Got the go ahead to cycle

[Taggart423]

Dr. Clavell's Office made an error back in October scheduling me for my 6 week follow up yesterday, which is Dr. Clavell's surgery day at HCA.

He found the error and contacted me by phone the night before and rescheduled me for tomorrow at his office in Houston. He did say to start cycling though if I could find the features on the pump and to use heat to loosen up my sack which I have been able to do for a few weeks already.

So, I have cycled several times and will take some Tylenol or Advil to ease the soreness that I am experiencing.

I have the MS pump and it was easy to figure out and the deflate button is really cool in that when it is pressed to deflate it vibrates as the fluid goes back to the reservoir. The the little push to prime the pump for inflation you can definitely feel and the bulb can be squeezed all the way.

So far I have been able to completely inflate twice with what feels like 12 full squeezes of the bulb before it turns into the "marble". The other times is a few full squeezes and then a bunch of partial ones. I am sure this will change as the implant and pump break in.

I also broke down and purchased a heating pad to warm up my sack to make it a bit easier.

I am completely satisfied so far and have harder erections than I have ever had.

Last, I have noticed the ladies looking when I have been out a few times to the store since surgery in November and will continue to inflate a chubby every time I am out and about. Work on Friday will be interesting with me now definitely being a shower and before I wasn't.

[Gt1956]

That is good news. I'll throw some of my experience at you. It might be revelent since we have the same implant. In my case, I was nervous about being sure that I could deflate after I inflated. The bulb is easy to find & squeeze. I had read here on FT of men that had trouble using the deflate button. The Boston Scientific release button is on the smaller size but once you reconize it you're home free. Depending on swelling, if your pump is oriented correctly. Its pretty easy to find. Your finger tip is more sensitive. Check your sample pump for the location. Gently side your finger pad over the area until you find a small raise bump. Kind of like half of a M&M. Just give it a soft push. You might feel a faint "pop". You won't hear it, just feel it. That is now in deflate mode & if you're pumped any you should get softer. Early on pumping can be confusion. All of the prosthesis is stiff & needs to break in. Expect maybe less than 3 pumps to reach a rock hard bulb. As time goes on you'll gradually increase the number of pumps. I'm talking a month, maybe 3. Its a slow process. As your body gets used to your pumping, don't be surprised if your sack gets tender. You might hesitate (its a mental thing) to squeeze the pump quick enough to set the valve to the inflate position. It might make a small click feeling when it does move. It will all get easier. Good luck.

[SWorks17]

Dr. Clavell's Office made an error back in October scheduling me for my 6 week follow up yesterday, which is Dr. Clavell's surgery day at HCA.

He found the error and contacted me by phone the night before and rescheduled me for tomorrow at his office in Houston. He did say to start cycling though if I could find the features on the pump and to use heat to loosen up my sack which I have been able to do for a few weeks already.

So, I have cycled several times and will take some Tylenol or Advil to ease the soreness that I am experiencing.

I have the MS pump and it was easy to figure out and the deflate button is really cool in that when it is pressed to deflate it vibrates as the fluid goes back to the reservoir. The the little push to prime the pump for inflation you can definitely feel and the bulb can be squeezed all the way.

So far I have been able to completely inflate twice with what feels like 12 full squeezes of the bulb before it turns into the "marble". The other times is a few full squeezes and then a bunch of partial ones. I am sure this will change as the implant and pump break in.

I also broke down and purchased a heating pad to warm up my sack to make it a bit easier.

I am completely satisfied so far and have harder erections than I have ever had.

Last, I have noticed the ladies looking when I have been out a few times to the store since surgery in November and will continue to inflate a chubby every time I am out and about. Work on Friday will be interesting with me now definitely being a shower and before I wasn't.

I was supposed to have got the CX, it sounds like it pumps up quick and gets super stiff. I got the LGX as a game time decision, maybe it was due to a sizing problem that they ran into during the surgery. I like my LGX, but I have to pump it to the max to get it super stiff, the way my wife likes it.
Good luck with healing up and getting your cycling in to get things stretched out.

Good Luck,
SWorks

SWorks

[Eamon Chute]

That is good news. I'll throw some of my experience at you. It might be revelent since we have the same implant. In my case, I was nervous about being sure that I could deflate after I inflated. The bulb is easy to find & squeeze. I had read here on FT of men that had trouble using the deflate button. The Boston Scientific release button is on the smaller size but once you reconize it you're home free. Depending on swelling, if your pump is oriented correctly. Its pretty easy to find. Your finger tip is more sensitive. Check your sample pump for the location. Gently side your finger pad over the area until you find a small raise bump. Kind of like half of a M&M. Just give it a soft push. You might feel a faint "pop". You won't hear it, just feel it. That is now in deflate mode & if you're pumped any you should get softer. Early on pumping can be confusion. All of the prosthesis is stiff & needs to break in. Expect maybe less than 3 pumps to reach a rock hard bulb. As time goes on you'll gradually increase the number of pumps. I'm talking a month, maybe 3. Its a slow process. As your body gets used to your pumping, don't be surprised if your sack gets tender. You might hesitate (its a mental thing) to squeeze the pump quick enough to set the valve to the inflate position. It might make a small click feeling when it does move. It will all get easier. Good luck.

