Improperly placed malleable rods (?)

[mtg.cyoung]

I had my operation done 15 days ago and feel quite disappointed with the way my penis tilts and has looked following the surgery. I got a malleable implant through the infrapubic incision (Coloplast Genesis) and attached pictures of what I am referring to for reference.

Maybe it's too early to tell, but I feel that my penis is not hard enough for sex and it tilts/swells a bit to the right on the underside of the penis. I'm also still sore (though pain has gone down) but still find it difficult to sleep (get soreness/aches in the scrotal/perineum area at night).I'm also still on antibiotics, since part of my incision looked infected.

I was told swelling could take a few weeks to heal. But thus far, I am wondering if I should give it a bit more time to heal or try to find another surgeon for a second opinion.

If anyone experienced misplaced rods or something similar I'd love to hear how they managed this. Thanks in advance

Images are here:

https://ibb.co/ynsdt0zq
https://ibb.co/4gFWyZh5
https://ibb.co/M5tvwyxc
https://ibb.co/zT5yQKdw

[easymoney]

15 days after surgery is not long enough for the bruising or swelling to go down. I have a Rigicon and it took months before it ever looked or felt normal as normal is .. I think when you have surgery on your penis you have to expect a "new" normal.

[duke_cicero]

I had my operation done 15 days ago and feel quite disappointed with the way my penis tilts and has looked following the surgery. I got a malleable implant through the infrapubic incision (Coloplast Genesis) and attached pictures of what I am referring to for reference.

Maybe it's too early to tell, but I feel that my penis is not hard enough for sex and it tilts/swells a bit to the right on the underside of the penis. I'm also still sore (though pain has gone down) but still find it difficult to sleep (get soreness/aches in the scrotal/perineum area at night).I'm also still on antibiotics, since part of my incision looked infected.

I was told swelling could take a few weeks to heal. But thus far, I am wondering if I should give it a bit more time to heal or try to find another surgeon for a second opinion.

If anyone experienced misplaced rods or something similar I'd love to hear how they managed this. Thanks in advance

Images are here:

https://ibb.co/ynsdt0zq
https://ibb.co/4gFWyZh5
https://ibb.co/M5tvwyxc
https://ibb.co/zT5yQKdw

Give it 6 more weeks before you start drawing conclusions, but I bet you'll be fine.

[wolfpacker]

Looks normal to me, keep resting and healing

[John Dday]

well hey there sugar, bless your brave lil heart for ridin out that rodeo, gettin them malleable rods put in like my good ol Genesis, through that fancy infrapubic route? shoot, that is a whole lotta medical mumbo jumbo just to say we done some serious tinkerin down yonder. now look here, 15 days out? darlin that is still baby steps in surgery land. that pecker of yours is still tryin to figure out which way is up, down, and due west, so a lil leanin, twistin, and puffin up like a pissed off possum? well that is just part of the ride. now if you are feelin some achin at night and that skin is lookin redder than aunt maes face at sunday bingo, you go on and keep takin them antibiotics like you were told, but do not play cowboy with an infection, alright? and that tilt you are seein? might just be swellin or your meat gettin used to the new hardware, it aint always a straight shooter right out the gate. give it a few more weeks, let the bruisin calm down, let the good lord and them antibiotics do their work. but now listen close, if that feller is still actin like a soggy noodle, or one rods pokin out like it is tryin to hail a cab, well then it might be time to holler at a real deal pecker mechanic, i mean a urologist that does these implants all day long, not just someone dabblin between colonoscopies. maybe they will snap a pic inside with an x ray or one of them fancy MRI and ultrasounds and make sure nothins gone catawampus.you are doin real good, friend, and i reckon you are tougher than a two dollar steak. just do not suffer in silence or let pride get in the way of makin sure everythings lined up the way the good lord and coloplast intended. now take it easy, keep that area clean, and remember, every crooked road still leads home, sometimes even the ones pointin slightly to the right.

WHAT A LAUGH

[jelquinginjury]

How is going?

[ready2go]

well hey there sugar, bless your brave lil heart for ridin out that rodeo, gettin them malleable rods put in like my good ol Genesis, through that fancy infrapubic route? shoot, that is a whole lotta medical mumbo jumbo just to say we done some serious tinkerin down yonder. now look here, 15 days out? darlin that is still baby steps in surgery land. that pecker of yours is still tryin to figure out which way is up, down, and due west, so a lil leanin, twistin, and puffin up like a pissed off possum? well that is just part of the ride. now if you are feelin some achin at night and that skin is lookin redder than aunt maes face at sunday bingo, you go on and keep takin them antibiotics like you were told, but do not play cowboy with an infection, alright? and that tilt you are seein? might just be swellin or your meat gettin used to the new hardware, it aint always a straight shooter right out the gate. give it a few more weeks, let the bruisin calm down, let the good lord and them antibiotics do their work. but now listen close, if that feller is still actin like a soggy noodle, or one rods pokin out like it is tryin to hail a cab, well then it might be time to holler at a real deal pecker mechanic, i mean a urologist that does these implants all day long, not just someone dabblin between colonoscopies. maybe they will snap a pic inside with an x ray or one of them fancy MRI and ultrasounds and make sure nothins gone catawampus.you are doin real good, friend, and i reckon you are tougher than a two dollar steak. just do not suffer in silence or let pride get in the way of makin sure everythings lined up the way the good lord and coloplast intended. now take it easy, keep that area clean, and remember, every crooked road still leads home, sometimes even the ones pointin slightly to the right.

so the AI generated commenting is back ? Only now you dropped the redneck theme[mostly] .

