It points out of my pants

[DougAnd]

I have an LGX, and I didn't think that auto inflation was possible (hence the effort required to make that first pump with its "pop"). I never have had problems with mine auto inflating.

Hey Dave
Popped or unpopped the cylinders eventually round up and suck in fluid. It does keep me straight so usually I don't really care. Unexpectedly peeking out of my undies at night does get cold.

[iride111]

I'm about 18 months and my LGX still sticks out at 4:30. Hits my scrotum stops and sticks out. I can squeeze out all fluid and it then behaves for awhile. Eventually it auto inflates. I wear baggy pants have not tried the gym but cannot wear gym shorts anyway. Sticks out too far.

that doesnt sound like the norm from LGX owners. were you kept fully deflated during the healing phase? if not a capsule could have formed around the reservoir preventing all the fluid from returning no mater how much you squeeze out of the cylinders. you should check with your Dr or one of the big revision guys if this bothers you because i belive there is a surgery that can loosen the capsule so the reservoir can fully inflate.

[Waynetho]

I'm about 18 months and my LGX still sticks out at 4:30. Hits my scrotum stops and sticks out. I can squeeze out all fluid and it then behaves for awhile. Eventually it auto inflates. I wear baggy pants have not tried the gym but cannot wear gym shorts anyway. Sticks out too far.

Doug, if you can't squeeze anymore fluid out (where you can feel/hear the pump sing) after it "auto-inflates", it's probably not auto-inflation but rather relaxing of the existing cavernosal tissues that are still viable. Sometimes when dilating for the implant, they don't destroy the tissues but rather compress them and push them into the walls of the corpora. This happens to me. After I deflate fully where no more buzzing occurs in the pump valve, I have a very loose hang aside from the cylinder folds. Give it about 10 minutes or so and I plump up and there is no way to squeeze anything else out. If I pump back up and deflate again the process repeats.

I have started pushing my penis down whenever possible. I wear adult disposable briefs in bed and I keep my penis DOWN to my scrotum all night every night for practical drainage purposes. This has gotten my hang quite low (about 5:00-5:30 or so on the clock (30-15 degrees from straight down). I sport a 5.5" penis on my good days and I have a 15cm CX with very little buried implant. My hang when deflated is around 4:00 or 30 degrees lower than straight out.

To test if you're auto-inflating or just chubbing up, check the valve. If you can't get the deflate valve to press, try squeezing the bulb once. If it pops, press the deflate valve again. If you get a little buzz while squeezing this time, you weren't auto-inflated but just chubbed.

[numansoon]

The short smart ass answer is "its not a bug its a feature" I was always a real grower all my life. I mean really classic turtle head. Now of course I am a show-er. I am not huge by any means but I clearly have a package now. At first it was like, what the hell am I going to do with this now somewhat prominent appendage. Frankly I was really pleased to actually now have a penis that I was proud of. But it also presented me with the issue of how to present day to day, and with various clothes. At first I was doing all I could to try to "conceal" it. I tried lots of different underwear pants combos. Some worked better than others but the bottom like was, this is who I am now. Over time I became more confident and accepting. There are lots of guys who are naturally much larger than I. They take it as a just who they are. I think as implanted guys we need to give ourselves permission to be who we are. There is a legitimate reason for us to have the implant, it is a medical reason and we are entitled to be happy and functional. I have come to enjoy this "feature" and if someone wants to stare at my crotch so be it. I have a couple of different configurations in terms of clothes and underwear. But I more and more tend to go with what is the most comfortable regardless of the outward look. For me it is large loose boxers or commando. I am a male, males have penis's end of story.

[oldbeek]

Yeh same problem. Its a real nightmare.
I got to put a silk cloth in my undies to stop it rubbing against my underwear

Get David Archy bamboo underwear. feel like silk. To flatten an AMS, squeeze it down and hit the bulb one quick squeeze to get the pop. It will not auto inflate in this mode.

[barrybj_98]

Pardon my question. I am in the research phase here. I have understood that you need to pump several times. Now, I am hearing the term, 'auto inflate"? What is that?

[Gt1956]

Pardon my question. I am in the research phase here. I have understood that you need to pump several times. Now, I am hearing the term, 'auto inflate"? What is that?

