16 days post surgery and really concerned

[NewGuy2025]

Hi guys!

I would like to share my journey with you and also have some questions.

Short overview about me:
41 years old, ED since forever.. no reason found.. Pills worked till age 35.. then i used Bimex-injections.. had two priapism after bimix within the last 12 months, so i decided to become bionic.

My surgery was around two weeks ago and i feel i am not a usual case.
My surgery took around 2,5 hours instead around 1 hour what is the usual time i guess and my recovery was a real nightmare at the first two weeks. I had MASSIV Pain and MASSIV swelling of my scrotum which only became better over the past 2-3 days. Today, the 16th day after surgery is the first day I am able to do normal stuff without strong limitations.
However, there is still swelling and some pain - but it´s not too bad anymore and i think it´s getting better now from day to day.
My surgeon is the one with the most implants in my country and the surgery was done within a training session for other doctors and also a very well known surgeon from another country was on the table too.

However, pre-surgery my surgeon and me agreed to get me the Rigicon Infla 10 AX, so the version wich also expand in length.
After the surgery my doctor came to me and explained they noticed during the surgery i have Peyronie's disease on one side and because of that they changed the surgery from Penoscrotal approach to subcoronal approach to have a better possibility to cut off the fibroses in the upper area and also because of this change of the approach they decided to switch from the Rigicon Infla 10 AX to the Rigicon Infla 10X which doesn´t expant in lenght, because with the subcoronal approach is a higher risk the cylinders can cut through the tissue as he explained.

So far - so good - well, not really.

I was still able to get strong errections before surgery with pills and/or Bimex - but wasn´t able to keep them up.. so i know my erect length a few days before surgery which was 6.1 inch.

Now, 16 days after surgery I am deflated (unable to cycle for now - still too much swelling and pain) and have a ridiculous length of 4.9 inch. So it seems I lost 1.2 inch, which is a lot for me and let me feel really depressed.

So I have a few questions and really appreciate every answer.

1. I can read that the cylinders should be placed mid glans - in my case i can feel the top of the cylinders right below the glans. Is this normal short after surgery and it will adjust by itself when i start cycling or is this already an issue?

2. A lot of you shared your experience with gaining length back by cycling. However, is this also the case with implants that doesn´t expand in length? If yes, how does it work? Because in my understanding the implant can not shrunk in lengh, so where does the lenght come from you gained back by cycling? Also how much inch did you get back by cycling? Is it possible to get almost 1,5 inch back? I feel that´s a lot.

3. I hope I don´t need to do it, but I already consider a revision. Because if it stays with the 4.9 inch, i really don´t know how to live and can´t think I am able to come together with a woman again. - So, has anyone experience how fast after the surgery a revision is possible?
I have an post-surgery appointment with my surgeon in 6 weeks and because he is really busy it´s a bit difficult to talk to him before the appointment. Also because it´s a 5 hour drive. - So for now I try to stay calm and wait for the appointment to see what he will tell me. But if he says the 4.9 inch will be my new length, I will directly get in touch with other surgeons for second opinions and if possible for a revision, even if it means i have to pay it out of my pocket. The first surgery was paid by my insurence. But I don´t care how much I have to pay if I can hopefully get my length back.

Yeah, so i think you guys can tell I am a bit depressed right now.. So I am grateful for anything you like to share after reading my story.

Thanks.

[wilsonmill]

You have got to cycle, no pain no gain.

[LGXDownunder]

It's traumatic surgery to a very sensitive part of your body. I would try not to be too concerned as you are still very early post op and have a long way to go. It sounds like your surgeon has done everything to get you the best outcome possible and you had a great team overseeing your operation.
I'm guessing the subcoronal procedure is why you had so much pain, as it's more complex and probably affects more nerves.
The massive scrotal swelling is normal, mine was the size of a large grapefruit.
Try not to worry too much about the length this early, you haven't even started cycling yet.
Things like pubic swelling and so on can also have an impact on the initial size.
I was also disappointed at first with my erect length but I knew that it is very common to be shorter than expected initially.
But after some healing, being partially erect for 6 weeks, and 9 days into cycling I can now see progress and erect length is very slowly getting closer to what I used to have. Once you are able to start cycling you will likely start to see improvement, but it will probably take a long time.
I doubt that you need a revision. Most of what you describe is normal in my experience, and similar to the experience of others that I've read on here.
My understanding is that all implant cylinders are stiff at first but will soften and conform with time and cycling, regardless of whether they have any claimed expansion properties. You can find plenty of examples on FT where someone had a non expanding implant and eventually regained their size through diligent cycling. I agree with wilsonmill, no pain no gain, but wait until you are comfortable to start cycling. Please try and relax, and put the idea of a revision out of your mind.

