Pumps and medicare

[DAVID 1]

Good moring gents. Does anyone have any information as to
1. Will medicare pay for one upon a doctors perscription
2. Does it mess with the length of an eric penis?
Happy Holidays.
Dave

[tomas1]

Medicare paid for one for me.
I found it got me back to my previous length.

[Lost Sheep]

Good moring gents. Does anyone have any information as to
1. Will medicare pay for one upon a doctors perscription
2. Does it mess with the length of an eric penis?
Happy Holidays.
Dave

Please pardon my mentioning that you posted a question about pumps in the implants section.    Did you mean to ask about implants?  In either case, I have heard multiple postings that say both are eligible for Medicare coverage.  E.D. treatments are considered by most medical insurance providers now as restoration of a lost function, thus coverable.
 
I am not sure what you mean by "mess with the length".  Numerous studies have shown that vacuum therapy can restore lost length (long-term erectile dysfunction can result in losing length).  But it cannot make a penis any longer than the (non-elastic) structures (principally -I believe, as I am not a medical professional- the nerve bundle and the tunica albuginea) of the penis will allow.  Certain lengthening surgeries are available, but carry a certain risk.  
 
Lost Sheep

[DAVID 1]

Thanks for the reply what I was talking about was lost length. I have been on a vac pump from the very start in fact have been using weights to stretch the penis and have made gains. What I know is when I take a bimix shot it have one length and when I vac I have another length. Which length would I be measure on. I'll move this discussion to pumps but thanks for the reply

[Lost Sheep]

I must beg your pardon again.

I read through many of your other posts on this forum and see that you have had a prostatectomy and are considering an implant. Your question, then appears to be. "How will the implant size be determined?" The measurement is of the INSIDE space of your penis, from proximal crus (pelvic bone) to distal tip (your glans, on the inside). Tissue structures can vary from individual to individual, so outside measurements are largely useless.

If what I surmised from your posts is correct, you may want to watch this video of Dr Kramer measuring a penis. The measurement is at 1 minute 50 seconds into the video.

http://search.myway.com/search/video.jh ... uCNmahAWXI

Since you have been using a vacuum pump regularly, you may have already done most of the preparation described in this paper.

http://file.scirp.org/pdf/ASM_2013012514045982.pdf

The protocol is daily inflation for 10 minutes and clearly demonstrates that benefits are available from use of the pump.

1) Retention of size
2) Ease of insertion (easier for the surgeon and less discomfort for you post-op)
3) Earlier first inflation and use

You have been using a vacuum pump already, but if you do a daily as described in the paper (see the excerpt below) you will duplicate the protocol mentioned in the study.

"The penis is placed in the vacuum cylinder and the device pumped to the point where the patient feels a slight burning. The constriction ring is not applied and the penis experiences the vacuum for at least at least 10 minutes. Patient compliance is critical ..."

I hope this helps.

Lost Sheep