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Everything is working well with the 3 piece suit, so I ask, is a 1 year checkup needed? I haven't read anything about maintenance or a checkup. Having no problems, but don't want to overlook anything. Everything is working just great.

Bigdog, I don't think it is needed if everything seems to be working correctly; I didn't have a year followup with my doc.

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I had no follow-ups after 2 weeks.
They even switched Uros on me then.

I go back every year for a checkup.

I just had my appointment last week (a little late this year).

My pump was stuck for a couple of hours on the 1st, so we talked about sticky pump and how to resolve it.

Time2Change wrote:I go back every year for a checkup.

I just had my appointment last week (a little late this year).

My pump was stuck for a couple of hours on the 1st, so we talked about sticky pump and how to resolve it.

Could you explain what "sticky pump" is?

Bigdog4all wrote:Everything is working well with the 3 piece suit, so I ask, is a 1 year checkup needed? I haven't read anything about maintenance or a checkup. Having no problems, but don't want to overlook anything. Everything is working just great.

I too didn't have a followup. Everything seemed fine to me after one year and now i'm in over 2 years and all is good.

fucked0ne wrote:

Time2Change wrote:I go back every year for a checkup.

I just had my appointment last week (a little late this year).

My pump was stuck for a couple of hours on the 1st, so we talked about sticky pump and how to resolve it.

Could you explain what "sticky pump" is?

My pump was too hard to pump. I squeezed really hard, but it didn't compress.

My doctor explained that their are a lot of small parts in the pump, and one thing that can cause them to seize up is cold. I live in New England. I confirmed with him that it was cold on January 1st, and I had been outside a fair amount of the day.

He said that in the future I should take a warm bath to loosen up the parts. He also reminded me to fully inflate and deflate a few times a week. And he suggested that once I fully deflate, I should pump once to activate the pump.

My last follow up was at 5 1/2 weeks post. Although I did see my doc twice in the third month to fix a deflate issue.
At 5+ years all is well and I'm happy with the results.

Thanks for all the feedback. As they say, "Leave well enough alone". I think I will do just that. I do have to add one thing or commit. As many say, "Why did I take so long to get the implant"? Don't wait guys.....It was smooth sailing.

I saw my doc maybe 3 or 4 times — can't remember for sure — in the weeks after the surgery, and now I haven't seen him again in the two and half years since. Hadn't occurred to me that I should, and he never asked me to. If I have any questions or concerns I'll certainly call or make an appointment.