Johnnyborg’s Malleable Journey

[Thisworld]

Thanks Samba - Hakky is doing subcoronal for me.

Johnny why subcoronal? Also which type of anesthesia will he use?

[JohnnyBorg]

Well, tomorrow is the big day Johnnyborg! Yay!

Congratulations and an early welcome to the Bionic Brotherhood! Resistance is Futile! as the Borg on Star Trek say Lol

You've had a tough journey to get here and I hope that after you get your MPP you'll be able to put all that brokenness in the past and start a new sexual journey.

We'll be here for you!
Your Bionic Brother in Texas
SWorks

Thank you SWorks! Yes, I’m definitely at the part of my journey where at this point, I’m just like “we are doing this. Let go of the outcomes for now, and just focus on getting through Tuesday” fingers crossed on a very predictable and boring outcome, no curveballs or gotchas!

Thanks Samba - Hakky is doing subcoronal for me.

Johnny why subcoronal? Also which type of anesthesia will he use?

I believe sub coronal because it’s Hakky’s specialty - he gave me other options but he mentioned that subcoronal was what he’s known for, so I decided to go with that. I’ll ask him more specifics on why he leans into subcoronal at my follow up!

I believe it will be general anesthesia.

[sambalamba]

Thanks Samba - Hakky is doing subcoronal for me.

Johnny why subcoronal? Also which type of anesthesia will he use?

Johnny, Did you discuss with him girth maintenance with a 10mm malleable rod? With IPPs folks/some doctors make a big deal that girth maintenance or even increasing girth is much easier with a Titan due to is larger girth of 21mm. I don't understand the whole mechanics of girth maintenance. Seems to be if all residual coproral tissue atrophies over time then there will be lots of girth loss with a malleable. But clearly people who have had malleables haven't had this happen to them.

[JohnnyBorg]

Thanks Samba - Hakky is doing subcoronal for me.

Johnny why subcoronal? Also which type of anesthesia will he use?

Johnny, Did you discuss with him girth maintenance with a 10mm malleable rod? With IPPs folks/some doctors make a big deal that girth maintenance or even increasing girth is much easier with a Titan due to is larger girth of 21mm. I don't understand the whole mechanics of girth maintenance. Seems to be if all residual coproral tissue atrophies over time then there will be lots of girth loss with a malleable. But clearly people who have had malleables haven't had this happen to them.

We talked a little bit about it - atrophy is something that can happen and because of the fixed diameter of the rods, this can lead to a higher potential impact on girth (whereas one of the key advantages of an IPP is the fact that it will expand to fill the corporal bodies).

However - it does seem that the rate & impact of atrophy varies from patient to patient. I feel like i read a story about a patient experiencing noticeable atrophy after just one year, and then there are other guys who feel like their malleable is just as strong years after implantation with no complaints.

Maintenance-wise - options are limited with a malleable. I think one lever I could pull would be getting into Urofill from a provider like Hakky to restore some girth. Another option would be to size up on the malleable rods in a future revision. But honestly, big picture? If it becomes a problem, I’ll likely end up just switching to an IPP. My hope is that I don’t run into this issue ever (or at least a long long time ) but if I did, the inflatable is absolutely an option at that stage and I’d likely make the switch.

[JohnnyBorg]

Well, I got into Atlanta earlier today and have been settled in, trying to just take it easy and relax. Strangely enough, my pre-surgery nerves have calmed significantly - I think I was much more anxious about things a week ago than I am right now the night before surgery.

Biggest worry right now is honestly going under anesthesia, but even that isn’t causing me major anxiety tonight. Hopefully I stay relaxed like this tomorrow as well.

I’ll let everyone know tomorrow evening how things went!

[sambalamba]

We talked a little bit about it - atrophy is something that can happen and because of the fixed diameter of the rods, this can lead to a higher potential impact on girth (whereas one of the key advantages of an IPP is the fact that it will expand to fill the corporal bodies).

However - it does seem that the rate & impact of atrophy varies from patient to patient. I feel like i read a story about a patient experiencing noticeable atrophy after just one year, and then there are other guys who feel like their malleable is just as strong years after implantation with no complaints.

Maintenance-wise - options are limited with a malleable. I think one lever I could pull would be getting into Urofill from a provider like Hakky to restore some girth. Another option would be to size up on the malleable rods in a future revision. But honestly, big picture? If it becomes a problem, I’ll likely end up just switching to an IPP. My hope is that I don’t run into this issue ever (or at least a long long time ) but if I did, the inflatable is absolutely an option at that stage and I’d likely make the switch.

Sounds like you have really thought this through. I think if there was significant girth loss from a MPP there would be lower acceptance of MPP around the world. But in countries like India, Brazil, Egypt etc. most implants are MPPs driven primarily by the lower cost. Anyways all the best with surgery tomorrow.

[frank66665]

Johnnyborg seems to be psychologically one step ahead of most of us, accepting the loss of size from the beginning, settling for a penis that is not large but hard, this does him credit, he will be more satisfied than others who, despite having a larger penis, are not very happy about having experienced a loss. From my point of view, seeing here on the forum the vast majority have a penis of above average size, starting from 6" and up, I have seen many brothers here with penises of 7/7.5/8", with those dimensions, in my opinion, they should absolutely opt for a malleable. Mine was a particular story but if I ever need a revision I will opt for a malleable, the problem is finding a high-volume malleable implantologist in Italy.

[Scott424]

Good luck on your surgery and recovery Johnny, I will follow you journey

[SWorks17]

Good Luck JohnnyBorg!

SWorks

[sambalamba]

Johnnyborg seems to be psychologically one step ahead of most of us, accepting the loss of size from the beginning, settling for a penis that is not large but hard, this does him credit, he will be more satisfied than others who, despite having a larger penis, are not very happy about having experienced a loss. From my point of view, seeing here on the forum the vast majority have a penis of above average size, starting from 6" and up, I have seen many brothers here with penises of 7/7.5/8", with those dimensions, in my opinion, they should absolutely opt for a malleable. Mine was a particular story but if I ever need a revision I will opt for a malleable, the problem is finding a high-volume malleable implantologist in Italy.

Hey Frank, I thought you were super happy with your CX. Why are you thinking of a MPP? By the way did you end up losing some girth with the CX and if so how much?