[ballhog47]

I had my operation done 15 days ago and feel quite disappointed with the way my penis tilts and has looked following the surgery. I got a malleable implant through the infrapubic incision (Coloplast Genesis) and attached pictures of what I am referring to for reference.

Maybe it's too early to tell, but I feel that my penis is not hard enough for sex and it tilts/swells a bit to the right on the underside of the penis. I'm also still sore (though pain has gone down) but still find it difficult to sleep (get soreness/aches in the scrotal/perineum area at night).I'm also still on antibiotics, since part of my incision looked infected.

I was told swelling could take a few weeks to heal. But thus far, I am wondering if I should give it a bit more time to heal or try to find another surgeon for a second opinion.

If anyone experienced misplaced rods or something similar I'd love to hear how they managed this. Thanks in advance

Images are here:

https://ibb.co/ynsdt0zq
https://ibb.co/4gFWyZh5
https://ibb.co/M5tvwyxc
https://ibb.co/zT5yQKdw

any updates? imagine that a little bit of time helped in terms of recovery

[LastHope]

What you have looks like distal lymphedema (donut swelling). This is expected if you have some excess or looser distal foreskin. Elevation of penis up by sitting on a recliner chair or lying down on your back will facilitate lymphatic drainage back to your lymph nodes in your groin. Give it more time, 6 to 8 weeks should allow for improvement of swelling, pain and soreness.

The torsion and lean to one side occur because the axis and center of gravity of your corpora may not be perfectly symmetrical with the internal forces and position of the rods. The rods might have been placed in a slightly asymmetrical geometry, as illustrated in the picture (forgive me if it looks like crayon art by a toddler). This looks normal, as surgeons don’t insert rods with precision robots. Of course, those who handle malleables too frequently master the techniques over time, but they’re still mortal humans and imperfection is inevitable.

When you have sex after 6-8 weeks, apply water based lube and lift the penis with hand and put it in. Keep us posted brother. Your penis looks great!

[mtg.cyoung]

Hey guys, just wanted to provide an update. And thank you @Lasthope for your detailed post/response. I really appreciate it. I was really trying to figure out why I had so much of that "donut shaped swelling" below the glans and I think you are spot on. I originally thought it was from my doctor over dilating that area but what you mentioned in your post seems more accurate.

So a few things: I went on another course of antibiotics (Keflex for 10 days - first time I was on Bactrim for 5 days) to heal up a portion of my incision that looked infected. Thankfully, the pain towards the incision area cleared up and it looks like my stitches are starting to fall out on its own and the incision has mostly healed up. So all good there.

I also went for a testicular ultrasound because I felt the bandages wrapped around the area were too tight and I was in some pretty bad pain for 1-3 weeks in my testicular area following the surgery (I had an infrapubic incision not penoscrotal). My doctor told me it's actually from the rods pressing my pubic bone and causing that feeling of pain in the testicles. Thankfully, this has cleared up with time and icing -- and my ultrasound was fine despite some minor hydrocele-- which was probably from the tight bandages. This has resolved, but I still feel sore on occasion. Nothing crazy like before though and I'm sure with more time this will resolve.

Now the interesting thing, now that I'm 4 weeks post surgery the pain has shifted more towards just my glans area. The "donut swelling" under my glans is also still there after all these weeks and I tried to jerk off but it was impossible/ too painful. I am still sore and I feel like any bump or movement in that area causes pain. I also feel like sometimes the rods are "itching" inside towards the glans area. Only other thing that's been strange is that I am urinating way way more than before. I never had an overactive bladder but I am going very frequently and I always have more urgency to go then before I got the implant. I drink a lot of caffeine so that might be why, but again, I never had bladder issues/urgency/ overactive bladder before the implant.

I'm going to give it more time, as I feel like it's my body just naturally getting adjusted to the rod. The pain hasn't been nearly as bad as weeks 1-3 and is mostly just an "annoyance". I'm just glad that I'm able to move more normally now and I am hoping to start working out gradually after week 6 (weight lifting, running sprints, etc).
I also have made adjustments to clothing as anything tight like jeans is an absolute no from now on. Cardio on the bike is also for now not an option as I experience too much discomfort in the perineum area. I am interested in how running sprints will feel like, as I tried running lightly a bit earlier this week and it felt way too awkward.

I hope for better things in the next few weeks and have a visit with my doctor Week 6.