Natural Function

[dcmusc]

So I have seen comments from a number of guys that relate to either auto inflating or maintaining nightly erections post implant.

Just wondering, for those that had some function when you implanted, are you retaining anything, especially if you are not dilated, or are these just functions of the implant.

I know that glad engorgement is maintained because it is a separate system, but just wondering.

Feel like I have evaluated every single aspect of the implant over the last six weeks. Can't wait for my first all nighter.

[Donnie1954]

I get a rise when I'm horney. Not enough for sex, but a definite rise and stiff. I've heard the implant helps with venous leakage problems.
Donnie

[LMCatman]

I get "the feeling" when I'm horny but show little or no observable physical indicators (other than a dumb grin possibly) ...... I usually pump up at bedtime and sleep erect..... I love touching it as it feels like a dick and not the limp little noodle I had post RP.....

[dcmusc]

Thanks guys. Good info. I talked to Kramer about this. The plan is not to dilate, so in theory, I will retain a percentage of my current function. It may seem silly, but having some of those same sensations will kind of help me transition to using the implant.

[sliphill]

Thanks guys. Good info. I talked to Kramer about this. The plan is not to dilate, so in theory, I will retain a percentage of my current function. It may seem silly, but having some of those same sensations will kind of help me transition to using the implant.

What does it mean not to dilate?

[Lost Sheep]

Find these two articles, especially good to read the full text. One impotent man was able to achieve penetrative sex without inflation of his implant (the investigators speculate because the erectile tissue was still intact and his venous leakage was slowed by the position of the implant sufficient for his arterial flow to make an erection)

in 2002,
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12904800

Spontaneous tumescence after implantation of three-piece hydraulic penile prostheses: a short-term experience

M Manning1, F J Martínez, P Alken3 and K-P Jünemann2

Department of Urology, University Hospital of the Christian-Albrechts-University, D-24105 Kiel, Germany.

in 2010
Inflatable penile prosthesis implantation without corporeal dilation: a cavernous tissue sparing technique

J Urol. 2010 Mar;183(3):1123-6. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.11.048. Epub 2010 Jan 21.
Inflatable penile prosthesis implantation without corporeal dilation: a cavernous tissue sparing technique.
Moncada I1, Martínez-Salamanca JI, Jara J, Cabello R, Moralejo M, Hernández C.
Author information

[Lost Sheep]

Thanks guys. Good info. I talked to Kramer about this. The plan is not to dilate, so in theory, I will retain a percentage of my current function. It may seem silly, but having some of those same sensations will kind of help me transition to using the implant.

What does it mean not to dilate?

Agressive dilation damages the corpus cavernosum sometimes to the po0int that it does not get erect at all anyu more. Some surgeons actually use a surgical tool to remove all the cavernosum tissue, leaving ONLY the implant as the source of erection.

This does not, of course, remove any corpus spongiosum which is outside the tunica albuginea. The spongiosum (I think) can provide some degree of fullness, but not stiffness. But I am a layman, so take that last sentence as my speculation.

[David_R]

I like the fact that my glans is engorged (swollen up) when I'm aroused, and my shaft is "fuller" (for lack of a better word) as well. The implant, of course, makes it hard enough to penetrate and enjoy everything.

[sliphill]

Thanks guys. Good info. I talked to Kramer about this. The plan is not to dilate, so in theory, I will retain a percentage of my current function. It may seem silly, but having some of those same sensations will kind of help me transition to using the implant.

What does it mean not to dilate?

Agressive dilation damages the corpus cavernosum sometimes to the po0int that it does not get erect at all anyu more. Some surgeons actually use a surgical tool to remove all the cavernosum tissue, leaving ONLY the implant as the source of erection.

This does not, of course, remove any corpus spongiosum which is outside the tunica albuginea. The spongiosum (I think) can provide some degree of fullness, but not stiffness. But I am a layman, so take that last sentence as my speculation.

I was wondering about this. How in the heck would the cylinders fit in there if they didn't remove something. I don't know if my doctor used this tool or not. Maybe I don't want to know.

[Lost Sheep]

What does it mean not to dilate?

Agressive dilation damages the corpus cavernosum sometimes to the po0int that it does not get erect at all anyu more. Some surgeons actually use a surgical tool to remove all the cavernosum tissue, leaving ONLY the implant as the source of erection.

This does not, of course, remove any corpus spongiosum which is outside the tunica albuginea. The spongiosum (I think) can provide some degree of fullness, but not stiffness. But I am a layman, so take that last sentence as my speculation.

I was wondering about this. How in the heck would the cylinders fit in there if they didn't remove something. I don't know if my doctor used this tool or not. Maybe I don't want to know.

As I understand it, if the tisue is not removed, it is merely compressed, and may retain blood flow and get tumescence and even erection, sometimes more than before the implant (since the implant gives a boost to the intra-tunical volume).