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[hoosieroriginal]

Has anyone used these and do they work?  

[brii]

What is it? 

[hoosieroriginal]

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@brii wrote:

What is it? 

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@brii - it's kinda like a tampon - you insert it to put pressure against your urethra to keep from leakage when you sneeze or cough. 

[Plaid Pants2]

Impressa looks like a tampon, that you use the same way that you use a tampon, but it constricts the ureathra, to help minimize bladder leaks.

[dex]

I think I saw this somewhere and it is similar to a tampon but holds the bladder...probably not the best description and hopefully someone can do better.

[brii]

Oh, okay. 

I saw a commercial for that.  It looks uncomfortable.

Ladies, do your Kegals

[dex]

I know this is not the discussion but I just had to brag about my mom....89 years old and still in control of her bladder.She gets very angry when she has a hospital stay and a nurse will ask her if she is wet.She says that she always replies "No ..Are you?"I wish all bladders would last like hers.

[Witchy Woman]

Have not seen these, but was having those issues.  My GYN referred to it as "stress urinary incontinence."  It was one of the main reasons I gave up running.   Every footfall would cause problems, not to mention if I sneezed or coughed.

Last summer, after he removed a uterine tumor, he performed a

TOT (transobturator tape) surgery.  Info on this from his website:

The surgical treatment for SUI should be delayed until child-bearing has been completed. The most common treatment for SUI is mid-urethral sling via vaginal approach, which creates a “hammock” underneath the urethra for support. Since the introduction of mid-urethral slings in the 1990s, these procedures have become the procedure of choice and have shorter operative durations and lower risk of post-operative complications compared to other older methods. The two most common types of mid-urethral slings are TOT (transobturator tape) and TVT (tension-free vaginal tape). Both of these are made out of synthetic mesh material and are inserted via a vaginal approach. The non-synthetic mesh option exists, however, is rarely used due to high failure rates and low long-term effectiveness

I know there has been controversy about mesh slings, but the treatment he used was not among them.

The success rate of mid-urethral sling has been shown to be between 70 and 80 percent. Long-term effectiveness is about 85 percent at the 10-year mark.

I can tell you that having this done was one of the best decisions I've ever made.  It was becoming a serious and embarrassing issue and now, although there are still times an extremely strong sneeze will cause a bit of a problem, I am free of worry.

[Nhbelle]

Check Amazon, they have a bunch of reviews there. There is a sizing kit and you have to get the appropriate size. 

[Maudelynn]

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@Witchy Woman wrote:

Have not seen these, but was having those issues.  My GYN referred to it as "stress urinary incontinence."  I was one of the main reasons I gave up running.   Every footfall would cause problems, not to mention if I sneezed or coughed.

Last summer, after her removed a uterine tumor, he performed a

TOT (transobturator tape) surgery.  Info on this from his website:

The surgical treatment for SUI should be delayed until child-bearing has been completed. The most common treatment for SUI is mid-urethral sling via vaginal approach, which creates a “hammock” underneath the urethra for support. Since the introduction of mid-urethral slings in the 1990s, these procedures have become the procedure of choice and have shorter operative durations and lower risk of post-operative complications compared to other older methods. The two most common types of mid-urethral slings are TOT (transobturator tape) and TVT (tension-free vaginal tape). Both of these are made out of synthetic mesh material and are inserted via a vaginal approach. The non-synthetic mesh option exists, however, is rarely used due to high failure rates and low long-term effectiveness

I know there has been controversy about mesh slings, but the treatment he used was not among them.

The success rate of mid-urethral sling has been shown to be between 70 and 80 percent. Long-term effectiveness is about 85 percent at the 10-year mark.

I can tell you that having this done was one of the best decisions I've ever made.  It was become a serious and embarrassing issue and now, although there are still times an extremely strong sneeze will cause a bit of a problem, I am free of worry.

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I've had this procedure done and have never regretted it.  I was up and walking around immediately post-surgery and the only discomfort I felt was in the muscles of my inner thighs (which went away within a day).  I was told the way you're positioned during the procedure is what causes the achiness.  The visual I get makes me glad I was asleep during the procedure.