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Has anybody here had revision surgery done by the NHS in the UK?

If so, how long was the wait?

I’m becoming more and more anxious about implant failure and then having to wait months and potentially years to get the revision surgery so I just wondered what sort of time it would take.

Thanks.

I don't understand your question.
If you have ED bad enough to get an implant on the NHS, then you will be no worse off than you are now if it fails and you have to wait.
If you can afford to go private for the op, you can probably afford a private revision, and if you can afford to go private, then there would be nothing to stop you going private for a revision, even if you had the implant done on the NHS..
I had an implant put in on the NHS in April 2023 and it has never worked, I am having to wait 2 years for a revision, not because of the NHS, who told me it would be 2 or 3 months, but because I have used up all of my sick time from work and need to build it back up before I can have 6 or 8 weeks off again (I do a dirty job and need to be off until fully healed).

niall4473 wrote:I don't understand your question.
If you have ED bad enough to get an implant on the NHS, then you will be no worse off than you are now if it fails and you have to wait.
If you can afford to go private for the op, you can probably afford a private revision, and if you can afford to go private, then there would be nothing to stop you going private for a revision, even if you had the implant done on the NHS..
I had an implant put in on the NHS in April 2023 and it has never worked, I am having to wait 2 years for a revision, not because of the NHS, who told me it would be 2 or 3 months, but because I have used up all of my sick time from work and need to build it back up before I can have 6 or 8 weeks off again (I do a dirty job and need to be off until fully healed).

Is there a particular reason why you got implanted a Rigicon? If I look at the advertising, the Rigicon seems to be superior to both the AMS and the Coloplast. The fact that it is not discussed here could simply be because the Rigicon is not available in the USA?

The Rigicon was what I was offered, I was shown a sample and I was impressed by it.
If the one that is inside my body worked like that sample, I would be a very happy man.
No, I have heard that the Rigicon, which is manufactured in Turkiye, is not approved for implantation in the USA,

niall4473 wrote:The Rigicon was what I was offered, I was shown a sample and I was impressed by it.
If the one that is inside my body worked like that sample, I would be a very happy man.
No, I have heard that the Rigicon, which is manufactured in Turkiye, is not approved for implantation in the USA,

Did you get your Rigicon implant on the NHS? If so where if you don't mind me asking?

I requested it at UCLH but was told I couldn't have it on NHS

niall4473 wrote:The Rigicon was what I was offered, I was shown a sample and I was impressed by it.
If the one that is inside my body worked like that sample, I would be a very happy man.
No, I have heard that the Rigicon, which is manufactured in Turkiye, is not approved for implantation in the USA,

Wait... Your implant hasn't been working for almost two years? Why such a delay for revision?

I thought that I had explained this.
ED, whilst distressing, is not life-threatening, nor does it prevent one earning a living, not in my line of work, anyway, so I had to give priority to being able to walk and work, therefore I had a total knee replacement (my second) last July, this has used up all my paid sick time so I need to get at least two years work in with no time off before I can think about a surgical revision of my implant.
I have spoken to the Urology Dept. at Manchester Royal Infirmary, where it was implanted, and when I am ready, they have said the wait will be in the region of 6 weeks to 3 months.

niall4473 wrote:The Rigicon was what I was offered, I was shown a sample and I was impressed by it.
If the one that is inside my body worked like that sample, I would be a very happy man.
No, I have heard that the Rigicon, which is manufactured in Turkiye, is not approved for implantation in the USA,

Ah, this is why Turkish doctors praise it.. hands off then, thats my feeling.

niall4473 wrote:I thought that I had explained this.
ED, whilst distressing, is not life-threatening, nor does it prevent one earning a living, not in my line of work, anyway, so I had to give priority to being able to walk and work, therefore I had a total knee replacement (my second) last July, this has used up all my paid sick time so I need to get at least two years work in with no time off before I can think about a surgical revision of my implant.
I have spoken to the Urology Dept. at Manchester Royal Infirmary, where it was implanted, and when I am ready, they have said the wait will be in the region of 6 weeks to 3 months.

Ah sorry yes you did explain already.

So the Rigicon was on the NHS at Manchester Royal Infirmary?

It was indeed, and the surgery, etc was beyond reproach, it is the implant itself which seems to be the problem.