junk098 wrote:Please share your Vacuum Device experience both pre and post surgery.
I've read the studies stating a .31" length advantage at 4 weeks for control groups, but what was your experience? Any tips??
junk098 wrote:1) How much time did you put into it? I've heard 15 minutes, twice per day, for 1 month prior to surgery. What was your schedule? Post opp times?
Pre Op - For about 18 months I used a Vacurect medical grade VED generally once a day. For most of that time it was for both sex, and rehab to regain size loss and prevent further loss due to ED following radical prostatectomy. But I became much more aggressive with it during the 6 weeks or so before my implant surgery. I was using it twice a day for between 20 and 30 minutes.
Post Op - Zero. My surgeon doesn't think it's a good idea and could potentially damage the implant.
I'm aware that there are contrary views by high profile urologists.
junk098 wrote:2) Negative effects? Short term or long term bruising or damage from use or over-use?
Did you see blood vessels on the surface after VED use?
Yes. Over pumping sometime caused bruising, which would usually disappear within a day or so. I showed it to my urologist once and he told me not to worry about it. Blood vessels were a little more prominent while erect but only consistent with length and girth increase due to pumping. Also I often got a lopsided "donut" under the glans from pumping too fast or too high a pressure. My objective at that stage was to regain enough length to enable the longest cylinders to be implanted. So I was very keen to regain as much size as possible before surgery and I probably overdid it quite often. There is no apparent long term damage, and 7 weeks post implant my dick looks really good flaccid. I'm now a "shower" being much longer than ever before, so I'm assuming the VED use may have been partly responsible. Girth is similar to what I had pre RRP at ~5 inches. Erect I still have a way to go to regain previous size and for PIV sex etc.
junk098 wrote:3) Results? How long before you started seeing results? How dramatic were your results for both length and girth? I've read a study stating a .31" length advantage at 4 weeks. Girth?
Pre Op - It is difficult to be accurate because I had profound ED with absolute zero erectile function. I can only relate what I could achieve with a 24/7 limp dick using the VED. Fully pumped I was eventually able to get 7.4 inches bone pressed inside the VED. I think girth was between 6 and 7 inches. I know it was often difficult to pull out of the VED chamber, which is about 1.8 inches diameter at the entry point. My pre prostatectomy natural erection was only around 6 inches and about 5 inches girth. Once the device was removed the constriction ring would keep me hard to some extent. But immediately the vacuum chamber was removed I was back to around 6 inches length. Once I removed the ring I was completely flaccid again, with some residual length and girth that would disappear over the next few hours.
Post Op - Zero, for reasons already stated.