Under some odd conditions it is possible for fluid to slowly enter the implants. Lots of theorys. Gravity, pressure being placed on the reservoir from muscles or encapsulation. I'm sure that there are more. Depending upon the pump. Some models can be set to the inflate mode. Doing this normally stops the possible flow of saline into the cylinders.
Another way to say this is the darned system doesn't have a check valve. Setting to inflate is basically the check valve mode. Btw, it seems that once the problem is identified, most men learn how to prevent it from happening or at least can control it.

[DougAnd]

I'm about 18 months and my LGX still sticks out at 4:30. Hits my scrotum stops and sticks out. I can squeeze out all fluid and it then behaves for awhile. Eventually it auto inflates. I wear baggy pants have not tried the gym but cannot wear gym shorts anyway. Sticks out too far.

Doug, if you can't squeeze anymore fluid out (where you can feel/hear the pump sing) after it "auto-inflates", it's probably not auto-inflation but rather relaxing of the existing cavernosal tissues that are still viable. Sometimes when dilating for the implant, they don't destroy the tissues but rather compress them and push them into the walls of the corpora. This happens to me. After I deflate fully where no more buzzing occurs in the pump valve, I have a very loose hang aside from the cylinder folds. Give it about 10 minutes or so and I plump up and there is no way to squeeze anything else out. If I pump back up and deflate again the process repeats.

I have started pushing my penis down whenever possible. I wear adult disposable briefs in bed and I keep my penis DOWN to my scrotum all night every night for practical drainage purposes. This has gotten my hang quite low (about 5:00-5:30 or so on the clock (30-15 degrees from straight down). I sport a 5.5" penis on my good days and I have a 15cm CX with very little buried implant. My hang when deflated is around 4:00 or 30 degrees lower than straight out.

To test if you're auto-inflating or just chubbing up, check the valve. If you can't get the deflate valve to press, try squeezing the bulb once. If it pops, press the deflate valve again. If you get a little buzz while squeezing this time, you weren't auto-inflated but just chubbed.

Thanks much. What I meant is that after it auto inflates I can pop the button then push the button down to squeeze out every drop. That works for awhile the flattened tubes curve downward. but then auto inflates again. Does not matter if I squeeze it out then pop the button or just squeeze it out and do not pop the button. I have the square flat AMS conceal reservoir so it does not encapsulate or in other words it's already flat.
My main problem is that fully deflated I'm too long, still 6 inches. Does not take much to rub. The prosthesis does not curve downward normally and the tube bundle in my scrotum holds it up.
Really I don't care it works and works well. That's all that matters to me.

[Waynetho]

Thanks much. What I meant is that after it auto inflates I can pop the button then push the button down to squeeze out every drop. That works for awhile the flattened tubes curve downward. but then auto inflates again. Does not matter if I squeeze it out then pop the button or just squeeze it out and do not pop the button. I have the square flat AMS conceal reservoir so it does not encapsulate or in other words it's already flat.
My main problem is that fully deflated I'm too long, still 6 inches. Does not take much to rub. The prosthesis does not curve downward normally and the tube bundle in my scrotum holds it up.
Really I don't care it works and works well. That's all that matters to me.

The doctor should have counselled you that there would no longer be any retraction and you'd be at or almost the same length inflated and deflated. That being said though, this is your new normal and it's all a matter of learning how to dress it now.

As to the curve, over time it should hang more naturally when deflated. There are things I do that help that along although it affects my inflated hang a bit too. I push my penis down flat, between my legs (necessary as I wear an nighttime diaper overnight out of habit from when I had prostate issues). I think this stretches the suspensory ligament as well as the dorsal side of the implant and penis. Results are that I hang at between 5:30 and 5:45 usually when deflated. Very natural look. My inflated hang is, however only about 4:00-4:30 instead of 3 o'clock. This was so as well before I managed the lower deflated hang though.

[GayPornStud]

I'm only a few weeks post surgery, now cycling my implant, but I'm relieved to know I'm not alone in this. I thought I was doing something wrong because even after squeezing it and trying the valve repeatedly, it still seems to feel about 25% erect. I asked my doc about it and he said that's pretty much going to be the "new normal," given that I have a 28cm or 11.5 inch implant.

I don't mind the "semi," but all my life, I always tucked it straight down, and now that is virtually impossible unless I absolutely want to be noticed, which sometimes I do, but then sometimes you don't so then it's off to the side I guess.