Will I need assistance during recovery?

[Lawrence13]

Im about a month out from surgery with Dr. Eid. I live alone in nyc and my girlfriend of 14 months left me about 5 weeks ago. I have no family near by. So I don’t really have anyone to help me through recovery should it become necessary. I’ve read recovery experiences ranging from “full blown living nightmares” to “ not really that bad.” It’s hard to get a sense of what the norm is…. If there is such a thing.

My question is this:

Will I be able to recover on my own with out any assistance?

I’m fairly self sufficient and will do all I can to prepare.

Any thoughts would be appreciated thanks.

If you really need help I work in Midtown manhattan.
I will dm you my phone number.
I have two consultation appointment for surgery late april and early may.

Appreciate the offer. I’m leaning towards my best friend and just letting him in on what’s going on. He’s a lifer and won’t judge and I know will absolutely have my back. He lives right here in the city too.

[Lawrence13]

Agree with all of the above. In my case, the hospital would not allow me to leave unless I had a person who could not only transport me home, but stay with me for the next 24 hours. They did not allow any commercial form of transport to be used. But, it was easy for me, my wife was there. It was an outpatient procedure, so I was released within 4 hours of when I was wheeled back to the OR. We stayed that night in a hotel as we live 2 hours south of Chicago, and wanted to be close to doctor/hospital if anything went south.

Upon returning home, I had little pain and no problem sitting. Your level of discomfort can be tied to if you had a PenoScrotal (PS) or InfraPubic procedure (IP). I think the majority of procedures tend to be PS, so if you're going down the PS route, the suggestions of pillows or other support under you when you set are spot on. I had an IP procedure and I could sit for as long or as little as I wanted with no additional pain.

Don't know if anyone mentioned it, but you will need an ample supply of ice. Our fridge was more than capable of keeping up with the demand. If you don't have an ice maker, you'll need to source it somehow. Ice is more critical than almost anything else.

The second day home, I was back in the kitchen making meals when not icing. I'm 74 and it went very well.

All the best to you in finding help home and at least one day of assistance, your surgery and recovery.

Clutch suggestion about not having an ice maker which I don’t. I will be sure to make sure I have plenty stocked up. Appreciate the suggestions!

[Time2Change]

A lot of guys have given good insights.

For the first two weeks of recovery my doctor instructed me not to lift anything over five pounds.

So, you may need help in this regard.

[GoodWood]

Im about a month out from surgery with Dr. Eid. I live alone in nyc and my girlfriend of 14 months left me about 5 weeks ago. I have no family near by. So I don’t really have anyone to help me through recovery should it become necessary. I’ve read recovery experiences ranging from “full blown living nightmares” to “ not really that bad.” It’s hard to get a sense of what the norm is…. If there is such a thing.

My question is this:

Will I be able to recover on my own with out any assistance?

I’m fairly self sufficient and will do all I can to prepare.

Any thoughts would be appreciated thanks.

If you really need help I work in Midtown manhattan.
I will dm you my phone number.
I have two consultation appointment for surgery late april and early may.

Appreciate the offer. I’m leaning towards my best friend and just letting him in on what’s going on. He’s a lifer and won’t judge and I know will absolutely have my back. He lives right here in the city too.

Your best friend sounds like the solution. Let him know what’s going on and just ask if he would be willing to escort you home from the facility. Ask if he would be willing to crash at your place for that first night. That would go a long way towards ensuring that everything will go smoothly. Just having someone there to give you a new ice pack, bring you some pain pills and water.

You might not need any help at all, but just having a hand to get through the first 24 hours would be huge.

[Lawrence13]

One thing that I did to make things easier was signing up for a pre-made meal plan. I used cookunity.com, they delivered very good quality fresh (not frozen) pre-made meals that just required a couple of minutes in the microwave. You probably won’t feel like cooking, and just being able to make a good meal in minutes is really great. It’s better for you than grocery store frozen meals or ordering delivered meals from a restaurant.

Hey man that’s a great suggestion! I will 100 percent do this.

[Lawrence13]

A lot of guys have given good insights.

For the first two weeks of recovery my doctor instructed me not to lift anything over five pounds.

So, you may need help in this regard.

Appreciate that insight I will def keep that in mind.

[Lawrence13]

If you really need help I work in Midtown manhattan.
I will dm you my phone number.
I have two consultation appointment for surgery late april and early may.

Appreciate the offer. I’m leaning towards my best friend and just letting him in on what’s going on. He’s a lifer and won’t judge and I know will absolutely have my back. He lives right here in the city too.

Your best friend sounds like the solution. Let him know what’s going on and just ask if he would be willing to escort you home from the facility. Ask if he would be willing to crash at your place for that first night. That would go a long way towards ensuring that everything will go smoothly. Just having someone there to give you a new ice pack, bring you some pain pills and water.

You might not need any help at all, but just having a hand to get through the first 24 hours would be huge.

This is 100 percent what I’m doing, I actually spoke to him today about it. Went as expected lol.

[LetoMan]

Separate from the benefits he can provide post-surgery, telling your best friend may have benefits long term. Married guys have their wives/partners to accompany them through this experience, but single guys often don’t have somebody to talk to about the emotional experience of getting implanted and your sex life. Hence one of the values of this board!

My best friend lives across the country, but I am actually thinking of flying to see him just to have the opportunity to tell him about the changes I have experienced getting an implant. If your friend is nearby and close, sharing this journey with him could be very valuable.

Be well, Leto