Stress urinary incontinence is when urine leaks from your bladder when you do things which place pressure (stress) on your bladder. This often occurs with laughing, coughing, sneezing and physical activity. This information will help you recover after a mid-urethral sling operation for stress urinary incontinence.

You should read this information along with any other information you have been given about your choices and the operation itself. This information gives general advice based on women’s experiences and expert opinion. Every woman has different needs and recovers in different ways. Your own recovery will depend upon:

• How fit and well you are before your operation
• The reason you are having a mid-urethral sling operation
• The exact type of operation that you have
• How smoothly everything goes and whether there are any complications

Mid-urethal sling operation for stress urinary incontinence