TOPIC: Taking the Plunge: Dr. C on 6/1

@ neverending
Agreed. Although I will say, better to \"stuff it in\" than get lost in it. Frontal hopefully won\'t ever have to worry about that.

I appreciate the discussion and he words of caution provided. I agree with them 100%. It really is a case of making a very long, much thought-through cost/benefit analysis. How much risk are you willing to take in exchange for possibly diminishing some of your self-esteem issues about the size of your penis.

My Nodule issues are very small and I\'ve noticed that they vary throughout the day (sometimes seemly disappearing and then only reappearing briefly). I am trusting that they will work themselves out over time. But I do accept that my penis may not be 100% perfectly smooth and natural like it was originally. Then again, I\'m only a week into this, and I\'m not super-happy (yet) with the gains. Hoping for much more collagen growth and some increase at the top and middle. That being said, I accept the possibility that it might not happen.

I appreciate Imperial\'s (knowledgeable) notation that this is even more serious of an issue for gay guys. You\'re right. We are more attentive to what penises look and feel like. But that also can be said of the size issue as well. In \"gayland\" (as it were) size in and of itself is much more of an issue as well. Luckily I\'m married and that\'s not as big of an issue.

Doing one week measurements tomorrow.

Thanks for all the input guys. I think these conversation are definitely worth having, and we all need to very seriously balance the risk v reward

I\'m in same situation as you neverendingjourneyjourney it really is shit the fact that I have to tell em I\'ve had Phalloplasty makes me feel like a freak.
Tell you what though you must be a lot more strong minded than me I honestly carnt bring myself to get it out infront of a woman for real, only time I have got it out is infront of an escort in which case they immediately know I\'ve had something done and one of them refused to fuck me.

ONE WEEK UPDATE

Pic attached is pre-PMMA vs. Today. The second one is unfortunately slightly more zoomed in so please take that into consideration (see how much of the Red Bull can you can see).

Here are my stats at 1 week:Flaccid Length: 4.5-5\" (varies wildly)
Base Girth: 4.5\"
Middle Girth: 4.2\"
Top Girth: 4.0\"

Erect Length: 7-7.5\"
Base Girth: 5.5\" (biggest improvement)
Middle Girth: 4.5\"
Top Girth: 4.5\"

I know someone is probably gonna call me out as being \"greedy\", but in reality my Girth at the top and the middle haven\'t increased beyond the original 4.5\" (the pics may make it look so, but the measuring tape doesn\'t lie). Really hoping for at least a little more growth at the top and center. The one Inch gain at the base is fantastic. I\'m very happy about that. This may have something to do with the fact that they pumped a ton of 30% into the base to attack my baseball bat.

Aesthetically, pretty happy, with the exception of a a Nodule that has formed on the right side. It is very small and I\'m hoping it will work itself out.

I\'m also just very happy that it feels \"full\" when Flaccid. It used to feel so empty and just generally made me feel like shit. This is a victory in an of itself.

Open for thoughts and comments.

I think that is a great looking result. I completely understand wanting to see a larger increase, but aesthetically it looks great!

Are these the numbers you bottomed out at, or have you gained some size back? As I told you in the PM, Day 4 has me only .25\" bigger than where I started. I\'d be lying if I said I wasn\'t a little uneasy that I\'m going to go back to where I was, with minimal gains. I know you can relate. In everything you\'ve read, did you notice if this was a trend? Do most guys drop back to their starting size before collagen growth kicks in? I don\'t recall reading anything about it either way. Probably just me being paranoid

Strange , Girth wise it looks way bigger to me.

it looks bigger to me too. are you guys taking collagen supplements? you should i think

I\'m taking collagen, vitamin C, zinc, and amino acids. I\'ve been taking aminos for a while anyway.
Just research \"how to stimulate collagen growth\" and pick your own course.

briceb wrote: I think that is a great looking result. I completely understand wanting to see a larger increase, but aesthetically it looks great!

+1 on this.

Iwantfullfrontal - That is a great looking result right now. I know this part sucks... You walk out of the office with a huge member and then watch it shrink back down. Basically your reference point gets skewed. You should start gaining some size back as the collagen builds up over the next 4-8 weeks. Hopefully the Nodule goes away on its own. At the very least it should decrease in size over time.

