How Long Does Cycling Pain Last?

[Wodjathat]

How far could you pump before running out of fluid? How did the leak end up in the tubing? Did you puncture it on something sharp?

To be honest I can’t recall. I’m guessing it was over 30 pumps…. but I would not run out of fluid. I would just become fully inflated. But keep in mind the number of pumps it takes to inflate the cylinders would very much depend on how hard you pump (compress the pump bulb).

The important thing was prior to the issue I could pump to the absolute maximum, as in rock hard and in almost excruciating pain (something I now thing is not necessary to do) and not run out of fluid.

When it suddenly happened (when cycling) I then started counting. At first I think it was 25 pumps and over the coming weeks it went down to around 13 pumps.

I am always a little concerned when I hear others saying that they run out of fluid when pumping to the max. I would have thought that should not happen. Presumption being that the reservoir should ideally have more fluid capacity than what the cylinders capacity is. But then again I don’t know. Different IPP’s may be different. I just hope those guys don’t have a slow leak somewhere. (If you run out at the same number of pumps each and every time I suspect that you don’t have a leak - fingers crossed)

Funny you ask about accidentally pricking myself. No chance. The Rigicon rep asked the same question. Keep in mind the leak came from one of the tubes. I would have to be an absolute marksman using a pin to get a direct hit. No chance.

I’m into a lot of things but trying to inflict pain by piercing my genitalia is not one of them. But each to their own. I would suggest that it would be far easier to put a pin in your dick and aim for a cylinder- far bigger target!

On a more serious note I think you would have to be extremely unlucky to somehow accidentally pierce either the cylinder, tube or indeed the reservoir. But then again, people occasionally get hit by a bolt of lightning.
Cheers:)

[ready2go]

I had my first implant done in July 2026 and just had a revision done 4 months later in November! So this is my experience.

Then at about (12 weeks post operation, 6 weeks cycling ) just when I was beginning to feel normal, I found I would start running out of fluid when pumping up. Bummer!

Long story short I had a very slow leak in one of the tubes that go from the pump to one of the cylinders.

So….. I just had a revision done yesterday (replaced everything except the reservoir). This time the incision was at the scrotum.

My only fear at the moment is not getting an infection (risks increase a little for revisions

Good luck to everyone out there.

so did your doctor say why the tube started leaking ? was it bad quality material, or possibly the tube got cut by the doctor or bad crimping ?
I would imagine a doctor would never admit to making a mistake on his part .
But it is helpful for patients, or future patients, to know the cause .
These types of mishaps is one reason i didn't consider an ipp .
Besides the lengthy recovery , even though there is a benefit of regaining any lost
size ,or not to lose size
the possibility of having to do that operation twice or more in a short amount of time ,puts me off of ipp's
i was offered a rigicon ipp in Egypt in December 2023 @$8,500 US.
Didn't they have issues with the pump when they first came out ?

[Wodjathat]

I had my first implant done in July 2026 and just had a revision done 4 months later in November! So this is my experience.

Then at about (12 weeks post operation, 6 weeks cycling ) just when I was beginning to feel normal, I found I would start running out of fluid when pumping up. Bummer!

Long story short I had a very slow leak in one of the tubes that go from the pump to one of the cylinders.

So….. I just had a revision done yesterday (replaced everything except the reservoir). This time the incision was at the scrotum.

My only fear at the moment is not getting an infection (risks increase a little for revisions

Good luck to everyone out there.

so did your doctor say why the tube started leaking ? was it bad quality material, or possibly the tube got cut by the doctor or bad crimping ?
I would imagine a doctor would never admit to making a mistake on his part .
But it is helpful for patients, or future patients, to know the cause .
These types of mishaps is one reason i didn't consider an ipp .
Besides the lengthy recovery , even though there is a benefit of regaining any lost
size ,or not to lose size
the possibility of having to do that operation twice or more in a short amount of time ,puts me off of ipp's
i was offered a rigicon ipp in Egypt in December 2023 @$8,500 US.
Didn't they have issues with the pump when they first came out ?

My understanding is this. There was apparently some issue with the pump a few years ago but this supposedly was resolved.

I live in Australia. The tubing has been sent back to the States so that they can try and analyse what went wrong.

The possible causes are:
-I accidentally pricked it somehow - I can assure you that this can categorically be ruled out
-The surgeon accidentally pricked it with a needle during surgery, or
- There was some structural defect in the tube

Be interesting to see if they can come up with an answer.

For the record, my surgeon has shown no sign whatsoever of trying to hide or avoid the issue. He is as interested as me to see what went wrong and why. The fact is I am part of the 1% club - needing a revision in year 1. Shit happens.

To be frank (excuse the pun) I would much rather it be identified as a ‘surgical error’ (eg accidental needle prick) than a structural defect- purely for the benefit of all of us if that makes sense.

And finally, and I put this down to perhaps the very close timeline of having the revision, this time around the recovery seems like a walk in the park when compared with the original procedure. The only thing that sucks is waiting out the time to get to the point when I can start the cycling process again.