Pump location in scrotum
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 2:43 pm
Hello my bionic brothers,
I am a little over 3 weeks (24 days) post implant surgery with an AMS 700 CX. I went to see my surgeon on February 7th. He was not happy with the location of the pump in my scrotum, which by the way is not large, and manually moved it over which was very uncomfortable. He proceeded to deflate, re-inflate and partially deflate my implant. He gave me instructions to work on pulling the pump over and forward and to begin cycling the implant. By the time I got home that day, my scrotum was swollen, bruised and painful. After several days of swelling and discomfort, I was finally able to start the search for my pump bulb. From what I can tell, the pump bulb is about in the middle but very low and far back in my scrotum. I can feel the bulb however I can't move it up or forward. I am meeting with the AMS rep later this week.
I'm guessing that I may need revision surgery to shorten the tubing from the cylinders to the pump. Hopefully not. I'm looking for advice or information from any of my brothers that have experienced this or a similar situation and how it was resolved.
Thank you in advance for sharing your experiences.
I am a little over 3 weeks (24 days) post implant surgery with an AMS 700 CX. I went to see my surgeon on February 7th. He was not happy with the location of the pump in my scrotum, which by the way is not large, and manually moved it over which was very uncomfortable. He proceeded to deflate, re-inflate and partially deflate my implant. He gave me instructions to work on pulling the pump over and forward and to begin cycling the implant. By the time I got home that day, my scrotum was swollen, bruised and painful. After several days of swelling and discomfort, I was finally able to start the search for my pump bulb. From what I can tell, the pump bulb is about in the middle but very low and far back in my scrotum. I can feel the bulb however I can't move it up or forward. I am meeting with the AMS rep later this week.
I'm guessing that I may need revision surgery to shorten the tubing from the cylinders to the pump. Hopefully not. I'm looking for advice or information from any of my brothers that have experienced this or a similar situation and how it was resolved.
Thank you in advance for sharing your experiences.