Revision surgery recovery time

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oddjob
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Revision surgery recovery time

Postby oddjob » Mon Dec 28, 2020 6:51 pm

How long did your revision surgery take to heal?

Longer than the original implant surgery or less?

My AMS LGX 700 has died after 4 years and I’m terrified of a revision surgery if the recovery is as hard (no pun intended) as my original implant surgery was for me....

Please let me hear about your recovery from revision surgery.
Implanted with AMS 700 LGX on July 29, 2016 by Dr. Stackhouse Tripler Army Medical Center
59 yr old type II diabetic with artificial aortic heart valve

proctor
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Re: Revision surgery recovery time

Postby proctor » Mon Dec 28, 2020 7:47 pm

I haven't crossed that bridge yet...but probably read somewhere that it heals rather quickly than the virgin one.....also depends on the complexity of the revision ..if its only the pumps, probably its quicker than if its both the cylinders and the pump...I have heard extracting reservoir is sometimes less preferred than inserting a new one and let it remain as a useless body part near abdomen....
Rigicon Infla 10 AX , 18 Cm, 2 RTE, 110 ml. Dr Andrew Kramer

MK1965
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Re: Revision surgery recovery time

Postby MK1965 » Mon Dec 28, 2020 7:59 pm

oddjob,
I just recently had revision on 12.2. I had complete replacement of all implant components. I am already completely healed but still waiting on implant activation because my doc waits 6 weeks.
Everything was so much easier compared to virgin implant.
MK
IPP 9/5/18; TITAN OTR 18 +1cm RTE,Prostate Ca at 51 y/o; RARP 11/2/16, ED Post RP, Cialis, Viagra, VED,TRIMIX painful, BIMIX ineffective,lost 2+ inches of length after RP. Revision 12/2/20 by Dr Clavell, AMS 700 CX, L 21 R 21+1.5 RTE.

ED2013
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Re: Revision surgery recovery time

Postby ED2013 » Tue Dec 29, 2020 4:39 am

Recovery from a revision is easier. Less painful, faster.


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