hi howie - MIL had one.  didn't seem to be a big deal for them to
replace it.  lasted about 3 years before it acted up.  almost like
taking a car in for getting an oil change.  

but then again,  getting an RP was a big deal and now look at how many
people are getting them.  

i bet they have improved on them a lot in 10 years.  maybe some extra
integrated circuits so that it doesn't feel like you have a pacemaker,
but a more natural feeling - it that made sense.

~ curtis

knowledge is power - growing old is mandatory - growing wise is optional    
"Many more men die with prostate cancer than of it. Growing old is
invariably fatal. Prostate cancer is only sometimes so."
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