Fixing ED with Penile Prosthesis

[venousleak1990born]

Hey guys I am 23 years old erectil dysfunction patient because of venous leak. I have had erectil dysfunction all my life . My Doctor diagnosed venous leak on me by cavernosometry test (doppler tests are misleading on diagnosing VL) . I had Venous Ligation Surgery 1 year ago .But it didn't solved my erection problem at all. I am still taking Viagra 100 mg or Levitra one or half hour before foreplay but even this thing is not providing me a normal steady and stiff erections. My doctor suggests me to get an AMS implant but i want to hear from other patients that haves implant . Should i get an penile implant to fix ED ?

[krishna]

I'd suggest you to wait for a few years
You are young and have time on your side .. it may suck to lose out on sex life but i would suggest that you wait for atleast 4 years before commiting yourself to an implant

[JDavid]

There are several guys here in their twenties who have had implants and it is my impression they are pleased, to say the least, with the results. I'm not young and haven't had one,yet. However, I would say if your doctor is recommending it do your homework, find the best surgeon, and do for it.
Dave

[antelope]

Venous:

Please contact Minnesota via PM. You have much in common.

Greg

[inthezone]

Just so you know, for me this was a 10 year process from diagnosis, pills, vacuum, injections and then the implant. If that gives you a timeline.

[Neisseria]

I don´t understand your suggestion Krishna. Wait 4 years for what? If you have a venous leak , time won´t fix it. He had a surgery to fix it and it did not work. His own doctor told him to get an implant. If you are going to post please give some fundaments. Time won´t fix your problem, if you need an implant, get it.

If pills don´t work and he had de venous surgery and failed, i would go directly to an implant, because Ved and inyections are not a viable option for a young guy

[venousleak1990born]

Hi Greg

Thank you for suggesting me to contact to Minnesota
I did before and he answered everything i asked to him . Also he has a Youtube account that he shares his experiences on: youtube.com/user/TheImplantGuy
But i also wanted to hear from other implanted man to look satisfaction rates of implants by its brands .( altoug both statistics shows satisfaction rates are 90% )

I am not sure which one is better, AMS or Titan?
I mailed and asked this to Dr. Jeffrey Albaugh and he responded me that : They both are excellent so as long as the urologist is comfortable with it, either are fine.


Note : I am not suggesting venous ligation surgery ! Even my surgeon was told me that satisfaction rates for venous ligation surgery is very low and the success is temporary . But i wanted to try .Unfortunately all I have is a stitch scar on my pubic area but no good results .
I asked about my failed venous ligation surgery to Dr. Harold Reed ,then he replied : Ligation for venous leakage has been de-listed as a reimbursable
procedure by a major insurance company Blue Cross/ Blue Shield,
in that the operation does not produce durable results. Baby veins the doctor
can barely see, become enlarged to carry on the work of larger
veins tied off, and you are back to square one.
The problem is a microscopic one in the erectile tissue itself. Once the blood
gets into the venules, the larger veins have no choice but to
carry that blood back to the central venous return.

[bluis6214]

Excellent explanation of venous leakage...there is no way repair it. Don't wait to get the implant. Waiting will eventually cost you in length as atrophy is very difficult to overcome. Take it from someone who's been there. Ten years of atrophy cost me about two inches in length and 1/2 inch in girth. When I was implanted scar tissue and atrophy only allowed for a 21cm. implant. Which gives me a 6.5" erection by 5.5" girth. Smaller than I had, but it works everytime for as long as needed. Celebrated 10 months of renewed marital bliss last night.

[NE_Bob]

Just one data point that my doctor told me. He highly recommended the Titan over the AMS product due to the tissue growing into the implant material of the AMS over time. SInce you are so young (I was 44) you will likely need a replacement at some point. He told me the Titan is really easy to replace and showed me an AMS implant that he had to replace. He said it took over an hour to get it out due to adhesion. The Titan has a really smooth material that does not allow adhesion at all. Again, this is just what he told me...Something to consider.

Bob