Feedback on Dr Kramer today (based in Cape Cod MA)

[BostonJazzman]

To: all

I am considering having a penile implant surgery done by
Dr Andrew Kramer.

His reputation is strong as one of the best surgeons
for this surgery and appears to be a "high volume" surgeon.

What I am hoping to get from this audience is their
personal experiences with Dr Kramer. Not rumors but
real, personal experiences with inflatable implant surgery
with Dr Andrew Kramer now located in Cape Code MA.
Thank you.

SOME POTENTIAL TOPICS FOR YOU TO COMMENT ON:

(1) How long has it been since your surgery?
(Years, months, weeks?)

(2) Was the surgery done as you hoped?

(3) How long ago did you have this surgery?

(4) Did you have any post surgical complications or infections?

(5) Did you have any device mechanical problems? (i.e. not the
physicians fault but still would be interesting to know.)

(6) Have you had to do any revision surgery after Kramer's work?

(7) How was your pain management? -
General Anesthesia during surgery right, I assume.
Then icing post surgery and perhaps tylenol.
When were you "pain free". etc.

(8) Are you happy with the penile implant choice that Dr Kramer
made for you? - (AMS CX, AMX LGX). And length he gave you?

(9) Do you have any "wobble" problem with the implant now?

(10) Did Dr Kramer use any RTEs? Or keep RTEs to a minimum
presumably to keep this feared wobble problem away?

(11) Did you do your job cycling as soon as you could?
When did you start? Did this help prevent erosion or
did it still occur for some reason....

(12) Do you seem to have good blood flow to your Glans?

In summary, I hope you are very satisfied with your
experience with Dr Kramer. Please tell me the good,
the bad and the ugly here.... although I am hoping that
you all will just tell me good news! Thanks for listening.

Thank you advance for your insights and feedback here.

[GoodWood]

If you haven’t already, search the implant forum for Kramer. Over 6600 hits come up.

But you can narrow the search to posts where his name is in the topic title and have the list come up as topics only (instead of every post in those topics)

That generates a much more manageable list of 104 posts begun with his name in the title.

Loads of information in there for you.

[sambalamba]

He was a huge proponent of the Titan many years ago. Now I hear he implants a large amount of LGX which I personally think is a tricky implant to put it especially considering the lengthwise expansion and appropriately considering that during sizing.

I have seen his surgery videos and they seem sloppier than Calvell/Hakky/Eid. But then again a video can always be edited to make things look very neat and clean.

Your call on who you want to go with. I would still take a second opinion from Hakky/Clavell/Eid or someone else.

[junk098]

Good that the author requested "Personal Experience" and not "Who makes the best YouTube videos?"

[Ephi82]

He was a huge proponent of the Titan many years ago. Now I hear he implants a large amount of LGX which I personally think is a tricky implant to put it especially considering the lengthwise expansion and appropriately considering that during sizing.

I have seen his surgery videos and they seem sloppier than Calvell/Hakky/Eid. But then again a video can always be edited to make things look very neat and clean.

Your call on who you want to go with. I would still take a second opinion from Hakky/Clavell/Eid or someone else.

I’m wondering, are you a surgeon? Curious as to how you’ve assessed what is tricky about implant surgery?

I also wonder how you’ve assessed Kramer’s video’s as sloppy? Are you inferring he’s a sloppy surgeon or a sloppy video maker? I suspect now that you must not only have surgeon training, but also video production training.

Last, I’m a recent patient and he never pushed the LGX model on me and instead said he will choose the best AMS implant that my particular anatomy calls for.

I’ve already related the following to the OP
:

I believe Kramer is an excellent surgeon and my outcome and recovery has gone great. Not yet 4 weeks post op, I’m pain free and I’ve already begun lite cycling with minimal discomfort.

I also believe he’s a very good surgeon from the following perspective:

I spent my entire 40+ year career in surgical devices in the capacity of sales, marketing, product development and executive leadership. I worked closely with surgeons of all kinds, including urologists, and spent many hours supporting and working with them in operating rooms. Kramer, and the surgery dept at Cape Cod Hospital are excellent providers.

