It's been just short of seven years since I had RRP.  PSA was 28.4.  Surgery
didn't drop the number as low as the urologist wanted so I endured seven
weeks of almost-daily external beam radiation, and that lowered the PSA to
<0.1.  Regular PSA tests never rose above 0.1 and for two years now it's
been 0.04.  Both my doctor and I are quite pleased.

Now he's suggesting an InVance Male Sling System by American Medical Systems
of Minnetonka, MN, to reduce slight leakage which I have never been able to
satisfactorily control.  My doctor gave me a brochure and loaned me a DVD
that describes the sling and the surgical procedure for installing it.

I'm almost 78, I'm not afraid of surgery, and I trust my urologist
completely.  The procedure is out-patient, surgery takes about an hour, most
patients walk out of the recovery room and enjoy immediate improvement (or
so says the information I received).

My doctor isn't pushing me for this at all, he merely suggested that it
should reduce leakage when I lift things or bend over and straighten up, and
almost totally eliminate the need for pads.

Your comments, please.

Ken Bland