I'm heavily weighing the implant decision and want to ask this.
Is there anyone who has gotten an implant and after the fact regretted it? Maybe thinking, "What if I wasn't 'bad' enough before to go through with this? Did I really need to do something so extreme?"
I'm not talking about surgery complications/infections/etc. -- let's say your implant works fine and the surgery went well. I'm talking about any psychological regrets or struggles to accept that this is the "new you".
Or, is having an on-demand, Dick That Doesn't Quit so amazing that it drowns out these thoughts?
Does anyone actually regret it?
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Lost Sheep
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Re: Does anyone actually regret it?
Of course there are regrets.
For many of us there is the money. So many things that could have been done with that.
Some men experience a loss of sensation. This has been reported in a number of threads here. Most of the time it comes back, but maybe not as much as before the implant. Nerve damage takes an extraordinarily long time to heal and sometimes never does.
The loss of spontaneity is something some men and some partners miss. To watch an erection grow of its own accord seems to ratify a woman's self-worth and desirability. Male partners, too, but I suspect not as much as females. "He doesn't need me to have an erection." is a devastating sentiment compared to "He desires me so much that an erection comes up spontaneously." The erection as a barometer of a man's feelings.
I miss the urgency of my old erections. Whenever I got an erection, its rarity provided a lot of its value. It was like a coupon for a free meal (or a sex romp) with a VERY close expiration date.
None of those regrets mean a fraction of the joy I have with having erections as robust as I have now.
So, count me as one with, once the votes are in, my regrets pale in comparison to my happiness and satisfaction.
For many of us there is the money. So many things that could have been done with that.
Some men experience a loss of sensation. This has been reported in a number of threads here. Most of the time it comes back, but maybe not as much as before the implant. Nerve damage takes an extraordinarily long time to heal and sometimes never does.
The loss of spontaneity is something some men and some partners miss. To watch an erection grow of its own accord seems to ratify a woman's self-worth and desirability. Male partners, too, but I suspect not as much as females. "He doesn't need me to have an erection." is a devastating sentiment compared to "He desires me so much that an erection comes up spontaneously." The erection as a barometer of a man's feelings.
I miss the urgency of my old erections. Whenever I got an erection, its rarity provided a lot of its value. It was like a coupon for a free meal (or a sex romp) with a VERY close expiration date.
None of those regrets mean a fraction of the joy I have with having erections as robust as I have now.
So, count me as one with, once the votes are in, my regrets pale in comparison to my happiness and satisfaction.
Lost Sheep
AMS LGX 18+3 Nov 6, 2017
Prostate Cancer 2023
READ OLD THREADS-ask better questions -better understand answers
Be part of your medical team
Document pre-op size-photos and written records
Pre-op VED therapy helps. Post-op is another matter
AMS LGX 18+3 Nov 6, 2017
Prostate Cancer 2023
READ OLD THREADS-ask better questions -better understand answers
Be part of your medical team
Document pre-op size-photos and written records
Pre-op VED therapy helps. Post-op is another matter
Re: Does anyone actually regret it?
My only regret is I waited WAY to long.
71. ED for about 10+ years to one extent or another. Implanted 9/14/2016 AMS CX 18+3 Fl/ Ky
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Patrick123
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Re: Does anyone actually regret it?
I'm with beachbum.... my only regret is waiting around 5yrs too long. There are always pros and cons , but for someone who was dead set against an implant to begin with I couldn't be happier!
37Yrs young. ED for over 15yrs due lifelong venous issues. Tried tablets, injections etc. Implanted 04/2021. AMS LGX 18cm 3cmRTE.
Re: Does anyone actually regret it?
Nope
71 yrs.old married,ED for 7 yrs.Pills for 3 yrs,TriMix for 21/2 yrs.6 1/2 inches flacid,71/4 inches erect,6 inches girth.Coloplast Titan put in 11/13/20,Dr.Bozeman,Arkansas Urology,Little Rock.22cm + 2 RTE.
Re: Does anyone actually regret it?
What I may actually miss are things that I already lost years before having my implant. So, no regrets.
The only regret may come if a (revolutionary) ED treatment comes that may solve all ED issues, which is unlikely to happen in the next 2 decades.
The only regret may come if a (revolutionary) ED treatment comes that may solve all ED issues, which is unlikely to happen in the next 2 decades.
