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IPP implant

Posted by jasonfarmer @jasonfarmer, 3 days ago

I am little over 2 1/2 years of using Trimix. Prostatectomy 3 year ago. Have axonics implant 1 ago for OAB, it helped. Just got advances sling surgery 3 months ago for minor leakage, it didn’t work. Getting ams700 early August, scheduler to give date after heart doctor clearance. (A-fib). Had consultation with surgeon already he does @ 100 ipp a year. Still come up with more questions. Looking for what to expect first day, weeks and long term. Do you go home from hospital partly inflated if so how long? Is it difficult to pee aiming for toliet? Do you have to sleep on back? Any experience sharing is welcome please?

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beachflyer | @beachflyer | 3 days ago

Hello Jasonfarmer,

I am at 4 months post implant and I while you will find some variables between doctors, it will probably go something like this:

Following the procedure, you will wake up with have a catheter, partial erection, and everything bandaged up so that your penis is pointing straight up and secured to your abdomen. Mine was held up by bandages and a jockstrap that gave me and I was left at 50% erect. You will either stay in hospital till the catheter is removed or go home and come back the next day for removal. I was out of the hospital within a few hours of the procedure and went back for removal. Bandages stay on for a couple days.

They will instruct you to keep penis pointed up as much as possible for the next few weeks even while you sleep. You will point it down to pee and then secure it up with underwear or jockstrap. I had to do this for 4 weeks until my first followup appointment. You can sleep on your back or side, but keep things pointed up and secured.

At four weeks I was cleared to begin inflation, 5 minutes a day, then later twice a day. At 7 or 8 weeks I was cleared for "use" via a teleconference call. Regardless of use, daily inflation needs to occur over the next 6 months to stretch things out just like a natural penis. I am now at the 30 minutes inflation per day twice a day inflation cycle. This will go on until 6 months and then pretty much you are on your own.

Following implant you may seem a bit shorter than you expected. With regular inflation and stretching the tissues will expand and you will gain additional length (1/2" to 3/4") over the next 6 months. I am seeing this now so all good in that department.

I will be honest, the first week was a bit rough. I never needed pain meds, but I was uncomfortable much of the time with all the penile securing , soreness, and such. The second week was better.

Lastly, these things take some getting used to as they do not retract like a natural penis. The inflation adds mostly girth and rigidity with a bit of length. You are always a show'r now and I found I needed to go to one size over jockey style underwear to allow some room. Also to help with some sensitivity in the first few weeks, baby socks work great over the glands to keep it protected. There are other forums that could be useful, "Franktalk" for example has quite an IPP discussion forum. In the end, they work as advertised and no one would know you have one.

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jasonfarmer | @jasonfarmer | 3 days ago
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Hello Jasonfarmer,

I am at 4 months post implant and I while you will find some variables between doctors, it will probably go something like this:

Following the procedure, you will wake up with have a catheter, partial erection, and everything bandaged up so that your penis is pointing straight up and secured to your abdomen. Mine was held up by bandages and a jockstrap that gave me and I was left at 50% erect. You will either stay in hospital till the catheter is removed or go home and come back the next day for removal. I was out of the hospital within a few hours of the procedure and went back for removal. Bandages stay on for a couple days.

They will instruct you to keep penis pointed up as much as possible for the next few weeks even while you sleep. You will point it down to pee and then secure it up with underwear or jockstrap. I had to do this for 4 weeks until my first followup appointment. You can sleep on your back or side, but keep things pointed up and secured.

At four weeks I was cleared to begin inflation, 5 minutes a day, then later twice a day. At 7 or 8 weeks I was cleared for "use" via a teleconference call. Regardless of use, daily inflation needs to occur over the next 6 months to stretch things out just like a natural penis. I am now at the 30 minutes inflation per day twice a day inflation cycle. This will go on until 6 months and then pretty much you are on your own.

Following implant you may seem a bit shorter than you expected. With regular inflation and stretching the tissues will expand and you will gain additional length (1/2" to 3/4") over the next 6 months. I am seeing this now so all good in that department.

I will be honest, the first week was a bit rough. I never needed pain meds, but I was uncomfortable much of the time with all the penile securing , soreness, and such. The second week was better.

Lastly, these things take some getting used to as they do not retract like a natural penis. The inflation adds mostly girth and rigidity with a bit of length. You are always a show'r now and I found I needed to go to one size over jockey style underwear to allow some room. Also to help with some sensitivity in the first few weeks, baby socks work great over the glands to keep it protected. There are other forums that could be useful, "Franktalk" for example has quite an IPP discussion forum. In the end, they work as advertised and no one would know you have one.

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@beachflyer I am unfamiliar with jockstraps is that what is used to keep penis pointing up? Is there a problem with it wanting to point to one side or other? Has your angle changed after implant? With Trimix I am at @ 4 o’clock standing, will that change. If I try to place peninsula to belly now it is really uncomfortable, did you have this. Once cleared for inflation I assume it causes pain and it gets better with time but how long before it does? Is it painful for you now in any way? Thank you for your response

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beachflyer | @beachflyer | 2 days ago

Jock-straps are also known as "athletic supporters' and are used to keep a mans genitals tight against the body usually for sporting events. Tight jockey style underwear will do the same thing. Your doctor will likely encourage you to keep it up against your body the first few weeks. I was uncomfortable with that while sleeping and after a week or two started sleeping on my side and letting it lay sideways. By day I would then pull it up vertical using the athletic supporter or tight underwear to hold it in place. Nothing bad happened that I am aware of as a result of my occasional lack of securing it while sleeping.
Inflating is a little bit uncomfortable at first, but goes away over the course of time. Hard for me to say where things will be pointing for you afterward as I am not experienced with the AMS700. I received a Coloplast Titan XL implant that uses a single layer of very thick material for rigidity. When flaccid my Coloplast is at 4 or 5 o'clock to start with, it is never truly flaccid hanging down like a natural penis. Once inflated it is straight out...3 o'clock.
As far as cycling, you can control any discomfort by how much you pump it up. I never experienced "pain" when cycling, rather some occasional discomfort and would stop simply not add anymore pumps. At this point I can pump it up with no discomfort at all.

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