[ragingbull]

Mr. Beast makes much better and cleaner YouTube videos. In my opinion, Mr. Beast is the best person to install some people a Coloplast Titan, yes really. He has more views and more subscribers.

Why not get it from the man who gives away islands, buys entire grocery stores and plants forests before breakfast. If anyone’s going to make your Rise of the Titan journey legendary, it’s Jimmy Donaldson the king of over the top generosity and viral content.

Why settle for a regular prosthetic urologist, when you could have a full cinematic experience 12 drone shots confetti cannons and a countdown timer before you're even wheeled into the OR. Cut to you standing awkwardly in scrubs while Chandler nervously holds a Coloplast Titan like it’s made of kryptonite.

Then Mr. Beast explains the features. This thing has hydraulic power. It gives on demand lift, no batteries required. And if it breaks, he will just buy you a second one and a Tesla.

He can give 100 men a Coloplast Titan and make them race in slow motion. Karl gets distracted and tries inflating a basketball with the hand pump. Chris says something wildly inappropriate that gets bleeped . You walk out with a discreetly epic background track ready to reclaim your manhood in 4K.

Mr. Beast doesn’t just change lives he, re-inflates confidence, so yes if you’re looking for someone to upgrade your IPP, fix your ED and your self esteem, it might as well be the great YouTubers who have mastered both clicks and miracles.

[sambalamba]

I’m wondering, are you a surgeon? Curious as to how you’ve assessed what is tricky about implant surgery?

I also wonder how you’ve assessed Kramer’s video’s as sloppy? Are you inferring he’s a sloppy surgeon or a sloppy video maker? I suspect now that you must not only have surgeon training, but also video production training.

Last, I’m a recent patient and he never pushed the LGX model on me and instead said he will choose the best AMS implant that my particular anatomy calls for.

I’ve already related the following to the OP
:

I believe Kramer is an excellent surgeon and my outcome and recovery has gone great. Not yet 4 weeks post op, I’m pain free and I’ve already begun lite cycling with minimal discomfort.

I also believe he’s a very good surgeon from the following perspective:

I spent my entire 40+ year career in surgical devices in the capacity of sales, marketing, product development and executive leadership. I worked closely with surgeons of all kinds, including urologists, and spent many hours supporting and working with them in operating rooms. Kramer, and the surgery dept at Cape Cod Hospital are excellent providers.

No not a surgeon. Just curiosity and penchant for digging up information and learning.

Note I didn't say implant surgery is tricky. Rather I stated a LGX implantation is more tricky just because of the mere fact the it expands in length by ~3cm. You pick too big of a size and chance of erosion or perforation, too small and you're undersized and/or floppy glans. This is one of the reasons I won't pick an LGX when I get my implant. Pretty simple analysis.

On Kramer's sloppy technique, just watch enough penile implant surgeries and it is quite apparent to me. That is just my perception and you're totally free to arrive at your own conclusion.

I sense a hint of sarcasm in your comment about me being a video production expert. So I'll choose to ignore pointless sarcasm. But if you want you're free to assume I'm the world's best penile implant surgeon and video production expert with a 40+ year successful career and with many oscars in penile implant surgery videos.

The main point is I don't like Kramer as a surgeon and sticking to that opinion with good reasons based on my research. I'm glad you have had an excellent experience with him. So be happy and go live your life and be merry. As they say to each his own.

[Ephi82]

I’m wondering, are you a surgeon? Curious as to how you’ve assessed what is tricky about implant surgery?

I also wonder how you’ve assessed Kramer’s video’s as sloppy? Are you inferring he’s a sloppy surgeon or a sloppy video maker? I suspect now that you must not only have surgeon training, but also video production training.

Last, I’m a recent patient and he never pushed the LGX model on me and instead said he will choose the best AMS implant that my particular anatomy calls for.

I’ve already related the following to the OP
:

I believe Kramer is an excellent surgeon and my outcome and recovery has gone great. Not yet 4 weeks post op, I’m pain free and I’ve already begun lite cycling with minimal discomfort.

