Implanted Dr. Eid 12/13/24, Difficult Recovery

[wolfpacker]

Five Months Later

I’ve been off this site for a while because I’ve been kind of depressed. My last visit with Dr. Eid in April left me feeling very down. If you read this journal, you know I had a very very difficult recovery and I also found Dr. Eid not to be particularly sympathetic…
Anyway, I saw him about 3 1/2 months after the surgery and I was in a room wearing a surgical gown open to the front. He was busy that day, so I had to wait almost an hour. He entered the room with his nurse assistant, took one look at me, and said, “You’re inflated.” No greeting, no asking how I was feeling.
I asked him what he meant. Without testing the implant, without trying to have me deflate and inflate, he told me that because I had not been completely deflating. (not true, I followed his instructions to the letter, and I had several office visits after surgery while he was on vacation with his nurse assistant who deflated me.) a capsule had formed around my reservoir, and now I would not be able to deflate completely. Then he casually said that this would limit blood flow to my penis and result in permanent shrinkage! He then said he wanted to do another surgery where he would make an incision by the reservoir and remove fluid.

I told him that I had been deflating and squeezing the penis as hard as I could, while pressing the button. Never having had an implant before, I thought it was normal to have it always retain some fluid. As stated, I had also visited his office several times after the surgery because I was so swollen and in such pain. However, Eid was on vacation during this time, and I was working with his nurse assistant.
As I tried to suppress the panic, I was feeling, I reminded Eid that I was scheduled to have a stent implanted for a cerebral aneurysm and I would need to be on blood thinner for it. At which point he said oh OK just do that it’s more important so maybe you can just give your penis a squeeze before you go to bed. Then he left the room. He was with me for a total of maybe four or five minutes (he billed my insurance my insurance company $2500 for this visit by the way, but that’s a whole different issue. I owe him thousands of dollars now because I thought when I went in several times after the surgery because of the swelling that it would be considered part of the follow up care. Evidently, it was not and each time my insurance company was billed anywhere from $2500 to $3500 for each visit, which they are not approving)
I searched this site about auto inflation and I learned that there are many guys who do leave fluid in their implants because they don’t like the dog ears or they like the feeling of being somewhat inflated. None of them have had any penis shrinkage. So, I have decided to ignore Dr. Eid for now. It turns out that I’m unable to have the surgery for my aneurysm. (a whole other story.) but I am reluctant to return to Dr. Eid to ask about what removing fluid would entail, because I can’t afford it financially.

Here is what I think— Doctor Eid, like all of us, is imperfect. He had an off day for my surgery. As a result, I had a horrible recovery with horrific swelling. I think he screwed up the placement of the reservoir because I had tremendous pain in the reservoir area, which I thought was normal. I mentioned it to the nurse assistant who said it would simply go away. What really bothers me about Dr. Eid is his lack of sympathy and his first reaction to just blame the patient. I also now know I’m going to have countless hours of haggling with my insurance company and his office regarding payment of quite a a bit of money.
I know Eid is almost a godlike figure to many men on this website, but to those people—please don’t comment and tell me how wonderful Dr. Eid is and how easy your recovery was. I had a different experience and I’m just sharing it. From the beginning, I wanted an AMS because of the size of my penis, and I know for certain that Dr. Eid has a deal with the Coloplast company. Yeah, he will bullshit you and tell you that he will install on AMS, but he will also tell you why you will have a poor result. What guy is going to choose a surgeon who says I’m going to do something that you are requesting, but I’m telling you in advance that it will be bad for you?
If I had to do it all over again, I would fly to Houston to see a younger surgeon like Dr. Clavell, who selects the type of implant based on the patient, not based on the deal he has with one particular company.

Two things:

1. I think I definitely have this permanent shrinkage he's referring to. My penis is much less meaty now 4 years into my implant.

2. Anytime I saw him, I paid cash for the appointment and the price was $400. If you're sure your insurance isn't going to pay, I would ask his office if they can charge you the cash price for those appointments

[Discovernew]

Five Months Later

I’ve been off this site for a while because I’ve been kind of depressed. My last visit with Dr. Eid in April left me feeling very down. If you read this journal, you know I had a very very difficult recovery and I also found Dr. Eid not to be particularly sympathetic…
Anyway, I saw him about 3 1/2 months after the surgery and I was in a room wearing a surgical gown open to the front. He was busy that day, so I had to wait almost an hour. He entered the room with his nurse assistant, took one look at me, and said, “You’re inflated.” No greeting, no asking how I was feeling.
I asked him what he meant. Without testing the implant, without trying to have me deflate and inflate, he told me that because I had not been completely deflating. (not true, I followed his instructions to the letter, and I had several office visits after surgery while he was on vacation with his nurse assistant who deflated me.) a capsule had formed around my reservoir, and now I would not be able to deflate completely. Then he casually said that this would limit blood flow to my penis and result in permanent shrinkage! He then said he wanted to do another surgery where he would make an incision by the reservoir and remove fluid.

