tomcat wrote:You mentioned infra-pubic surgery for your implant, which is what I'll have. How long were you under sedation and did you take any strong medicine for the pain? I'll ask about the Titan Touch. Are you happy with the results? Does your erection feel and look natural? Hope to hear from you soon. Thank you for wishing me successful surgery and a quick problem-free recovery.
Infrapublic implant surgery only takes an experienced surgeon about 30 mins to complete. So,your total sedation time -- pre & post op -- is probably around 45-60 mins max.
Recovery time for infrapubic surgery is generally only 3 weeks -- from the time of surgery until you are approved to have sex. This is what happened in my case.
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I haven't f*cked yet because I'm between f*ck partners but, even though I was approved to begin cycling after 1 wk and started masturbating after 2 wks. I was approved for sex in 3 ks but I don't think I was ready to actually have sex until 4 wks.
My main exercise activity preop was rowing and I still haven't started doing that again yet because of residual tenderness in my left nut but I think I'll be good to start doing that again in a couple of days with the start of the 6th week.
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As I mentioned earlier, I experienced a lot of scrotal/penile swelling and soreness immediately post op but all of the soreness and most of the swelling is now gone 5 wks post op. However, I never experienced anything that I would call painful.
My doc gave me a 30 day prescription of Norco that I never used. I took/take 2 - 500mg tabs of Tylenol w/ 3 - 200 mg tabs of Ibuprofen only "occasionally" when I felt/feel more than the usual discomfort.
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I am extremely happy with the results. My dick feels and operates the same way it did pre op. My recovery could not have been quicker nor less uneventful. I had "concerns" (of course) but they were for naught. Everything has turned out fine.
My dick doesn't look "normal" for me anymore because I was a "grow-er" preop and now I'm a pretty obvious "show-er." Pre op my flacid dick wouldn't hang more than 4"L x 5"G. Post op flacid it now hangs 5"L x 5.75"G.
Erect size is the same pre/post op at 5.75" L but erect girth immediately increased from 5.5" to 6."
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I don't have any personal experience with the AMS.
There are many men here who got an AMS and are happy with it. There are also many men who got a Titan and are happy about it as well. On the other hand, there seem to be more men here who report problems w/their AMS than there are men who report problems w/their Titans.
Also, FWIW, my doc told me that he specifically swtiched from the AMS to the Titan because of the problems that his patients were having with the AMS. That doesn't mean there aren't any problems w/the Titan too but there were enough problems w/the AMS for my doc & his patients that he chose to only use the Titan now.
Apart from that, one commonly reported difference between the AMS & Titan is the fact that the Titan will immediately provide you with more GIRTH post-op than will the AMS. My erect girth increased about 9% immediately post op from 5.5" to about 6".
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Those who have an AMS say that they think it looks "natural" to them, meaning (I believe) that it looks close to the same way both pre and post op in terms its thickness and the way it hangs/bends.
I don't think anyone w/a Titan can say that because I believe that the Titan cylinders are thicker both in diameter (which increases girth) and in material (which doesn't not allow my dick to hang (or bend) the way a normally flacid dick would. This is not necessarily a "bad" thing but it is "different."
What I've got now is a pretty chubby show piece. It takes a bit of adjustment to figure out how to stow it and no matter what I do (if you're looking) an impression of it will show thru my pants, which again isn't necessarily a "bad" thing.
The only concern I'll have is when I start going to my clothing optional club again this summer but I don't socialize much there and generally just lay by myself in a corner to get a tan. So, I shouldn't attract much attention.
LOL!
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If you are considering switching to the Titan, there are 2 models of the Titan to consider: 1) the older "Classic" and 2) the newer "Touch."
My doc only uses the newer Touch model which is considered an "improvement" over the Classic.
The "problems" with the Classic include pump noise (people here who have one say it is very loud) and the kinking of the tubing at the pump. The Touch is very quite when pumping and the insertion of the tubes into the pump was changed from straight across to a triangular pattern to prevent kinking.
The pump on the Touch was also redesigned to allow you to press the deflate button for only 1-2 secs to fully deflate the implant. You'll have to hold the deflate button down continually to deflate a Classic.
However, in my experience, it is still better to hold the deflate button of my Touch down continually while deflating most of the implant but when I do release it the button I can still squeeze some more saline out of the implant before I stop deflating it.
These issues only matter if you decide to switch to the Titan and if your doc doesn't care whether he implants the Classic or the Touch. In that case, you should consider the differences and choose the one you like best.
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Again, good luck!
Age 73. Started taking 5 mg Cialis daily in 2000. Minor ED started in 2021. Major ED problem started in 2022. Coloplast Titan (20 cm w/1cm RTE) implanted infrapublicly on 01/24/2023 by Dr. Edward Karpman (El Camino Urology Medical Group, Mt. View, CA).
