Stitches came out too early

[Lost Sheep]

Vettemen, I am sorry to hear about your probably diagnoses but try and keep positive. If it was really a take out jobby I’d suspect you’d already be in the operating theatre.

I am guessing you are already on the antibiotics , I can’t imagine your doc is talking about a take out and waiting to give you antibiotics.

I wish you had gone to ER sooner, but you cant change whats be done. Good luck

Appreciate the kind words. I am on antibiotics now and for the next 5 days but the doc didn’t sound too optimistic although the nurse said they were strong antibiotics and I should be ok.

I landed on my knee and ground dirt into my skin a few years ago. A few days later, my knee turned reddish, so I went to my doctor. He wanted to admit me into the hospital for intravenous antibiotics, which work much more energetically than orals. I am glad you got an injection into your bloodstream.

I also know a guy who got an infection from trimming his big toenail too closely. Put him in the hospital for a weed with IV antibiotics. I asked his doctor what would have happened before they had these super-powerful drugs. "He would have died." or amputation, I guess.

An infection in hard-to reach places that do not have a LOT of blood flow (and inside your tunica is such a place) is nothing to take lightly.

I am so glad your Doctor is on top of the situation now.

[Vetteman]

I’m really hoping the antibiotics do their job. From what I’ve read the malleable option isn’t nearly has good as the implant plus I’d hate to go through another surgery considering I’ve been in pain for nearly a month.

[Vetteman]

Update:I’ve been taking antibiotics since Friday and the discharge stopped a couple days ago. Not sure If the area will have to be re-stitched or if the body is able to close it up on it own though.

[Lost Sheep]

Update:I’ve been taking antibiotics since Friday and the discharge stopped a couple days ago. Not sure If the area will have to be re-stitched or if the body is able to close it up on it own though.

Thanks for the update. We worry about our brethren.

You ARE finishing the full course of antibiotics, right? Stopping before the full course usually leaves resistant bacteria surviving which leads to "super-bugs" which now plague our medical care system.

[Vetteman]

Definitely. I was given enough bactrim for a week. The other antibiotic ( luxo sp?) was only for a few.

[Vetteman]

The doc called me this morning wanting me to come in for the surgery. I told him I was better and the discharge stopped a few days ago but he kept insisting on still removing the implant and installing the rigid piece. Wtf
Have to go in Monday so he can check everything out for himself and he put me on some other antibiotics.

[Lost Sheep]

The doc called me this morning wanting me to come in for the surgery. I told him I was better and the discharge stopped a few days ago but he kept insisting on still removing the implant and installing the rigid piece. Wtf
Have to go in Monday so he can check everything out for himself and he put me on some other antibiotics.

I read a medical journal article that reported that implants (removed for reasons other than infection) often had what they called an encapsulated biofilm. That is, bacteria that was causing no problems because the body had surrounded any potential problems with protection. I will try to find a link.

If I were you, I would quiz the doctor on why he wants to solve through surgery something that SEEMS to be resolved now. Perhaps there are dangers we are not aware of. I would want to be aware of them before going back under the knife.

(edited to remove my story about my knee which I related in an earlier post)

All that to say, encourage your doctor to lay out his entire line of reasoning to your satisfaction.

On the good side. A malleable is not the end of the world and after it is replaced by a new inflatable, you MAY be stretched out to a marginally larger size. A small hope, but there it is.

[Vetteman]

I’ve already taken a couple weeks off work for the initial surgery and despite having health insurance, still was billed about $6k for the surgery so I’m def not looking to add to the bills plus some more recovery time. The billing office said the surgery for the malleable would be $2k out of pocket.

[newbie443]

I’ve already taken a couple weeks off work for the initial surgery and despite having health insurance, still was billed about $6k for the surgery so I’m def not looking to add to the bills plus some more recovery time. The billing office said the surgery for the malleable would be $2k out of pocket.

Of course it is up to you what you do. It is your dick and your life so this is the choice you have to make.

Putting the malleable in is done to prevent some of the size loss that happens with inflatable removal after infection. For both of my surgeries my doctors were insistent on using Bacitracin ointment for wound care. Maybe I missed it in this thread but you talk about the incision being open in part and I would be taking care to prevent any other contamination. There was another member on this site who pushed his doctor to continue antibiotics and it resolved the problem and he did not have another operation. But there is a risk of loosing part or all of your penis or life and also you might loose the chance at having the Malleable option. AS LS posted if you decide to try to resolve this with medication you need to take care and watch your temp regularly and strict wound care and observation.

As far as the report about bacteria contained in the Biofilm surrounding components of the device I have also seen reference to this. During my second surgery my doctor took swabs of the biofilm contents of any parts of my device he disturbed. I just had my left cylinder removed and then a suture sling made and reinstalled. The swabs were cultured both short and long term and I received negative results months after surgery. Many men who do not request copies of all reports may not be aware of this. I was lucky and no bacteria was found in any of my biofilm. IIRC the percentage was 40%. There was a reference to Diabetics but I do not remember if that figure was for Diabetics or for all men. But as LS posted there are those of us who have implants with bacteria in the biofilm surrounding one or more of the components of our implant. But as it is sealed off it causes us no trouble unless there is damage or something like surgery to open the biofilm.

Best of luck to you going forward with this.