Thursday, May 31, 2007

Afternoon Gary:
You had it right, I've worked in health care for 17 years inHistology. Also did a lot of Gross Disection as well as doing frozen sections. I had to change careers 7 years ago due to some serious carpal tunnel in both hands. I now work in Family Medicine doing computer support for our dept and clinics at the University ofMissouri, Hospitals and Clinics. I'm doing great post-op painwise. I took percocet last night to sleep. But I'm using NaproxenSodium today and its taking care of the pain just fine. Also trying not to take too much of the narcotic pain meds so I don't want to have constipation problems. I got home yesterday afternoon from the hospital and had a little bit of swelling and bruising, but things have increased today to the point that I'm showing considerably more bruising and swelling to my penis and scrotum. I'm just taking it easy on the couch with an ice bag. Although my scrotum is pretty swollen, it doesn't hurt right now. I did notice a difference in the pump size. I was told that my implant has a new pump that is coming out now with the Ultrex. Dr Weinstein said he didn't think this revision was going to be out for a month or so, as he didn't think it was in production mode yet, but it is about a third smaller and it has an easier pump on it, much like the pump on the albacor device. I can feel it in my scrotum. They implanted the reservoiron on my right side inguinal passage as it is a little tender there, but does not feel too bad. Now that the hard part is behind me, its wait and see time. Even though I've taken thousands of shots in my lifetime, now that I've got an insulin pump and a penis so to speak pump,almost no shots anymore. I do take allergy shots though. The human pin cushion, thats me. When I was 16, I was in the hospital recovering from a car accident and my roomate was learning how to give himself shots. And I though, "Thank God, I don't have to take shots". God has a sense of humor because he gave me insulin shots for diabetes, shots for an erection, and last but not lease, allergy shots. I was a good customer of Bectin Dickinson. Slowly but surely, I'm getting weaned off shots. I've read about some advise to inflate the device on a daily basis and that sounds like good advice. Normal nightly erections keep the penis stretched and oxgenated. With the implant,the oxygenation no longer ocurrs, but it does make sense to keep the tissue stetched out. That's what I plan on doing when I can startusing the implant.Take careBob---

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YEAH!! Glad it's over for you, Bob. Sorry it was more of anordeal than it should have been. Working in surgery (anesthesia) I cantell you that these kind of things happen, not real often, but they do unfortunately. Do you or your wife work in health care, lol, seems like it's always our own staff that have the FUs. As long as the> procedure went well, the frustration from all the damn waiting is> over. And it sounds like you got the best and latest, and all you report about edema, bruising etc is to be expected. This area ofyour body is very well vascularized, so all of this will dissipate rapidly. Unless you over do, so follow the instructions. The implants I've seen, do seem to be made of pretty stiff tough stuff, not sure the material, has to be some form of silastic. I guessI'd get used to it being a little bit firm, and somewhat out there, as long as getting dressed was not going to be a problem. I know I certainly have noticed when I"m completely flaccid, which is mostof the time I"m afraid, that the shaft of my penis is shorter, looks almost like I was not circumcised, and I know this is because ofthe inch or so of urethra that was removed with the prostatectomy,hence creating a slight traction of the distal urethra/penis back into the pelvis. It still stretches to full size with injection or VED, so not real worried about that, but having an implant push it out would not be an issue I guess. I do sometimes wonder if sexual responsivenes > would be better if I just left the glans covered like it is now flaccid, which is the argument by those lobbying for restoration or preservation of foreskins. I've asked guys b4 and wonder if some enjoy partially filling it during the day just to give that fullness in your shorts we all like. Seems like it would not be a problem. Anyhow, too early to be concerned about the recreational side ofthis, just glad the procedure went well. Did you find your surgeon just because he was local, or did you travel for him? Keep us posted. Gary