Rodsmen’s Journal and Recommendations

[Rodsmen]

One day following my revision surgery:
I slept only for only brief periods overnight in the hospital following surgery, which is just like it was for my first implant surgery. It was no big deal, as I had my iPad, EarPods, and plenty to stream, with extremely attentive hospital personnel (but lousy snacks LOL). The rooms are very quiet at the UCLA facility, and can be made completely dark. Unlike following my original surgery, I had only very minor swelling and barely any bruising in the morning. A nurse had removed my catheter at 2 AM, which was uneventful (and never fun). The assistant surgeon came in soon after 6 AM to inspect the wounds and remove the drain, which unlike my previous surgery, hadn’t drained anything. It was time for the unveiling—removing the “mummy wrap.” I was delighted that it appeared that short-term size loss would not be much of an issue this time, unlike the first surgery, which took a few months to regain. When pressed against my belly, my dick extended above my belly button, which I used as a very rough gauge. The doctor insisted on dramatically reducing the degree to which I was inflated, believing it would help me be able to pee. In fact, it doesn’t make any difference, as standing at the sink is the only way that works. As a note to men who have this in the future, the way I found to be able to have a BM is to hold a disposable, sterile pee bag that contains absorbent material good for 800ml over your dick while sitting on the toilet. That solves an otherwise challenging issue.

As for the size and shape of my new(est) dick, I am delighted that so much length is already evident, so I don’t foresee any issue in getting back to bigger than I was quickly. Like after the original surgery, during partial inflation, my dick curves quite a bit to the left, and comes out of my body toward the left. I am a little alarmed that the “snake eyes,” the tiny wounds in the head caused by pulling the cylinders into the penis, are not perfectly centered. My concern is that the slight cant to the left in my glans (head), will be worsened, based on the location of the tiny wounds. Time will tell. I took photos indicating the positions, since the healing is very fast, and the photographic evident will soon disappear. I will post the photos.

No one has definitively told me how long the nerve block given during surgery lasts. It is clearly very effective the day of surgery, and seemed to be into the following morning. Once I got home, however, I was very uncomfortable. Perhaps it was partially from choosing to eat breakfast sitting up, or being in an uncomfortable position during the hour-long drive home, from the nerve block wearing off, or some combination of the above, but I chose to use the prescribed Tylenol with codeine for the next two six-hour periods. It was still quite uncomfortable, so I tried THC gummies, which finally allowed me to rest. By the afternoon, my scrotum was considerably swollen. I used as much ice as possible, following the 20 minutes on, 20 minutes off rule. Frozen peas do work much better than anything else. My husband Paul bought me six bags, so that I could use three at a time, while the others were re-freezing.

I still had only minor bruising, although it did increase throughout the day. It was about 90% less than after the original surgery, after which I had major bruising, including on my thighs. The doctor told me that was due to their close connection (not a direct quote) to the surgical area. There is none of that this time, which is great, as that persisted for weeks following my original surgery.

In summary, the only really obnoxious discomfort was for about twelve hours, mostly the day following surgery. As of the late afternoon, I was no longer in any significant discomfort, perhaps partially from staying in bed all day, which is as advised for at least the first three days. I used THC gummies before bed, and slept better than I have in months.

[JustMe@57*]

Rodsmen, you are a King in penile implants! You know what to do!

And I am greatful that I had a great coach with you from far away when I went through my first surgery last August. You encouraged me and told me things as they are to help me understand all these issues that we have gone through. I feel bad that you are going through this yet again but as I know you will keep your chin up and battle this again and be victorious. I don't come here to FT often at all and I did read your post on Reddit and sent you a message. Just take care of yourself and enjoy the ride yet again.

AltruisticCoconut92, best wishes!