In Surgery and Posting Live - My Journal

[alibaba]

WOW That is a rock star implant it sounds like. Carry on.

[kosh200]

Sorry to hijack your journal, but is it SOP to cycle prior to activation? My MD stated that he activates at 4 weeks. Is there a difference? What would happen if it’s not cycled prior to activation? And finally, I thought activation meant inflating for the first time. Is that not the case?

[Hawkman]

Sorry to hijack your journal, but is it SOP to cycle prior to activation? My MD stated that he activates at 4 weeks. Is there a difference? What would happen if it’s not cycled prior to activation? And finally, I thought activation meant inflating for the first time. Is that not the case?

This would be a great question for a new topic but I will answer here. ACTIVATION IS CYCLING FOR THE FIRST TIME. I activated the 1st time or began cycling on day 3 after surgery as this is Dr. Eid's standard protocol. Some doctors wait 6 weeks. By then I hope to have had sex more than a half-dozen times.

[Hawkman]

Day 18 Saturday

I ran a lot of errands today and was feeling it and anxious to get in a hot bath at about 7:30 PM which is early. Today is the first day since implant I cycled twice. Dr. Eid suggests 30 minutes a day in two 15 minute sessions. I have done one 30 minute session since the pumping caused discomfort in the scrotum that was worse than the discomfort of maintaining a maximum erection. Today I started the day with a 15-minute inflation and ended with a 30-minute inflation.

After my morning session, I thought I would wrap a piece of stick-to-itself elastic bandage snugly around my deflated penis to keep all fluid in the reservoir and prevent any minor auto-fill. I wore it for about 45 minutes. I have no idea if there is a connection but after I deflated last night I stayed totally deflated all night long for the first time.

Friday night I was aware a few times that I just felt better if I flexed my body or tightened my groin muscles or did like Kegal squeeze or just moved around during the night.

[Hawkman]

Day 19 Sunday

I had less discomfort today than any day. I sat (which is the toughest activity) in both hard and soft chairs for hours today. I wore an athletic supporter over my underwear most of the day since I was out in public a lot and wearing a suit most of the day. By evening I was feeling like I wanted to strip and get in the tub so I did. I still get periods of time when my scrotum burns where the pump is. It feels almost like I dabbed some alcohol on the skin. My penis is now at an awkward stage where unrestrained, it is at about 4 o'clock deflated. It does not ride well either up or down but it is heading in the right direction. It used to be at 3:00 oclock deflated.

I am 2 days from Dr. Eid's minimum clearance for sexual activity. The nurse said "Don't do it if you are still experiencing pain. You won't enjoy it". I said, "truly spoken like someone who never had a penis" In reality, if I go for day 21 I am sure it will be kind of a very careful exploratory encounter but you have to start somewhere.

Peyronies - All signs of Peyronies Disease are gone except the length loss from Peyronies Disease and Prostatectomy. I had multiple changing curves from plaque. First a downward, then a left, then a straight, then a slight right curve and a large dent the size of a teaspoon on the underside of the base. For those new to Peyronies Disease let me be clear. When It went straight it was not a sign of things getting better but simply more plaque on the right to counteract the leftward curve. Each of these changes caused some size loss. I am now straight with no dents.

Size - I have deliberately avoided this topic because I think it is almost useless to evaluate size at this point. For one thing, it is difficult to even measure because it is painful to bone-press a ruler at this stage. Next, the upward angle of a well-installed implant makes it difficult to measure at that angle and it is painful to push it down to 3 o'clock when inflated. That will change as it heals. Finally, I think I will have some gains from where I am now as things settle down. I took VERY objective measurements for years and particularly right before surgery so in time I will know exactly how my size compares to presurgery. For now, all I know is that my girth is about 1/8th of an inch larger at full, rockhard pump. I also sense I have been well sized and my ultimate outcome will be restricted by my potential to regain size, not by the implant. There are still some slight folds in the cylinders at 20 pumps and that is easily erect enough for reliable intercourse. I can pump up to 35 times but it is painful and I would think a woman would think I was using a nightstick instead of a penis. If I were to guess I would say I am a half inch shorter than I was presurgery with a VED ring and my glans totally engorged.

[Hawkman]

Day 20 Monday

Not much to report. I am cycling the implant 2 X per day, about 15 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes in the evening. Sensitivity around the pump and other discomforts seem to reduce a little each day. The partial auto inflation thing seems to have diminished. I did get a call back from the Coloplast Rep but missed the call. I will talk to her about how the Titan touch is really supposed to work ( Hold constantly or squeeze and release).

My biggest concern is penis placement in clothes. I try an athletic supporter and lay it at a 45-degree angle in the crease of my leg, or point it down and to the left with a long shirt-tail hanging out. Every position gets uncomfortable sooner or later and I have to adjust.

Tomorrow will likely be my cautious test drive.

[Hawkman]

Day 21 Tuesday - IT WORKS

Three weeks to the hour from arriving home and three weeks and 6 hours after surgery I resumed sexual activity. I tend to be a somewhat private person unless I think openness can help someone else. This is such a situation.

