Does anyone here regret getting an implant?

[Colby-jack__]

5 years ago I had ED but could still get hard enough for mediocre sex with shots, pills and a pump.

It was a lot of effort for sex that barely felt good, came with a lot of anxiety and was often disappointing for my wife.

This slowly got worse until I really couldn't have real sex anymore and trying to was causing stress in my marriage.

6 months ago I learned what was really involved with an IPP. 5 months ago I learned it might be covered by my insurance. 4 months ago I met dr Taj and 3 months ago I got my titan implanted.

Lets compare for a second: in July if i wanted to try to have sex i had to take 20mg cialis, a 2x dose of quadmix, at least 1 stiff drink and maybe id get hard enough to penetrate my wife for 3 or 4 minutes in a way that wasn't great for me or her.

Now we have sober, stress free daytime sex without pills or shots that both of us really enjoy.

The first month after surgery was challenging but I have never for a second regretted it.

[splitpeach]

Great philosophical question . Thanks for asking.

I think I have no regrets. One hiccup I have is that I’m experiencing delayed climaxing during masturbation and am unable to climax during sex. My nerve healing is taking forever. I used a world-class surgeon, and I know he tried his best. It's still a big step higher than ED for me personally.

What approach did your surgeon take? Penoscrotal or infrapubic?

[duke_cicero]

No regrets at all. I have an MPP and don't feel like switching to an IPP. Love it. And so do my girlfriends.

[Gt1956]

Long time member. I can only remember two members that voiced serious regrets.

One had a malleable. He was a poorly control diabetic. Never kept up on his diabetes treatment very well.The mpp had deteriorated somehow & he wasn't able to get a revision.

The member with an IPP was a long time member here. He had a history of being leery of an implant for several reasons. Concealment I think was high on his list. Several years ago I posted to him that I felt he would never get an implant of any style.

Maybe a year ago he was implanted. Something foreign in him seemed to set him off. Finally had it removed. Btw, he did use a very well regarded dr. His last few posts seemed he was off the rails. Talked of voluntary euthanasia. Have not seen him post in maybe 6 months.

I guess my feelings run along the lines of not only do you need a good dr. But a good state of mind is key also. Taking care of your physical & mental health is important to long term success.

I see a member posting about his dissatisfaction now. Even though he is less than a month after surgery.

For the record. My recovery was about average. I always knew that the pain would eventually stop. Pain can be treated. So many members are chasing what they think will be an easy surgery. I think it can be easy to be disappointed going in with that mind set. If I ever need a revision? I won't fear it. Even getting a scrotal method is fine. I can't find my scar if I look for it. While the AMS pump is supposedly large. It doesn't have large square corners. Mine consistently is harder that my teenage erction at 15 or maybe 17 pumps.

[Irish Lad 34]

If you got this far with your ED, you only have two options.

1. Implant and everything that comes with it (good and bad).
2. Celibacy.

That's an insane journey brother. How is your size now after all those operations? Seems to go up and down like a yo yo.

Hoping this one lasts ages for you brother Best of luck with it.

[JohnnyBorg]

Long time member. I can only remember two members that voiced serious regrets.

One had a malleable. He was a poorly control diabetic. Never kept up on his diabetes treatment very well.The mpp had deteriorated somehow & he wasn't able to get a revision.

The member with an IPP was a long time member here. He had a history of being leery of an implant for several reasons. Concealment I think was high on his list. Several years ago I posted to him that I felt he would never get an implant of any style.

Maybe a year ago he was implanted. Something foreign in him seemed to set him off. Finally had it removed. Btw, he did use a very well regarded dr. His last few posts seemed he was off the rails. Talked of voluntary euthanasia. Have not seen him post in maybe 6 months.

I guess my feelings run along the lines of not only do you need a good dr. But a good state of mind is key also. Taking care of your physical & mental health is important to long term success.

I see a member posting about his dissatisfaction now. Even though he is less than a month after surgery.

For the record. My recovery was about average. I always knew that the pain would eventually stop. Pain can be treated. So many members are chasing what they think will be an easy surgery. I think it can be easy to be disappointed going in with that mind set. If I ever need a revision? I won't fear it. Even getting a scrotal method is fine. I can't find my scar if I look for it. While the AMS pump is supposedly large. It doesn't have large square corners. Mine consistently is harder that my teenage erction at 15 or maybe 17 pumps.

I think the second user you’re referencing was Mark1974 - I actually think he also had a malleable (Coloplast Genesis).

[principles]

That's an insane journey brother. How is your size now after all those operations? Seems to go up and down like a yo yo.

Hoping this one lasts ages for you brother Best of luck with it.

Thanks, appreciate that!

I haven't been super quantitative with my measurements, more eyeballing than anything scientific. That said, with my previous Titan I was probably short about 2.5cm from my first implant. Fully engorged, more like 1.5cm difference. The yo-yo effect is real. Sizing decisions get made in the OR based on what fits safely after all the scar tissue from previous surgeries, so you're somewhat at the mercy of what your anatomy allows at that point and what the surgeon is comfortable with.

I have a completely unbased 'belief' that through regular usage (exercise that tunica by fucking and cycling alot!) you might eventually re-upsize to your natural limit. If you get another infection though, it's back to square one.

[Discovernew]

I regret not trying other methods for longer, for examlpe having higher dose pills or even trying injections.

If you have nothing to lose already (your penis absolutely does not work), then do it. But if your penis still works 50%, i recommend you to try everything before the implant.

[Stevie Reno]

My only regret is that I didn’t do it sooner. Like many others, I think I held on to belief that it would get better - that it was really just anxiety and not a physiological problem. The pills helped but I would still lose my erection if I didn’t get in quick and get done quick…after the pills quit working I tried injection and they didn’t work either. My doctor said it was clear I had significant leakage issues and wouldn’t ever be able to have and keep a good erection. The reality is that I had fought this issue my entire life…

I should have gotten an implant in my thirties but wanted until my sixties….

No regrets from the surgery - I’ve had more painful surgeries (sinus) and several that required longer recovery time (rotator, knee, ankle). Yea, my non inflated dick is much larger than my previous flaccid state but that’s more of a running joke between me and wife now. If I’m showing she’ll say something and I always say”It’s no big deal” and we both laugh.

My dick was once Mr Unreliable but now his nickname is EveryReady….I’m almost 68 and have good intercourse twice a week.

[splitpeach]

I regret not trying other methods for longer, for examlpe having higher dose pills or even trying injections.

If you have nothing to lose already (your penis absolutely does not work), then do it. But if your penis still works 50%, i recommend you to try everything before the implant.

Injections still work fairly well for me. Ive used them for nearly 7 years and sick of it. Now I can get just one erection a night. Im tired of running to the bathroom for 10 minutes before sex. Tired of making sure I've got them on me. Tired of bouncers asking me what they are.

Fuck it. Im old enough to go all or nothing. Get that bicycle pump in my slug now.