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Must the Implant be pumped daily?
Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 4:21 pm
by dias_ultima
hi everyone,
My question is , is it important that the implant is pumped daily and how long after the surgery should I start inflating the implant. I will be going for the surgery in a few months .
Thanks
Re: Must the Implant be pumped daily?
Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 5:22 pm
by Smetro
dias_ultima wrote:hi everyone,
My question is , is it important that the implant is pumped daily and how long after the surgery should I start inflating the implant. I will be going for the surgery in a few months .
Thanks
Talk to your surgeon
Generally you will be partially inflated when you leave hospital and stay that way for a few weeks. Many of us begin giving the pump a few squeezes around the 2 week mark and discover how to deflate slightly.
The surgeon will inflate you on the important return date to expand scar tissue etc.....slightly uncomfortable but also slightly exhilarating.
But I will say this quite clearly, each person is different.....always listen to your surgeon!
Re: Must the Implant be pumped daily?
Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 5:27 pm
by dg_moore
After you have healed and have begun using the implant it is not necessary to inflate it daily. I got my implant in 2008 and have never used it - my doctor (Kramer) advised me to inflate it "every now and then to keep things stretched and healthy." I inflate mine every month or so for a couple of minutes when it occurs to me and I have seen no problems.
Re: Must the Implant be pumped daily?
Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 9:48 pm
by TallTexan
Im 5 months post op and I pump mine almost full at night and release in the morning. I don't do it every night. Just when I think about it.
Re: Must the Implant be pumped daily?
Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 11:37 pm
by TANGERINE
i have been told that it should be pumped at least once a week once you have fully healed (ie, after 3 months). If you have sex more often, then good for you, but , I have been told, once a week is what is needed to keep things loose and ideal. Beyond that, "use it when you need it"
Some of us have wondered whether an implant is like a car tire. The tire lasts roughly 30,000 miles, and maybe an implant lasts roughly 1500 inflations ??????
I have never read anything about whether implant lifespan is hindered or helped from being cycled extensively. That is an interesting question.
Re: Must the Implant be pumped daily?
Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 8:48 am
by PCHelp76180
dias_ultima wrote:hi everyone,
My question is , is it important that the implant is pumped daily and how long after the surgery should I start inflating the implant. I will be going for the surgery in a few months .
Thanks
I pump up every day for an hour, first thing in the morning until I get dressed. I noticed if I forget to pump up, the next time the "pump" seems harder to squeeze.
Re: Must the Implant be pumped daily?
Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 10:53 am
by Larry10625
Smetro wrote:dias_ultima wrote:hi everyone,
My question is , is it important that the implant is pumped daily and how long after the surgery should I start inflating the implant. I will be going for the surgery in a few months .
Thanks
Talk to your surgeon
Generally you will be partially inflated when you leave hospital and stay that way for a few weeks. Many of us begin giving the pump a few squeezes around the 2 week mark and discover how to deflate slightly.
The surgeon will inflate you on the important return date to expand scar tissue etc.....slightly uncomfortable but also slightly exhilarating.
But I will say this quite clearly, each person is different.....always listen to your surgeon!
Good advice from Smetro. I was told not to attempt to use it for ANYTHING until after 6 weeks... others will say different. Further I was told that, yes, you need to cycle it everyday for a while to prevent atrophy. It was further suggested that I get a vacuum and start that as well... just my 2 cents, I can wait to be jumped on by the Frank Talk Police.
Larry
Re: Must the Implant be pumped daily?
Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 10:57 am
by Larry10625
TallTexan wrote:Im 5 months post op and I pump mine almost full at night and release in the morning. I don't do it every night. Just when I think about it.
Isn't that incredibly uncomfortable? I sleep on my belly... probably wouldn't work for me.
Larry
Re: Must the Implant be pumped daily?
Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 2:38 pm
by dias_ultima
thanks for your replys guys , you guys in this forum are great !!
Re: Must the Implant be pumped daily?
Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 5:13 pm
by Smetro
Now that's out of the way I will admit to having, albeit very tentative and gentle sex 14 days after my op.... my GF was keen for some inner warmth!
It caused NO harm whatsoever and because I had given it a couple of pumps I had to deflate it afterwards a little as well. No probs and possibly helped me to familiarise myself with my new friend.
I am finding, just like many implantees of greater duration that it is slowly becoming just another part of my body......however- paddling my surfboard isn't as easy with my package now as it was previously....... small accommodation for a very, very effective apparatus that makes my beautiful GF smile daily!
And yes I do still cycle daily..... She loves watching me walk around with my cock bouncing away out front.......grins all round!