WOW! I DID A 180 AND NOW PROUD TO HAVE A PENIS BY KRAMER!

[oatmealkid]

Well done Ron.
In the pic it looks like your catheter is about 1/4" - is that correct?
How are your post-op measurements looking - any losses?

My catheter for my surgery was a 16 french (16 fr). The french scale equates to one third of a millimeter per FR. 16 fr is really 5.333 mm in diameter. This would be 0.20 in or one fifth of an inch.

Oh heck that shouldn't be bad at all.
Last time I got a catheter it was the size of a garden hose and excruciatingly painful.
Knowing uncle sam it probably was a GI surplus garden hose.
thanks

[Lost Sheep]

Dr.Kramer told me a few days ago that I didn't need to to ice every hour of the day or wear my jockstrap. But for some reason it makes everything feel better being tight and cold.

I have heard that constant icing is not as good as alternating cold with heat. Warmth promotes circulation (and thus lessens collection of congealed blood and promotes healing oxygenation). Cold lessens the discomfort and swelling.

One Q: would you purchase the Ice Therapy Machine again. Looked like you only used it during Recovery Room. The instant ice-packs are genius. didn't know about them. Thanks.
LU

I found the ice machine to be GREAT for my shoulder surgeries. While at work, they kept my shoulder cooled for much longer than a simple ice pack would and maintained a constant temperature MUCH MUCH better.

There are two different types. One circulates constantly through the cooling pad through two tubes, one going in and the other going out or the cooling pad and ice reservoir. The other sends cooled water into the cooling pad for a few minutes and then lets gravity flow it out back into the (iced) reservoir.

There are also two different design concepts for the water circulation. One has the pump and tubes in the base (which means the tubes and all have to be carried over to the sink to pour out the water from the melted ice). Getting all those tubes and stuff out of the way at the office sink was a pain, especially with a sore shoulder. The other has the pump and tubes in the lid, which means (as I was sitting at my desk) I could ask a kindly co-worker to refresh the ice in the reservoir for me. The drawback is that the lid (with the pickup tube and pump mechanism) sometimes is blocked by a big chunk of ice.

The best design would be based on a cooling pad made of small thermocouple panels. No water/ice to mess with at all.

[LknRon]

Awesome posts. For a Tar Heal, Unbelievable! Just poking/joking prior to March Madness.

One Q: would you purchase the Ice Therapy Machine again. Looked like you only used it during Recovery Room. The instant ice-packs are genius. didn't know about them. Thanks.

LU

Im still using this ice machine while I'm typing this post. YES YES. The instant ice packs do not last long. The ice machine will last over 5 hours with one small batch of ice. I know I will use it in the future. I like to play a lot of sports:)

[LknRon]

Well done Ron.
In the pic it looks like your catheter is about 1/4" - is that correct?
How are your post-op measurements looking - any losses?

1/4 sounds about right. Although when its in it feels 1" thick:(

My wife said my girth is already bigger than I was before and its barely pumped. Ill post when I'm able to fully pump when Dr. Kramer gives me his permission. Counting down the days:)

[LknRon]

It's been 8 days since Surgery. Great Progress!!

I want to extend our prayers and well wishes to everyone during this difficult time the world is going thru with the Corona Virus. I know a large majority of Franktalk followers and posters are my age and older. Please take care of yourselves and be safe. Let us know if there is anything we can do to help you and your family.

Now on to smaller world problems. No pun intended:)

It's been 8 days since Surgery with Dr. Andrew Kramer and I'm becoming more pleased by the days passing. I have paused a few days since my last post because progress has seemed to have paused a little. Very much the same swelling and soreness, but still pleased with the recovery time. Dr. Kramer has checked in on me at least every other day. What an Incredible Doctor he is:)
I'm still addicted to icing at least 5-6 times a day. It completely relieves any soreness I have. However I'm going to cut this in half for the upcoming week. I continue to have more than welcoming natural erections thru out the day. More than I did before this surgery. I believe this may be from the stimulation my new tubes are giving me at their resting state. Below are some pics of my progress. Still a lot of bruising, but looks worse than it feels.

Big Note: Dr. Kramer said last week after surgery if I send him a video of me cycling my pump it would be possible for me to engage in intercourse. Fingers are crossed.

