Questions to ask

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AST2123
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Re: Questions to ask

Postby AST2123 » Wed Mar 17, 2021 5:34 pm

Blah1109 wrote:Sorry for posting so many stuff on here but I would like to know what kind of questions did you ask your doctor about the implant when you first saw them or any general questions you asked him

I am adding:
- Are you going to do Infrapubic or Penoscrotal incision?
- Would there be a catheter? Some surgeons don't use it. (Mine was without a catheter).
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52y old. RP Oct. 2017. Pills didn't work. Trimix failed after a couple of times. Have inguinal hernia repair on both sides. Implanted AMS CX, 21 cm+1 cm RTE, by Dr. Kai Li at KP, VA, Jan. 2021. New username FinallyBionic
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Re: Questions to ask

Postby Gt1956 » Wed Mar 17, 2021 5:51 pm

Blah1109 wrote:Sorry for posting so many stuff on here but I would like to know what kind of questions did you ask your doctor about the implant when you first saw them or any general questions you asked him

Go back & look at the questions that you've asked on FT. Put them on your list.
69yo, HBP @ 40, high triglycerides @ 45. Phimosis @ 57. Type 2 @ 60. Dr. William Brant May 1, 2023 CX 21cm w/no rte's penoscrotal 6" girth @ 6 months.
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Blah1109
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Re: Questions to ask

Postby Blah1109 » Wed Mar 17, 2021 6:10 pm

AST2123 wrote:
Blah1109 wrote:Sorry for posting so many stuff on here but I would like to know what kind of questions did you ask your doctor about the implant when you first saw them or any general questions you asked him

I am adding:
- Are you going to do Infrapubic or Penoscrotal incision?
- Would there be a catheter? Some surgeons don't use it. (Mine was without a catheter).


Which incision is best preferred and is the catheter good or bad
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AST2123
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Re: Questions to ask

Postby AST2123 » Wed Mar 17, 2021 6:42 pm

Blah1109 wrote:
AST2123 wrote:
Blah1109 wrote:Sorry for posting so many stuff on here but I would like to know what kind of questions did you ask your doctor about the implant when you first saw them or any general questions you asked him

I am adding:
- Are you going to do Infrapubic or Penoscrotal incision?
- Would there be a catheter? Some surgeons don't use it. (Mine was without a catheter).


Which incision is best preferred and is the catheter good or bad

I also asked this question here. Healing-wise, I believe Infrapubic and no catheter are much better.
For catheter, the answer I got was it helps the surgeon to locate the tubes more precise. I think with the Penoscrotal, the surgeon can locate the pump better, and no visible scar above penis. That is what I came to know. Maybe others can provide more accurate information.
Finally Bionic
52y old. RP Oct. 2017. Pills didn't work. Trimix failed after a couple of times. Have inguinal hernia repair on both sides. Implanted AMS CX, 21 cm+1 cm RTE, by Dr. Kai Li at KP, VA, Jan. 2021. New username FinallyBionic
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Waynetho
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Re: Questions to ask

Postby Waynetho » Wed Mar 17, 2021 6:50 pm

The videos and publications I've seen state that the use of a catheter during IPP surgery is to define the urethra for the surgeon so he/she doesn't accidentally perforate the urethra while making the corporotomy incisions and to a lesser degree during dilation.
64yo, married 43 yrs. Urolift (x4) 8/12/19. AMS 700CX 15cm (no RTE) penoscrotal 10/28/19, Frisco, TX. PD 1995/ED 2011. Cialis helped but hinged. (1995)L:6/G:5.5+, (2019)Pre-op L:5/G:4.5, (2/2020)L:6.0/G:5.0
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