oldbeek wrote:JohnThomas wrote:Yesterday was one month since my implant, and my appointment with the nurse to check things are OK and to learn how to inflate/deflate.
I must admit that she was more successful at inflating/deflating than I was, but as she said, she has more practice at it !
This morning I managed to inflate/deflate on my own.
On the positive side, I did manage to inflate it pretty full - certainly hard enough for intercourse, although not to the max as it began to get sore at that point.
The pump is relatively easy to locate and use - although it is still quite hard, I believe with use it will soften a bit. Nurse managed to inflate in six or seven pumps. It took me a few more - more like 10 or eleven. Apparently you are meant to be able to feel / sense the fluid moving through the pipes, a small vibration if you like, but I must admit that I could not feel this most of the time, if at all - and had to feel the shaft to sense that it was inflating. I found deflating far more difficult than inflating, particularly in trying to locate the right position on the release bar - I have a Coloplast Titan zero touch model - where one end of the release bar is concave, and the other is not and has a little dimple in the centre that you press - trying to find that through the skin of your ball sack was for me tricky, but hopoefully will get easier with time. She recommended inflating / deflating in the bath, so presumably heat in that area makes it easier?
Overall the shape looks OK - although it is pointing slighly leftwards ( the side on which the pump and reservoir is). There does not appear to be any great diminution in girth or length either - I will take measurements in a few days as I get better at the cycling.
And the soreness that had disappeared, has somewhat reappeared when inflating, but again this will diminish with time and practice.
The nurse said that cycling once a day was sufficient, but I have read here of some who seem to do it more often than that - I would be interested in others experience in terms of what is optimal, although I understand it will differ from one individual to another.
Overall vert satisfied so far. If you are hesitant about having an implant yet know that it is the right thing for you , then go for it
I am wondering? How pumped up were you during healing in past 4 weeks ?? I am 13 days post implant and pumped enough that I could penetrate and it hurts constantly. Been this way since surgery. How about you other guys also?? Pumped hard at surgery or softer?
I was told that I was about 40%. I think yours is too much. I would call the doctors office... it might have been a mistake... the fully inflate it after surgery to test it, they may have forgot to let some out... Uncomfortable yes but it shouldn't be "painful" at this point. Sorry to hear things are not going so well for you... Get well soon.
Larry
