Bigdog4all wrote:There needs to be something like Penile Implant therapy available. None at the URO. I guess I don't have the nerve to reach down and squeeze on my pump.
You’re right, there needs to be some hands on instruction on how to use this thing.
This may be a dumb question, but have you asked the surgeon or his staff to provide it?
Perhaps I’m just bull headed. I naturally assumed that when a doctor installed a prosthetic device in my pecker, the overall job was not complete until I had mastered its use.
The first few visits after they had me start cycling I would ask “how soon do I need to come back?” And they would ask me how soon did I want to come back.
I leveled with the doc and his PA about my needs. (I liked the doc, but the real hero here was his PA). I told them I wanted to come in about 3 times a week. At least twice….until I thought I had this thing mastered.
Three weeks. Two or three times a week. They’d put me in a vacant exam room. The PA (occasionally the doc) would watch me inflate/deflate a couple of times. They’d give me some constructive criticism on better ways to grip bulb, how much inflation I ought to expect at that point in my recovery, etc etc. then they’d leave me alone and tell me to inflate, leave it 5-10 mins, then deflate…..and if I had a problem just stick my head out the door.
By week 3 I knew what I was doing, I wasn’t afraid if it, and really all the medical staff was doing was admiring their handiwork. So I declared myself graduated and now only see them at 6 month intervals for TRT.
I suggest you ask your doc for similar levels of support. Worst thing can happen is he says no.
Yes, it is scary….at least a bit unsettling….early on. But with a doctor, his PA, and a basket of nurses in the same building it’s a lot easier. And after a few sessions you’re pretty confident that you can deal with it on your own.
PS: I’m a retired Army guy. I’m not scary or mean but I can slip into no-nonsense Colonel mode in an instant. I’m pretty sure my doc would have provided this follow up care on his own. But I don’t think it hurt that on my first or second follow up visit I outlined what my plan was for my recovery and how they’d be involved. There are bigger names in implants other than Bryan Kansas of Austin….Eid, Hakky, Clavell, Perito. But I don’t for an instant feel like I somehow lost out by using Kansas. On the conteary….service after the sale meant a helluva lot to me & still does.