I also believe he’s a very good surgeon from the following perspective:

I spent my entire 40+ year career in surgical devices in the capacity of sales, marketing, product development and executive leadership. I worked closely with surgeons of all kinds, including urologists, and spent many hours supporting and working with them in operating rooms. Kramer, and the surgery dept at Cape Cod Hospital are excellent providers.

No not a surgeon. Just curiosity and penchant for digging up information and learning.

Note I didn't say implant surgery is tricky. Rather I stated a LGX implantation is more tricky just because of the mere fact the it expands in length by ~3cm. You pick too big of a size and chance of erosion or perforation, too small and you're undersized and/or floppy glans. This is one of the reasons I won't pick an LGX when I get my implant. Pretty simple analysis.

On Kramer's sloppy technique, just watch enough penile implant surgeries and it is quite apparent to me. That is just my perception and you're totally free to arrive at your own conclusion.

I sense a hint of sarcasm in your comment about me being a video production expert. So I'll choose to ignore pointless sarcasm. But if you want you're free to assume I'm the world's best penile implant surgeon and video production expert with a 40+ year successful career and with many oscars in penile implant surgery videos.

The main point is I don't like Kramer as a surgeon and sticking to that opinion with good reasons based on my research. I'm glad you have had an excellent experience with him. So be happy and go live your life and be merry. As they say to each his own.

Last comment.

The OP asked for people’s implantation experience with Kramer, and you chime in with a negative assessment of him. Curiously, you’ve not had an implant surgery yet?

[Hrc714]

As a surgeon, he was 10 out of 10 on all your questions. The AMS device failed after three years which was not his issue. The original was much better than the revised unit. The only issue I had with Dr Kramer was when things went south with insurance after the surgery, he just punted to the hospital and stayed clear of the problem. Eventually I paid all out of pocket so when the issues were resolved and insurance also paid the hospital, I was left fighting for my refund for almost a year. Guessing Dr K had to remain out of this by some hospital policy, but I felt abandoned.

[Nimrod]

To: all

I am considering having a penile implant surgery done by
Dr Andrew Kramer.

His reputation is strong as one of the best surgeons
for this surgery and appears to be a "high volume" surgeon.

What I am hoping to get from this audience is their
personal experiences with Dr Kramer. Not rumors but
real, personal experiences with inflatable implant surgery
with Dr Andrew Kramer now located in Cape Code MA.
Thank you.

SOME POTENTIAL TOPICS FOR YOU TO COMMENT ON:

(1) How long has it been since your surgery?
(Years, months, weeks?)

(2) Was the surgery done as you hoped?

(3) How long ago did you have this surgery?

(4) Did you have any post surgical complications or infections?

(5) Did you have any device mechanical problems? (i.e. not the
physicians fault but still would be interesting to know.)

(6) Have you had to do any revision surgery after Kramer's work?

(7) How was your pain management? -
General Anesthesia during surgery right, I assume.
Then icing post surgery and perhaps tylenol.
When were you "pain free". etc.

(8) Are you happy with the penile implant choice that Dr Kramer
made for you? - (AMS CX, AMX LGX). And length he gave you?

(9) Do you have any "wobble" problem with the implant now?

(10) Did Dr Kramer use any RTEs? Or keep RTEs to a minimum
presumably to keep this feared wobble problem away?

(11) Did you do your job cycling as soon as you could?
When did you start? Did this help prevent erosion or
did it still occur for some reason....

(12) Do you seem to have good blood flow to your Glans?

In summary, I hope you are very satisfied with your
experience with Dr Kramer. Please tell me the good,
the bad and the ugly here.... although I am hoping that
you all will just tell me good news! Thanks for listening.

Thank you advance for your insights and feedback here.

Had it done 14months ago
Surgery wasn't what I expected
No post surgery complications other than the cylinders weren't probably placed
No problem with pain and happy with Device choice 700cx 2cm Rte
I have a flobby head with distal extrusion of cylinder on right side.
I did my job of recycling after implant with minimum blood flow to glance.
I'm scheduled for a revision of Dr Kramers work but won't let him to the revision he only gets one chance to do it right and he didn't. Nice Doctor but I feel that he did not do what he promised to do.I DONT RECOMMEND HIM ALL I HAVE TO SAY GOOD LUCK!!!!