Newly implanted, my story

[Ephi82]

Hello,

This forum has been a godsend as I considered an implant as a solution and prepared myself to go through and get it done. Incredibly helpful, and I hope to give back by sharing my experience.

First message: post op pain is not as bad as you think it’s going to be. I’ve taken a minimal amount of narcotic pain meds, using mostly ibuprofen and Tylenol, but the best pain management was from the large bags of frozen peas that I have kept on my crotch these first few days. My pain is mostly from one of my testes that must have got banged around a bit, and the area where the reservoir was inserted up into my pelvis near the bladder. In general I am swollen in and around my package, and this is uncomfortable, but not overwhelming. Interesting that I now have a 3-4 inch flaccid penis when my entire life it was half that at best!

This is very important: my penis does not hurt at all and I expected it to hurt the most!

I’m four days post op with a AMS 700cx three piece implant done by Dr Andrew Kramer here in beautiful Cape Cod MA. Kramer is easy to talk with, available to you as a patient, and he’s done a huge number of these procedures. In addition, the staff at Cape COD Hospital are among the very best I have ever dealt with, and this is coming from someone who spent his career in surgical devices and technologies.

I’m keep my history brief. I am 66 years young. I’m active and healthy and am in a great relationship with a kind, caring, supportive and very sexual woman. Our sex was great pre surgery, even with my ED, and we expect it to be super great when we add routine inter course to the mix. I feel so blessed to have this great woman in my life!

I started having ED in my 40’s and I tried all the available solutions which worked until they didn’t. I made the decision to get implanted after several recent years of painful and ultimately futile use of cialis and trimix.

I had surgery on last Friday morning and was home in my bed by 1pm. I was sent home with a catheter. Some people get bladder and urethra spasms with a catheter, and I’m one of them. I requested and received two meds for that, one to relieve spasms and the other that relieves the post catheter burning sensation when peeing after the catheter. These meds worked! I was able to remove the catheter the next morning with the support of my girlfriend. Weird, but very easy!

I highly suggest allowing yourself to stay in bed, on your back, with a bag of frozen peas on your crotch for the first 3-4 days. This keeps the swelling down and allows your body to regain strength lost to the stressors of having a surgery. You don’t need to push yourself!

I am four days post op, out of my bed, but reclining on my couch writing this. I am alternating ibuprofen and Tylenol for discomfort and I have been sleeping pretty good. I can walk around the house without discomfort, but sitting down and getting up needs to be done slowly and gently. Things are tender and swollen, but this has improved a bit each day. I’m glad that I don’t have to get into or out of a car right now, but could do it if I had to, and expect that I will be willing to do it later in the week, or early next.

I’m happy to answer any questions, and I’ll add to my story as my recovery continues.

[wilsonmill]

Congratulations, you will thoroughly enjoy it.

[SWorks17]

Congratulations Ephi82! Welcome to the Bionic Brotherhood!

SWorks

[cbinspok]

Welcome to the bionic brotherhood, enjoy the healing process and the new you.

[Old Guy]

Congrats! Great story.

[equusAz]

Congrats! AMS 700 CX as well here. What size did you get? Don't forget to update your signature!

Sounds like you got lucky on pain management - I woke up from my surgery in agony - but then I have a condition that means most normal pain meds don't work well - and Lidocane almost not at all.

Best of luck on your recovery!

[dan_bionic]

Congrats and welcome to the bionic brotherhood!
You will soon start to enjoy your new sexual life and forget all the years with ED.
HEAL WELL AND RELAX.
dan

[GoodWood]

Congrats Brother. I’m just a few days ahead of you. I agree about ice and rest. Strict bed rest and icing as much as possible the first three days and then gently increasing activity is the way to a quick recovery. After that I found a heating pad soothing.

Like you, Ibuprofen and Tylenol did the trick. I took 2 Percocet the first night prophylacticly for pain I THOUGHT I might have but never did.

Congrats on your successful surgery. Keep the updates coming. I found these journals incredibly helpful as I was considering implant and have been trying to pay it forward.

[newhope]

Best of luck for the recovery

Please add more details on size of implant and pre and post op size

[Ephi82]

Thanks for all the encouraging messages. It’s a journey that I don’t have to do alone.

I’m day 6 post op. Still pretty sore, my sack is not happy having a grenade inside. My penis doesn’t seem sore, but it doesnt get moved around much. I’m happy I’m sleeping, and napping too. The soreness is manageable with 600mg ibuprofen. I’ve still got general swelling, but seems to be receding a bit.

I drove to the store and picked up light groceries. It felt good to do something not lying on my back.

So, based on all I’ve read here, it seems like my recovery is pretty typical so far.