Can you flip the orientation of your pump

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wilsonmill
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Re: Can you flip the orientation of your pump

Postby wilsonmill » Wed Jan 08, 2025 7:46 am

Good dwg, understand now. I have no answer other than maybe the tubes are to short
Age 64, type 1 diabetic, Married 20+ years, Titan implant 23 cm 27Feb2019, Duke Medical Hospital, Dr Lentz, failed March of 2024, revision 25Jun24 AMS700 LGX 18cm 5rte's Dr Andrew Chang associated urology Raleigh NC, Rex Hospital

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Re: Can you flip the orientation of your pump

Postby RMJ9224 » Wed Jan 08, 2025 8:12 pm

wilsonmill wrote:Good dwg, understand now. I have no answer other than maybe the tubes are to short


nah i cant get it in the sack no matter what i do, i've been quiet forceful with it tbh no matter what crazy nonsense i try the moment i let go it just flings back to that exact position. Half of me is kinda hoping i wake up one day and its solved it self but hey. my only major concern with how it is now is i can physically feel the stresses being placed on the tubes, my reservoir pipe in particular is bulging against my scrotum skin on the right base of my penis

wilsonmill
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Re: Can you flip the orientation of your pump

Postby wilsonmill » Thu Jan 09, 2025 8:52 am

Time to go back to the surgeon, let them see if there is anything else they can do.
Age 64, type 1 diabetic, Married 20+ years, Titan implant 23 cm 27Feb2019, Duke Medical Hospital, Dr Lentz, failed March of 2024, revision 25Jun24 AMS700 LGX 18cm 5rte's Dr Andrew Chang associated urology Raleigh NC, Rex Hospital

Bigdog4all
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Re: Can you flip the orientation of your pump

Postby Bigdog4all » Thu Jan 09, 2025 11:20 am

I agree with the many. You are too early in the healing process to start moving the furniture around. Check with you URO surgeon. You want to be sure everything is healing properly. I was told by the AMS Techs that you couldn't damage anything down there. My problem was the Pump was as hard as a rock. Of course, the techs said I was being too gentle with the Pump. Once I started hitting the Pump with a hammer and squeezing with grip pliers, the Pump loosened up. Just kidding, but it was a pain in the nuts to get the pump loosened up. But check with your Surgeon. Or contact the manufacture. I do know AMS has a support team. They will meet with you for counseling and/or instructions, if needed.
72, AMS 700 LGX. Married to an Angel. Discovered ED at 67. Path = Diabetic, Supplements, Pills, Needle, Pump, and finally AMS 700 (2-8-24).

RMJ9224
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Re: Can you flip the orientation of your pump

Postby RMJ9224 » Thu Jan 09, 2025 7:57 pm

Bigdog4all wrote:I agree with the many. You are too early in the healing process to start moving the furniture around. Check with you URO surgeon. You want to be sure everything is healing properly. I was told by the AMS Techs that you couldn't damage anything down there. My problem was the Pump was as hard as a rock. Of course, the techs said I was being too gentle with the Pump. Once I started hitting the Pump with a hammer and squeezing with grip pliers, the Pump loosened up. Just kidding, but it was a pain in the nuts to get the pump loosened up. But check with your Surgeon. Or contact the manufacture. I do know AMS has a support team. They will meet with you for counseling and/or instructions, if needed.


post is 3 weeks old, im 7 weeks post op, everything is healed im from the UK, not entirely sure we get support from AMS here the pump its self isnt the issue, just the location of it, its not seated in my scrotum is in my perineum. one page back you'll see exactly what i mean, i do have an "up coming" appointment with my surgeon so they can take a look.

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Re: Can you flip the orientation of your pump

Postby newbie443 » Sat Jan 11, 2025 4:39 pm

RMJ9224 wrote:
Bigdog4all wrote:I agree with the many. You are too early in the healing process to start moving the furniture around. Check with you URO surgeon. You want to be sure everything is healing properly. I was told by the AMS Techs that you couldn't damage anything down there. My problem was the Pump was as hard as a rock. Of course, the techs said I was being too gentle with the Pump. Once I started hitting the Pump with a hammer and squeezing with grip pliers, the Pump loosened up. Just kidding, but it was a pain in the nuts to get the pump loosened up. But check with your Surgeon. Or contact the manufacture. I do know AMS has a support team. They will meet with you for counseling and/or instructions, if needed.


post is 3 weeks old, im 7 weeks post op, everything is healed im from the UK, not entirely sure we get support from AMS here the pump its self isnt the issue, just the location of it, its not seated in my scrotum is in my perineum. one page back you'll see exactly what i mean, i do have an "up coming" appointment with my surgeon so they can take a look.


Most times those are so painful they require a trip to the ER. Sorry I missed the update with picture on this. But yes you need to have it pulled back down.
Injections failed. Implanted 3-21-18 AMS 700 LGX 21 + 1 RTE 100 cc reservoir 6.5" L 5" G Dr. Kramer.

Proximal Perforation Sling Repair 4/13/21 Dr. Broghammer

67 years young.

Will show and tell and talk with others.


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