@dinu Wishing you speedy recovery!

From our personal experience, t's mind-blowing experience to deal with each German hospital's billing departments. So far, we've been to 5 hospitals for cancers and other illnesses. They seem to have their own policy regarding to private patients (international or domestic). We're in situation where they consider us local for living in Germany and having German address, but international for having American health insurance(using their international plan). I always have to contact the billing department to verify their policy: billing insurance directly, paying deposits for procedure, paying bills that came by mail, or paying entire fees in advance.

@dinu I had my surgery at 58yo and did really well, but did not get much instruction about rehab. I just started using trimix 7 years post-surgery, which works great, but I think if I had known more about rehab I wouldn't need it. I think one important thing to remember is that your body may need some time to settle down - I have read sometimes a year or more. On the other hand, I have read stories of guys having great erections a month out. Everyone's journey is a little different. I think my body was responding better 2 years out. Looking back, I wish I had known to ask for meds to increase blood flow. I did get a vacuum device. My doctor said there was no real evidence that they help, but then I have heard other docs advising their use.