When is it time to get an implant?

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Rider1400
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Re: When is it time to get an implant?

Postby Rider1400 » Fri Sep 25, 2026 5:10 pm

arazon wrote:
Rider1400 wrote: Now I’ve had a revsion an infection a salvage and then an explantation. Now after 3 months waiting I’ve been reimplanted.


Does it happen that people get revisions a lot because of infection?


Revisions do have a higher % of infection rate but I think it says double but my Surgeon has around a 1% infection rate so it would be double that so 2%. And agin increases with each surgery. Dr and I both scratching our head as to what might have caused my infections. I often say I just drew the short straw. So far with my new implant I’m doing great. I’m at 3 weeks and 2 days and all is totally clear. Further than I made it with previous ones. If I had it to do all over again I would do the same thing. I feel it’s a risk well worth the benefits. All surgeries have a possibility of infection and I’ve had 13 in my life and this is the first time I’ve gotten an infection. Never know. I might have been on the edge of being sick when it took place or any other of many contractors.
Born 1965 ED at 45 pills,shots all failed.
Implanted 5-22 Titan 20cm with 1cm RTE.
Revision 3-26 Titan 24cm with 1cm trimmed off.
Infection, salvage 5-26 Titan 24cm -1cm trimmed
Explanted 6-17
Implanted 9-2 Titan 22cm less 1 cm trimmed


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