any erosion victims here? input requested
Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 6:45 pm
Hi, group - I hope everyone is having a great holidays season. I may have an erosion problem, but wanted to get impressions here.
I got an LGX implant about 8 years ago (post-prostatectomy) and have been very happy with it. I had Peyronie's which made intercourse problematic, but this was completely solved (to this point) with the implant. The Peyronie's (prior to implant) caused a curvature to the right of about 15 degrees. The head is a bit tilted due to the Peyronies (post implant), but it has been a complete non-problem until now. I would say that the length of the implant is perfect - the tips of the implant up to this point result in what I would expect, a slight recession from the tip but not so much as to cause "floppiness". I have had no troubles - no pain, irritation, etc during full inflation and during intercourse.
My problem: for the past couple of weeks (completely deflated), I have had occasional sharp stabbing pains just at the left tip of the implant. It causes me great discomfort (I'd say an 8/10 on the pain scale) while it is happening. It can persist for a second, or many seconds across several minutes, and I see no relationship to activity, inactivity, etc - it just seems very random.
For those of you (if any) that have experienced erosion - is this symptomatic of that?
I recently had a spinal fusion surgery (L4-L5-S1 about 8 weeks ago), and this could be a symptom of that - but for obvious reasons I am not eager to bring it up to my surgeon/nurse unless it is related. My implant surgeon is now out-of-network, so I would either need a new urologist or pay out-of-pocket to consult with him.
It appears to be increasing in frequency - so unless it suddenly stops I may be in for some challenges here.
Thanks for any / all help.
Jeff
I got an LGX implant about 8 years ago (post-prostatectomy) and have been very happy with it. I had Peyronie's which made intercourse problematic, but this was completely solved (to this point) with the implant. The Peyronie's (prior to implant) caused a curvature to the right of about 15 degrees. The head is a bit tilted due to the Peyronies (post implant), but it has been a complete non-problem until now. I would say that the length of the implant is perfect - the tips of the implant up to this point result in what I would expect, a slight recession from the tip but not so much as to cause "floppiness". I have had no troubles - no pain, irritation, etc during full inflation and during intercourse.
My problem: for the past couple of weeks (completely deflated), I have had occasional sharp stabbing pains just at the left tip of the implant. It causes me great discomfort (I'd say an 8/10 on the pain scale) while it is happening. It can persist for a second, or many seconds across several minutes, and I see no relationship to activity, inactivity, etc - it just seems very random.
For those of you (if any) that have experienced erosion - is this symptomatic of that?
I recently had a spinal fusion surgery (L4-L5-S1 about 8 weeks ago), and this could be a symptom of that - but for obvious reasons I am not eager to bring it up to my surgeon/nurse unless it is related. My implant surgeon is now out-of-network, so I would either need a new urologist or pay out-of-pocket to consult with him.
It appears to be increasing in frequency - so unless it suddenly stops I may be in for some challenges here.
Thanks for any / all help.
Jeff