What's the longest recommended cycling duration?

[Doggedly_positive]

Does anyone have authoritative information on the maximum recommended length of time one can cycle for?

I want to increase girth and imagine that longer sessions would help.

My implant surgeon told me that there's no restriction and that some of his patients stay fully inflated all day.

Does anyone have any input?

[ElbowRoom]

What I'm reading suggests that in the beginning it's "as long as you can stand". Later once the pain is gone it's "as long as you want".

Some surgeons don't want you to stay pumped up all day, others don't seem to mind. Personally I would think periodic stretching like cycling to full inflation maybe 30min every 2-3 hours would be better than continuous inflation. Think about stretching other tissues -- stretching and relaxing is generally better than one long continuous stretch.

[Doggedly_positive]

What I'm reading suggests that in the beginning it's "as long as you can stand". Later once the pain is gone it's "as long as you want".

Some surgeons don't want you to stay pumped up all day, others don't seem to mind. Personally I would think periodic stretching like cycling to full inflation maybe 30min every 2-3 hours would be better than continuous inflation. Think about stretching other tissues -- stretching and relaxing is generally better than one long continuous stretch.

I would have thought that the limiting factor would be the oxygenation of the corpora and tunica, with the oft quoted maximum time of 4 hours for a non-implanted erection. Oxygenated blood would be prevented from reaching the inside walls of the corpora while the cylinders are pressed tightly against them, therefore depressurisation after 4 hours would seem sensible.

[dan_bionic]

What I'm reading suggests that in the beginning it's "as long as you can stand". Later once the pain is gone it's "as long as you want".

Some surgeons don't want you to stay pumped up all day, others don't seem to mind. Personally I would think periodic stretching like cycling to full inflation maybe 30min every 2-3 hours would be better than continuous inflation. Think about stretching other tissues -- stretching and relaxing is generally better than one long continuous stretch.

I would have thought that the limiting factor would be the oxygenation of the corpora and tunica, with the oft quoted maximum time of 4 hours for a non-implanted erection. Oxygenated blood would be prevented from reaching the inside walls of the corpora while the cylinders are pressed tightly against them, therefore depressurisation after 4 hours would seem sensible.

The Corpora cavernosa don't contain arterial blood vessels, only the external tissue and the fibrous capsula has arterial blood flow. The cylinders are inside the fibrous capsula, so there is no compression to the capsula itself or the skin above it so you can keep it inflated as long as you wish. And also while fucking (or cycling) you move the skin all the time, so blood flow to the glans and the skin that covers your fibrous capsula are getting good blood flow.
Inflation of the implant is not the same as putting ta cock ring that compresses those external arteries and vessels wehere your cock would get no blood supply and become deoxygenated.
Dan

[ElbowRoom]

What I'm reading suggests that in the beginning it's "as long as you can stand". Later once the pain is gone it's "as long as you want".

Some surgeons don't want you to stay pumped up all day, others don't seem to mind. Personally I would think periodic stretching like cycling to full inflation maybe 30min every 2-3 hours would be better than continuous inflation. Think about stretching other tissues -- stretching and relaxing is generally better than one long continuous stretch.

I would have thought that the limiting factor would be the oxygenation of the corpora and tunica, with the oft quoted maximum time of 4 hours for a non-implanted erection. Oxygenated blood would be prevented from reaching the inside walls of the corpora while the cylinders are pressed tightly against them, therefore depressurisation after 4 hours would seem sensible.

The tissues that get starved during prolonged erection are no longer present, they are removed during the surgery. The rest of the tissues that need oxygenation still have blood flow around the implant. There is no more limit on how long you can safely stay erect, other than your comfort and/or mechanical wear & tear on the device.

It's part of the superpower.

[Doggedly_positive]

The Corpora cavernosa don't contain arterial blood vessels, only the external tissue and the fibrous capsula has arterial blood flow. The cylinders are inside the fibrous capsula, so there is no compression to the capsula itself or the skin above it so you can keep it inflated as long as you wish. And also while fucking (or cycling) you move the skin all the time, so blood flow to the glans and the skin that covers your fibrous capsula are getting good blood flow.
Inflation of the implant is not the same as putting ta cock ring that compresses those external arteries and vessels where your cock would get no blood supply and become deoxygenated.
Dan

Yes, that's true, but my understanding of the effect that a cock ring has is that it also compresses the veins that drain the tissues external to the tunica, including the glans and other tissues, which is what causes that welcome engorgement. I was comparing extended IPP inflation to priapism, not a cock ring.

The danger with priapism is that the corpora cavernosa blood is unable to circulate because the veins that normally drain that volume become completely closed causing the blood to become stagnant, after 4 hours eventually losing all oxygen and starving the corpora.

The corpora cavernosa are bathed in blood internally, even though they don't have actual arteries within. I was curious whether having that internal 'blood bath' completely removed by the IPP cylinders occupying the entire volume and sealing the internal walls of the corpora would have a similar detrimental effect.

I'm surmising that priapism is similar to staying 100% pumped for extended periods of time, not only in external appearance, but in the effect on the internal walls of the corpora.

[LGXDownunder]

Does anyone have authoritative information on the maximum recommended length of time one can cycle for?

I want to increase girth and imagine that longer sessions would help.

My implant surgeon told me that there's no restriction and that some of his patients stay fully inflated all day.

Does anyone have any input?

Dog, I'm on a similar mission and I can currently go for a bit over an hour at full tilt before I want to tap out. I try to do that once a day as often as I can, in addition to two shorter daily sessions of about 15 minutes each. I'm aiming to increase the comfort level to be capable of being 100% inflated indefinitely, but I'm not sure if there would be any benefit to go for longer than what I'm already doing. I didn't ask my surgeon and he didn't mention any restrictions, just said do at least 10-15 minutes twice a day.

[Rider1400]

Perito talked about NOT leaving it pumped up all the time. Says some blood flow is restricted to some degree and it’s not a good idea. The most standard I’ve heard and read is twice daily for 30 minutes. At this rate I maxed out at just over a year. I say I maxed out as in I ran out of fluid. I looked at records and my Dr used the maximum amount of fluid recommended by coloplast so it’s not a shortage I simply maxed it out. I’m back to my original size and actually a bit larger in girth than before.