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What are the worst case scenarios?

Also, people seem to talk about infection with dread, what exactly are the implications of an infection post-implant? Removal of it and replacement, right?

defiant wrote:What are the worst case scenarios?

Also, people seem to talk about infection with dread, what exactly are the implications of an infection post-implant? Removal of it and replacement, right?

When I went into septic shock I lost my implant. 6 months later he put another one. It is totally healed now and I am getting a fair amount of use out of it.

Larry

Larry10625 wrote:

defiant wrote:What are the worst case scenarios?

Also, people seem to talk about infection with dread, what exactly are the implications of an infection post-implant? Removal of it and replacement, right?

When I went into septic shock I lost my implant. 6 months later he put another one. It is totally healed now and I am getting a fair amount of use out of it.

Larry

Septic shock is extremely serious.

You got through it though and now you have another one. So all is well that ends well.

you lose size with an infection

I didn't do a lot of research before the implant on what happens with an infection, but my understanding was that the implant had to be removed and there would be a 6 month wait before trying again. Since both of the corpus cavernosum have been heavily damaged, I would imagine that the penis would be extremely limp and unresponsive. While I've had severe ED for a long time, I did get some response to stimuli. I just got implanted and infection is my only real fear.

Your question made me realize I needed to know more, so I just looked up some info and got this from www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3126071/

In the presence of an infection the implant and all foreign material should be removed. A salvage procedure, during which the wound is thoroughly washed with antiseptic solutions after device removal and placement of a new implant during the same procedure, has a high success rate and is becoming a popular approach. The alternative, device removal with return at a later date for placing a new implant, entails a more difficult corporal dilation, and the resulting erection is noticeably shorter. Patient and partner satisfaction with a penile implant is the highest among all of the treatments for ED.

Hope this helps answer your question. Thanks for bringing it up.
Quincy

defiant wrote:

Larry10625 wrote:

defiant wrote:What are the worst case scenarios?

Also, people seem to talk about infection with dread, what exactly are the implications of an infection post-implant? Removal of it and replacement, right?

When I went into septic shock I lost my implant. 6 months later he put another one. It is totally healed now and I am getting a fair amount of use out of it.

Larry

Septic shock is extremely serious.

You got through it though and now you have another one. So all is well that ends well.

Absolutely... my doctor is freakin AWESOME. I do not blame him in the least. My sepsis was one month post op. Sometimes... shit happens.

Larry

The success rate for implants is very good and the infection rate is low. However, as with any serious surgery the "Worst Case Scenarios" are pretty much the worst you can imagine. That why they're call worst case scenarios. Like with most everything in life there are some bad endings. I won't provide any links. You can find those on your own. They are there. All surgeries involve risks and a percentage of all surgeries go very, very badly.

I'm almost 8 months out now. Some kind of infection started around the second week. And I've lived with it ever since. My implant is coming out tomorrow. Dr. Carrion in Tampa. He said he might replace it depending on what he finds when he cuts me open.

I've had my implant for 3 years now. Never researched what infection might imply or require before getting my implant. And to go looking into it now seems a rather moot point. I'll cross that bridge if or when infection occurs. I knew my AMS implant itself was treated with some antibacterial called "Inhibizone" and that was enough for me to know. I'd already looked into infection rates at various hospitals within roughly a 100 mile radius long before I ever even thought about an implant so I knew what hospitals I'll never set foot in for just that reason, no matter who the operating surgeon there might be. There are far too many "definites" in life that I do need worry about. I'm not going to add to any worries and concerns with "what if's" that may never happen. With all the amazing specialists who know and tend to me (including Infectious Disease) I'm in good hands whatever contingencies may occur.

jelquinginjury wrote:you lose size with an infection

A little but the doctor is confident it will come back with the AMS LGX.

Larry