When you say "less than 3 pumps to reach a rock hard bulb," is that the "marble" that other talk about? I just started cycling on Monday. I had to really find a way to be secure in pressing the bulb in order not to have it "slip" and wack into one of my testicles. I figured that out and was able to get five pumps in where I could REALLY feel the bulb deflate and fill with fluid again. Then it then turns into a rock and I can't depress it any further. Is that normal? Also, I'm not getting inflation near to what the doctor said I should expect, but I suppose that too will improve over time. BTW, I have an AMS 700 CXR.

[Gt1956]

That is good news. I'll throw some of my experience at you. It might be revelent since we have the same implant. In my case, I was nervous about being sure that I could deflate after I inflated. The bulb is easy to find & squeeze. I had read here on FT of men that had trouble using the deflate button. The Boston Scientific release button is on the smaller size but once you reconize it you're home free. Depending on swelling, if your pump is oriented correctly. Its pretty easy to find. Your finger tip is more sensitive. Check your sample pump for the location. Gently side your finger pad over the area until you find a small raise bump. Kind of like half of a M&M. Just give it a soft push. You might feel a faint "pop". You won't hear it, just feel it. That is now in deflate mode & if you're pumped any you should get softer. Early on pumping can be confusion. All of the prosthesis is stiff & needs to break in. Expect maybe less than 3 pumps to reach a rock hard bulb. As time goes on you'll gradually increase the number of pumps. I'm talking a month, maybe 3. Its a slow process. As your body gets used to your pumping, don't be surprised if your sack gets tender. You might hesitate (its a mental thing) to squeeze the pump quick enough to set the valve to the inflate position. It might make a small click feeling when it does move. It will all get easier. Good luck.

When you say "less than 3 pumps to reach a rock hard bulb," is that the "marble" that other talk about? I just started cycling on Monday. I had to really find a way to be secure in pressing the bulb in order not to have it "slip" and wack into one of my testicles. I figured that out and was able to get five pumps in where I could REALLY feel the bulb deflate and fill with fluid again. Then it then turns into a rock and I can't depress it any further. Is that normal? Also, I'm not getting inflation near to what the doctor said I should expect, but I suppose that too will improve over time. BTW, I have an AMS 700 CXR.

My 3 pumps was in reference to my first couple of pumping tries. 15 is more normal now. Your implant may behave differently. Yes, in the USA rock, marble even hard as steel are used to decribe erections & pumps.

[Alex258]

That is good news. I'll throw some of my experience at you. It might be revelent since we have the same implant. In my case, I was nervous about being sure that I could deflate after I inflated. The bulb is easy to find & squeeze. I had read here on FT of men that had trouble using the deflate button. The Boston Scientific release button is on the smaller size but once you reconize it you're home free. Depending on swelling, if your pump is oriented correctly. Its pretty easy to find. Your finger tip is more sensitive. Check your sample pump for the location. Gently side your finger pad over the area until you find a small raise bump. Kind of like half of a M&M. Just give it a soft push. You might feel a faint "pop". You won't hear it, just feel it. That is now in deflate mode & if you're pumped any you should get softer. Early on pumping can be confusion. All of the prosthesis is stiff & needs to break in. Expect maybe less than 3 pumps to reach a rock hard bulb. As time goes on you'll gradually increase the number of pumps. I'm talking a month, maybe 3. Its a slow process. As your body gets used to your pumping, don't be surprised if your sack gets tender. You might hesitate (its a mental thing) to squeeze the pump quick enough to set the valve to the inflate position. It might make a small click feeling when it does move. It will all get easier. Good luck.

When you say "less than 3 pumps to reach a rock hard bulb," is that the "marble" that other talk about? I just started cycling on Monday. I had to really find a way to be secure in pressing the bulb in order not to have it "slip" and wack into one of my testicles. I figured that out and was able to get five pumps in where I could REALLY feel the bulb deflate and fill with fluid again. Then it then turns into a rock and I can't depress it any further. Is that normal? Also, I'm not getting inflation near to what the doctor said I should expect, but I suppose that too will improve over time. BTW, I have an AMS 700 CXR.

2 years in here Coloplast Titan. After time you will find pumping will be super easy. For quite some time I couldn't get in more than maybe 6-7 pumps. It will soften up. GL to ya.