My implanting urologist, Edward Karpman, does lots of implants, perhaps the most on the west coast. This includes lots of gay men He has said to me that his patients have no trouble hooking up as gay guys seem to find the implant to be quite a novelty. I don't think you are going to be able to keep ...

I'm sure the neurosurgeon down on the corner will do a great job... convenient too.

I get patted down about 50% of the time in the U.S. It seems more common if I am wearing boxers and thus hanging down.

Another option is Green Light Laser Surgery. I had it a week ago today. It was an outpatient procedure but that evening my catheter clogged with blood clots and I had to return to the ER. I would plan on at least a week to recover. The main downside, it seems, is that it can take several weeks to st...

My method for pumping is that I grab the bulb of the pump between my doubled up right index finger and thumb. Then I place my doubled up left index finger and thumb over the rights. This way I get to use the strength of both hands.

I drove ten hours round trip on day seven. It was not comfortable but I did it. On day eight I flew cross county. It was not comfortable but I did it. On day twelve I flew back with less discomfort. It depends on the nature of your work, how your body responds to surgery, your pain threshold, your l...

I have a successful implant that has been with me for four years with no complications. Today I am scheduled to have a rubber band placed around a hemorrhoid. Another member had a flare up following a hemorrhoid procedure but is appears to have been a coincidence. Do members know of any guidelines r...

Camino, Another well-known urologist who does many implants is Dr. Edward Karpman in Mountain View, California. He is a very nice man and performed my implant and I have been very happy. He implanted a friend who had three (THREE!!!) failed attempts by another surgeon and he is very happy. The last ...

I will just add that quite a number of guys here have posted that, due to ED, their spouse gave up on sex and is no longer interested, even after an implant. ED is frequently destructive to one's sense of self, to the spouse's sense of self, to intimacy and communication, and the routines that susta...

I hold the base between my left ring finger and palm and then overlap both index fingers and thumbs to squeeze.