I told him that I had been deflating and squeezing the penis as hard as I could, while pressing the button. Never having had an implant before, I thought it was normal to have it always retain some fluid. As stated, I had also visited his office several times after the surgery because I was so swollen and in such pain. However, Eid was on vacation during this time, and I was working with his nurse assistant.
As I tried to suppress the panic, I was feeling, I reminded Eid that I was scheduled to have a stent implanted for a cerebral aneurysm and I would need to be on blood thinner for it. At which point he said oh OK just do that it’s more important so maybe you can just give your penis a squeeze before you go to bed. Then he left the room. He was with me for a total of maybe four or five minutes (he billed my insurance my insurance company $2500 for this visit by the way, but that’s a whole different issue. I owe him thousands of dollars now because I thought when I went in several times after the surgery because of the swelling that it would be considered part of the follow up care. Evidently, it was not and each time my insurance company was billed anywhere from $2500 to $3500 for each visit, which they are not approving)
I searched this site about auto inflation and I learned that there are many guys who do leave fluid in their implants because they don’t like the dog ears or they like the feeling of being somewhat inflated. None of them have had any penis shrinkage. So, I have decided to ignore Dr. Eid for now. It turns out that I’m unable to have the surgery for my aneurysm. (a whole other story.) but I am reluctant to return to Dr. Eid to ask about what removing fluid would entail, because I can’t afford it financially.

Here is what I think— Doctor Eid, like all of us, is imperfect. He had an off day for my surgery. As a result, I had a horrible recovery with horrific swelling. I think he screwed up the placement of the reservoir because I had tremendous pain in the reservoir area, which I thought was normal. I mentioned it to the nurse assistant who said it would simply go away. What really bothers me about Dr. Eid is his lack of sympathy and his first reaction to just blame the patient. I also now know I’m going to have countless hours of haggling with my insurance company and his office regarding payment of quite a a bit of money.
I know Eid is almost a godlike figure to many men on this website, but to those people—please don’t comment and tell me how wonderful Dr. Eid is and how easy your recovery was. I had a different experience and I’m just sharing it. From the beginning, I wanted an AMS because of the size of my penis, and I know for certain that Dr. Eid has a deal with the Coloplast company. Yeah, he will bullshit you and tell you that he will install on AMS, but he will also tell you why you will have a poor result. What guy is going to choose a surgeon who says I’m going to do something that you are requesting, but I’m telling you in advance that it will be bad for you?
If I had to do it all over again, I would fly to Houston to see a younger surgeon like Dr. Clavell, who selects the type of implant based on the patient, not based on the deal he has with one particular company.

Hi Martin! thank you for posting updates.

I might have missed something in your story, so excuse me if i ask something you already answered.

But what problems exactly are you experiencing now after 5 months? Last post i saw from you was the one of the "test drive"at one month.

Regarding hving penis shrinkage because of being inflated, i never read about that. I know many people leave it inflated. In fact, my initial intuition would be the opposite, that being inflated helps stretch your tissues and therefore helps you gain size. Did he explain why he things you will lose size?
Or why you need another surgery?

i hope everything gets better for you!

[Martin25]

Five Months Later


Two things:

1. I think I definitely have this permanent shrinkage he's referring to. My penis is much less meaty now 4 years into my implant.

2. Anytime I saw him, I paid cash for the appointment and the price was $400. If you're sure your insurance isn't going to pay, I would ask his office if they can charge you the cash price for those appointments

1. Wolfpacker, is the shrinking from keeping it inflated or from something else? I read a lot of your previous posts and I seem to recall that you had some damage from lengthening your penis in some way?
I actually think Eid is wrong about the shrinkage by having it partially inflated. I think he just wanted to do another procedure on me, and he didn’t want to entertain the possibility that he didn’t do such a great job with my surgery.

2. Wow, that’s a big difference! I think they overcharged the insurance company, as many doctors do to see what they could get away with and now the insurance company is billing me. I know I won’t have to pay $2000 plus for each visit, but I am aggravated because I know it’s going to take a lot of phone calls to get it straightened out. By the way, Eid‘s office also insists on me paying a co-pay when I visit even though they aren’t on the insurance plan. So they are double dipping that way as well!
Anyway, thanks for the info.

[Martin25]

Five Months Later


Hi Martin! thank you for posting updates.

I might have missed something in your story, so excuse me if i ask something you already answered.

But what problems exactly are you experiencing now after 5 months? Last post i saw from you was the one of the "test drive"at one month.

Regarding hving penis shrinkage because of being inflated, i never read about that. I know many people leave it inflated. In fact, my initial intuition would be the opposite, that being inflated helps stretch your tissues and therefore helps you gain size. Did he explain why he things you will lose size?
Or why you need another surgery?

i hope everything gets better for you!

