Rodsmen wrote:Gt1956 wrote:ruwansilva25 wrote:Would the infrapubic approach be easier on the nutsack?
I personally doubt there would be a big difference. The dr still has to create a spot for the pump & place it. Remember on the pubic approach he is doing it all blind & by feel. I would hesitate to say that my actual incision hurt very much. I think having the pump there was a bigger issue.
I personally wasn't impressed by the video of a pubic implant that I saw. Remember, the tubing comes out of the corpra backwards. Tubing has to be looped around the penis then into the scrotum for the pump. Some drs are really poor at keeping the tubing from bunching up & causing issues at the penis base.
Also, if you go to the general section where there are links to implant studies. There is a study that shows the AVERAGE length of implant used during penoscrotal approach is shorter that the AVERAGE implant length used in scrotal approach. No explanation is given for the difference & drs all swear they used what was measured.
Bottom line is the dr is going to be doing shit to your penis & nearby areas. It will likely cause some pain. All of the pain responds to medicine. Some of the medicine is available as generics & over the counter cheaply. The pain does go away. The joy of having a functional penis stays. Good trade in my mind.
For what little this might mean. My dr will not use the pubic approach. Says whatever benefits it has aren't worth the potential risk to the nerve that is there.
I agree with you; I would not consider anything but the penoscrotal approach, despite longer and more painful recovery.
While some men have reported a worse recovery with scrotal. I think by looking at the wide range of experiences of men with surgeries. They might just represent the ones with the worst recovery. In my case, I was expecting a worse recovery than what I got. Only day 5 was bad for me.
