I Might Have Maxxed Out Titan

[ElbowRoom]

Hey all. 10months post-op, Doing my normal daily cycling to max today, and got the “flat bulb” pump. Implant stayed inflated, just no more pumps to be had, at about 30. I left it inflated a while and it stayed up. As soon as I hit the deflate bars the pump rebounded to full.

I deflated, waited about ten minutes, and tried again. Same result, everything inflated normally, it just stopped around 30 pumps with a flattened bulb. I had 130ml of fluid in the reservoir on a 28cm implant, so I knew one day I’d hit a wall, just didn’t think it would be so soon.

The implant doesn’t show signs that it’s leaking or failed, but I guess I won’t know for sure until I use it a bit and leave it inflated a long time. I really hope it’s not a leak…I was hoping my first revision would be a Titan Prime, and the 28cm version won’t be available until next year.

A little sad to know there’s no more size to be gained, but assuming it’s not a failure I’ll just keep using it! So far I have been super happy with it.

[1984ptc]

Hey all. 10months post-op, Doing my normal daily cycling to max today, and got the “flat bulb” pump. Implant stayed inflated, just no more pumps to be had, at about 30. I left it inflated a while and it stayed up. As soon as I hit the deflate bars the pump rebounded to full.

I deflated, waited about ten minutes, and tried again. Same result, everything inflated normally, it just stopped around 30 pumps with a flattened bulb. I had 130ml of fluid in the reservoir on a 28cm implant, so I knew one day I’d hit a wall, just didn’t think it would be so soon.

The implant doesn’t show signs that it’s leaking or failed, but I guess I won’t know for sure until I use it a bit and leave it inflated a long time. I really hope it’s not a leak…I was hoping my first revision would be a Titan Prime, and the 28cm version won’t be available until next year.

A little sad to know there’s no more size to be gained, but assuming it’s not a failure I’ll just keep using it! So far I have been super happy with it.

If no leak, id keep using it and wait til the prime comes out even before considering revision. I got 135 cc i think but have shorter cylinders. You got a large unit man, length and girth. Maybe ask hakky to give you 140 or 150 cc next time.

[Redsf4040]

I am not sure how you tell if you are truly maxed out.
When I pump to full I can wait 1-2 minutes and I can get more pumps in. I can do this for about 4 rounds. This gives me more firmness.

[AnotherOldFart]

Fascinating. Tissue expansion seems to have no limits. I hope Hakky can top off your reservoir.

[LGXDownunder]

Hey all. 10months post-op, Doing my normal daily cycling to max today, and got the “flat bulb” pump. Implant stayed inflated, just no more pumps to be had, at about 30. I left it inflated a while and it stayed up. As soon as I hit the deflate bars the pump rebounded to full.

I deflated, waited about ten minutes, and tried again. Same result, everything inflated normally, it just stopped around 30 pumps with a flattened bulb. I had 130ml of fluid in the reservoir on a 28cm implant, so I knew one day I’d hit a wall, just didn’t think it would be so soon.

The implant doesn’t show signs that it’s leaking or failed, but I guess I won’t know for sure until I use it a bit and leave it inflated a long time. I really hope it’s not a leak…I was hoping my first revision would be a Titan Prime, and the 28cm version won’t be available until next year.

A little sad to know there’s no more size to be gained, but assuming it’s not a failure I’ll just keep using it! So far I have been super happy with it.

Elbow, I don't think it's a failure from what you've said, likely just maxed out. Definitely give it an extended test for peace of mind, but it seems this can happen to many of us regardless of implant model. I've started running the bulb flat on my LGX in the past couple of months. I was also worried that it may be a leak, but it isn't. I can pump to nominally 100%, then the bulb starts to collapse and go soft. But my dick stays hard, deflates normally and the usual inflation/deflation process remains reliably repeatable.

Strangely, I've found that if I partially deflate at 100% with a very brief press, then just as quickly squeeze the bulb to stop it, I can resume pumping and it will increase the bulb pressure again, and I can pump to beyond the previous maximum level. It will eventually go flat again but my erect penis remains at the increased level of inflation. I often have two or three goes to see how far I can get it. I can usually get a little more, but it's a case of diminishing returns with each attempt. I don't know if it would work for a Titan (or even other LGX) and I'm not suggesting anyone else should try it. Maybe it's just a quirk of my particular device. I've never seen it documented anywhere and I only accidentally stumbled onto it.

