TOPIC: Lig cut by Dr Solomon

Day 17

Hey guys first of all, thanks for the support. Second, Dr Solomon actually responded to my e-mail minutes after I posted the update from yesterday. Here is the exchange I had with him after sending the pictures :

Dr Solomon :

Hi Max,Your incision has separated. This is a short term nuisance but not a long term issue. You should clean the wound with q-tips and hydrogen peroxide to remove the yellow fibers. Then wash the wound with soap and water. This yellow material is a protein (fibrin) that is part of the wound healing process. Once that is gone, the wound will heal more quickly. Please apply the ointment to the wound after you clean it and put a gauze pad over it. Please send photos once a week so I can monitor your progress. Let me know if you have any questions. We will not start the weights until this is healed completely. Sincerely,

Me :

Hi doctor, Thanks for the information i was under the impression that fibrin was a good thing and that it helped, I will follow your instructions. I was no too worried about the \"separation\" as you call it and I attributed it to the Sutures melting or detaching prematurely. For that I thought about getting some of these :


Would it help if I got some and close the incision with them after applying the ointment? Also, do I keep placing my penis upward after putting on the gauze pad and do I keep wearing briefs? And finally I will make sure to keep sending pictures once a week.I feel like I should have sent you the pictures a little sooner! Thanks again for the prompt response,

Dr Solomon :

Hi Max,Please do not use those strips. They will not help yet. Yes you should keep putting your penis up and wearing the briefs. Also, try to stay off your feet as much as possible. You have a lot of swelling and it will not resolve until the wound has closed.

And me again :

Ok Dr Solomon, I will keep away from those strips. I will also reduce my activities to a minumum, follow your instructions and I will send you more pictures next week.

So I followed his instructions cleaned everything as he instructed. It looks really better now. I just got out of the shower and put on the ointment and everything so I won\'t send a picture now, but I will be sending one to doctor Solomon tomorrow so I\'ll upload the same here. I have done some research since it had me worried a bit (euphemism here). So here\'s the best thing I found about all of this.

@hoddle10
Good point about the scar, it has me worried a bit about the width it will leave. I\'ll be sure to mention him my concern in my next exchange with him. Not that the scar is really an issue for me, I knew what I was getting into.

And no fever, so no infection.

@number22
Yeah I think if I was in the \"normal\" healing curve of this sex might be considered after 4 weeks (at least it\'s what the documents he gave me said). But in light of everything, this is a set back for sure. And I totally agree, I will multiply my carefulness by 2.

The most likely cause of this is me pushing too hard. Not that I have been over loading myself, but I do travel by subway and climb some steps everyday. Not to mention the drive back from Philly. I took the weekend off, in which I plan to eat take out, listen to movies, reading graphic novel all of which from my BED.
So AGAIN my suggestion to anybody considering this : at least 2 weeks off!!

Thanks again for the tips and as always I will keep you guys informed of the development.

Day 23

So for the last five days I barely got out of home. Stayed off my feet as much as possible. I also cleaned the the wound with q-tips and hydrogen peroxide 2 two times.

I think it payed off or at least it really is looking better. Swelling is still going down. Pain is also totally gone. I reported on day 10 that morning Erection were still a minor discomfort, they are not anymore. I did also have some discomfort when I would be getting up from bed, it is also totally gone now. Here are some pictures I took this morning to send to the doctor :
In the same e-mail I also asked about the final scar. Anyway here is the answer :

Hi Max,Your photos demonstrate good healing. Hopefully you will be healed in about 2 weeks and can then start the weights. This will not have any impact on the long term result (question 3). Please continue to restrict your activities until you are healed. Please send photos next week.ThanksMark P Solomon MD

Day 30

Not much more to say than I did last week, other than it is slowly healing. It kinda nice to see the progress by looking at this log every week. Anyway again here\'s what it looks like: As always I\'ll add the doctor comments on the pictures when i receive the answer.
EDIT

Here\'s the answer for the doctor :

Hi Max,Yes you are making progress. Please continue to take it easy and allow things to heal. Have you obtained the device? Once the skin is closed in a week or so, you will be able to start the weights.Thanks

Man i see that a lig cut can put you out of commission for a while but it looks like it\'s healing well. I hope you gain Erect length from this bro at least, giving the fact that the healing process takes a while. Good luck and thanks for the updates we appreciate you..

