What an amazing village this is! I have taken in all of your thoughts, insights, advice, suggestions and encouragement. So, I wanted to give you all an update. Warning: This post is a little on the long side, but lots to catch you up on:
Today, Sunday is my fourth day of cycling. I am cycling twice a day for an hour each session. Following Dr. Clavell's video, AI data from Boston Scientific and your tips, I've been able to pump up to max, follow it with The Perito Exercise for two sets, then a few more pumps, then a second set of the PE and a couple more pumps. That hurts A LOT! Also have been stretching my penis from base to just below the glans. I can definitely feel the tips in my glans, btw.
I've been keeping a journal and taking pics of me flaccid, pumped, pre-PE and post-PE. I'm truly happy to report that this morning when I woke up, I measured exactly 5" flaccid. I'm also 5" at max pump right now. Girth is 6" at the base (although I am trying to keep in mind that there is still tubing exposed at the base, so I have to measure about that) and 5" just under the glans.
The first couple of days my dick looked like a miniature model of the Space Shuttle...wide at the base and narrowing towards the tip
...I read on Microsoft Co-Pilot with data from Boston Scientific that is not easily found on our own from its material, that this is not optimal; that you want to stretch and pump, stretch and pump so the penis looks full and symmetrical. And, today it is finally looking like that! I think also, because I never had full atrophy for years, my healthy tissues outside of the CC are making a happy comeback as well. One of the features of the AMS 700 LGX w/Tenacio is that you a natural flaccid appearance, but with the cylinders still pretty stiff, I have rigidity when flaccid. Tomorrow morning, I see my surgeon's Nurse Practitioner where I will work with her to make sure that I am deflating all the way as I now have a pretty significant bulge when flaccid. After a lifetime as a grower, I'm pretty fucking thrilled with this. Even though, as I know you all know, I am in a world of hurt right now...sore, pain...but thrilled to report that I've already gained back a little more than an inch in length and that is making me feel so much more hopeful.
Many of you share your stories of things that happen in your daily lives with your new bionic dicks, so I wanted to share this from today.
I have a lady friend who was a lover a few years back; now we are good friends and lean on each other for support when needed. She's very cool, sexy and extremely adventurous and totally open-minded when it comes to sex. She was asking me last week why I haven't been around lately, so I met her for coffee. It was the day before I saw my surgeon for activation. I decided to tell her about my implant.
She was FASCINATED! I told her why I had it done and that I was getting it activated the next day. She asked me if she could see it and touch it when I was ready. I agreed, of course.
So, when I was so devastated the next day, as you all know, I told her all about it and she was beyond sympathetic. She was pissed off! Her comment was: "He said he fit it to your anatomy? I've seen your cock many times; had it in my mouth, in between my tits and inside me. You cock is NOT 3 inches!" EXACTLY!
So, feeling a bit more confident this morning, I asked her to meet me for another coffee. Again, the beauty of the Tenacio model is that you look more natural when flaccid...so I am now a shower. And with the cylinders still pretty rigid, it's kinda hard to conceal. Today was a cold one in Western NY so I had on a base layer and warm-up pants which I think you would call joggers in the UK and AU if I'm correct. So, pretty snug. Anyway, it was impossible for me to hide a 5" flaccid chubster no matter what underwear I was wearing.
When she arrived, I got up to give her a hug and her eyes went right down to my bulge and she said: "OMG! What the fuck is THAT?"
So, I told her what was going on since my surgeon's visit, and she repeated what she had said to me before about my cock. It was a good moment for me. When I stood up to get her coffee from the barista, she was at eye level with it and asked me if she could touch it. She wanted to feel it she said. I said sure...there were people around, but they were not in eyesight of us. She did and she gasped...literally gasped...but it was not enough to get me to forget the extreme pain I was in when she did it!
I thought I was going to hit the roof! But she showed a genuine interest and fascination with it, so I agreed that within the next couple of weeks, I will show it to her, and she can feel away to her heart's content. 
It's actually a bit difficult to walk with it being so sore, and feeling like it wants to bust out of my pants even flaccid, but I am not complaining about the bulge and the look. As so many of you have posted, I know I got a few looks at the supermarket this afternoon, and a couple of women - one much younger and one who looked like she was in her '70's - smiled at me knowingly when I caught their eye looking at me. Not sure I expected that. So, that was a great ego booster.
Given where I was just a few short days ago, I didn't think any of this was possible, and definitely not so quickly. And I know I have several months ahead of me to go.I want to get back to at least 6" in length. I feel confident about getting back my full girth becuase of my healthy tissue. I'm also going to add a 2.5 mg daily dose of Cialis to help me reach my gains goals.
I actually have some cycling questions that I will start on a new thread. But I truly would not have reached the way I feel today if it were not for so many of you.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! And, Happy New Year!
Best,
Vincent
great progress btw. happy for you