[ElbowRoom]

Elbow, I don't think it's a failure from what you've said, likely just maxed out. Definitely give it an extended test for peace of mind, but it seems this can happen to many of us regardless of implant model. I've started running the bulb flat on my LGX in the past couple of months. I was also worried that it may be a leak, but it isn't. I can pump to nominally 100%, then the bulb starts to collapse and go soft. But my dick stays hard, deflates normally and the usual inflation/deflation process remains reliably repeatable.

Strangely, I've found that if I partially deflate at 100% with a very brief press, then just as quickly squeeze the bulb to stop it, I can resume pumping and it will increase the bulb pressure again, and I can pump to beyond the previous maximum level. It will eventually go flat again but my erect penis remains at the increased level of inflation. I often have two or three goes to see how far I can get it. I can usually get a little more, but it's a case of diminishing returns with each attempt. I don't know if it would work for a Titan (or even other LGX) and I'm not suggesting anyone else should try it. Maybe it's just a quirk of my particular device. I've never seen it documented anywhere and I only accidentally stumbled onto it.

Thanks for that. Yeah I inflated and left it for an hour last night, and did it again this morning. Everything is working normally, the implant maintains pressure, and as soon as I even touch the deflate bars the pump re-inflates if it’s flat.

If there were a leak, I would expect one of two things, depending on where the leak is:

1) The implant when inflated would slowly lose pressure and then not reinflate

2) Each time I inflated the implant it would inflate to a lower degree of hardness until it just wouldn’t inflate.

Neither of the above is happening, so it seems like I have just maxed out the fluid in the reservoir. When the bulb flattens the implant is rigid enough that I still feel that somewhat sore stretch internally, so that’s slightly too hard to run normally for more than a few minutes. If I back it off to a more comfortable stretch feeling the pump is still full and I could go like that for a very long time without getting sore, so that will probably be my default setting. I don’t know if it puts any stress on the pump bulb to leave it in that collapsed state for a long time.


The good news is that I re-measured again this morning and my length is now 8.9” which is very close to my max length in my 20s, up from 8.75” just a couple of weeks ago. So I have gained a little even in just the last few weeks and that extra stretch is what got me to a flat bulb. If it stays like this forever I would be very happy. My girlfriend is actually happy I’m maxed out…she says she’s maxed out too.

[Desperado]

130 ml sounds low for your size?

[ElbowRoom]

130 ml sounds low for your size?

125ml is the official max, 130ml is what Hakky added. Given how it’s worked and continues working I wouldn’t say it’s too low, seems about right. An extra 5-10ml might be nice, but there might be other considerations that would come into play like increased visibility or stress of the reservoir, the potential to over-pressure the cylinders, etc. I trust Dr. Hakky and so far he hasn’t steered me wrong. I’ll ask him about it at our next follow-up.

I know he likes to go mostly by Coloplast recommendations…for example some surgeons will trim the rear tips on an implant to get a perfect fit using the next size up implant instead of a smaller implant and RTEs, Hakky won’t do that because it voids the device warranty.

[cbinspok]

well hell Elbow! sounds like you reached the buzzer, im not feeling sorry for a brother sporting a 28mm! there is always VED use to keep exploring size expansion, it feels good too. Have you ever posted a pik of the whale at full inflation? I for one would like a peak,Lol.
kidding aside you're there, enjoy brother!

[GoodWood]

Yes, it seems you have run out of fluid in the reservoir. But since you are more than rigid enough to perform well and are already quite large, it’s not a functional problem.

I am in the same situation. If I really go for max inflation I can reach flat bulb. But I don’t need (or like) to be that rigid for sex.

When I talked with my surgeon he explained that he could do a top-off procedure, adding a little more fluid to the system.

That procedure would be making a small incision in the skin over the tubing at the left groin above the scrotum. The tubing is close to the skin there before it dives into the abdomen to the reservoir. He would cut the tubing between the reservoir and the pump, add some fluid, then rejoin the tubing. I voiced my concern about increasing the chance of device failure over time. He told me it wasn’t a concern since that part of the system (reservoir to pump) is a low pressure area unlike the tubing between the pump and cylinders which can be a high pressure area.

I might do that procedure. I would still like to be able to cycle to gain size. But from sexual function standpoint it is unnecessary. I’m already large and more than rigid enough. It partly depends on my co-insurance cost. My insurance company already approved the procedure since it is considered a repair, but my portion of the bill is still significant.

Let us know what Hakky tells you when you see him next.