[LknRon]

We are ready to drive our New Car

Well the time has come and Dr. Andrew Kramer gave my wife and I the keys to the car that we have been shopping for over 5 months.
This is honestly the best way I can explain my fellings. We shopped for the car aka Penile Implant and shopped for the best dealership aka Doctor and finally get to take it for a test drive. All Renee and I can say is WOW!!!!!!!!!

Never in a million years would we had thought that 9 days after surgery we would we be giving the green light to try this New and Improved Penis out. I'm still in shock. I know every patient and Doctor is different in their recovery times but this is unimaginable. I sent Dr. Kramer the video below. Shortly afterwards he gave me the Permission we all dreamt about.

Houston we have lift off!

The night began by taking a long hot shower. The longest shower I have taken in years. I was reflecting on the struggles of making this decision and the huge not knowing what I have done or what and how is this going to turn out. I was nervous as Hell but we were both excited and cautious. I was able to pump up the volume 8 times. I'm sure only 8 because of the swelling and short length of time after surgery. Well intercourse has begun. I tried multiple positions with only one area of discomfort and somewhat pain. Believe it or not the pain was at the base / trunk of my penis. At no time did my actual shaft or head ever become sore or irritated. After about 5 minutes of intercourse I paused for a few seconds so I could see if I can pump a few more times. I was able to increase the pumps by another 3. So at this point I was at 11 pumps and as hard as I ever have been in my life. If this is what I have to look forward to for the rest of my life why did this take me so long to decide. I told my wife afterwards if I had known this kind of improvement was possible I honestly would've had this procedure done in my early 30's. Needless to say I was nervous about: How sore will I be, will I damage this thing, how will my ejaculations feel and will they be normal?

NO PAIN NO GAIN

This came to my mind after intercourse. The ejaculation was amazingly perfect. My wife told me afterwards that she felt somewhat guilty that during the whole 10 minutes of intercourse she felt as though she was cheating on me with a different man. She wouldn't stop smiling:) Not because she was with another man LOL, She was very pleased for the new car we finally got to drive. I'm sure I could've lasted for another 20 to 30 minutes but I didn't want to go all out on the first ride.

Afterwards Comments

After my wife finally calmed down from excitement and constant smiling. We talked about this for about 30 minutes. We talked about the Pros and Cons of this whole new adventure in our life. The only Cons that we both can say is the little information we found from Women's perspectives and the ability to talk one on one with other couples that have already had this procedure. I cannot go on and on enough about the Pros. How amazing is it that you can stop during intercourse and either deflate or inflate to a harder state. That is Freaking Awesome. Its like putting the pedal to the metal of our new car and seeing what it will do from 0-100mph. This sucker has a twin turbo. LOL

There was after-pain but worth it all

After intercourse I will say I had somewhat of a cramp on my right side base of my penis and right Testicle. I'm glad I didn't engage more than 10 minutes. I would do it again in a minute. No regrets at all. I have been icing during my normal times and 12 hours after intercourse I have no new pains or soreness. its just the normal surgery after pain and recovery.

My wife and I agreed for the sake of a quicker recovery that we will only have intercourse once per week until we hit the 6 weeks mark. We do not want to slow the recovery time down.

I almost forgot to mention. Maybe this is normal with your Doctor but never in all of my sport surgery's did I ever have a Doctor follow-up with me as much as Dr. Andrew Kramer has. It's been normal for surgeons to call me either on the day of surgery or the day after surgery but never as much as Dr. Kramer. Incredible. I'm sure Dr. Kramer is dealing with this Corona Virus and the impact it has on our lives and business. He is a business man as well as a great Doctor. He still took the time last night to text me and see how I'm doing. I'm still in shocked how lucky my wife and I were to find such a great Person.

Size measurements

You will see in the pictures below that my actual girth has increased with just 8 pumps this morning. What is this beast going to be like when I get in 30 pumps? Length is hard to tell because I can't actually place the tape measure to the base of my abs. The swelling is still there, but I feel 100% my length will be back as well.

I hope everyone has a safe and healthy weeks to come with the Pandemic we are going thru. We are all praying for this to end soon. God Bless. Ron & Renee

[LknRenee]

We are ready to drive our New Car

Well the time has come and Dr. Andrew Kramer gave my wife and I the keys to the car that we have been shopping for over 5 months.
This is honestly the best way I can explain this. We shopped for the car aka Penile Implant and shopped for the best dealership aka Doctor and finally get to take it for a test drive. All Renee and I can say is WOW!!!!!!!!!

