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Here is the story and question...

I got my 1st Titan OTR back in Sept. 2010. I wasnt placed properly and I got very little (frustratinfpg/embarassing) usage for the next year. Then the VA agreed that it needed a revision and did just that. I had about 3 momths of great sex and was finally happy. Then the pump blew out and its been 4 months, but I'm supposed to get a full do over at the end of May.

It seems that several people have had pump failure with the Titan. Now I'm just womdering how long has anyone actualluy had a working Titan OTR? It makes me wonder if Im going to have to keep replacimg. this thing every year or two.

Excuse my typing, I'm semding from my iPhone - I sure wish we could get this board to be Tapatalk enabled.. It's built in to the board software already and it's free..... Hint Hint ...

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It's my understanding that the OTR first became available in June 2008. I'd be willing to bet there are OTR units that old still functioning. If they'd all failed I doubt the OTR would still be on the market. That doesn't mean the OTR isn't problematic, with a higher than normal fail rate. I don't know about that one way or the other. I hope not though, since I just had an OTR installed.

I had my Titan (non-OTR) Implant in December, 2007 and have had no problems with it to date.
I don't know if the OTR has a documented higher failure rate but have never heard that.
My Titan is now working perfectly 4+ years and counting.
Hope this is of some help.

Best of Luck,

Bob

Last June my uro implanted me with the Coloplast model pre-OTR. He said he had been having problems with the OTR not inflating. He also said that a prominent colleague in another state had also stopped using the OTR. My uro flatly stated he wants to wait a few more years until "they get the bugs out of it" before he starts putting OTRs in patients again. However, he also mentioned he is not a big fan of AMS's implants to date.

Just my two cents.

KMeister

Okay, thanks for the input. I welcome any comments that others may have as well.