Help/Advice

[warrenw]

You do need to stay off bicycles as they can damage the apparatus. The only way to ride a bike would be with a special seat with a cutout in the middle that takes pressure off the pump.

Does this mean permanently off of bicycles or just during recovery from the procedure?

Sorry plumber, I should have addressed it to Otto the OP on page 1
Cincinnatus

I'm the one who asked about bicycling. Thanks for the information.

[Otto78]

So I take it from reading the board that no one else has had the complications I have?

This week so far the pump is working even worse. Also at the gym it feels like I might have hernia. Since I am doing no heavy or strenuous lifting yet I am not sure how this could happen. I also have a hard time locating my right testicle. The left one is sore. When pumped my penis head has been painful to touch. I always do an "ooh" in a bad way and wince when my girlfriend touches it. That is at 2/3 an erection.

I am seeing Kramer soon but was hoping to find some solution prior to then.

[ThePlumber1964]

Hang in there...and keep up posted, please!

[sliphill]

You hang in there and ask Kramer anything you need to. He is always helpful, but I suspect he may be guarded in what he says when something is wrong.

What you are describing, for the most part, isn't normal. I wish I had great advice about the pump. I had trouble getting pumped up fully for a while but I was resting one of my gripping fingers against the release valve. Now I make sure to just hold onto the tubing to steady while I pump.

There are guys that have to go slow when inflating so that they stretch things out slowly. That has not been my case. I could use some stretch in that I have lost length due to Peyronies.

If there is something wrong with your pump you have every right to ask for a revision. You can even contact AMS directly. Hospitals and Drs. have insurance to cover "redo" surgeries because it is cheaper than losing a lawsuit.

Email Kramer, or call him. He does seem to care about his patients a lot, but I can see where he might try to sidestep if something were wrong.

Thanks. I was emailing him the week after the activation session. He was responsive but gave off the vibe that he thought it was a user error. Especially since he had no issue getting it pumped. I don't want to bother him and will wait until my appointment in two weeks. If it is a user error I can't figure out what I am doing wrong.

So other issues I have had to add to my list above:

I have felt cold more often. This Spring has felt colder than the winter to me. Not sure if just a coincidence.

I find it hard to do any lower body exercises at the gym. It seems the device gets in the way.

My lower abs seem to always b sore. I don't think it is from working out though.

I have lost my upper body strength. That was expected from the time off but I figured to be closer to where I was by now.

Otto,
I'm not sure what these other issues would have to do with having an implant other than working out. You do need to stay off bicycles as they can damage the apparatus. The only way to ride a bike would be with a special seat with a cutout in the middle that takes pressure off the pump. I haven't tried it but I would think a recumbent bike might be ok. But you don't want to crush the tubing or pump.

If there's something wrong with the pump Dr. Kramer will be able to tell when you go see him for your follow up visit.

Wow, I never thought of this. I like riding my bicycle for exercise. I don't usually go for more than a half hour, but I still enjoy it.