I missed another daily update!!
Busy at work and family stuff afterwards.
Nothing really to report.
everything felt good most of the day.
hints of discomfort but nothing unusual
Day 17 two week post op visit
Mornings always seem the most bothersome. Just flopped it around a little to get a good position to sleep in.
Dr. Bodie's assistant came in first and was impressed I was able to pump so well.
I showed him how I do it, he said ah you use your left hand interesting.
He said my technique was good.
I let him know I had more trouble telling if the deflate valve was engaged since there's no sound or indication it's in deflate mode.
He said that's normal just to give it a decent press and try to squeeze the shaft empty.
If it doesn't go down, it's not engaged.
Dr. Bodie then came in and we talked shop.
He noted that I didn't quite have it fully deflated so he pressed much harder and then squeezed my shaft down. (maybe I've been keeping it semi-inflated which made it more uncomfortable?)
Didn't seem that inflated but some more fluid did move out of the cylinders.
He mentioned the one half pump after deflating to lock the mechanisms in place.
He said my little pouch of swelling under my shaft above the incision is typical and actually quite minimal compared to what he sees regularly.
He said I'm healing very well as is expected of a younger patient.
We briefly discussed the cylinders he used. He noted to my gf that the right side of the glans had more scar tissue so it's a tiny bit longer on that side, but actually shorter by about 2mm.
He tried all the tricks he could to get that side even and quit while we were "close" so he didn't risk puncturing through the glans by trying too hard. I appreciated that.
He did a damn good job. If I didn't know about the different lengths I would never have noticed it's hardly decipherable and doesn't impact the angle or pointing of my inflated unit.
I discovered that my pump is actually the TOUCH not the OTR (I'll adjust that in my signature). Which is probably why it's more malleable. The valve is nice and easy to figure out which side is the deflation side. There's a little disk on that side.
He gave me a little sample pump to take home.
See attached pic. (I was going to post the little instructions on the keychain but I didn't. If you want to see it lemme know I'll add it)
Overall he said to keep taking it easy on my D.
No P in V intercourse for another 2-3 weeks which is completely fine and what I expected.
I was happy to see him and thank him for everything cannot recommend him enough if you're in the midwest looking for a surgeon.
I'll keep an eye on the swelling and if I have any questions I have you guys and him to reach out to.
Overall pain today has been minimal today even after the cycling and squeezing empty. My scrotum is getting used to hard presses for the valve and pumping.
He said I could cycle once or twice a day now no problem.
That's all for today!
