Steve87 wrote:
I never had Peyronie but i had a slight congenital curvature downwards. I have 1 cm of rte on both sides. With my previous ams implant i have not experienced this issue. Unfortunately doctor eid has not replied to me yet. I'm also pumping it daily now hoping that it will improve. In the last few months i also inflated it less than usual, probably once every 10 days. I'm curious to know what he will tell you. Will you have an in person visit in NY?
Hey Steve - My appointment this week is in-person. I have been cycling daily and have noted all of my findings, which I will share with the doctor. Some unexpected things were discovered (such as the left cylinder not inflating during the first 20 pumps). I have detailed everything below.
<> First 20 pumps: only the right cylinder inflates, becoming noticeably firm and larger.
The left cylinder has not inflated at all at this point. The left cylinder is still soft and pliable. There is lot of curvature and indentation. The right tip extends measurably further into my glans.
<>After the first 20 pumps (20-50ish): The left cylinder begins to fill and "catches up" to the right cylinder to a degree. However, the left cylinder does not fill out as completely or for quite the same length as the right. But. the tips are more even now. There is still noticeable curvature and indentation, as per my original pictures. The right base bulges out on the opposite side of where the left side dents inward. My glans its angling towards the left because the left cylinder does not extend as far into the glans as the right. Also, if you pull my scrotum skin away and look at the base of my dick, it appears to coming out of my body slight angled to the right, and immediately curves to the left (presumably due to the indentation on the left side).
<>When I deflate just using the deflate button (not squeezing the cylinders): The implant will become straight. Very strange. The right cylinder at the base is still noticeably bulkier than the left, but there is no more curvature. No idea why this is the case.
My base case still stands that it is likely a kink in the left cylinder. A close second idea is that the original plaque that gave me peyronies has come back, years after the surgery, and is now now constricting the cylinder in that area. During an initial virtual call with Eid he did not believe this was possible, and the this forum in general tends to agree with him. Another idea is that some kind of encapsulation occurred during a long period of non-use. But again, this is years after the surgery and should not be an issue. I cycled daily for months beyond the recommended timeframe given by Eid and continued to use it almost daily for the first few years. I think the first 2 potential issues are an easy revision fix. However, if its encapsulation, then this will be more difficult to figure out.
I will know more by the end of this week in regards to best next steps. I can see this going one of 2 ways. 1. I need a revision to correct the left cylinder. or 2. I keep it as it is and I try Urofill to fill in and round out the dent on the left side.
What if possible is to have my implant be like the first 2 years post-surgery and to figure out how to make sure this doesn't happen again (within my power). There seems to be a disagreement in general on this community on whether cycling outside of the surgeon's recommended post-op timeframe is of benefit. Eid has so much experience that I believe he would recommended extended cycling if he thought it was of benefit. However, I can also understand the opposite line of thinking that cycling regularly indefinitely could potentially prevent something like this. At the same time, I also understand that this may have happened no matter what I did.
Titan OTR. Dr. Hakky - successful surgery and very happy with outcome.
My advice: choose a world-class surgeon and make yourself the healthiest you can.