1 Year Checkup...Is it needed?

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Bigdog4all
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1 Year Checkup...Is it needed?

Postby Bigdog4all » Thu Jan 23, 2025 10:35 am

Everything is working well with the 3 piece suit, so I ask, is a 1 year checkup needed? I haven't read anything about maintenance or a checkup. Having no problems, but don't want to overlook anything. Everything is working just great.
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).

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SWorks17
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Re: 1 Year Checkup...Is it needed?

Postby SWorks17 » Thu Jan 23, 2025 10:49 am

Bigdog, I don't think it is needed if everything seems to be working correctly; I didn't have a year followup with my doc.

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Age 67, Garden Ridge Texas, Boston Scientific Rezum procedure for benign enlarged prostate 19 May 21, AMS LGX 18cm with 3cm RT's installed 5 Nov 2021 by Major Dr Shane Barney, BAMC, San Antonio, Texas, Married 36 years.
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tomas1
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Re: 1 Year Checkup...Is it needed?

Postby tomas1 » Thu Jan 23, 2025 11:53 am

I had no follow-ups after 2 weeks.
They even switched Uros on me then.
86 years
Inject testosterone weekly.
Implant on 1/22/19 by Dr Avila.
Scrotal, hor. incision just over 1"
18cm AMS 700 CX, 3.5cm RTE 100cc res
Gleason 6 prostate cancer. Monitoring it for now.
Update: On my last biopsies the cancer wasn't found.

Time2Change
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Re: 1 Year Checkup...Is it needed?

Postby Time2Change » Thu Jan 23, 2025 1:12 pm

I go back every year for a checkup.

I just had my appointment last week (a little late this year).

My pump was stuck for a couple of hours on the 1st, so we talked about sticky pump and how to resolve it.
56; ED for 23+ years; Coloplast Titan implant on 10/26/20; Dr. Martin Gross; Happy to share my experiences in private messages

fucked0ne
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Re: 1 Year Checkup...Is it needed?

Postby fucked0ne » Thu Jan 23, 2025 2:45 pm

Time2Change wrote:I go back every year for a checkup.

I just had my appointment last week (a little late this year).

My pump was stuck for a couple of hours on the 1st, so we talked about sticky pump and how to resolve it.


Could you explain what "sticky pump" is?
40. Implanted July 5, 2024, by Dr. Andrew Kramer, Urology Associates of Cape Cod. AMS LGX, 21cm cylinders + 2cm RTEs. Idiopathic "hard flaccid" ED following bacterial infection. Tried pulse waves, Cialis, TRT, even spinal injections. Nada.

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Re: 1 Year Checkup...Is it needed?

Postby Alex258 » Thu Jan 23, 2025 6:00 pm

Bigdog4all wrote:Everything is working well with the 3 piece suit, so I ask, is a 1 year checkup needed? I haven't read anything about maintenance or a checkup. Having no problems, but don't want to overlook anything. Everything is working just great.


I too didn't have a followup. Everything seemed fine to me after one year and now i'm in over 2 years and all is good.

Time2Change
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Re: 1 Year Checkup...Is it needed?

Postby Time2Change » Fri Jan 24, 2025 5:09 am

fucked0ne wrote:
Time2Change wrote:I go back every year for a checkup.

I just had my appointment last week (a little late this year).

My pump was stuck for a couple of hours on the 1st, so we talked about sticky pump and how to resolve it.


Could you explain what "sticky pump" is?


My pump was too hard to pump. I squeezed really hard, but it didn't compress.

My doctor explained that their are a lot of small parts in the pump, and one thing that can cause them to seize up is cold. I live in New England. I confirmed with him that it was cold on January 1st, and I had been outside a fair amount of the day.

He said that in the future I should take a warm bath to loosen up the parts. He also reminded me to fully inflate and deflate a few times a week. And he suggested that once I fully deflate, I should pump once to activate the pump.
56; ED for 23+ years; Coloplast Titan implant on 10/26/20; Dr. Martin Gross; Happy to share my experiences in private messages

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Re: 1 Year Checkup...Is it needed?

Postby Old Guy » Fri Jan 24, 2025 10:00 am

My last follow up was at 5 1/2 weeks post. Although I did see my doc twice in the third month to fix a deflate issue.
At 5+ years all is well and I'm happy with the results.
Nov. 8, 2019
5+ years, Coloplast Titan OTR
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Bigdog4all
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Re: 1 Year Checkup...Is it needed?

Postby Bigdog4all » Fri Jan 24, 2025 3:28 pm

Thanks for all the feedback. As they say, "Leave well enough alone". I think I will do just that. I do have to add one thing or commit. As many say, "Why did I take so long to get the implant"? Don't wait guys.....It was smooth sailing.
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).

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Re: 1 Year Checkup...Is it needed?

Postby CigareVolant » Sat Jan 25, 2025 1:40 am

I saw my doc maybe 3 or 4 times — can't remember for sure — in the weeks after the surgery, and now I haven't seen him again in the two and half years since. Hadn't occurred to me that I should, and he never asked me to. If I have any questions or concerns I'll certainly call or make an appointment.
Implanted June, 2022 by Dr. Karpman. 22cm Titan with 1.5cm RTE.


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