[SWorks17]

NewGuy, it takes time and you're at the very beginning of your journey. I wasn't able to cycle my implant till week 6 when I got device training on my implant. At 6 weeks when I was deflated and then I had to inflate as much as I could, I think I was barely at 5 inches. It was painful to get in just 10 pumps. Yes, it was a little depressing and it hurt like heck.
For me it took around 6 months before I was back to my original length of 6.25 inches. It's gonna take time and persistence on your side, so don't give up.

You'll get there,
SWorks

[NewGuy2025]

You have got to cycle, no pain no gain.

Sure. I will do as soon as I am able to.

NewGuy, it takes time and you're at the very beginning of your journey. I wasn't able to cycle my implant till week 6 when I got device training on my implant. At 6 weeks when I was deflated and then I had to inflate as much as I could, I think I was barely at 5 inches. It was painful to get in just 10 pumps. Yes, it was a little depressing and it hurt like heck.
For me it took around 6 months before I was back to my original length of 6.25 inches. It's gonna take time and persistence on your side, so don't give up.

You'll get there,
SWorks

It's traumatic surgery to a very sensitive part of your body. I would try not to be too concerned as you are still very early post op and have a long way to go. It sounds like your surgeon has done everything to get you the best outcome possible and you had a great team overseeing your operation.
I'm guessing the subcoronal procedure is why you had so much pain, as it's more complex and probably affects more nerves.
The massive scrotal swelling is normal, mine was the size of a large grapefruit.
Try not to worry too much about the length this early, you haven't even started cycling yet.
Things like pubic swelling and so on can also have an impact on the initial size.
I was also disappointed at first with my erect length but I knew that it is very common to be shorter than expected initially.
But after some healing, being partially erect for 6 weeks, and 9 days into cycling I can now see progress and erect length is very slowly getting closer to what I used to have. Once you are able to start cycling you will likely start to see improvement, but it will probably take a long time.
I doubt that you need a revision. Most of what you describe is normal in my experience, and similar to the experience of others that I've read on here.
My understanding is that all implant cylinders are stiff at first but will soften and conform with time and cycling, regardless of whether they have any claimed expansion properties. You can find plenty of examples on FT where someone had a non expanding implant and eventually regained their size through diligent cycling. I agree with wilsonmill, no pain no gain, but wait until you are comfortable to start cycling. Please try and relax, and put the idea of a revision out of your mind.

Thank you both. Just reading your support is helping to be a bit more relaxed.
However, you both have an LGX-Implant, so you had the better foundation for regaining length.
I have also read about gaining length back with "normal" implants by cycling, i just don´t understand how it works and that´s why I am a bit concerned.
I agree that I am very early and of course I will wait and see - I don´t have another choice.
But it helps to write down my experience and get some support. So thank you for this.

It´s just really hard to read other experiences where guys are able do inflate after just after a few days and/or don´t having any swelling/pain and/or can see their original length right after surgery.
That makes me wonder why it´s so different in my case.. because like i wrote above, i was able to get good looking erections right before surgery and for that reason it´s difficult for me to understand the Peyronie's disease they discovered during the surgery was so bad that i have such a bad progress for now.

[Jgoody]

Sorry to hear you're stressed but it's understandable. I know mine grows about a whole inch in length or a little more just from pumping it up & about half inch in girth. So I imagine once healed enough to inflate all the way you'll get more length than you currently have & then after you start cycling, you'll get the rest back. I'm 10 months out & have had about half inch growth in length just through healing & cycling to max. I think it's slowly stretching the tunica out. I have seen a lot of guys tips aren't half way in the glans at first & ends up being fine after cycling it. I think you'll be just fine. Wishing you good luck

[SwedishDave]

Newguy, its not just with the lgx you gain your length back by cycling, but all inflatable implants.

Be patient and cycle and im 99% sure you will get back what you lost. Basically all men have the same reaction in the beginning, most likely you have NOT been undersized since your surgeon is very experienced so just keep it cool my friend