Rodsmen’s Journal and Recommendations

[Rodsmen]

Whenever you get that new model up and running I definitely want to check it out (and maybe try it out too!). I haven't had the opportunity to ever meet up yet with anyone else that's bionic like me. Best of luck with the revision. Fingers crossed you can get a 26 cm implant! I'm hoping for a 24 cm one whenever I need an upgrade.

I would love to demonstrate it in you;)

[Rodsmen]

It’s been several hours since surgery, and I am staying at the hospital overnight. I am thankful that is the process at UCLA. I have only mild discomfort using only Tylenol for pain relief.
Dr. Jesse Mills, my wonderful surgeon, visited me both before and after surgery, and I will see him again tomorrow before dawn for catheter and drain removal. He reported that the left cylinder broke completely, at the base. He referred to torque being more of an issue, the bigger you are. That failure mode is very rare, since the cylinders are very difficult to damage; it’s almost always the pump, followed by the tubes that fail. (There is even an idiot on the internet who demonstrated smashing beer cans, both by pushing them directly head-on, as well as from the side, ostensively to demonstrate rigidity). Dr. Mills replaced everything except the reservoir, which will help make my recovery more comfortable, and hopefully shorter, since there wasn’t that trauma in my belly. There had always been a bit of an issue with the tube from the left cylinder sticking out some, unlike the others that are barely noticeable, even when you try to feel them. I could have had the tube fixed with very minor surgery six months after the initial implant (almost exactly two years ago). However, it was working so well, and I was having the time of my life, so I did not do that. Perhaps it would have avoided this, but that is merely conjecture, and I try to stick to solid facts.
It is good to know that the pump did not wear out, despite at least 4,000 “uses.” The manufacturer rates the devices at 10,000 uses, which at the rate from the last two years, would mean that it would need replacement in less than five years, so I will reduce the number of times I increase and decrease the amount of rigidity. (Read on for what constitutes “uses.”) Having kept track of the number of unique partners, I know that number is more than 2,500. In addition, there were many repeat partners, sometimes the same day. I can only guess that number, based on my activities, but it conservatively adds up to way over 3,000 instances of penetrative anal sex (which is much more challenging that vaginal sex for the device), PLUS, add penetrative sex with my husband most every day. Masturbation “counts” too, because it requires cycling the pump. That was reliably every day, once I healed, and included bending exercises meant to allow increased size, and using a penis pump, or “VED” at least once every day to work on increasing my size. For the first 3 months, I did intense “physical therapy” at least twice a day in order to regain size that I lost from the surgery (which was as expected).
Dr. Mills gave me the great news that he was able to use a larger implant, given all my use and pumping. The largest cylinders they make are 24cm, so he gave me a 24cm implant, plus a 3cm extension, so I now have a 27cm implant. That’s 10.63 inches, for metric-averse ”mericans.” (Keep in mind that part of a penis is internal, and the percentage varies from man-to-man.) I can’t wait to complete physical therapy exercises to see what I end up with. I will post progress reports.

[Jsmith194589]

It’s been several hours since surgery, and I am staying at the hospital overnight. I am thankful that is the process at UCLA. I have only mild discomfort using only Tylenol for pain relief.
Dr. Jesse Mills, my wonderful surgeon, visited me both before and after surgery, and I will see him again tomorrow before dawn for catheter and drain removal. He reported that the left cylinder broke completely, at the base. He referred to torque being more of an issue, the bigger you are. That failure mode is very rare, since the cylinders are very difficult to damage; it’s almost always the pump, followed by the tubes that fail. (There is even an idiot on the internet who demonstrated smashing beer cans, both by pushing them directly head-on, as well as from the side, ostensively to demonstrate rigidity). Dr. Mills replaced everything except the reservoir, which will help make my recovery more comfortable, and hopefully shorter, since there wasn’t that trauma in my belly. There had always been a bit of an issue with the tube from the left cylinder sticking out some, unlike the others that are barely noticeable, even when you try to feel them. I could have had the tube fixed with very minor surgery six months after the initial implant (almost exactly two years ago). However, it was working so well, and I was having the time of my life, so I did not do that. Perhaps it would have avoided this, but that is merely conjecture, and I try to stick to solid facts.
It is good to know that the pump did not wear out, despite at least 4,000 “uses.” The manufacturer rates the devices at 10,000 uses, which at the rate from the last two years, would mean that it would need replacement in less than five years, so I will reduce the number of times I increase and decrease the amount of rigidity. (Read on for what constitutes “uses.”) Having kept track of the number of unique partners, I know that number is more than 2,500. In addition, there were many repeat partners, sometimes the same day. I can only guess that number, based on my activities, but it conservatively adds up to way over 3,000 instances of penetrative anal sex (which is much more challenging that vaginal sex for the device), PLUS, add penetrative sex with my husband most every day. Masturbation “counts” too, because it requires cycling the pump. That was reliably every day, once I healed, and included bending exercises meant to allow increased size, and using a penis pump, or “VED” at least once every day to work on increasing my size. For the first 3 months, I did intense “physical therapy” at least twice a day in order to regain size that I lost from the surgery (which was as expected).
Dr. Mills gave me the great news that he was able to use a larger implant, given all my use and pumping. The largest cylinders they make are 24cm, so he gave me a 24cm implant, plus a 3cm extension, so I now have a 27cm implant. That’s 10.63 inches, for metric-averse ”mericans.” (Keep in mind that part of a penis is internal, and the percentage varies from man-to-man.) I can’t wait to complete physical therapy exercises to see what I end up with. I will post progress reports.

Glad to hear surgery went well!

I’m in a similar situation now with my revision and would be interested to hear whether you notice your cylinders feeling less inflated between the time the mummy wrap comes off and when you’re allowed to start cycling. When I first woke up from surgery, it felt like I was inflated quite a bit, but around 48 hours later I definitely noticed the cylinders felt less rigid.