My situation - some advice and input needed - Hard flaccid for 5+ years

[Trav8701]

Pre-implant members on this site are usually the only ones who obsess over this supposed "number of revisions" and "infection risk"
I've never seen someone with an implant stress about these talking points with quite such a bleak and dire tone.
Not saying that an implant at his -or any age- isnt a big decision...but i just dont see a lot of people here with more than 2 revisions and as for infections...i think i've seen 2 bad cases here but i know there's probably more

The decision to go bionic must not be taken lightly. At your age, there will be a number of revisions and the risk of infection apparently increases with the number of revisions. Then there is the cost (20K or more) and the pain involved with each surgery.

I know you yearn for the glory days (as do I), but many (myself included) would envy your current ability. 2-3 times a day with just a day's rest in between? I'd be happy with 1 decent encounter a week!

Weigh your options carefully. Once you are in, you are all in.

[FMLFML85]

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[wolfpacker]

Hello all,

I'm a 30 year old male that has had hard flaccid for 5+ years. I got it from an accident and it has left me with some ED. I've tried all the pelvic floor, the physio, the trigger point therapies...none of it worked. I will admit by saying that I do still get erections, I get morning wood and sexual intercourse can be completed 75-80% of the time. I have used cialis and viagra but they give me really nasty side effects and I do not think I could use them consistently. They fuck with my heart.

Although I can still get erections, it definitely is not the same. I need hours before I can go again and my erection often weakens during intercourse and then I need to switch positions to get it back again. I cannot thrust as fast because that causes me the erection to weaken and I lose my erection during intercourse 15-20% of the time. If I go more than 2-3x a day (with the help of cialis), I need at least one day of rest. Long story short, my performance is much different and not anywhere near like before.

I have been thinking about an implant but I realize that most surgeons might not touch me because of the fact that I get erections but they are much more different and the performance and no where near as before. What do you guys recommend or am I jumping the gun here thinking about an implant?

If you can still have sex once a day with the help of pills, then you are not ready for an implant yet. In my opinion

[Tokyo_123]

The decision to go bionic must not be taken lightly. Then there is the cost (20K or more) and the pain involved with each surgery.

Weigh your options carefully. Once you are in, you are all in.

Are you saying that every revision (whenever something goes wrong with the equipment) costs around $20,000?

[Gt1956]

The decision to go bionic must not be taken lightly. Then there is the cost (20K or more) and the pain involved with each surgery.
Weigh your options carefully. Once you are in, you are all in.

Are you saying that every revision (whenever something goes wrong with the equipment) costs around $20,000?

Even if the implant has some kind of warranty. Do you expect the surgeon &/or the hospital to eat their fees. A better way to ask is. Do YOU work for free when an issue comes up??

[Tokyo_123]

Even if the implant has some kind of warranty. Do you expect the surgeon &/or the hospital to eat their fees. A better way to ask is. Do YOU work for free when an issue comes up??

Agreed. I have wondered the approximate costs for revision. Am guessing that it depends upon what has to be revised. Therefore, it might be best to plan for a tens of thousands every five or ten years per revision.

I assume that once I hit 65 that US Medicare / Medicaid will help and / or cover its costs??

[Lost Sheep]

Even if the implant has some kind of warranty. Do you expect the surgeon &/or the hospital to eat their fees. A better way to ask is. Do YOU work for free when an issue comes up??

Agreed. I have wondered the approximate costs for revision. Am guessing that it depends upon what has to be revised. Therefore, it might be best to plan for a tens of thousands every five or ten years per revision.

I assume that once I hit 65 that US Medicare / Medicaid will help and / or cover its costs??

Even before 65 years of age, there are many insurance policies that cover penile implants. Health insurance is generally (and this is, of course, a generalization) designed to restore a person's natural bodily functions. So, if you lose the use of a hand, health insurance will assist. If your pancreas falters (diabetes), health insurance assists return to normal life. If your erections falter, health insurance assists you to resume normal function. Unless (and this is a BIG unless) it is specifically excluded by the policy (specific to penis function, implants or "pre-existing conditions"). So, buy and read your policy carefully.

[Gt1956]

Don't run around quoting me on this. As LS states, insurance can be a strange animal. I've heard & cannot provde any links to this. That once a prosthesis is in your body. That insurance "sees" them thru a difference lens. I.E. getting coverage to "service" it after implantation can be easier & covered by more policies. Soooo there is a chance that your health insurance might be friendlier on a revision than on the original surgery. Now they could have their own quirky rules on co-pays. But with some decent arguing your revision could be kindof covered. Yes, I'm saying it strange cause as I said. They might look at it differently.
Still, it wouldn't hurt to be prepared with some significant savings.

[Tokyo_123]

Even before 65 years of age, there are many insurance policies that cover penile implants. Health insurance is generally (and this is, of course, a generalization) designed to restore a person's natural bodily functions. So, if you lose the use of a hand, health insurance will assist. If your pancreas falters (diabetes), health insurance assists return to normal life. If your erections falter, health insurance assists you to resume normal function. Unless (and this is a BIG unless) it is specifically excluded by the policy (specific to penis function, implants or "pre-existing conditions"). So, buy and read your policy carefully.

I'm paying all cash for mine. This is because I am in Tokyo, and our State insurance does not cover this. Actually there is only one surgeon in the entire country who does this type of surgery. After I spoke to this unicorn, wouldnot trust this guy to cut my large toe nail.

Therefore, I am reliant on the US Medicare / Medicaid system after after 65 and all cash before that age.

[Endoftheline]

My situation is exactly like yours. Mid 30s with HF all of my life + got priaprism when conducting a doppler examination with a hack urologist. Only way i can have sex is missionary and meed to stay close to orgasm to stay hard. Id rather have a good 15-20 years of sex in my prime and accept any potential complications when im older. Ill be posting my story and journal to consult this community soon.