When would you have gotten an implant?

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Nocturne
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When would you have gotten an implant?

Postby Nocturne » Sat Nov 12, 2016 8:30 am

I read a lot of guys here claiming that the only thing they regret about their implants is not getting them sooner.

If you could go back and do it again, when would you have gotten yours? At what point would you have taken the plunge?

I do not need an implant, as I am managing with only a small dose of Cialis for now (2.5 mg EOD). But I have a lot of atherosclerotic damage for a man my age and few illusions about what the future holds; also, my heart condition means that I am unlikely to live a long life (prolly check out right around retirement age, or shortly after, though I could be a lucky duck). Don't want to die with dodgy erections because I waited too long to get an implant.
Genetically sky-high Lp(a) of 390 led to various heart diseases. Ultra-low testosterone of 120 (now 480 with Clomid) also contributed to ED at age 41. Managing with daily Cialis, but for me, the implant is a "when", not an "if".
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dg_moore
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Re: When would you have gotten an implant?

Postby dg_moore » Sat Nov 12, 2016 10:36 am

I'd have gotten mine at least 5 years earlier.
Dave, 80, Maryland - Implant (Titan) 2008 by Dr. Andrew Kramer (failed Sept 2020) - never used due to a stroke that, among other things, ended my sex life.
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JDavid
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Re: When would you have gotten an implant?

Postby JDavid » Sat Nov 12, 2016 10:58 am

ten years, at least.
I am sixty-six years of age and dealing with gradually worsening ED for twenty years. At sixty-three I wanted something that worked reliably. I got an AMS 700 LGX implant in 6/25/13. I am entirely pleased with the outcome. My surgeon was Dr. Karpman.
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Nocturne
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Re: When would you have gotten an implant?

Postby Nocturne » Sat Nov 12, 2016 12:07 pm

OK, why didn't you get it earlier?

What were the signs you would alert a guy to that it really is time?
Genetically sky-high Lp(a) of 390 led to various heart diseases. Ultra-low testosterone of 120 (now 480 with Clomid) also contributed to ED at age 41. Managing with daily Cialis, but for me, the implant is a "when", not an "if".
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Re: When would you have gotten an implant?

Postby joe456 » Sat Nov 12, 2016 2:06 pm

I tryed pills injection they for awhile pills maybe 2 years injection once worked second time no. Tryed 3 times more after that ask m doc to set me up for an implant. still 7 months away cann't wait I wish never tryed tje injection no good.
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Re: When would you have gotten an implant?

Postby Donnie1954 » Sat Nov 12, 2016 5:40 pm

When I did. :) I was very apprehensive and unsure before receiving the wisdom and counsel on Frank Talk. :( I had tried everything to get and keep an erection. I was ready then. 8-)
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JDavid
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Re: When would you have gotten an implant?

Postby JDavid » Sat Nov 12, 2016 6:05 pm

I delayed because of assuming insurance would not cover it (wrong), imagining the surgery and recovery would be much more difficult than they actually were, hoping the problem would solve itself (it didn't), imagining it would look unattractive (it doesn't), etc... I wish I could erase all the ralational problems that came with ED but I can't.
I am sixty-six years of age and dealing with gradually worsening ED for twenty years. At sixty-three I wanted something that worked reliably. I got an AMS 700 LGX implant in 6/25/13. I am entirely pleased with the outcome. My surgeon was Dr. Karpman.
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Lenny1965
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Re: When would you have gotten an implant?

Postby Lenny1965 » Sat Nov 12, 2016 7:38 pm

Jdavid, i was also surprised insurance covered it & that's what pushed me over the edge. Before i found out about insurance, I was thinking about having it done in Mexico.
Going with AMS in nov 2016. Provider is Coastal Urology Assoc, Brick, NJ, Dr. Kevin T. Gioia
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beachbum
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Re: When would you have gotten an implant?

Postby beachbum » Sat Nov 12, 2016 7:58 pm

I would have done it 8 to 10 years ago. The Viagra was hit or miss and my erection were too. Could still get one but wouldn't last long. Just tried to make due. Never really heard of an implant until last year. Never knew what it was. If I had and insurance would have covered it I would have done it then. A lot of things might have been different now.
71. ED for about 10+ years to one extent or another. Implanted 9/14/2016 AMS CX 18+3 Fl/ Ky
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Re: When would you have gotten an implant?

Postby Electrician » Sat Nov 12, 2016 10:18 pm

I would have done mine 10 years ago , When Viagra started to hit or miss. For get injections ,Just prolonged they inevitable. Best of luck
Implanted 01/2016,AMS Cx at 56 had Ed for years ,On the pills (18yr) and injection (5yrs) married 37 years .Hope to use this inplant for years to come.
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