Never in a million years would we had thought that 9 days after surgery we would we be giving the green light to try this New and Improved Penis out. I'm still in shock. I know every patient and Doctor is different in their recovery times but this is unimaginable. I sent Dr. Kramer the video below. Shortly afterwards he gave me the Permission we all dreamt about. https://www.dropbox.com/s/f15la4g82966tyf/IMG_6721.mp4?dl=0

Houston we have lift off!

The night began by taking a long hot shower. The longest shower I have taken in years. I was reflecting on the struggles of making this decision and the huge not knowing what I have done or what and how is this going to turn out. I was nervous as Hell but we were both excited and cautious. I was able to pump up the volume 8 times. I'm sure only 8 because of the swelling and short length of time after surgery. Well intercourse has begun. I tried multiple positions with only one area of discomfort and somewhat pain. Believe it or not the pain was at the base / trunk of my penis. At no time did my actual shaft or head ever become sore or irritated. After about 5 minutes of intercourse I paused for a few seconds so I could see if I can pump a few more time. I was able to increase the pumps by another 3. So at this point I was at 11 pumps and as hard as I ever have been in my life. If this is what I have to look forward to for the rest of my life why did this take me so long to decide. I told my wife afterwards if I had know this kind of improvement was possible I honestly would've had this procedure done in my early 30's. Needless to say I was nervous about: How sore will I be, will I damage this thing, how will my ejaculations feel and will they be normal?

NO PAIN NO GAIN

This came to my mind after intercourse. The ejaculation was amazingly perfect. My wife told me afterwards that she felt somewhat guilty that during the whole 10 minutes of intercourse she felt as though she was cheating on me with a different man. She wouldn't stop smiling:) Not because she was with another man LOL, She was very pleased for the new car we finally got to drive. I'm sure I could've lasted for another 20 to 30 minutes but I didn't want to go all out on the first ride.

Afterwards Comments

After my wife finally calmed down from excitement and constant smiling we talked about this for about 30 minutes. We talked about the Pros and Cons of this whole new adventure in our life. The only Cons that we both can say is the little information we found from Womens perspectives and the ability to talk one on one with other couples that have already had this procedure. I cannot go on and on enough about the Pros. How amazing is it that you can stop during intercourse and either deflate or inflate to a harder state. That is Freaking Awesome. Its like putting the pedal to the metal of our new car and seeing what it will do from 0-100mph. This sucker has a twin turbo. LOL

There was after-pain but worth it all

After intercourse I will say I had somewhat of a cramp on my right side base of my penis and right Testicle. I'm glad I didn't engage more than 10 minutes. I would do it again in a minute. No regrets at all. I have been icing during my normal times and 12 hours after intercourse I have no new pains or soreness. its just the normal surgery after pain and recovery.

AND ME BEING HIS WIFE, I SECOND EVERYTHING HE WAS SAYING! FINALLY HAPPY WE GOT TO TAKE THE CAR FOR A DRIVE! SO HAPPY WE GOT THIS PROCEDURE DONE!!!!!!!

[Waynetho]

LknRon, in case you haven't worked it out yet, the pain at the base is most likely due to the corporotomies (incisions in the corpora cavernosa) where the cylinders were inserted, the tubes exit and which both had permanent stitches to keep them closed around the tubes.

IMHO, that's probably the most common place for discomfort, especially early in your journey.

Even I still have occasional pain there and today marks 139 days since surgery. Of course I'm also taking Cabergoline to treat delayed ejaculation and one of the side effects is hypersexuality so I'm probably overusing my toy, with and without my wife's help

[LknRon]

Thank you Waynetho. Replies like your's is why this forum / FrankTalk is so important. We are all in this together in one big Brotherhood. Thanks a ton. I know you're correct.

Ron

[tomas1]

Ron, I'm glad you had a successful liftoff. I think the key is to take it easy until the swelling and pain subsides.
My wife is pretty closed with her feelings, but she said I should have done this before even starting the pills 20 years ago.
It just seemed too extreme and I even waited till the injections quit working.

Funny, but from seeing pictures of you and Renee, I almost feel I know you.

I told a friend of mine in Charlotte what I said about the nurse uniform.
He said that would be cruel.
He plans to get an implant locally.

He's almost 81 also and his wife is diabetic.
I hope it works for him like it has for my wife and me.