Recovery from Revision

[principles]

For all of you who were implanted with an inflatable, and required early or premature revision (for whatever reason) within, let's say, 3 years from the first procedure, how long did you take to recover from your revision compared to the fist procedure?
Because of the revision, have you regretted not trying something simpler in order to avoid all the trouble and pain, like opting for a malleable instead?
And for your revision, even though your inflatable failed prematurely, did you or would you do it all over again? Do you think it is trully worth it to go for another inflatable despite all the potential issues?

[Texas75008]

My AMS LGX never worked after bring implanted in November, 2019. Reason for the failure is still unknown, but probably was a faulty pump. I had a revision surgery in February, 2020. It has proven highly successful. Better than anything attempted prior to the surgery (ed drugs, injections, vacuum pump). We have gone from virtually no sex, to having intercourse 3x per week, and it gets better and better. I hope this revision lasts long term, but I would do this again if necessary. Recovery was far less painful than the initial surgery.

[Gt1956]

Just an opinion. Don't live in fear of revisions. At my age, I've had to have several tooth fillings replaced from my youth. Should I of skipped dental health all those years ago so that I could avoid the repairs in my later years?
I would suggest to get your priorities in order. #1: Your dick don't work. If you don't fit into the generally accepted groups that any of the non inflatable implants are designed for. Don't go talking a doctor into installing one. Most likely he'll put in whatever you want. He gets paid & you have to live with the choice.
Just yesterday I was reading my insurance companies implant coverage. Lots of rules & stuff for initial implant. An existing implant is automatically covered with some reasonable conditions for replacement. Taking this to the non inflatable implants. I have a hard time seeing where they'd be covered for a replacement or revision under my policy. Failure is a big replaceable condition. If you don't like your non inflatable. In my reading of my policy. You're stuck with it unless you get lucky enough for it to get infected. Inflatables are popular for lots of good reasons.

[dcmusc]

On May 20 I had a revision to replace my 2.5 year old LGX. I was implanted with a TitanXL.

The doctor prepared me that the recovery would likely be the same as the first implant as all of the elements (cylinder, pump, and reservoir) would essentially be in a new space to avoid infection and in the case of the cylinders, because we switched from a para scrotal install to infra pubic, the dilation would be in substantially in new tissue.

I am at day t0. And, for the most part, that pain is the same and I believe I will have to go through the same cycling procedure to maximize the implant. However, there is one significant difference. There is definitely scrotal pain even though there was not an incision. This is due to the new pump being in a new place (at this point it is riding high and in front of my right testicle). If memory serves, this will adjust somewhat as I heal. The difference between this installation and the original is that I could access the pump and deflation functions almost immediately after surgery.

At my follow up visit the surgeon decided that we could activate at 2 weeks. In my previous surgery we activated at 3 weeks, both of these being rather quicker than usual. However, I have already begun cycling and I am already starting to get my own engorgement of the glands and corpus cavernosum.

The pain in the scrotum surprised me but because I had been through this before I didn't hesitate to locate the pump. I also wasn't afraid of the pain I was having and understood that was part of the process. In my previous surgery I was much more hesitant.

Regarding trying something else or regretting the revision, I have to say I do not regret having another inflatable installed. Even at 10 days I can see that I am going to get back what I had with the previous implant, which I was very happy with. I can already tell the that Titan is going to be more rigid and is already wider as a result of the thicker cylinders. Likely I should have had that in the beginning, but that is speculative. I'm a pretty girthy 7 inches, I think once the pain subsides, I am going to be very happy. I was reading another posting regarding pain, and one ov the postings said that you reach a day when you suddenly realize the pain has subsided. I remember this happening to me the first time, as a matter of fact I remember thinking that I hadn't experienced pain in a couple of days, I had become so used to it I didn't realize. Thats when the fun really began.

Though I was able to have sex at four weeks, I didn't start to have it pain free until 6 weeks or so, if I remember correctly. This time, my surgeon says we are aiming for a go ahead for sex at 3 weeks. I'm not sure I will be pain free, but we will see.

Good luck to you.

[principles]

Thanks for the thorough input everyone.

At this point I'm already accepting of the potential necessity of early revisions. I have decided to not make that a barrier to get an IPP, if that's the route I end up taking.
For now, I have another issue that generated another thread here, where I'm trying to decide which prosthesis to get installed given the specificities of my current situation.