My journey (including pictures)

[Kodixx]

Nick74, sorry to hear of the setback, but glad you're doing better and making progress. Sending prayers and best wishes !

- Chuck

[LGXDownunder]

Nick, Hopefully it's just a temporary setback. It sounds like you are coping OK though?
Stay positive and let us know how you go with the cycling once you start.
My thoughts are to take it very slow and easy initially. It's easy to ramp it up when you feel ready.

[johnnyjja]

You are going to put in work with that thing

[Nick74]

You are going to put in work with that thing

I’m ready to put in the work. Thanks for the encouragement and for taking the time to reply I really appreciate it.

[Nick74]

Nick74, sorry to hear of the setback, but glad you're doing better and making progress. Sending prayers and best wishes !

- Chuck

Thank you, Chuck. I really appreciate the prayers and the kind words. One step at a time, staying positive and moving forward.

[Nick74]

Nick, Hopefully it's just a temporary setback. It sounds like you are coping OK though?
Stay positive and let us know how you go with the cycling once you start.
My thoughts are to take it very slow and easy initially. It's easy to ramp it up when you feel ready.

Thank you, brother. Yes, I’m coping OK overall, just taking it day by day. I agree slow and easy is the way to go. I’ll definitely take my time with cycling and update everyone once I start. Appreciate the support.

[Nick74]

I went to see my doctor today, almost one month after surgery. Here’s the update:
We officially started cycling today. He told me to inflate for about 5 minutes, then deflate, and repeat as much as I can tolerate. No strict time limit just listen to my body.He also said sex would be okay in about two weeks from now, which made me think a bit, since that’s only two weeks after starting cycling. But I’ll trust the process and take it step by step.
I did forget to ask him a couple of things, though:
• When is it safe to start taking baths (not showers)?
• When can I safely return to the gym?
Also, has anyone experienced their pump not going beyond about 13–15 pumps early on? I’m not forcing it, just curious if this is normal at this stage.
If anyone has experience or guidance on any of the above, I’d really appreciate the input.
Thanks, brothers this forum continues to be a huge help.

[SWorks17]

I went to see my doctor today, almost one month after surgery. Here’s the update:
We officially started cycling today. He told me to inflate for about 5 minutes, then deflate, and repeat as much as I can tolerate. No strict time limit just listen to my body.He also said sex would be okay in about two weeks from now, which made me think a bit, since that’s only two weeks after starting cycling. But I’ll trust the process and take it step by step.
I did forget to ask him a couple of things, though:
• When is it safe to start taking baths (not showers)?
• When can I safely return to the gym?
Also, has anyone experienced their pump not going beyond about 13–15 pumps early on? I’m not forcing it, just curious if this is normal at this stage.
If anyone has experience or guidance on any of the above, I’d really appreciate the input.
Thanks, brothers this forum continues to be a huge help.

Nick, according to online searches 2 to 4 weeks is good to take a bath as long as the incision is healed.

I’m not sure about the gym, but I started riding my road bike at 4 weeks.
My incision was tight with a little discomfort but it was ok. My doc told me to just do some easy miles to get back into riding.

When I started cycling at 6 weeks, I could barely get in 10 pumps because my scrotum still hurt, but it kept getting better each day as far as getting more pumps in.
When I started cycling, my doc told me to inflate as much as I could for 20 minutes in the shower. My showers don’t last that long, so I would shave while still inflated, until the discomfort was too much to handle the last couple of minutes.
I healed slower, I had a lot of discomfort/pain in my glans after 20 minutes of inflation for 4 to 6 months.

Your Bionic Brother in Texas
SWorks