duke_cicero wrote:....Thanks for linking to Hakky's docs! Interesting to see.
LastHope wrote:duke_cicero wrote:....Thanks for linking to Hakky's docs! Interesting to see.
Good plan! I watched malleable surgery videos by Hakky, and he also uses sub-coronal approach, so I thought his general discharge form would have the closest exercise recommendations for you.
...Activity: No strenuous activity or heavy lifting for at least 6 weeks. No heavy lifting > 10 lbs for 2 weeks following surgery. NO LIFTING items heavier than 1 gallon of milk for 2 weeks following surgery....
duke_cicero wrote:LastHope wrote:duke_cicero wrote:....Thanks for linking to Hakky's docs! Interesting to see.
Good plan! I watched malleable surgery videos by Hakky, and he also uses sub-coronal approach, so I thought his general discharge form would have the closest exercise recommendations for you.
...Activity: No strenuous activity or heavy lifting for at least 6 weeks. No heavy lifting > 10 lbs for 2 weeks following surgery. NO LIFTING items heavier than 1 gallon of milk for 2 weeks following surgery....
You're a braver man than I. I can't watch the surgery videos. Maybe after I'm all healed up and back to normal life I'll have the stomach and the bravery for it. But especially the night before the surgery, I was imagining the worst case scenarios out of horror films — something horrible happens on the operating table and the doctor is forced to castrate me, or I die, or something horrible like that. Now I feel good, but it's just not time to see the gore. Somehow it's worse because it's my penis. I don't think I'd mind if it were a knee replacement video.
With all this in mind, I'm paying extra special attention not to lift anything heavier than a gallon of milk...
duke_cicero wrote:Hey all. We are 13 days out and things are going well. I haven't taken any painkillers — not even ibuprofen — in 2 days. I only have a tiny amount of swelling near my two subcoronal incision areas, but I think a good part of the swelling is actually just my penis being gripped by the steri-strips the surgeon used to seal the incisions. Maybe it's 50/50. I have my follow-up visit with my surgeon in 2 weeks. I'm hoping for the best outcome.
A few observations:
1. The Genesis feels just like a natural erection. I can feel the implant "softening," which is the word my surgeon used. Basically it feels more like it's a part of my body and not a foreign object, which it definitely felt like in the first few days, when I had the wraps on. Back then it felt incredibly stiff. The implant still feels hard, but it no longer feels like I have two Lego pieces inside me. So don't let anyone tell you that the Genesis isn't hard. As a side note, it's hilarious to think that I've had an erection for 2 straight weeks.
2. I still don't believe I have any size loss. It's not safe to do a "bone-pressed" test against my lower abdomen because the incision sites will be stretched a bit by the attempt and I want to be completely safe. But, I figure I don't really have any size loss. The doc said he put in the longest available Genesis, and I'm more happy that I have an erection that's ready to go at a moment's notice, no pumping required. That's the part that's actually important to me. If it were actually necessary to trade size for function, then I would gladly do it (within reason, of course).
3. I am filled with so much optimism and hope for the future. Even with the initial pain of recovery and the inconvenience I put myself through, this is the greatest Christmas gift I've ever given myself. Now I can have real, meaningful romantic relationships with women and never have the fear that I won't have an erection, or that I'll get one but will feel it leaking out of my penis within minutes, or will have to deal with the complexity of pills and injections and simply hoping for the best. No, that's all over now.
Once I'm healed up and back to normal I'll post a pic.
Today is my Christmas dinner experiment! Wish me luck!
Duke
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