Finally Bionic
52y old. RP Oct. 2017. Pills didn't work. Trimix failed after a couple of times. Have inguinal hernia repair on both sides. Implanted AMS CX, 21 cm+1 cm RTE, by Dr. Kai Li at KP, VA, Jan. 2021. New username FinallyBionic
52y old. RP Oct. 2017. Pills didn't work. Trimix failed after a couple of times. Have inguinal hernia repair on both sides. Implanted AMS CX, 21 cm+1 cm RTE, by Dr. Kai Li at KP, VA, Jan. 2021. New username FinallyBionic
Re: Does anyone actually regret it?
Not me...I'm in the middle of my first cycle and I have an erection (I'd bet I'm not the only one)! It works with my wife with some adjustments for age. I wish I had had it done when ED first struck.
Married 50+ years, 75, ED for 10 years.
Dr Mark Allen, Plano, TX. Surgery at Baylor, Scott and White Frisco, TX. AMS 700 CX MS, 24 cm + 2 cm RTEs x 2.4 cm tubes, 100 ml reservoir.
4 grandkids (son 25, daughter 23, son 21, daughter 7).
Dr Mark Allen, Plano, TX. Surgery at Baylor, Scott and White Frisco, TX. AMS 700 CX MS, 24 cm + 2 cm RTEs x 2.4 cm tubes, 100 ml reservoir.
4 grandkids (son 25, daughter 23, son 21, daughter 7).
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Time2Change
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Re: Does anyone actually regret it?
I have no regrets.
Things have gone well for me. Insurance covered the surgery. My surgeon was great. After a few months, I was able to have sex without any discomfort and with strong sensation. I'm happy with the appearance of my dick, both inflated and deflated.
And, most importantly, I now can have a reliable hard on in a minute or two of pumping. Things had been really bad for a long time for me. This is so much better than how I was functioning for years.
Things have gone well for me. Insurance covered the surgery. My surgeon was great. After a few months, I was able to have sex without any discomfort and with strong sensation. I'm happy with the appearance of my dick, both inflated and deflated.
And, most importantly, I now can have a reliable hard on in a minute or two of pumping. Things had been really bad for a long time for me. This is so much better than how I was functioning for years.
55; ED for 23 years; Coloplast Titan implant on 10/26/20; Dr. Martin Gross; Happy to share my experiences in private messages
Re: Does anyone actually regret it?
considering89 wrote:I'm heavily weighing the implant decision and want to ask this.
Is there anyone who has gotten an implant and after the fact regretted it? Maybe thinking, "What if I wasn't 'bad' enough before to go through with this? Did I really need to do something so extreme?"
I'm not talking about surgery complications/infections/etc. -- let's say your implant works fine and the surgery went well. I'm talking about any psychological regrets or struggles to accept that this is the "new you".
Or, is having an on-demand, Dick That Doesn't Quit so amazing that it drowns out these thoughts?
My only regret is, I didn't get an implant when I was 30. I feel like, I missed the best years of being a complete man. I am 57 now, I love my new penis, it is thicker than pre-op, it doesn't look fake and it gets rock hard for as long as I want. I am single, having the time of my life. I am a new man, confident, no more depression and anti anxiety medication. I have never been this happier before.
57 yo, PHX, AZ. ED all my life.Used Viagra,Cialis,Trimix failed. Implanted AMS 700CX 21 cm +2 cm RTE on 03/11/2021. Dr Shawn Blick.
Pre/post-op size length 6.0"X 6.5" girth. Cycling at week 2,Sex at week 3.
Cycling full erected 1hr am, 1hr pm
Pre/post-op size length 6.0"X 6.5" girth. Cycling at week 2,Sex at week 3.
Cycling full erected 1hr am, 1hr pm
Re: Does anyone actually regret it?
No regrets. I’m almost 60, gf is a super sexy package mid 40s. Says she’s secretly turned on by the idea of bionic D. Can take my time starting then pleasure her til she taps out
Had a good doc, insurance covered. Injections worked great but broke the flow. Sensation is better than before. Best decision I could have made. Confidence is a 10+
Had a good doc, insurance covered. Injections worked great but broke the flow. Sensation is better than before. Best decision I could have made. Confidence is a 10+
Implanted 4/22/21, Coloplast Titan
