Do you have to travel far for the surgery? What travel arrangements have you made?

I had a consultation recently with an implant surgeon and discussed AMS vs Coloplast. He commented that Perito was installing Titan's with an earlier version of the pump due to problems with their newest pump. This is totally unconfirmed information, but perhaps relevant to this thread.

@youngwithed, will you return to Baltimore to see Kramer or can everything be handled in Toronto?

Cnidium wrote:I just spoke with Eid last week. I am 100% going with him...

I just read through all your posts on making the decision between Eid and Kramer. You've put a lot of thought and research into the decision and I admire you for that. I'm sure you'll have a great outcome!

treetop wrote:My question is, how long have people here on Frank Talk had their implants?

The earliest post in the Implant forum is from Feb 2010, so that may limit the responses to your question.

Any advantage plan MUST cover, at a minimum, what Medicare covers or more. But the advantage plan may not cover your surgeon of choice. For example Kramer takes traditional Medicare, but he's likely outside of network for most advantage plans. Someone planning for an implant in their future might w...

radioradio wrote:I get a message back that this is not a valid email address.

What exactly did the return email say? Was it from Kramer's office or a server along the way?

Also have a look at Google Advanced Search https://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en&fg=1. I use "site or domain:" = http://www.franktalk.org/ with the desired words or phrase in the search box, and the results are far more useful than FT's own search function. You could also use th...

Bigred wrote:I went straight from pills (all of them) to implant. Didn't waste time on the pump and I don't like needles.

That is my plan too. The pump is a toy, I tried several models. I have a lifelong fear of needles so injections are out. I am going to try Muse as my last step before an implant.

Finally, before the operation, I led a pretty active lifestyle, going to the gym and doing lots of cycling. I know that I can't just jump right back on the bike, but will I eventually be able to resume long bike rides? I used to do about 60 km a day, 3-4x per week. Will such bike trips be possible?...