My wife was not feeling great today and I was a mix of apprehensiion due to ongoing discomfort and anxious to see how this is going to work. I felt like some one just gave me a new Ferrari with matching helmet and racing suit in the parking lot at the race way and they tell me to take it for a test drive. I drive a hundred yards across the parking lot at 15 miles per hour and jump out with my heart racing and a big grin on my face. That is what I was expecting with this test drive.

I told my awesome wife this was an expirment and I very possibly might not ne able to have an climax and we have to be careful. She was clear and communicated that she was ready but not likely in the mood to be able to climax anyway. She was not into a couple minutes of foreplay and I was not up for 15 or 20 minutes of foreplay because I was not sure if my inflated penis might not get uncomfortable by then. We got right to business which was a little strange but it only took only seconds to realize everything felt great. After several minutes I wanted to try another position that was less than real easy with a VED ring due to leakage. All was great. Then I switched to a side position I know she likes but that has not worked in a decade due to too much pressure causing leakage past the VED ring. It worked great except for a little pain when she suddenly repositioned slightly for a more precise angle. It was clear we were both into this test drive. Ultimately we ended up back in missionary position. She climaxed followed by me.


I told her I hate to be one of those guys that cum and go but I was heading to the bathtub. I could tell my contracted scrotum was making deflation a new challenge and I just wanted to hit the hot water to assess how I was doing. A short soak, deflation and I was basically no worse for the drive. Psychologically I am stoked because I know at a few times a week, every time will be better and less restrictive than the last. Other than some moments of discomfort, it was as good as before my Prostate surgery 15 years ago and I had total confidence that I would not have to repump up with the VED or pick and choose positions, or satisfy her with foreplay then finish.

I will be sending the good Dr. Eid a sincere Thank You note.

[TANGERINE]

Hawk......congrats. You are now fully on the otherside !

Such a great feeling to be able to perform anytime and anyplace and anytime with just 45 seconds pump time. You are surgically cured and I am super thrilled for you while reading your really inspiring journal.

I also appreciate your remarks about the wife and how she is doing. Personally, my disappointment with being Bionic is that although it has driven my sex drive and capability into the stratosphere, nothing has changed with my wife. She finds that sex is "OK I guess" and her sexual urge and enjoyment haven't changed all that much (though at the beginning, perhaps during the first six months of implant, I think that she had vaginal orgasms which is something that she never had with me before implant). So be aware that although the implant has made you into a bionic stud, it will not turn your wife into a insatiable young sex kitten.

[Larry10625]

Day 21 Tuesday - IT WORKS

Three weeks to the hour from arriving home and three weeks and 6 hours after surgery I resumed sexual activity. I tend to be a somewhat private person unless I think openness can help someone else. This is such a situation.

My wife was not feeling great today and I was a mix of apprehensiion due to ongoing discomfort and anxious to see how this is going to work. I felt like some one just gave me a new Ferrari with matching helmet and racing suit in the parking lot at the race way and they tell me to take it for a test drive. I drive a hundred yards across the parking lot at 15 miles per hour and jump out with my heart racing and a big grin on my face. That is what I was expecting with this test drive.

I told my awesome wife this was an expirment and I very possibly might not ne able to have an climax and we have to be careful. She was clear and communicated that she was ready but not likely in the mood to be able to climax anyway. She was not into a couple minutes of foreplay and I was not up for 15 or 20 minutes of foreplay because I was not sure if my inflated penis might not get uncomfortable by then. We got right to business which was a little strange but it only took only seconds to realize everything felt great. After several minutes I wanted to try another position that was less than real easy with a VED ring due to leakage. All was great. Then I switched to a side position I know she likes but that has not worked in a decade due to too much pressure causing leakage past the VED ring. It worked great except for a little pain when she suddenly repositioned slightly for a more precise angle. It was clear we were both into this test drive. Ultimately we ended up back in missionary position. She climaxed followed by me.


I told her I hate to be one of those guys that cum and go but I was heading to the bathtub. I could tell my contracted scrotum was making deflation a new challenge and I just wanted to hit the hot water to assess how I was doing. A short soak, deflation and I was basically no worse for the drive. Psychologically I am stoked because I know at a few times a week, every time will be better and less restrictive than the last. Other than some moments of discomfort, it was as good as before my Prostate surgery 15 years ago and I had total confidence that I would not have to repump up with the VED or pick and choose positions, or satisfy her with foreplay then finish.

I will be sending the good Dr. Eid a sincere Thank You note.

I am sure that I speak for the entire membership when I say that we are all very happy for you. I will never forget my first time after implant... I could give Dr. Brock a big wet sloppy kiss if he were here. He's my super hero without a cape.

Larry

[purcelldds]

Hawk,
A very inspiring journal for those of us planning on implant surgery. Thank you for your contribution to the discussion. I followed you from the time you were posting at surgery and it seems like it was yesterday, and now you are already having sex, wow! Congratulations on your success, wishing you and your wife the very best!