Hi Tamu - Being one of the 'old guys' with the penile implant - I wish you all the best. I think your choice of Dr. Milam is a good one. As you can see from my signature, I have been down the implant...
Just a cautionary note to younger implant patients. After having the implant for nearly 29 years, there are many issues with the implant, so go slow on the research and physician selection - it can...
Hey JayJay... Welcome to the group. It is common (but not exclusive) to have some fluid in the new implant - so I am glad that you were able to get the question resolved. JWP on the yahoo penile...
Hey Woofmutt - I can't say that I have ever had any symptoms like this. I too doubt that is from the implant movement - There is a whole lot of issues that could cause the pain you have. If you do a...
Hi Woofmutt In my situation, I was instructed to keep inflating the implant, so to avoid adhesion or scarring issues. He instructed me to go easy on using it - which was not a problem, as it hurt...
hi Woofmutt - Welcome to the forum - I am not physician, but do know a little bit about those pesky implant issues. I had a similar problem with one implant. The area near the urethra can be...
One other issue on the LGX - there are some long term implant patients (like me) that experienced tunica albugina failure. This is due to the connective sheath tissues weakening over time and causing...
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Hi Smokie - As I have responded before, I had the ligament cut, but was also implanted at the same time by Dr. Furlow at Mayo. And as your doctor suggested, without weights or pumping - it was a...
Hi med dude - Welcome to the forum - I have had a lot of experience with this particular problem. I'll be glad to compare notes and see if I can help. Feel free to contact me via email. There are a...
Hey Luke - No need to worry - I travel a lot and it never rings the bell. Happy travels Art...
Hey Caverject - Welcome to the forum - First, a call to your doc is in order to just confirm if you have a problem or not. You didn't state the type of implant you have - From my experience, (with...
Hi EDman - I have send you an email so you can ask all the questions you like. art ...
This is the problem with all insurance for ed - it has or is going away. Until 2005, most insurance companies covered all ed treatments, with the advent of the "blue pill' that has all changed. I...
Hi David - Not a problem - you know, I admire you guys here that face the beast every day. I am thankful it has yet to touch me, but wanted to post here for those who deal not only with cancer, but...
Hi Purgatory - Sure, no problem - I was a pro racquetball player and did a marathon racquetball event for Muscular Dystrophy in 1979. I was sponsored by Ektelon at the time. We set to break the...
Hi Chris - Sorry - I have been out of town for a week - As to loss of length - It all depends. The major loss of length in a revision is due to scarring of the 'pocket' when the cylinders are...
Hey Gene—You’re right - I meant AMS. From my experience they will not own up to a redo. Gene is also right on the models available. Sizing is most important. One consideration is your body...
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The condition is called Priapism - This is the condition that did me in. I had a reaction to coumadin and the result was a erection that was incredibly painful and resulted in total impotence - plus...
Gene214 said... Art, I'm sure you've mentioned your next surgery or procedure in past posts, but I don't recall what it is to be. What will it be? And I too am curious about what you are doing now...
Hey Piano and Smokie It's true, a lot of my problems were because they were done years ago. Even the best at the time had limited techniques available. There was no requirement for pumping or other...
Hey smokie - As you see in my signature, I've had that procedure. It had absolutely no effect for me. From what I have read, the cutting of the ligament is more effective if it is put under tension...
The only one I have found started beginning of this year. Maybe Indy will fill us in....
Concerning insurance. You must have continuous insurance coverage from one job to the next. If you are out of work for a time, Cobra is in effect. You must not allow your coverage to laps more than...
Can anyone provide information about[b] your experience with implants done at the Cleveland Clinic? I'm scheduled for an implant there on 1/06/09. My first implant was done in 10/23/07. It had to be...
Hey Luke! Hang in there - it will get better. You might gain a little of the lenght back and the pain will subside with time. All the best to you....
Hey Fred - Well, here's a response from a non pc guy on the very question of ED. I'm sorry you have to go through all you guys have to go through. But I do know of the comments and questions from...
Just bumping this up top...
Hi Luke - over looked this - sorry about that. I am not certain as how everyone's pump settled in, mine have always been faily low in the scrotum. It still takes a lot of time for it to loosen up. I...
Hey Tony! Now we will have a good thread here.Hopefully most of you have excellent health coverage through your job. Unfortunately many of us have lost health benefits even though we have paid for...
Hi Luke - Yep swelling is pretty normal. It will all go away with time - if you have quite a bit of blood, that too normally will be reabsorbed into the body. The main reason they request you pull on...
Hi Smokie - You will find old implant veterans like myself, as well as new implant patients who will gladly answer any questions you might have, either here on the board (which helps many who would...
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Hey astro - Welcome and you will find many, many helpful people here. I do not have PC - but can answer #3 which is yes, you can....
Gene - This is a good thread - I will second Gene's thoughts - from conversations I have had with other implant patients over the years, Gene's responses are pretty typical with the first implant. Of...
Luke & Gene - One other thing on the inflation thread. Another consideration is the amount of swelling and hematomas one has in the scrotum. Luke sounds like he didn't have long term issues to allow...
Hey Gene - leucadiabeach Gene - not to worry - the cylinders will have some fluid in them - also, 1st time implants behave much better with little or no scarring. But you can certainly ask the doc....
Hi Luke - In every one of my implants the cylinders were left partially inflated. A certain amount of volume is needed in the cylinders to keep the same thing from happening as to what Gene is...
Luke - I'm with you on this one. The bills for the implant are amazingly expensive. The implant hardware runs over 20k. And now the bad news to many of you. Insurance companies have revised their...
Hey Luke, Gene and Tony - and the rest of the gang. I think you all do a great service to those who may not prefer to participate in these forums. I know many read these q&a's and it is important....
Hey Gene - good to see you here. Oh, degloving - well, this is going to sound a lot worse than it is - well - it is pretty bad. Degloving is the removal of the skin of the penile shaft. A circular...
Hey Luke and Gene - Wait, I'm not the doom and gloom guy here today. Congratulations on the implant. As Gene well knows, it is more than a tingle when you get one of these babies put in. Yep staples...
Thanks Gene - I still think the IPP is a worthwhile device. It has its challenges, but those who face impotence are grateful for the advances over the years. Many patients have very few issues with...
Just a quick test for signature. Thought not a cancer patient, I have had a couple people inquiring about my previous IPP procedures. Here's brief recap. See novel below....