How much does an implant actually change the penis?

[Lost Sheep]

In 2016, I could still get erections to full size and almost full rigidity as I could for decades before (but not as rigid as those of my teenage and early 20s). But they would quickly collapse (from venous leakage apparently) without continuous vigorous stimulation to keep up maximum artertial inflow to overcome the venous leakage. Of course, such stimulation would quickly cause orgasm and refractory collapse...a Catch-22. The "window" between enough stimulation to keep my erection up and so much stimulation that orgasm would come eventually closed. So, I got an implant.
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How quickly did you lose those erections? Were you able to have sex? I can maintain a 85-95% erection for a while during sex and full when using it alone but struggle to keep it without stimulation.

Urologist doesn't think it's VL but I might get a test to rule out.

I don't need vigorous stimulation just regular but on glans.

Never long enough for my lover to have an orgasm or even long enough to feel validated as a woman and my love for her. The "wham, bam, thank you ma'am." syndrome.

As I have observed, it is not only the man with ED who suffers. His partners do, too.

Short answer:
MInutes, then eventually, seconds, from penetration to collapse from leakage or orgasm. In order to be hard enough for penetration, I had to be literally on the verge of orgasm before I could be inside her.

[Rider1400]

I was like others pills were totally unreliable, shots were a hit and miss. Too little trimix and it wouldn’t last long enough… too much by just a unit or two more would sometimes have me up til 3-4 am eating Sudafed to get it to go down so implant was my option. As to your other question. After implant the only rigidity you get is from the actual rigidity of the tubing used for prosthetics. I do however get a lot of engorgement making my dick hi from oval shaped if just pumped up with no stimulation to a good round normal looking, feeling dick. My glans looks and feels a little soft until I get turned on and then it gets full and firm. I would guess with zero fluid as if it had a leak I could probably use a lot of lube and masturbate but don’t think I could have penetration.

[CigareVolant]

For me, the primary change is in the flaccid state. (Plus of course, the ED is gone.)

Before, I was a "grower". Now, with a Titan, it's always longer with more girth. I have always "dressed to the right", and that's still true. With pants it is no problem at all, and even a bathing suit or just underwear are fine. Naked, it sticks pretty much straight out. It bends easily left right or up, but it doesn't really like to go down, and as a result it pretty much looks like a partial chub. I think that has improved slowly in the 2 years since I got it, but honestly, if I were a gym rat or a nudist, it might be a bit of a problem.

When inflated, the primary difference is the angle. Now it's pretty much straight out, like 3 o'clock. Before it aimed up a fair bit, like 1:30 or sometimes 1:00 if I was super hard. (When I got implanted I could still get super-hard. Just not for long. Great inflow. Equally great out-flow.) Based on the photos I've seen, straight-out seems to be a pretty common result. I think a lot of cocks have a slight upward arch. Here's the thing about that. I liked that old shape. I was used to it. All things being equal, I would have preferred to keep it. Maybe someday they will come out with curved shafts and I'll get one if I ever need a revision. Meanwhile, I absolutely love my new cock! Hard whenever I want and for as long as I want. I'll take that over a slight upward angle any day of the week.

In terms of positions, doggy style is a tad easier. Missionary seems about the same. A pillow under her butt definitely helps, but that was nice in the "before times" as well. Cowgirl is about the same if she's upright but a bit more difficult if she leans forward so that we are belly to belly. Then my 3:00 angle makes it a tad more likely to pop out of her. More-so if I've pumped super-hard. Less so if I left it a tad softer. Bottom line, things have changed a little in terms of how positions work, but I can still do whatever I want and I'm still 100% satisfied with my decision.

I haven't noticed any difference in the engorgement of my head or the area around the urethra. Just before I cum the head expands out just like it used to. The only difference is that I can pump myself up before the head is at all engorged, which looks a tad strange. But that's just because without the implant, the shaft and head expanded together. The reverse is sometimes true as well. After sex I will try to deflate my penis fully, but it still seems engorged in the bits around the shaft itself. I have to wait for everything to go down before I can fully deflate the implant. Not an issue.

Finally, an observation about erections without pumping. I do not get hard without pumping. I'm not sure that can even happen. However, when something gets me hot, I can definitely feel things "stirring" down there. It is a nice warm tingle and sometimes I even feel the need to adjust myself in my pants. My theory is that that is the blood going into the head and the area around the urethra. It feels nice. It's probably not so much hard as just more "fleshy".

If I know (or even suspect) that I might have sex, I usually partially pump things up ahead of time. Wearing the pants I intend to go out in, I add enough pumps that it doesn't push away from my body but does fill out the girth a little. And before we go home, I might fill it even a bit more than that. My goal isn't visual. It's to reduce the amount of pumping when it's time for sex. But the visual apparently works too. My girlfriend once told me that her friend who was at the bar with us commented (positively was my sense) on my bulge.

[Never_Enough]

In 2016, I could still get erections to full size and almost full rigidity as I could for decades before (but not as rigid as those of my teenage and early 20s). But they would quickly collapse (from venous leakage apparently) without continuous vigorous stimulation to keep up maximum artertial inflow to overcome the venous leakage. Of course, such stimulation would quickly cause orgasm and refractory collapse...a Catch-22. The "window" between enough stimulation to keep my erection up and so much stimulation that orgasm would come eventually closed. So, I got an implant.
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(The above edited for focus)

How quickly did you lose those erections? Were you able to have sex? I can maintain a 85-95% erection for a while during sex and full when using it alone but struggle to keep it without stimulation.

Urologist doesn't think it's VL but I might get a test to rule out.

I don't need vigorous stimulation just regular but on glans.

Never long enough for my lover to have an orgasm or even long enough to feel validated as a woman and my love for her. The "wham, bam, thank you ma'am." syndrome.

As I have observed, it is not only the man with ED who suffers. His partners do, too.

Short answer:
MInutes, then eventually, seconds, from penetration to collapse from leakage or orgasm. In order to be hard enough for penetration, I had to be literally on the verge of orgasm before I could be inside her.

I think we are led astray online though. As in to believe we need to be something amazing all t hr e time

The vast majority of women do not orgasm from sex anyway and prefer that from oral in particular.

The average sex session lasts 5 minutes and over half hour is very unusual.

I generally last between 3 and 15 minutes, and it's not always 100% hard, yet my partner as of yet has no Issues, in fact quite the opposite despite having a high sex drive. Even though I feel self conscious over it sometimes.

I feel very conflicted as to what really constitutes ED.

Some people seem to have unrealistic and demanding partners others seem to have got implants despite probably having better erections than me.