Exactly one month later, and I’ve come a long way. I had so much swelling and pain that I thought the implant was a failure, which is not the case. Saw Dr Eid last Wednesday and he was pleased by how much the swelling had gone down. He speculated that maybe I bled so much from the placement of the reservoir, which is rather prominent and still tender on the left side of my pubic area. He said that because I am fairly lean, he had more difficulty placing it. He asked if I was having sex yet
I told him I only found the release button two days ago, plus I was still somewhat swollen and in pain… I do feel that he has a little bit of a disconnect when one of his patients has a much more difficult recovery than is normal. I asked him about the flat look of the penis and also about the lost size. He simply replied, ‘This is the way it is.’ Hmm… he measured me two weeks before surgery after injecting me and wrote down the size I could expect; I am a half inch less than that. But, as someone on the site recommended, I am not measuring myself anymore. I just want to completely heal and start using this thing. On that note….
Test Drive Yesterday
Even though I am still tender in the pubic area by the reservoir and in the back of my testicles (tubing on left side fairly prominent), my girlfriend and I decided to give it a go. We took it slowly And tenderly, only the missionary position. It was awkward for me on many levels. The main thing is the angle of the penis, which is just below 3 o’clock… i’m used to more like 1:30 or 2 o’clock so I tried to adjust… my girlfriend said it felt ‘different,’ not necessarily better or worse, but just different, especially the angle… she asked me to pause after a few minutes, and we talked about how it felt, and we also just cuddled, which was very nice. Then she asked to try again. I slipped out once or twice not sure if it’s because of the angle, the lost size, or because my pubic area is still tender and I did not want to thrust all the way in. Also, she was finding it a little painful, even with some lube. Neither of us orgasmed, but we really didn’t try to.
All in all, a successful the first time, but it is something to build on, nothing close to what I would consider really good sex…and I was still in my head a lot and thinking rather than being in the moment. But again, it is a baby step and I am encouraged.
I posted separately about the flat or surfboard look and guys said that it might lessen, but you just get used to it. Right now it doesn’t feel or look natural to me, but if I’m able to have sex whenever I want to, I’m OK with that. So far, it has just been a lot of work and recovery… i’m finally able to walk without the chafing from the pubic hairs on my testes growing in, so that is very good for me mentally. This week I hope to start some light resistance training.
