Titan Coloplast Implant vs. Prostate Radiation Treatment

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HarryBelafonte
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Titan Coloplast Implant vs. Prostate Radiation Treatment

Postby HarryBelafonte » Mon Jan 21, 2019 6:25 pm

Anyone have any experience with the affect, if any, on an implant?
67 year old implanted with 22 cm + extenders Titan Coloplast in 2013. Facing prostate robotic prostate removal on January 15, 2019. Am told that it will be nerve sparing hope that I will still have feeling . Gleeson 7; 4+3
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Lost Sheep
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Re: Titan Coloplast Implant vs. Prostate Radiation Treatment

Postby Lost Sheep » Tue Jan 22, 2019 12:50 pm

HarryBelafonte wrote:Anyone have any experience with the affect, if any, on an implant?

No experience myself, but I am 100% confident that your radiologist will say without reservation that radiation treatment will have no effect whatsoever on the implant.

Radiation is supposed to kill off cancer cells (which, by their nature, are more susceptible to radiation than normal cells) and leave the other living cells much less affected. Radiation (at the levels used in therapy) has almost no ability to affect non-living materials.
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MikeAN
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Re: Titan Coloplast Implant vs. Prostate Radiation Treatment

Postby MikeAN » Tue Jan 22, 2019 1:51 pm

I believe there may be some chance of ionizing induced polymerization of the implant material. I would contact Coloplast and ask them.
1950. Implanted November 1st 2017 by Dr Andrew Kramer with Titian 22cm + 2cm RTE. Pump relocated and replace with Classic pump Jan. 24th, 2018. Pump failure 12/18, Replaced 2/13/19 by Dr Kramer. Revision by Dr Clavell, Feb 28, 2024.
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MikeAN
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Re: Titan Coloplast Implant vs. Prostate Radiation Treatment

Postby MikeAN » Tue Jan 22, 2019 2:06 pm

I was mistaken, it seems to not be an issue
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Does_ ... is_AMS_700
1950. Implanted November 1st 2017 by Dr Andrew Kramer with Titian 22cm + 2cm RTE. Pump relocated and replace with Classic pump Jan. 24th, 2018. Pump failure 12/18, Replaced 2/13/19 by Dr Kramer. Revision by Dr Clavell, Feb 28, 2024.
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