The problem, according to Dr. Eid, is that I am auto inflating, and my penis is permanently partially inflated. He claims this will limit normal blood flow, which will lead to shrinkage of the penis. Frankly, I think he is full of shit. I’ve really lost confidence in him at this point. But him saying this and the way he did in such an offhanded way was really a devastating blow. I am now moving past it, and just trying to focus on the good of having a functioning penis, even though it was less than what I expected.

Thank you for wishing me well!

[Martin25]

Another side effect for me with the Coloplast: I have also lost virtually all sensation in the shaft of my penis. I only have sensation in the glans… as a result, I have not ejaculated during penetrative sex since I have had the implant. I need to be stimulated vigorously on the glans to orgasm, and it takes quite a bit of stimulation. Even if masturbating, the majority of the time I cannot bring myself to orgasm and I end up basically frustrated. I think the Titan stretched out my width (which is why I originally thought an AMS would be better for my thinner penis) although I lost length as I have stated previously. Don’t know if my sensitivity will ever come back…?

[Discovernew]

Five Months Later


Hi Martin! thank you for posting updates.

I might have missed something in your story, so excuse me if i ask something you already answered.

But what problems exactly are you experiencing now after 5 months? Last post i saw from you was the one of the "test drive"at one month.

Regarding hving penis shrinkage because of being inflated, i never read about that. I know many people leave it inflated. In fact, my initial intuition would be the opposite, that being inflated helps stretch your tissues and therefore helps you gain size. Did he explain why he things you will lose size?
Or why you need another surgery?

i hope everything gets better for you!

The problem, according to Dr. Eid, is that I am auto inflating, and my penis is permanently partially inflated. He claims this will limit normal blood flow, which will lead to shrinkage of the penis. Frankly, I think he is full of shit. I’ve really lost confidence in him at this point. But him saying this and the way he did in such an offhanded way was really a devastating blow. I am now moving past it, and just trying to focus on the good of having a functioning penis, even though it was less than what I expected.

Thank you for wishing me well!

But except for this theoretical risk in the future, is the implant working well now? And do you have your normal size?

About the loss of sensation, I really hope it comes back.

[maxxxxx]

Another side effect for me: I have also lost virtually all sensation in the shaft of my penis. I only have sensation in the glans… as a result, I have not ejaculated during penetrative sex since I have had the implant. I need to be stimulated vigorously on the glans to orgasm, and it takes quite a bit of stimulation. Even if masturbating, the majority of the time I cannot bring myself to orgasm and I end up basically frustrated.

difficulty in ejaculating and the lack of sensitivity does not depend on the work of dr Eid. Everyone has a different sensitivity and responds differently.

[Martin25]

Another side effect for me: I have also lost virtually all sensation in the shaft of my penis. I only have sensation in the glans… as a result, I have not ejaculated during penetrative sex since I have had the implant. I need to be stimulated vigorously on the glans to orgasm, and it takes quite a bit of stimulation. Even if masturbating, the majority of the time I cannot bring myself to orgasm and I end up basically frustrated.

difficulty in ejaculating and the lack of sensitivity does not depend on the work of dr Eid. Everyone has a different sensitivity and responds differently.

I’m not saying that it’s because of Dr. Eid, just saying it’s a side effect for me with the implant. An unexpected one….

[Discovernew]

Another side effect for me: I have also lost virtually all sensation in the shaft of my penis. I only have sensation in the glans… as a result, I have not ejaculated during penetrative sex since I have had the implant. I need to be stimulated vigorously on the glans to orgasm, and it takes quite a bit of stimulation. Even if masturbating, the majority of the time I cannot bring myself to orgasm and I end up basically frustrated.

difficulty in ejaculating and the lack of sensitivity does not depend on the work of dr Eid. Everyone has a different sensitivity and responds differently.

Maxxx, lack of sensivity in the shaft of the penis definetely depends on the surgery (i am not talking about the glans, but about the shaft of the penis). I lost sensivity on the underside of my penis, literally do not feel anything in there after the first surgery (it was perfect before surgery). But it slowly came back after several months. After the last surgery it was the same. I think there are some nerves on the scrotum that can be cut during penoscrotal incision (if i remember correctly, hakky preferred horizontal incision instead of vertical because of cutting less nerves). But don't quote me on that. I just know that loss of sensation can happen during surgery on the shaft.

[Mark1974]

Another side effect for me with the Coloplast: I have also lost virtually all sensation in the shaft of my penis. I only have sensation in the glans… as a result, I have not ejaculated during penetrative sex since I have had the implant. I need to be stimulated vigorously on the glans to orgasm, and it takes quite a bit of stimulation. Even if masturbating, the majority of the time I cannot bring myself to orgasm and I end up basically frustrated. I think the Titan stretched out my width (which is why I originally thought an AMS would be better for my thinner penis) although I lost length as I have stated previously. Don’t know if my sensitivity will ever come back…?

You asked for an AMS and he refused?

I am so fortunate to have Dr Levine.

I'm not blaming you, but you should have gone with someone less arrogant.