TOPIC: Elist Penile Implant-My partner and I's experience

Dexter12345 wrote: doing research on both sides of the fence is what allows one to come up with the best possible decision. Yes, there are numerous posts about failure. I'm not taking away from that nor being blind to it. But I also want examples if it did worK. If some one has that an dis sharing it what's the harm in peer reviewing there story. What I have to accept all the failures, but be blind to any success if there is any? I'm not appossed to alternatives. I'm just want to see all the cards in the table for what they are. Good and bad.

Aero604 wrote: This post is only about my experience with the Elist Penile implant so far. I will write about the good and the bad aspects of the implant. Yes, I know that it\'s a risk doing this surgery, but I have already done the surgery.

Actually I got the testicular implants with Dr. Elist in December of last year 2015 (I wrote a post on this board about it a few months ago). I am quite happy with the XL size and decided to go ahead with the penile implant. My partner also really liked the testicular implant and wanted it for himself and since I was going to be out of commission for 6-8 weeks, we both decided to get the penile implant at the same time.

So having gone through surgery once in December, I am sitting now in July recovering again.

My partner and I flew into LA on July 4th which was Independence Day and met up with Dr Elist in the morning for consultation, blood work and then surgery in the afternoon. My partner went first and his surgery took a little under two hours, then it was my turn. The surgery center nurses were quite nice and I chatted with the one that was looking after me. She said that Dr. Elist does 3-4 surgeries a day. Of course, not all penile implants, but Circumcision also, variocele, etc. Then it was my turn, the anesthesiologist was a male one, last time it was a female one, and once the anesthetic was applied I zonked out and woke up an hour later or so. Both my partner and I were sitting in the same room in aftercare. Then we were given a ride back to the hotel by Uber.

From the date of the surgery, we had to stay three nights in LA before flying home. The worst part of the healing in those days was that I could barely stand for a long time and walking was very slow. Then there was the issue of the drain and the bulb which had to be emptied every few hours. Basically it was like pouring blood out into the drain. I also had difficulty peeing sitting down so I basically peed in the shower standing up. The first few days pee goes everywhere like a hose. It doesn\'t go in one direction like before. Every day we would go to Dr. Elist\'s office where we were examined for progress. We actually never saw Dr. Elist after surgery and it was left up to the other two doctors for aftercare. Taking antibiotics wasn\'t fun because it really makes your stomach stuffed up so we ate a lot of salad. The Doctor put on a sort of a sock on the penile implant after the day of surgery. It\'s called Tubigrip Tubular Size A which you can order from Amazon. Basically 3/4 of the shaft is covered and the base is left uncovered. Then on the third day, Friday, we finally had the drain removed and was stitched up. We got on the flight home that night. Going through security, went through the scanners and no one mentioned anything. We passed security just fine.

Basically the last two weeks we\'ve been spending most of our time sleeping, eating, taking it easy. It\'s best to sleep on your back. The worse part is the erections in the morning. I haven\'t masturbated since the surgery which is a major pain. I\'m used to cumming 2-3 times a day so this has been the most frustrating part. My partner\'s testicular implant healed up really quickly and I cut and removed his stitches 10 days after surgery. He did the same for me in December, so it was my turn to do the same for him. The first two weeks it\'s been hard to stand up for a very long time or even sit on a chair because of the mild pain. I didn\'t really use the painkillers and actually stopped with painkillers that were prescribed \"tramadol\" after the second day. I would say by the 12-13th day that I was beginning to walk normal again. My friends asked me what\'s wrong with my leg, and I would say I had a groin injury.

Both my partner and I seem to be healing at a similar rate, though I have more bruising than him. He is 50 and I am 38.

I will post updates as the recovery goes and some photos. Unfortunately like all surgeries, the initial look with swelling bruising and bloody isn\'t fun to look at.

P33kabuu wrote: @Aero604

Hi. I reluctantly got the implant last week. I had a few questions...
1) I noticed you said you used Coco Butter for your shaft? Did you apply this only at night or at all times (even with the TubiGrip)?
2) Immediately after surgery, did your penis have a very slight left curve? I\'m 6 days out from surgery (2 days out from drain Removal), and I was given the explanation that the drain\'s placement is what causes the slight curvature which eventually evens out.
3) Did you wait at least 4 months before you started masturbating again? I\'m not sure if I read that correctly.

I literally just signed up on this forum to reply to this (hopefully I\'m not breaking any forum rules), though I plan to post sooner or later. Having read many bad experiences, I am doing everything I can to not create any complications for myself (i.e. I am on a medication protocol that basically eliminates my nighttime erections). [/QUOTE

Start your own thread to monitor your experience. Could be useful to future takers.