Got my AMS700 CX on 9/24

[Guvna98]

First of all, thanks to all of the active members of this forum, without whose advice I couldn’t have taken this step. After my 2013 prostatectomy I’ve dealt with progressively worsening ED, requiring increased dosage of ED meds, then to injections, which led to scarring and then injections were very hit-or-miss.

Wish my uro had informed me better about the IPP/MPP options, but that’s water under the bridge. Went in Wednesday to UCSD and Dr Patel chose the CX over the LGX because of the scarring and bend that I’ve had since starting my injections. Felt well enough by the afternoon to check out of the hospital instead of staying over. Went in yesterday for catheter removal and it was a breeze. Minimal swelling in the scrotum but some annoying swelling at the incision where he placed the reservoir. Pain is manageable- took the heavy stuff to sleep on night one and since then it’s been Tylenol and Celebrex.

As everyone does, I left the hospital partially inflated. But damn, partial inflation is a LOT harder than this boy has felt in years! I can already tell that after persistent cycling and a couple of months, I’ll be back to my pre-surgery size. It’s hard to imagine what 100% inflation is like.

Can feel and move the pump, but I don’t need to do the daily tugging because Patel puts a suture in to prevent upward migration of the pump. Surprised that I could feel it on day one post op, but the swelling there isn’t bad. Still have a bend to the left (20 degrees or so) which doesn’t bother me, but the CX may straighten that out with full inflation.

Because I live 2 hours east of San Diego, Dr Patel suggested that we move my two week check to three weeks out and skip the 6 week visit if all is well at 3 weeks. Activation and cycling begin then.

Wife has been incredibly supportive, anxious, and now looking forward to us being rabbits again!

Thanks again to everyone who contributes so much to this forum, especially SWorks (my inspiration for getting back on the bicycle soon), LGXDownunder, pjt1958, Kodixx, DanBionic and many more. Will post updates soon!

[Kodixx]

Guvna98, congrats on a successful procedure, the start of a smooth recovery, and of course welcome to the bionic brotherhood ! It made a huge difference in my marriage relationship, and sounds like you're lucky to be headed there too

- Chuck

Wife has been incredibly supportive, anxious, and now looking forward to us being rabbits again!

[SWorks17]

First of all, thanks to all of the active members of this forum, without whose advice I couldn’t have taken this step. After my 2013 prostatectomy I’ve dealt with progressively worsening ED, requiring increased dosage of ED meds, then to injections, which led to scarring and then injections were very hit-or-miss.

Wish my uro had informed me better about the IPP/MPP options, but that’s water under the bridge. Went in Wednesday to UCSD and Dr Patel chose the CX over the LGX because of the scarring and bend that I’ve had since starting my injections. Felt well enough by the afternoon to check out of the hospital instead of staying over. Went in yesterday for catheter removal and it was a breeze. Minimal swelling in the scrotum but some annoying swelling at the incision where he placed the reservoir. Pain is manageable- took the heavy stuff to sleep on night one and since then it’s been Tylenol and Celebrex.

As everyone does, I left the hospital partially inflated. But damn, partial inflation is a LOT harder than this boy has felt in years! I can already tell that after persistent cycling and a couple of months, I’ll be back to my pre-surgery size. It’s hard to imagine what 100% inflation is like.

Can feel and move the pump, but I don’t need to do the daily tugging because Patel puts a suture in to prevent upward migration of the pump. Surprised that I could feel it on day one post op, but the swelling there isn’t bad. Still have a bend to the left (20 degrees or so) which doesn’t bother me, but the CX may straighten that out with full inflation.

Because I live 2 hours east of San Diego, Dr Patel suggested that we move my two week check to three weeks out and skip the 6 week visit if all is well at 3 weeks. Activation and cycling begin then.

Wife has been incredibly supportive, anxious, and now looking forward to us being rabbits again!

Thanks again to everyone who contributes so much to this forum, especially SWorks (my inspiration for getting back on the bicycle soon), LGXDownunder, pjt1958, Kodixx, DanBionic and many more. Will post updates soon!

Guvna98,

Welcome to the Bionic Brotherhood! I'm soooo glad that a bunch of us have helped you with this journey that you've taken.
All of us heal different, so just take your time during the early part of your journey and do everything that the doc tells you to do.
Just reach out with any questions or Private message us.

It's been almost 4 years for me! Sex is great and cycling has been great! If you're on the cycling app Strava, send me a private message and we'll get connected on the app. I follow several of my FrankTalk brothers on Strava all over the U.S and one brother in Italy.

Welcome again,
Keep us updated,
SWorks

[Wooody]

Congrats and welcome to the brotherhood! Good luck with your recovery!

