Numbness

[Discovernew]

I’ve had two appointments since my procedure. I reported numbness both times and the second time, demanded answers. First appointment, he told me that I can’t be numb because he didn’t get near the nerve root. He just kept repeating “you are fine.” The second time, he asked me how many orgasms my girlfriend had. He repeated “I’m not worried.” In all of this, he has never acknowledged that I was numb or given me an explanation or a prognosis.

My doctor is Dr. Carrion, who is the high volume guy in Tampa. He complements himself on my symmetry and size and maintains that everything is ok. While he is the most experienced, it appears that if things don’t go according to plan, he is not really interested.

I interviewed three doctors prior to surgery and all three said that sensation should not be affected and what you have now will be what you will have after the surgery. All three were remarkably consistent repeating almost word for word. Not one warned me that this is a common outcome, yet as I read this forum, I am convinced it is a frequent occurrence. Why wasn’t I warned or made aware so I could be prepared? It’s almost as if there is an industry wide agreement to hide this fact.


Question for the readers. Were you warned by your surgeon that this was a common outcome?

In my experience doctors will completely ignore and/or lie their way out of issues when things go south.

I had a completely obvious floppy glans with undersizing confirmed by mri and my doctor kept repeating that everything was fine even when confronted with the evidence, he kept saying this is just my anatomy and nothing to do. I ended up getting a 3cm bigger implant somewhere else and the floppy glans dissappeared.

I really hope your sensation comes back, but you might want to get a second opinion

Well stated. Couldn't agree more. As Dr. Wilson, basically the Godfather of this field put it in ‘Celebrating 50 Years of Penile Implants’:

"The last person who thinks the patient needs corrective surgery is the original surgeon. When trouble brews, pick up the phone and get another opinion."

Lasthope, is that a direct quote from Wilson? when did he say that?

Anyway it's true that original surgeons will not admit errors

[LastHope]

In my experience doctors will completely ignore and/or lie their way out of issues when things go south.

I had a completely obvious floppy glans with undersizing confirmed by mri and my doctor kept repeating that everything was fine even when confronted with the evidence, he kept saying this is just my anatomy and nothing to do. I ended up getting a 3cm bigger implant somewhere else and the floppy glans dissappeared.

I really hope your sensation comes back, but you might want to get a second opinion

Well stated. Couldn't agree more. As Dr. Wilson, basically the Godfather of this field put it in ‘Celebrating 50 Years of Penile Implants’:

"The last person who thinks the patient needs corrective surgery is the original surgeon. When trouble brews, pick up the phone and get another opinion."

Lasthope, is that a direct quote from Wilson? when did he say that?

Anyway it's true that original surgeons will not admit errors

Yes Discovernew. It has been my experience as well. Original surgeon responded coldly with "I don't know" to my immediate concerns and expressed silence and deflection such as:

"You are a very nice man"
"I'm very happy to see you in my clinic"
"Thank you for letting me know"

Attorneys advice them to never admit fault. Here's a little blog about that:
https://www.rudnicklaw.com/blog/doctors ... dmit-them/

About Wilson's quote, it's in a 2023 paper he co-authored with Martin S Gross:
Celebrating 50 years of penile implants
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10622314/

[Discovernew]

Well stated. Couldn't agree more. As Dr. Wilson, basically the Godfather of this field put it in ‘Celebrating 50 Years of Penile Implants’:

"The last person who thinks the patient needs corrective surgery is the original surgeon. When trouble brews, pick up the phone and get another opinion."

Lasthope, is that a direct quote from Wilson? when did he say that?

Anyway it's true that original surgeons will not admit errors

Yes Discovernew. It has been my experience as well. Original surgeon responded coldly with "I don't know" to my immediate concerns and expressed silence and deflection such as:

"You are a very nice man"
"I'm very happy to see you in my clinic"
"Thank you for letting me know"

Attorneys advice them to never admit fault. Here's a little blog about that:
https://www.rudnicklaw.com/blog/doctors ... dmit-them/

About Wilson's quote, it's in a 2023 paper he co-authored with Martin S Gross:
Celebrating 50 years of penile implants
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10622314/

Lasthope, that's a very true quote, i had to learn that the hard way unfortunately. Whenever you have a problem with a surgery performed by a doctor (not only about implants), seek a second opinion. The first doctor will never admit fault.

I wish i had read this quote many years ago

And that is actually a very nice article to read, i saved it for reading later. Thanks for sharing

[stgalli]

Others and I have posted about numbness after implant surgery. It happens more often than the surgeons are aware, and it isn't well enough studied to know how frequently it occurs, or how often it improves or resolves completely. From the comments on FrankTalk, it seems like it usually gets a lot better, but it can take six months to a year, or maybe a bit more for maximal improvement. Part of the issue is a lack of engorgement of the glans and corpus spongiosum, and associated "cold glans syndrome." Many men find that oral ED drugs (PDE5 inhibitors) or topical alprostadil ("Trimix" gel) help with both engorgement and sensitivity. If you search the forum for Trimix gel, you'll find my comments on where you can get it, cost, etc.