OregonStrong wrote:Curious how many pumps others with the AMS LGX can get in before they can't depress the bulb anymore? I can only get maybe 5 or 6 pumps in, and they aren't full squeeze, but a half pump really, and then there is just too much resistance. The implant will stiffen and hard to bend and useable, but I see some Coloplast guys going 50, 60 pumps and I just don't understand the huge difference. If I soak in a warm tub I can maybe get an additional 1 or 2 pumps out of it after about 10 minutes.
I don't understand how there is such a large variation in the number of pumps required to get 10% inflation of the implant either. It seems obvious that you have read some of the threads discussing the matter.
I can pump about 30 squeezes to get full inflation. The initial squeezes are full, wall-to-wall compressions. Later, only about 25% of the previous volume seems to be transferring. The back pressure prevents me from getting a full squeeze. That leads me to the conclusion that a man's hand strength has something to do with it. Also, if there is a little bit of backflow when the one-way vale sets, that would make a difference.
Certainly, the volume of the implant itself (length x radius squared) will make a diffference as well as the starting point. If an implant is never FULLY deflated (and this may or may not be detectable) less volume will have to be transferred to get fully inflated.
The important thing is that when you get as fully inflated as you are able, is your penis erect/rigid enough for penetrative sex?
Even if it is not completely unbendable, how effectively can you enter (and satisfy) your partner? Some women do not like a penis that is as rigid as a bar of steel, preferring a slightly (realistically) flexible penis.
Look on the bright side. You have a working penis. Besides, taking only 5 pumps to get erect, in my book, would be an advantage. You can get "off to the races" much quicker.