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Hi guys, have any of you knowledgeable guys had a “rear tip extender sling”? What I read seemed a bit vague. Surgery report says, “possible proximal perforation” as the reason.

Asking because no one told me about this, Dr or staff post-surgery.

As the corpora goes down into your body it bends a bit or spreads. Make a bit of a curve so to speak. We all are different and some go deeper and or bend more than others. But If for some reason the RTE breaks through the corpora and out where it should not a sling may be used to repair this. If you are not upset by watching implant video's here is one that shows the repair. And there is a diagram that shows the spread of the corpora as it goes down. https://www.coloplastmd.com/resources/p ... rforation/

I have not had one of these repairs.

newbie443 wrote:As the corpora goes down into your body it bends a bit or spreads. Make a bit of a curve so to speak. We all are different and some go deeper and or bend more than others. But If for some reason the RTE breaks through the corpora and out where it should not a sling may be used to repair this. If you are not upset by watching implant video's here is one that shows the repair. And there is a diagram that shows the spread of the corpora as it goes down. https://www.coloplastmd.com/resources/p ... rforation/

I have not had one of these repairs.

Thanks Newbie443, I searched but found nothing as clear as the link you provided. I'm hoping someone who has had this done knew how it affected healing, etc. I read that this happens in about 50% of revisions, but don't recall ever seeing it mentioned on FT.

BTW, looks like you and I got implanted on the same day. Sucks that I've had 2 revisions since 3.21.18.

Thanks again

LA Johnson wrote:

newbie443 wrote:As the corpora goes down into your body it bends a bit or spreads. Make a bit of a curve so to speak. We all are different and some go deeper and or bend more than others. But If for some reason the RTE breaks through the corpora and out where it should not a sling may be used to repair this. If you are not upset by watching implant video's here is one that shows the repair. And there is a diagram that shows the spread of the corpora as it goes down. https://www.coloplastmd.com/resources/p ... rforation/

I have not had one of these repairs.

Thanks Newbie443, I searched but found nothing as clear as the link you provided. I'm hoping someone who has had this done knew how it affected healing, etc. I read that this happens in about 50% of revisions, but don't recall ever seeing it mentioned on FT.

BTW, looks like you and I got implanted on the same day. Sucks that I've had 2 revisions since 3.21.18.

Thanks again

Maybe that's one of the reasons my local uro's don't do revisions. I have had trouble with my LGX but so far am able to work around them. If I can get this one to last another 2.5 years when I start Medicare I am for sure going to have one. Guess we both are unlucky. Hope this third one is the charm for you.