Rigidity issue

[subhash]

I am 2 months post surgery. I cycle once a day. but I feel my penis is not rigid enough for intercourse. I have spent a fortune on it as in India, insurance does not cover a penile implant. Is it that I am not pumping enough or hard enough or could it be some defect during the surgery? I am totally depressed.

[SteveSW]

I am 2 months post surgery. I cycle once a day. but I feel my penis is not rigid enough for intercourse. I have spent a fortune on it as in India, insurance does not cover a penile implant. Is it that I am not pumping enough or hard enough or could it be some defect during the surgery? I am totally depressed.

I have an AMS CX, but I doubt the inflation process, or bulb are really much if any different. This is just my opinion based on a few months of experience, but to me it sounds like you are pumping enough saline into the cylinders. Early on, the bulb is really hard and takes some effort. My non-expert advice is to apply as much pressure as you can to move more saline into the cylinders. Inflation gets easier over the weeks, so just keep after it...and good luck.

[Txagq8]

Grab that bulb.

Give it, at a minimum, 50 or 60 short hard squeezes.

You are not likely to feel like you are causing the sides of the bulb to move very much, it may seem like it is as hard as a rock. Still, you can feel pressure increase within the cylinders. Once they’re full, a small change in the amount of fluid will cause a big increase in the pressure within.

I’ve got an LGX. To get it up to its max size and rigidity requires a lot of little squeezes to pressure up the cylinders. To me, it is worth it, because the stretching sensation caused by the pressured up cylinders emulates a really hard, throbbing type erection. Not that I have had one like that in 50 years.

Disclaimer: I’m not a doctor and I am not advocating you do anything that might cause equipment failure. I am merely sharing what I do and that technique gives me an erection about like a frozen cucumber in terms of rigidity. You might try contacting AMS. Make sure my method won’t damage the cylinder.

[cbinspok]

I concur, squeeze that bulb! The best way I learned on FT, assuming you are right handed and your bulb can be accessed on lower left (reverse as needed) Make a tight fist with left hand with your thumb at the top, now lift up your thumb & cradle that bulb in the "nest" just below the thumb. Your thumb is strong place the thumb palm on the bulb. Now with right hand grab the tubing not the block but very close, this is to stabilize the pump /block/tubing from slipping around. Now squeeze with the thumb pressing down on bulb cradled. Believe me you are going to like what your Lgx can do and it is hard as a rock and your cock will grow fatter too.

[Leebert]

I have a cx at 2 months post op. I have to make sure the tip of my thumb and curl my pointer finger over to use the center of it to squeeze just the top of the bulb which seems to help to press harder on it, my thumbs aren't very strong anymore,lol. Make sure you're your pressing front and back of bulb aligning block front and back with it. Like they said dont hold by the block the button can be touched a little and interfere with pumping up. I did a couple times until i figured out what was going on. Hope that helped!

[oldbeek]

I concur, squeeze that bulb! The best way I learned on FT, assuming you are right handed and your bulb can be accessed on lower left (reverse as needed) Make a tight fist with left hand with your thumb at the top, now lift up your thumb & cradle that bulb in the "nest" just below the thumb. Your thumb is strong place the thumb palm on the bulb. Now with right hand grab the tubing not the block but very close, this is to stabilize the pump /block/tubing from slipping around. Now squeeze with the thumb pressing down on bulb cradled. Believe me you are going to like what your Lgx can do and it is hard as a rock and your cock will grow fatter too.

I squeeze between the second joint on my right index finger and my thumb near the first joint. My doc said to squeeze more towards the valve block. I also hold the tubes near the valve block to stabilize the pump. There are videos showing pumping this way.

[subhash]

Thanks, all Will certainly try all this today evening. I am overwhelmed and thanks again and again. Cheers to our bionic community!

[Bushpig]

Where did you have it done in India and by which doctor

[LeRoastBeef]

LGX, installed almost 4 months ago.
Pump was very hard, limited inflation, lots of pain. Gradually pump became softer, more pumps, less pain, greater size.
With recovered size I found I had to pump more to reach sufficient rigidity. Which makes sense.

Now I'm not sure how many pumps I'm on, I still have saline left, I have recovered my old size.

However, the difference in rigidity and that feeling of pressure between the second last pump to the last pump I can manage is huge. It feels full, just like those rock hard erections of old....but harder.
The last squeeze takes reasonable force to squeeze the bulb, it's not easy. I'm 34 and have good grip strength.
It expect that over time, just as up till this point, that things will stretch more, both myself and the implant, which will result in more pumps required. Until the saline is exhausted. That's the whole point of the LGX model. It's designed to stretch over time slowly, to allow you to regain size.

Eventually I hope to be able to easily pump up to full pressure with minimal resistance. How rigid things will be then I shall find out.
I very much get the feeling that it will be fine.

[AST2123]

Maybe a tissue that prevent the cylinders from expanding. Did you see your doctor after activation? What does your doctor say?