I recently got reassigned to another doctor and today we had a talk and she mentioned this thing called artificial urethral sphincter. As far as I understood, it's some kind of balloon, that compresses the urinary tract and acts similar to normal sphincter. I don't have any feeling or control of my bladder and she said, that despite some complications, it's theoretically possible to get it installed in my situation.
Although I'm basically OK with my condition, I thought it may not be a bad idea. But then I looked it up and there seem to be dangers of this device malfunctioning or damaging something even worse or even the need for a follow up operation...
It's just an idea my doctor had, she isn't really saying I should get it and they'll need to perform some more tests to check if it'll work for me, but still...
Has anyone had any experience with this device and if yes, how did things work out?
Although I'm basically OK with my condition, I thought it may not be a bad idea. But then I looked it up and there seem to be dangers of this device malfunctioning or damaging something even worse or even the need for a follow up operation...
It's just an idea my doctor had, she isn't really saying I should get it and they'll need to perform some more tests to check if it'll work for me, but still...
Has anyone had any experience with this device and if yes, how did things work out?