{"product_id":"9781477175453","title":"An Epitaph and an Elegy for a Prostate (Incontinence, Impotence and Artificial Urinary Sphincter), Part I: (Incontinence, Impotence and Artificial Urinary Sphincter), Part I","description":"\u003cp\u003eAN EPITAPH AND AN ELEGY FOR A PROSTATE is a record  (8 years so far) of the author's experience with the effects of a prostatectomy (RP). Salient among these effects are incontinence, impotence and almost 5 year experience with the use of an artificial urinary sphincter  (AMS Sphincter 800ä Urinary Prosthesis). In addition to being a record of a life-changing experience, AN EPITAPH AND AN ELEGY expresses the author's belief that writing about a traumatic event like a prostatectomy can become a form of control, especially control over one's response to trauma and an answer to the insistent question, \"Why Me?\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author believes also that AN EPITAPH AND AN ELEGY will be useful to readers in making a decision, if the need arises, about the treatment of prostate cancer. Where to find information about such treatment appears in the book in the form of web-sites, books, and articles from medical journals.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAN EPITAPH AND AN ELEGY carries, as one of its sub-titles, Part 1. This is meant to hold open the possibility of a Part 2, Part 3 and so on. But in all these matters, the author stays with the opinion, best expressed by Jonathan Swift, that \"Fortune turns on a Wheel.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xlibris US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144488042736,"sku":"9781477175453","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781477175453_p0.jpg?v=1763612428","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781477175453","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}