Cycling Questions

[vincentarpino]

Be careful pulling down the pump. It will come down slowly, be gentle and don’t force it. I got too aggressive with mine, tore something, and ended up with a large hematoma that then formed scar tissue that is only down resolving at week 10. Don’t be like me.

I had a noticeable “shelf” of tubing at the base of my penis, but after weeks of cycling, normal activities, and sex, that is becoming less apparent. I think it just takes time for everything to settle in. Remember this soon there is internal swelling, inflammation, and general trauma to those tissues that will continue to resolve itself over the months to come.

Thank you!

[vincentarpino]

Similar experiences here on day 5 of cycling. The tubing and top of pump are easy to palate at the base and still fairly sensitive. I’m already wondering how that’s going to feel turning sex, especially girl on top. But otherwise the cycling has gone smoothly. I’ve been doing 30 minutes twice a day with Perito exercises every 5-10 minutes. Usually the last 5 minutes the shaft is aching and I’m counting the minutes til deflation. But no pain, no gain. Actually I’m happy to already be back to 6 1/2 inches with glans engorgement. While I’m hopeful to get back to my preop length eventually, I would say losing 1/2 inch length to gain a guaranteed, on demand erection is well worth the price!

Looks like we're on the same schedule, although you are about an 1 1/2 in ahead of me. Got to 5 yesterday and today...trying to get back to a respectable 6. Girth is coming back...aggressively cycling like you.

Thank you for sharing and I do agree with you about the on-demand erection! Just want some more length before I go "public."

[vincentarpino]

Vincent, I have a Tenacio and it took a couple weeks for the pump bulb start softening and pump deeper than mini-pumps. After a month or so I stopped thinking of the pump bulb as stiff -- but admittedly part of that might have been me learning to handle it better and pumping becoming a 'second nature' kind of thing.

- Chuck

3. For those of you who have this device with Tenacio, how long did it take through cycling to
soften up the cylinders so you can not only properly do the Perito Exercise, but so it's not
still rock hard when flaccid?

Thank you!