if at a urinal, standing next to someone else peeing, I can't go.
The second was the Artificial Urinaly Sphincter (AUS). This is a more complicated surgery, but it places a cuff around the urethra, connected to a small pump, and to a remote reservoir. The cuff is normally closed, then when you feel you need to go, you press on the pump, which is placed in the scrotum, and the cuff relaxes and off you go, then after about a minute, the cuff squeezes again.
So, in two weeks, it is back under the knife for the installation of the AUS. I will report how things go after the surgery.
Cheers all
Richard