If you are already considering another round here is my advice. I know you said your husband didn\'t want you to do the procedure and part of the reason was money. I was in the same boat with my wife thinking it was a huge waste of money. She told me I wasn\'t going in for a third round so I told Dr. C and Wade to prioritize size over asthetics and they did despite some reservations. I had a decent outcome asthetically the first round and got a little cocky I guess. In the end I gained about 1 Inch from two rounds but you can tell I had work done. Just remember you can always do another round (despite what our spouses say) if you want more Girth but you can\'t undo a bad round. Best of luck!

WEEK 2 ALERT: THE NODULES ARE HERE + New Pics

So here I am at week two and what I\'ve kinda got is a mixed bag.

I\'m pretty sure the \"scaffolding\" and collagen-building process is now in full swing (as evidenced by something I\'ll mention in a minute), but here we are with size.


Here are my stats at 2 weeks:
PLEASE NOTE ALL GAINS ARE COMPARED TO WEEK 1 MEASUREMENTS, NOT PRE-PMMA

Flaccid Length: 4.5-5\" (varies wildly)
Base Girth: 5.8\" (+1.3\" - this is the most insane gain I\'ve had. IN ONE WEEK)
Middle Girth: 4.75\" (+0.5\")
Top Girth: 4.5\" (+0.5\")

Erect Length: 7-7.5\" (static)
Base Girth: 6.0\" (+0.5\")
Middle Girth: 4.75\" (+0.25\")
Top Girth: 4.6\" (+0.1\")

I can\'t explain why the Flaccid gains have been so monstrous, but I\'m not complaining about it at all. My new Flaccid Dick, ironically, is the most satisfying result so far. That shriveled, dead feeling I used to have sometimes is gone. I don\'t feel compelled to try to get just a little hard just to actually feel my Dick in my pants. It\'s great being able to be relaxed, free and still sizeable. The feeling at the bathroom stalls this weekend was incredible.

Erect gains are there, but as evidenced by the pics, the shape is starting to get weird. First of all, as noted last week, the lion\'s share of the growth has gone to the base. While I\'m not completely unhappy with that, my Dick is starting to look a little funny. The base is so big that it puffs out awkwardly on both sides, but even more pronounced on the right side. Take a look at the pic.

The RED BULL pic is a comparison of this Week 1 (left) v. Week 2 (right). Never mind the color difference, that\'s all lighting (I will try to remember to use same lighting next time).

Here comes the bad news.

Nodules are popping up all over the place. I can county about 4-5 of them, but the biggest offender is on the right side of the shaft. It is the most visible and definitely the most palpable. (also pictured, up close).

Now I\'ve done my research on these but I know I can\'t read everything. I\'ve heard everything from \"they will go away in up to 12 weeks\" to \"you\'ll need Kenalog shots\" to \"you\'ll need to have them surgically removed\". That last option is terrifying and makes me wonder why I did this in the first place (for some reason deformity was my major worry).

I\'ve also heard both \"massage\", \"pump\", and also - \"leave it the hell alone\". It\'s very conflicting.

Some of these are are very small and only I can feel them. But I absolutely cannot imagine living eternally with this big one on my right side. It\'s just too big.

Thoughts at Week 2, guys?

Nothing you can do but wait. They can probably fix it next time you go. But be aware that you may be living with some imperfections for life. This is clearly staed all of the forum and why this is not some 100% full proof procedure.

I can say that I had one like the last picture. It was on the side, as well. It went away on its own.

briceb wrote: I can say that I had one like the last picture. It was on the side, as well. It went away on its own.

Thanks man - your comments have always been very consistent and helpful. It is my hope that it goes away on its own or shrinks down to the point where you can\'t really notice it. That being said \"I know there\'s a risk\"

What do you make of my bizarre (lopsided) gains? I\'m not mad about it, I just think it\'s weird that 80% of the growth is in the lower third.

I had the same exact lump in my first or second round. It just went away. It\'s probably in my journal. If you don\'t want to read Nodule horror stories... don\'t go past my second round.

It took about 8 weeks to go away. It was somewhat spongy. The problematic nodules I had in r3 were much harder.