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Day 2 of recovery
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2024 8:41 am
by Phndoc
The doctor installed AMS CX 18 cm and 1.0 cm extension. I am doing well, no pain just a little discomfort where the reservoir is installed. The drain that was placed comes out this morning.
Re: Day 2 of recovery
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2024 9:01 am
by kampfmops
Is there much swelling? How is walking?
Hope you have a speedy recovery.
Re: Day 2 of recovery
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2024 11:52 am
by Phndoc
I really have no pain. I am walking around fine just small walks. Balls are swollen and black. Wife removed the drain and cleaned me up.
Re: Day 2 of recovery
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2024 11:59 am
by kampfmops
I'm going to be afraid to look down after the surgery.
I suppose I'll have to at some point though.
Hopefully the bruising and swelling will be short-lived. I tried arnica gel after Xiaflex treatments, but don't know if that helped the bruising, or if they would have disappeared in the same time without it.
Re: Day 2 of recovery
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2024 5:47 pm
by Alex258
Welcome to the Club! Don't rush anything. Cycle, cycle and more cycle and before you know it you're gonna be one happy camper.
Coloplast Titan here 19 months in and clear sailing.
Re: Day 2 of recovery
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2024 5:57 pm
by HikerMan
kampfmops wrote:I'm going to be afraid to look down after the surgery.
I suppose I'll have to at some point though.
Hopefully the bruising and swelling will be short-lived. I tried arnica gel after Xiaflex treatments, but don't know if that helped the bruising, or if they would have disappeared in the same time without it.
Yeah, expect to see something that looks like road-kill on an Arkansas freeway for the first week or two.
But, as Howard Jones said in 1986,
.....Things will only get better.
(Yes, I'm dating myself...LOL!)
Re: Day 2 of recovery
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2024 9:04 am
by Phndoc
Balls are so big, it makes it a little hard to walk. Doctor doesn't have me cycling yet. I guess that will start next week after my first post-op appointment. I can't even tell where the pump is yet due to the swollening of the balls.
Re: Day 2 of recovery
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2024 12:12 pm
by LetoMan
Take it easy! Balls are gonna be swollen for a while. I’m at four weeks and there is still some swelling. Don’t expect much improvement for the next week, but then it will start to get better! Weeks 2 and 3 for me had great improvement.