[LGXDownunder]

Congratulations Guvna98 and adding my own welcome to the bionic brotherhood .
It sounds like your recovery is going really well. I also have a post op curve, related to previous injections.
Doc thinks it will ultimately straighten on its own but has me doing some modified Perito exercises to help.
Did you get the new Tenacio pump, or the earlier model MS, which is what I have?
It takes a while to get used to 100% inflation in my experience but it's worth the effort to do the cycling.
100% will eventually feel very normal and in fact I've found it's a sort of arousal in itself when pumping ready for sex .

[Guvna98]

Congratulations Guvna98 and adding my own welcome to the bionic brotherhood .
Doc thinks it will ultimately straighten on its own but has me doing some modified Perito exercises to help.
Did you get the new Tenacio pump, or the earlier model MS, which is what I have?
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Thanks LGX- we’ll see how the CX does in getting things straightened out. I got the MS pump- my surgeon says he’s had too many issues with the Tenacio.

Will keep you all updated! Thanks for the support!

[Valdekio]

I got the AMS 700 CX with the tenacio pump on Sept. 19. Still feel like crap for the most part. Did you get the tenacio pump as well?

[equusAz]

Congrats! AMS 700 CX Here as well - 18cm + 1.5cm - shallow cruss - but healed up fine. I have a thread (in my signature).

Take the healing slow - don't rush - and be patient and all will be well. Best of luck!

[sambalamba]

First of all, thanks to all of the active members of this forum, without whose advice I couldn’t have taken this step. After my 2013 prostatectomy I’ve dealt with progressively worsening ED, requiring increased dosage of ED meds, then to injections, which led to scarring and then injections were very hit-or-miss.

Wish my uro had informed me better about the IPP/MPP options, but that’s water under the bridge. Went in Wednesday to UCSD and Dr Patel chose the CX over the LGX because of the scarring and bend that I’ve had since starting my injections. Felt well enough by the afternoon to check out of the hospital instead of staying over. Went in yesterday for catheter removal and it was a breeze. Minimal swelling in the scrotum but some annoying swelling at the incision where he placed the reservoir. Pain is manageable- took the heavy stuff to sleep on night one and since then it’s been Tylenol and Celebrex.

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Congratulations on your new found freedom. You mentioned in your post and signature that you tried trimix for a couple of year before scar tissue started forming. Could you share how scar tissue feels like? I think I'm starting to develop scar tissue near the right base which is one of the places where I inject. I'm feeling some nodules there when I press. Also if I accidentally insert the needle where it hits the nodule it's super painful and it becomes almost impossible to depress the plunger.

[pjt1958]

First of all, thanks to all of the active members of this forum, without whose advice I couldn’t have taken this step. After my 2013 prostatectomy I’ve dealt with progressively worsening ED, requiring increased dosage of ED meds, then to injections, which led to scarring and then injections were very hit-or-miss.

Wish my uro had informed me better about the IPP/MPP options, but that’s water under the bridge. Went in Wednesday to UCSD and Dr Patel chose the CX over the LGX because of the scarring and bend that I’ve had since starting my injections. Felt well enough by the afternoon to check out of the hospital instead of staying over. Went in yesterday for catheter removal and it was a breeze. Minimal swelling in the scrotum but some annoying swelling at the incision where he placed the reservoir. Pain is manageable- took the heavy stuff to sleep on night one and since then it’s been Tylenol and Celebrex.

As everyone does, I left the hospital partially inflated. But damn, partial inflation is a LOT harder than this boy has felt in years! I can already tell that after persistent cycling and a couple of months, I’ll be back to my pre-surgery size. It’s hard to imagine what 100% inflation is like.

Can feel and move the pump, but I don’t need to do the daily tugging because Patel puts a suture in to prevent upward migration of the pump. Surprised that I could feel it on day one post op, but the swelling there isn’t bad. Still have a bend to the left (20 degrees or so) which doesn’t bother me, but the CX may straighten that out with full inflation.

Because I live 2 hours east of San Diego, Dr Patel suggested that we move my two week check to three weeks out and skip the 6 week visit if all is well at 3 weeks. Activation and cycling begin then.

Wife has been incredibly supportive, anxious, and now looking forward to us being rabbits again!

Thanks again to everyone who contributes so much to this forum, especially SWorks (my inspiration for getting back on the bicycle soon), LGXDownunder, pjt1958, Kodixx, DanBionic and many more. Will post updates soon!

Congrats! Hope you have a smooth recovery. Reach out with any questions.

Remember that most of us will get frustrated with the cycling process (difficulty with hard pump, size changes and curvature, etc), but persistent cycling will help fix all the minor issues after few months. Dr. Patel is very responsive through the messaging app in the post-surgery period if there are any issues.