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I had a surgery scheduled with Dr. Kramer in Baltimore, but my local urologist said he does them, too.

The local one is covered more by my insurance so it would be cheaper. I think I'm going to go with the local guy.

I went with a local guy and had a good result. I found out that he was not allowed to take a company 'kickback' so the cost may have been less expensive. There is only so much they can do with the anatomy you have so I am convinced that a well known doc is not necessary.
Taking it easy for a few days and Icing will be necessary for a few days but after that you will be able to resume a somewhat normal lifestyle. Activation will depend on the uro but follow his instructions.
You will be happy with the result!

How many procedures has Friedman done? is the question I would be asking myself. You want someone very experienced doing surgery on your junk. Even when getting the best surgeons unexpected things can happen. Dr. Kramer was a wonderful doctor all around, amazing in the level of caring and patient care. He's unsurpassed in that. He got my cylinders in far enough and got me maximum possible length. I had no swelling. But, my pump was too high and it caused problems so I had a revision. This time I did it closer to home, Nashville. Dr. Knoll has done over 6000 in his career. Supposedly he is the only doctor that AMS recommends for doing revisions. I got my revision from him and hopefully will get the result I want, but right now I can't tell because with his surgery I have a great amount of swelling and soreness. That wouldn't happen with Kramer.

So, none of them are perfect, but one thing for sure get one that is experienced. I love my local urologist but didn't want him doing my surgery. He told me right off the bat that I would lose an inch of length. That doesn't have to happen.

Good luck with your selection.

Go with Kramer and read "My Journey" under dirtman1993. Goes from before up to 6 months past. All went very well and now have friend from NC going this month.

The local one is covered more by my insurance so it would be cheaper. I think I'm going to go with the local guy.

I had the choice between a Cadillac and a Chevrolet Vega one time. I chose the cheaper Vega. Did the Vega make my wife happy? You guess. d

There's truth to the old adage that you get what you pay for. Sometimes it costs a lot to save money.

Kramer's costs weren't terribly out of line with what other places charge. At least I didn't think so.

Go with Kramer. I did and couldn't be happier. There is always a risk in any surgery so it's worth it to get someone who is highly skilled. Especially this type of surgery which is more of an art than a science. And it's not just the surgeon, Kramer has a team that has been with him for a long time.

Kramer and Eid's self pay w/o complications price were both substantially less than Vanderbilt billed for my implant. The price Eid gave 3 years ago would have bought 3 implants for the price of Vanderbilt. For the record, a couple years later she got the DeVille she wanted. Vega was a p.o.c.

stiffupperlip wrote:Go with Kramer. I did and couldn't be happier. There is always a risk in any surgery so it's worth it to get someone who is highly skilled. Especially this type of surgery which is more of an art than a science. And it's not just the surgeon, Kramer has a team that has been with him for a long time.

I agree w/ stiffupperlip 100%: unless you positively can't afford him and/or travel to Baltimore w/ your insurance situation, go with Kramer. I live in a city w/ world-class hospitals/doctors etc. Plenty of competent surgeons here who could've theoretically done the procedure, but as stiffupperlip said, it's as much art as science & that has to be factored in. I also agree that Kramer's team was outstanding...example: anesthesiologist has been with him for ten years. Your local guy may be excellent as well, but I did not want to take any chances with the 'ol package...wanted to go with somebody who was considered by most (including the posters here on Frank Talk) the "gold standard" in the field. Good luck w/ whomever you go with...