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I see there are a few threads about implants retaining some rigidity after being fully deflated.
I didn't want to add to the other threads in fear of hijacking the OP with a slightly different question and because at one week post op I'm totally clueless and can't offer any help on the other posts. Sorry.

What's interesting though, is where people experience residual rigidity of 10%-30% they talk of the nuisance it causes, as an inconvenience, rather than any pain the rigidity causes.

This leads me to think that there's something wrong with me. Back in the day, as a younger man, I remember thinking it's a little awkward walking with a semi, never did I think it's unbearably painful. Yet now with a 1 week old AMS700CX implant and say 20% residual rigidity it's very painful not just uncomfortable.

This would mean when I try to pump it up to 100% rigidity it's only going to be more painful. That can't be right.? I'm pretty sure that an implant should require training for effective use, but it shouldn't be painful.

My surgeon has poor communication skills and thinks time will heal everything. Maybe, but that's fine for 6 weeks time but I don't like being unable to walk for 6 weeks.
I've tried to arrange another appointment with the surgeon for further support, it's easier to organize a meeting with the President.

Has anybody got any advice or experience they could share about pain associated with rigidity. Since most/all guys don't mention pain with a semi, I can only conclude there's something wrong with me.

Is it or normal to have pain with a semi during the early days, and does this pain stop in time?
Thanks..

One week is a very short step along the path to healing. It will get better as the healing proceeds, and after you begin cycling you'll reach a point where the pain and discomfort is gone - you're just in an awkward period right now. You need to be patient - the best medicine right now is tincture of time.

Did your surgeon clear you to start pumping yet?

I am 4 weeks post-op with an AMS 700 LGX implant...the pain/discomfort of the partially inflated penis lasted about 2.5 weeks for me...but it does get better with time.

At 4 weeks post op, the pain/discomfort of the partially inflated penis has now disappeared...

I am sure that when I start cycling, the scar tissue will be painful at first...but I am not there yet.

Patience is your best friend at this point...it will get better with time.

Absolutely normal. You have only just begun to heal. While everyone is different, in a couple of months there will be many times that you will just forget you have an implant; you won't even notice it. I would ask the surgeon to deflate the implant some and provide better pain relief. Not every surgeon actually inflates and leaves it. Mine did not on the theory that you want the reservoir to remain full so that the capsule that starts to surround it will be large enough to allow the fluid to return to the reservoir after deflation. If the capsule compresses the reservoir some of the saline will remain in the cylinders as it has nowhere else to go and the penis will retain some stiffness after deflation. It is a compromise. Inflate some to allow the cylinders to fill as much as the cavernosa as possible during encapsulation and also allow the reservoir to retain as much space as possible to receive saline on deflation.

What folks are complaining about with a partially stiff penis is the fact that some (most?) implants do not allow for length expansion when inflated and of course they don't shrink either when deflated. So they end up with a slightly partially inflated penis that sticks out more than they would like. If you watch video of the inflation/deflation process the penis usually does not lengthen during inflation, but slowly rises and becomes rigid. On deflation the penis does not shrink, but just slowly falls down and retains its full length. Check it out for yourself. Because of the material the cylinders are made from, they are somewhat stiff and keep their shape. The "flaccid" penis with an implant will never be as soft and pliable as before.

I have an LGX which does expand and my penis does expand and shrink somewhat during the inflation/delflation cycle, but even so, it is stiffer when deflated than my normally flaccid before surgery penis.

I hope you can get some relief from your doc. The early days, and trust me you are in very early days, can make you think "What the hell have I done?????" But it does get better and after a while you will be thinking, "Crap, why didn't I do this years ago!"

What great comments and advice.
Thank you for sharing your experiences.

The pain is still there but I appreciate all the helpful comments,.
Just knowing my experiences are fairly normal gives me some reassurance the short term pain will be worth it in the end.
Thanks guys.