Boatman678 wrote:I want to run something by the group. I am 6 weeks post surgery. I am having issues inflating. Takes about 7-8 pumps to get me hard. The first or second pump is easy. The third pump might not squeeze at all, no matter how hard I squeeze. The next pump might be easy. So it is intermittently impossible to squeeze, and I have very strong hands. Second issue is that I have urethra discomfort since surgery. Feels like I have to pee most of the time, whether I do or not. I usually do. Wakes me up multiple times at night to pee. Did not have this issue before surgery. The third, I can not orgasm. Not even close. Numb. Was told this will go away. Have heard it could take weeks or many months. My size is smaller. So , this leads me to my main question. Should I have the thing removed ? Just go back to the way I was. At least I could sleep and did not have to per all the time. Going to urologist today to discuss issues. Any advise.
Like GT1956 advised, do not have the implant removed. To which I add, unless you are having it replaced with another.
The implant operation inevitably destroys erectile function (or seriously compromises it in very lucky cases), leaving the man with significantly less erectile function (more impotent) than he was before the operation. There is no "going back" to how you were.
Urgency to urinate may be associated with the location of the reservoir or trauma to the nerves that signal urinary urgency. The nerves may settle down (as suggested by your experience you posted in another thread wherein you say the false alerts are fewer if you have not cycled recently). Or, it could be irritation to the urethra. Consult your surgeon or your urologist with your detailed observations. This a medical detective tasking. Every detail is a clue to cause and cure.
The pumping anomalies may be best addressed by consulting with the patient liaison(PL) of the implant manufacturer. The PLs often have tips and tricks not familiar to the surgeons. The surgeons are experts at installation. The PLs are experts at troubleshooting.
I take it that your rigidity and fullness when you do get inflated are equal to or better than your pre-op and pre-ED status? Even if you have lost size, your rigidity should be sufficient to resist the most enthusiastic sex and your erection should be virtually unbendable, flexing only a minimal amount if you try. Fullness is another measure, and some men retain girth well and some don't, but rigidity is the implant's primary reason for existence. Fullness and length are secondary.
How well is your glans supported? A good surgeon will implant you with a length of implant that puts the distal tips fully into your tunica. This will support your glans as well as your natural erection ever did. This is usually about half to 2/3 of the way into your glans (this varies, depending on how deep your tunica originally extended into your glans - you don't want the implant to press deeper, lest tissue compression impede blood flow, nor less deep, lest the glans be unsupported and "floppy")