Doggedly_positive wrote:I'm following your progress with interest, and it's giving me some inkling of what lies ahead. I'm also down under and in day 6 post op.
I haven't had pain or great discomfort - in fact I propositioned my wife at day 3. She looked at me as if I was mad and said "That thing has EYES! You're not putting that in me!"
I have to admit, it does look like a scary snake
Like you, I was a bit disappointed with length initially (5"), but there's so much swelling in the pubic area that I'll gain another 1/2" by the end of the week, which still leaves me another 1/2" to make up with inflating to full pressure, cycling and exercise.
I was walking a couple of kilometres into town at day 2 without problem and I've yesterday cut in half the dose of Panadol Osteo from 2x665 mg to 1x 665 mg without ill effect.
Feeling good about the whole experience and taking heart from your posts. Keep 'em coming.
You are doing really well that early on, and things will get even better post 24/7 erection. Sex was the last thing on my mind a week post op, despite it being the main objective of the surgery! Everything looked a fright down there for some time, but I had expected that. Since I've started cycling my dick is now looking really good. It looks pretty much normal flaccid, and much longer than I have ever been. I would not be embarrassed in a locker room situation

. Erect size is good, and improving, but still some way to go. There is not a lot of visual difference between flaccid and erect. It's between 1 and 1.5 inches difference if I measure it. I think the apparent erect size is partly influenced by residual pubic swelling and my (new) large ball sac. I don't know if that's caused by residual scrotal swelling, or it's the new normal from the third brother now living in there. He takes up a lot of space but I'm learning to like him!

Girth seems to be about the same as I've always had naturally, but I hadn't measured it pre RRP so can't be sure. I'm expecting many months of tiny incremental gains to fully reclaim previous surgical and ED losses. I am getting more aggressive now with cycling and able to tolerate more pressure/pumps, and length of time. I cycled three times today, and in the longest session I was able to hold for 35 minutes, angrily erect, before it got too much. So hard I could crack walnuts with it. Other sessions were about 10 minutes each. I can now get up to about 60 pumps in, but a lot of those are partial ones as the bulb becomes hard to squeeze. The pump seems to recover after a rest, or when I do the Perito thing. Pain and soreness post deflation also continues to improve; I rarely need any pain relief at all now. I'm still expecting some bumps in the road, and sex remains a work in progress, but I am largely unaware of my dick unless the new bulge creates positioning issues in my underwear when I go out. A problem I'm happy to own!

Doggedly_positive wrote:However, I do have to put both fists in jeans pockets when passing impressionable young girls, but otherwise I'm not ashamed of the trouser bulge.
I reckon that there's a lot of body shaming of male genitals, but females wear the most revealing tops and tights/leggings, even to the extent of visible camel toe.
By contrast, guys feel that they have to wear those ridiculously long shorts at the beach or pool, which makes swimming awkward.
Whatever the reason - and I'm guessing that it's shyness at making visible one's cold-shrunken junk - that is no longer necessary now that the Bionic Brotherhood has Proud Private Parts.
Wear your bulging budgie smugglers with pride, brothers!

Just go to a nude beach. Problem solved!

70 y.o. married from Sydney Oz. PC and nerve sparing RRP 2022, but still profound ED since. Tried pills, injections, shockwave therapy, VED. Finally implanted Mar 6 2025 AMS 700 LGX 21cm x 12mm, no RTEs, MS pump, Penoscrotal.
Now dealing with recovery.