@TheDane: I understand your need to be positive, and to make the best of your situation. It\'s been my experience (much as it is now your experience) that the guys on this board are rooting for everybody with their respective decision, no matter how opposed they may be to that decision. That being said, it\'s counter-productive to muddy the waters about this product (especially where it can cloud the judgment of potential implantees).
Make no mistake, I am not accusing you of being a shill. However, I believe your argument (that the lack of new people complaining on this board suggests the implant is \"the best product in the market\") has been previously posed by shills (MM, Hoddle, SO, moderators, please correct me if I\'m wrong). There are plenty of reasons why implantees will have not documented their case here:
1. This forum is passionate about exposing shills of Dr. Elist, which occasionally can be felt as hostility to men considering having the implant. I was accused of shilling in the beginning of my experience, and not every man wants to go through that BS (no matter how understandable it is, given the extent of lies propagated by Elist\'s shills).
2. Not every man is brave enough to share such psychologically delicate experiences.
3. Not every man has the desire to initiate or keep up with the documentation process.
4. Not every man is resourceful enough to have come across this board.
5. Not every man is interested in entertaining contrary opinions about such a personal decision that may be dear to their
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Yes, you made a decision and the jury is still out regarding its outcome. Nobody is judging you for having made the decision. Everybody IS judging the product, which has been removed by all implantees having faithfully and comprehensively documented their situation here. While understanding how you feel about the implant with it currently in your penis, I am not going to mince words about this product: it is not sustainable nor permanent, nor is it anything close to being the best product in the market. It is as Dr. Solomon called it: a temporary silicon splint. It ultimately breaks down in some fashion that makes it impossible to keep inside the penis. Edges poke out, sensation is permanently lost, length is temporarily or permanently lost. Perhaps these things won\'t happen to you (I truly hope they won\'t), but in judging by its history in this forum (one of the most honest forums out there in reaction to Elist\'s dishonesty) it is not a successful product.
Per your statement about Kenalog, I (for one) will take Dr. Solomon\'s medical opinion over Elist\'s any day of the week, and I agree with your assessment that we haven\'t had any commentary regarding the long term effects of such steroids as Kenalog. The lack of such commentary in no way refutes Dr. Solomon\'s medical opinion, and I posed it as an open question for those who HAVE had Kenalog shots. Regardless, it\'s a shame that you have to continue to incur additional costs for this implant by flying out to LA for a shot.
I support your endeavor to stay positive, but let\'s not muddy the waters for justificatory purposes. Feel free to check out my threads when I was documenting my progress with the implant. I was transparent about as many details as possible, celebratory for the brief period in time when the implant gave me what I wanted and ultimately unforgiving for all the ways that the product and its peddler (Dr. Elist) repeatedly failed me.