What is it like to wear the Spanner?
To see real patients’ comments about wearing The Spanner view these videos. Most men tolerate the stent very well, but some men have found it to be uncomfortable. Compared to how you felt before the treatment for your enlarged prostate and having the Spanner inserted, it is possible that you will experience one or more of the following while wearing the Spanner: • Feel like your bladder is emptying more completely. • Be able to urinate without starting and stopping repeatedly. • Have an improved stream. • Be able to start urination easier. And, you may: • Have slight discomfort or burning sensation at the tip of penis during urination. • Feel some amount of discomfort or pain in your perineum (the area under and behind your scrotum). • Find it difficult to postpone urination and may have to go to the bathroom more frequently in the first few days of stent wear. • Experience mild or moderate pain or discomfort during an erection.
