Non USA Doctor

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Implant#2
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Non USA Doctor

Postby Implant#2 » Mon May 11, 2020 10:23 am

I am looking into going to a non-US doctor to get a revision done on my implant. Is there any suggestions of great Urologist doctors to do this procedure which is outside the USA.

Anyone have their implant or revision done outside the United States?
First implant Feb. 2012, Dr. Garber but developed a leak. Second to be done by Dr. Kramer Feb. 2020. Will be 65 then and using Medicare for the costs.

young_and_impotent
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Re: Non USA Doctor

Postby young_and_impotent » Tue May 26, 2020 3:28 pm

Did your revision fail?
28 year old with severe lifelong ED.
Implanted in New Delhi on 26/12/19 with AMS CX (15x12) + 4cm RTE
Post op length 4.5 inches from ~ (5.5 to 6) inches. Disappointed!
Wish to have a revision to LGX some day.

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Re: Non USA Doctor

Postby Waynetho » Tue May 26, 2020 4:04 pm

Implant#2 wrote:I am looking into going to a non-US doctor to get a revision done on my implant. Is there any suggestions of great Urologist doctors to do this procedure which is outside the USA.

Anyone have their implant or revision done outside the United States?

Your signature says that you were going to have Kramer do a revision in February this year, did that not happen? I see you were going to rely on Medicare for the revision, did that delay or interfere with your plans for a Kramer revision?
62yo, married 41 yrs. Urolift (x4) 8/12/19. AMS 700CX 15cm (no RTE) penoscrotal 10/28/19, Frisco, TX. PD 1995/ED 2011. Cialis helped but hinged. (1995)L:6/G:5.5+, (2019)Pre-op L:5/G:4.5, (2/2020)L:6.0/G:5.0

medhatg
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Re: Non USA Doctor

Postby medhatg » Tue May 26, 2020 4:12 pm

Why you want to go to a non-US doctor?
I'm Canadian, but can tell you that the US has the best talented Doctors especially when it comes to a specialty such as IPP. Outside the US, there is no volume/experience. You've Eid (NY), Karpman (CA), Perito (FL), Kramer (MD) and Christine (AL).

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Re: Non USA Doctor

Postby indusvalley » Wed May 27, 2020 6:52 am

Which was first implant? And did you get second implant from Dr Kramer or not? If yes, which one was it that failed so quickly?
A young guy in his early 30s from South Asia. Implanted Titan 22cm by Dr. Tariq Hakky in Atlanta (Dec 2020). Amazing doctor! No pain during recovery. My size is 5.75” x 4.6” which is better than pre-OP size of 5.6” x 4.5”. Hoping to gain more in future.

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Re: Non USA Doctor

Postby Implant#2 » Sat Jun 06, 2020 8:43 am

young_and_impotent wrote:Did your revision fail?

Yes, my revision did fail. So sad about it.
First implant Feb. 2012, Dr. Garber but developed a leak. Second to be done by Dr. Kramer Feb. 2020. Will be 65 then and using Medicare for the costs.

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Re: Non USA Doctor

Postby Implant#2 » Sat Jun 06, 2020 8:49 am

Waynetho wrote:
Implant#2 wrote:I am looking into going to a non-US doctor to get a revision done on my implant. Is there any suggestions of great Urologist doctors to do this procedure which is outside the USA.

Anyone have their implant or revision done outside the United States?

Your signature says that you were going to have Kramer do a revision in February this year, did that not happen? I see you were going to rely on Medicare for the revision, did that delay or interfere with your plans for a Kramer revision?

Yes it did happen, Dr. Kramer out the new implant in. I got a copy of my surgery and you can clearly see that before he closed me up he inflated my implant and I was fully erect so it worked at that time. However, after the swelling went down and I could pump it myself it would not pump up to fully erect anymore. I have talked to Dr. Kramer several times about it and it appears that the pump is no longer working as it should. So I need to get it done yet again.

No, Medicare was great and did not interfere with my plans at all.
First implant Feb. 2012, Dr. Garber but developed a leak. Second to be done by Dr. Kramer Feb. 2020. Will be 65 then and using Medicare for the costs.

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Re: Non USA Doctor

Postby Implant#2 » Sat Jun 06, 2020 8:54 am

medhatg wrote:Why you want to go to a non-US doctor?
I'm Canadian, but can tell you that the US has the best talented Doctors especially when it comes to a specialty such as IPP. Outside the US, there is no volume/experience. You've Eid (NY), Karpman (CA), Perito (FL), Kramer (MD) and Christine (AL).

The only reason I am considering going outside the USA to have this done again is that my employer switched insurance carriers and the new one is very big on getting surgeries done outside the US because of cost factors.

I have no regrets about Dr. Kramer or any of his staff, they were all amazing. And I still will more than likely to back to him to get this fixed, hopefully my new insurance will not have a problem with that.
First implant Feb. 2012, Dr. Garber but developed a leak. Second to be done by Dr. Kramer Feb. 2020. Will be 65 then and using Medicare for the costs.

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Re: Non USA Doctor

Postby Implant#2 » Sat Jun 06, 2020 9:04 am

indusvalley wrote:Which was first implant? And did you get second implant from Dr Kramer or not? If yes, which one was it that failed so quickly?

My first implant was done by Dr. Garber in 2012 but he is no longer doing these implants. That implant worked great for several years until it developed a leak. When I checked out my options for my revision I chose Dr. Kramer and I feel I made a very good choice in selecting him.

As I said above, I know my implant inflated fully after surgery as Dr. Kramer pumped it up fully before he closed me up from the surgery. However, between that time and a few weeks later when I was able to pump it myself, it no longer worked. I and Dr. Kramer both feel it is a faulty pump and so another surgery will be needed at replace the faulty part(s). I know what an implant with a leak feels like and how it functions as you get to pump up and this one is different. It seems that the pump is just not doing what it needs to do to pump the cylinders up in my penis.
First implant Feb. 2012, Dr. Garber but developed a leak. Second to be done by Dr. Kramer Feb. 2020. Will be 65 then and using Medicare for the costs.

medhatg
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Re: Non USA Doctor

Postby medhatg » Sat Jun 06, 2020 3:02 pm

Implant#2 wrote:[I am looking into going to a non-US doctor to get a revision done on my implant. Is there any suggestions of great Urologist doctors to do this procedure which is outside the USA.

Anyone have their implant or revision done outside the United States?


The surgeon cost of the implant surgery is minimal. it maxes at $2,000 for the top 5 surgeons and down to about $900 to 1,200 for other urologists. The bulk of the cost is for the actual implant ($10,000 to 11,000) and the rest for the hospital. I'm not sure how you cheap insurance bastards want to save on that.
Bottom line, if you've a bit out of pocket expenses, it is definitely worth it. We buy all kind of diamonds, cars and gifts for our women so it worth to take care of ourselves. Honestly, I've one cock and I few years left in my sex life to enjoy, so I'd very careful on who to trust to cut it out.


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