Being a Grower and the Penile Stretch Test
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 5:38 pm
Hey guys,
So I've got my surgery scheduled with Dr. Karpman for October 8th. One things that's been bothering me tho, reading past posts on FT, is that many people do claim they lost some length right after surgery with Karpman. Everyone seems to say they got most or all of it back, and are very happy with their results, but when I hear about an inch or more length lost with Karpman, it still kind of scares me.
I'm very much a grower, my flaccid penis length changes throughout the day, but typically hangs at about 3.5 inches, sometimes four, but sometimes less as well.
Using trimex with Dr. Goldstein, he measured me at 16 cm, so just under 6.3 inches. In a VED device, pumped up fully, my penis is right about 6.5 inches.
Now, while I understand that I can't expect to achieve my max VED length after surgery, I would very much hope to have or be very close to my trimex length of 6.3 inches.
Dr. Karpman asked for these measurements during our phone consultation, he also asked about my stretched flaccid length, saying that it was the best estimate he could give me of my post surgery size, though he noted I should grow more after surgery through cycling. I didn't have a stretched flaccid length to give him, as I hadn't done the stretch test.
Well, I just did the stretch test, and lemme tell ya, the results are disappointing. I'm not sure exactly how hard to pull, but right now I'm getting 5.3 inches!
If that's the size of my penis post surgery, I'm going to be very disappointed! Yes, hopefully I'd be able to gain most of that lost length back through cycling (this might require the choice of an AMS LGX however) but I'm really nervous about potentially loosing that much length.
Which is making me honestly completely reconsider my choice of Karpman as my surgeon. Yes, I know that being able to get an erection is far more important than not being able to get hard at all, and if getting a penile implant HAD to result in a loss of erect length, I'd still do it. But maybe I'd be better off holding out for surgery with Dr. Kramer. It could be a good long while before I'd be able to see him for surgery given that his new surgery center has still not been approved by my insurance yet, (And his secretary said that can take a while) but maybe waiting and not losing any size at all would be better than going ahead with surgery and losing an inch from my trimex size.
But then again, I know while most guys who had Kramer seem to report no loss of length following surgery, some guys claim they've lost an inch or so with Kramer as well, and that they had to gain that back through cycling over the next several months. But then why on earth would some guys claim that they lost no length with Kramer following surgery, and others say they lost an inch. What's going on there?
But this all has be thinking. As a grower, with my flaccid size generally about 3.5 inches, of course I'm not going to be able to stretch as much as someone who is a shower with a 5.5 inch flaccid that grows to 6.5 when erect. So for a grower, how could the stretch test even be accurate at all? But if it's not, why would Karpman say that's the best estimate he can give me?
Gah! I've so many doubts!
So I've got my surgery scheduled with Dr. Karpman for October 8th. One things that's been bothering me tho, reading past posts on FT, is that many people do claim they lost some length right after surgery with Karpman. Everyone seems to say they got most or all of it back, and are very happy with their results, but when I hear about an inch or more length lost with Karpman, it still kind of scares me.
I'm very much a grower, my flaccid penis length changes throughout the day, but typically hangs at about 3.5 inches, sometimes four, but sometimes less as well.
Using trimex with Dr. Goldstein, he measured me at 16 cm, so just under 6.3 inches. In a VED device, pumped up fully, my penis is right about 6.5 inches.
Now, while I understand that I can't expect to achieve my max VED length after surgery, I would very much hope to have or be very close to my trimex length of 6.3 inches.
Dr. Karpman asked for these measurements during our phone consultation, he also asked about my stretched flaccid length, saying that it was the best estimate he could give me of my post surgery size, though he noted I should grow more after surgery through cycling. I didn't have a stretched flaccid length to give him, as I hadn't done the stretch test.
Well, I just did the stretch test, and lemme tell ya, the results are disappointing. I'm not sure exactly how hard to pull, but right now I'm getting 5.3 inches!
If that's the size of my penis post surgery, I'm going to be very disappointed! Yes, hopefully I'd be able to gain most of that lost length back through cycling (this might require the choice of an AMS LGX however) but I'm really nervous about potentially loosing that much length.
Which is making me honestly completely reconsider my choice of Karpman as my surgeon. Yes, I know that being able to get an erection is far more important than not being able to get hard at all, and if getting a penile implant HAD to result in a loss of erect length, I'd still do it. But maybe I'd be better off holding out for surgery with Dr. Kramer. It could be a good long while before I'd be able to see him for surgery given that his new surgery center has still not been approved by my insurance yet, (And his secretary said that can take a while) but maybe waiting and not losing any size at all would be better than going ahead with surgery and losing an inch from my trimex size.
But then again, I know while most guys who had Kramer seem to report no loss of length following surgery, some guys claim they've lost an inch or so with Kramer as well, and that they had to gain that back through cycling over the next several months. But then why on earth would some guys claim that they lost no length with Kramer following surgery, and others say they lost an inch. What's going on there?
But this all has be thinking. As a grower, with my flaccid size generally about 3.5 inches, of course I'm not going to be able to stretch as much as someone who is a shower with a 5.5 inch flaccid that grows to 6.5 when erect. So for a grower, how could the stretch test even be accurate at all? But if it's not, why would Karpman say that's the best estimate he can give me?
Gah! I've so many doubts!