firstcav46 wrote:I had a similar problem the other night. I tried to pump. Nothing happened. No movement. I tried repeatedly with no results. Got in a tub of hot water to loosen things up, and after trying things again a few tunes, I finally gave a strong pump and felt the "pop" when the pump let loose and things were fine. As far as bringing an erection down to flaccid condition, I've had a problem with that. Specs say press the button for four seconds and listen for the swishing sound of the fluid returning to the bulb, then squeeze the penis. I had been doing that, but my penis was still remaining somewhat stiff. I saw my regular urologist (not the one who performed the surgery) a couple of weeks ago for the first time since I had the surgery. He noted the problem. He had me press the button while he squeezed my penis. He was able to make it much more flaccid and softer (and I could feel more fluid leave). He issued something of a warning. He said if you don't expel all of the solution out of the penis and back into the bulb, scar tissue will form around the bulb and gradually force the saline solution back into the penis. He said he has had to treat men who came in with the saline solution backed up into their swollen penis. The surgeon who did my implant is Dr. Milam at the Vanderbilt Medical Center. I see him Friday for my final checkout. I've had no major problems with my surgery, but I do plan to raise a few questions with him, including the ones I mentioned here about the initial pumping problem and bringing my penis into a more flaccid condition.
Your not pumping problem sounds similar to mine. In my case the bulb collapses but does not refill. I can only get it to refill by pressing the deflate button. However, the "pop" you felt that fixed the problem was the same as what I felt when the problem got fixed. I have been updating my history the last 21 months because no one else on FT-Talk has reported having the same problem. Therefore I thought that my experience may be of help to someone else.
Your urologist's ideas are of interest to me. My uro told me to squeeze the penis at the same time I was pressing the deflate button and I have always done that.
However, about half the time I do notice the next morning that I am about 20% inflated. In that case I do another deflate and it stays 95% deflated until I reinflate. I think that the fluid in the rear chambers doesn't get fully returned to the reservoir on the first deflate and that is why I need a second one. This is only a very minor issue for me. Also, if you are just starting to pump, you might have some residual inflammation in the penis that is looking like inflation. If so that will go away within a few more weeks. Healing time seems to vary a lot.
Do ask Dr. Milam all your questions.
Dave
Implant surgery by Dr. John Greisman 10/31/2012 - Installed AMS CX700