Donnie2016 wrote:Very good explanation Quincy. How did activation go?
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Yes, thank you, good explanation!
Donnie2016 wrote:Very good explanation Quincy. How did activation go?
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Quincy wrote:Day 8, evening. Activation!!
Wow. What a big and wonderful day. There's a lot to report, and it's getting late, so I may save some for tomorrow morning.......................................................................
3. My penis increased in girth significantly over the first week while I was inflated to 70%. The "sock" my wife sewed for me was very loose when I first put it on, now I can barely get into it. Dr. Karpman pointed that out and said it was because of the week long 70% inflation. He said it will continue growing while I'm cycling it. I already have more girth than before, and it's going to get bigger! <smile>
4. My length when hard looks great, but I can't yet measure. I'm very happy with it now, and Dr. Karpman again said it will get bigger, perhaps as much as 20% bigger if I cycle the way I should.
Cycling: Dr. Karpman told me that he'd like me to cycle 4 times a day for 30 minutes each time. During this time he said to inflate to the highest level I could, then wait 5 minutes and try again. He said that doing this usually allows even more expansion of the cylinders, and I should repeat trying again every 5 minutes throughout the 30-minute session.
He indicated that cycling would be much easier in a tub of hot water at first, but that I wouldn't need to be in the tub once I got better at it and once the pump was broken in a little more. To Andy and others who have trouble with bathtubs, I really didn't have a lot of trouble inflating in his office, but I can see that hot water would help. I think the shower and heating pad, in that order, would also work.
I'll add more a little later. Water in the tub here is hot and ready to go. Time to cycle.
Quincy.
Quincy wrote:Day 8, evening. Activation!!
Wow. What a big and wonderful day. There's a lot to report, and it's getting late, so I may save some for tomorrow morning.
I went in for activation at around noon, Pacific Time. I had the surgery just a week ago yesterday, so this is really early compared to most I've seen at FT. There are some good reasons for this which I'll get into in a later post.
Dr. Karpman did the activation himself, not a nurse, which I like. Nothing against nurses, just want my doctor to be involved at every stage. He did an examination, said that everything looked good. Swelling was down, incision looked good, dick looked fine.
He helped me deflate, having me hold the button for about 3 seconds. Had to press in very hard and hold, he said. My penis started to deflate and then he showed me how to squeeze. Don't bend the dick, just squeeze, preferably with a reverse milking type motion starting at the end of the of the dick and squeezing inward. He told me I should only need to press the deflate button once if I pushed it hard enough and held it for 3 second. It worked fine.
He then told me to press once on the pump bulb and "feel" a little pop or click as the valve in the pump reverses. It was very easy to feel and so I started pumping. The pump was very firm, but once I had a good grip, not too hard to squeeze. I'm not sure how many pumps I put in, but I was inflated a little more than the 70% level he'd left me at after surgery. He asked me if I thought it was now fully hard and I said yes. He then reached in and gave it 7 more pumps! It got incredibly rock hard and bigger than I've seen it out side a VED tube in many years. He was pressing very hard and it hurt much like a sharp pinch does. He told me that it would be less painful over time as my body got used to it.
I then deflated again, showing that I could squeeze the fluid out appropriately and then pumped up once more. The hardest part of doing this appears to be getting a firm grip on the pump. I held the block next to the tubes with my left hand and pumped with the first two fingers of my right hand on one side of the bulb and the fleshy part of my hand at the base of my thumb on the other. One of the guys here at FT had shown me how to do this a couple days before. (Thank you.)
Each day in those hot baths I talked about, per Dr. Karpman's instructions, I had pulled gently down on the pump to reposition it in my scrotum and then tried to get a grip on the pump in a way that would allow me to pump it. I didn't actually pump it at all until activation today, but I knew from the "practice" that I could do it. Dr. Karpman told me that most men have trouble at first, the pump is slippery and you have to push quite hard. The pump easily slips between fingers (ouch!) and it's hard for some guys to keep the pump steady while applying enough force. Because I had practiced, it was fairly easy for me. He said he was impressed and glad that I had done what he told me to do. He'd seen another guy just before me that had been implanted the same day, and he said that man couldn't do it and would have to practice and come back the next week. Because I was able to show him successful inflation and deflation, he said I should go ahead and go home. The doctor seemed very pleased with my ability to follow instructions and know I'd be able to hold the pump firmly enough.
So we're now in Reno and on our way home. We'll finish the drive tomorrow.
There's a lot more to talk about. I'm sorry for being so verbose, but I'm trying to share details that may answer questions. Thanks for reading.
Before I end this post I have a few really cool observations:
1. My flaccid dick is much bigger than it used to be. I'll measure once I get home, but it's huge, comparatively. It's also heavy. The gear that was installed is much heavier than the flesh it replaced. It feels ponderous and looks really good. When I walk (commando in loose gym shorts), I can feel it swinging back and forth, something I've never felt before. I know flaccid dick size isn't important, but it sure feels good, and I definitely won't be trying to hide in the locker room any more.
2. My scrotum is also bigger and heavier. The extra roommate is fairly weighty and takes up space. When I walk, or sit down, it pulls down more than ever before. I'm not complaining and I kind of like it, it's just different. So "ponderous" is a good word for the feeing of both dick and balls. I'm sure it's nothing compared to what other guys have naturally, but it feels great to me.
3. My penis increased in girth significantly over the first week while I was inflated to 70%. The "sock" my wife sewed for me was very loose when I first put it on, now I can barely get into it. Dr. Karpman pointed that out and said it was because of the week long 70% inflation. He said it will continue growing while I'm cycling it. I already have more girth than before, and it's going to get bigger! <smile>
4. My length when hard looks great, but I can't yet measure. I'm very happy with it now, and Dr. Karpman again said it will get bigger, perhaps as much as 20% bigger if I cycle the way I should.
Cycling: Dr. Karpman told me that he'd like me to cycle 4 times a day for 30 minutes each time. During this time he said to inflate to the highest level I could, then wait 5 minutes and try again. He said that doing this usually allows even more expansion of the cylinders, and I should repeat trying again every 5 minutes throughout the 30-minute session.
He indicated that cycling would be much easier in a tub of hot water at first, but that I wouldn't need to be in the tub once I got better at it and once the pump was broken in a little more. To Andy and others who have trouble with bathtubs, I really didn't have a lot of trouble inflating in his office, but I can see that hot water would help. I think the shower and heating pad, in that order, would also work.
I'll add more a little later. Water in the tub here is hot and ready to go. Time to cycle.
Quincy.
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