@Lexus

I do hope for the best, but nothing\'s guaranteed. Even if I do it\'ll be hard to determine if I would have had gains solely from Hanging since I never had any routine that was close to the persistence \"prescribed\" or suggested by doctor Solomon... And yes it does require a lot of rest, it is a surgery after all.

But in any case only time will tell!

Day 40

Here are the pictures I sent the doctor today.

And here is the answer from the doctor :

Glad to see you are making good progress. Hopefully you will be healed in a week or so. Please start pulling on your penis straight out from your body 5 minutes twice a day. Once you are healed you will start the weights. Let me know if you have any questions.

Looks a lot better but seems like it is taking a long time to fully close up? Do you think the ligs have not re attached in 40 days? Not to worry you, just thinking through...

Good luck man.

@Mustang

Yeas it had me worried when I realized the incision had separated and researched a bit on the subject. Some other members are had complications, I\'m thinking about LL in particular, who had to postpone the Hanging util week 6-7...

But what \"unworries\" me the most, now that the wound is almost closed and swelling pretty much all gone, is that I can pinch behind my penis with my index finger and my thumb to pull it down. When I do that, I feel that it is fully detached from my pubic bone or at least a lot more than before the surgery. I tried to take pictures of this phenomenon, but the feeling says more than the picture. Also I don\'t have a picture illustrating what it looked like before the procedure. But I will address the question to Dr Solomon, maybe he has a better answer.

Here are the questions I sent him :

Is there a way better than the other to pull my penis out? (upwards, straight forward, etc) Also, are there risks for the ligaments to reattach because of the prolonged recovery? I reached out behind my penis with my thumb and index finger, by doing that my \"inner\" penis feels unattached from my pubic bone. I take it as good sign, but is it enough to be sure the ligaments have not reattached?

Here is his answer :

You are 6 weeks post surgery. You have time to start the weights, if needed. The ligament has not reattached. You should pull your penis straight out from your pubic area. You will feel some pull back and that is normal. Do not cause pain. Hopefully you can start the weights in the next week or so.

Day 50

Hey guys here are the pictures I sent to the doctor today. As you can see the skin is now completely closed and the swelling almost totally gone. As always, I\'ll update this post with the answer.

Looks good. Please start using the weights as instructed. Please send photos in about 2 weeks. If you can send a photo at that time from the front with the camera level with your penis that would be helpful. Let me know if you have any questions. Have a Merry Christmas.Mark P Solomon MD

Hello Max,
I\'m just finding this post today. I wish you would have contacted me with any questions before or during your procedure. Looks like you went through quite a battle with that incision. Our Dr\'s protocols, incisions and personal recovery were very different. The thing that jumped out at me was you were taking a bath or shower with an unhealed incision !!!!! This differs immensely from Rosenthal who prescribes no showers and no water touching that area for 3 weeks!! It makes sense as water itself can introduce infection and will not allow your wound to dry and scab/heal. Anyways hope things are healing better and going well.

Regards,
LL

Day 75


@LL First of I want to thank you for taking acknowledgment of my thread since you were one of my inspiration for creating this log!

But to reassure you and every one of you guys that have been following me on this board in the beginning, all is going well. The next pictures demonstrate that I think, with the reaming scar from the surgery to this day.



The one thing I can complain about is the means of stretching, as many of the post on here talks about, most of my work is done from sitting down so the weighted condom is kinda \"unfit\" for me... So I have ordered myself a ESL40, since it is hard for me to clock in more than 3 hours a day of stretching. And the required amount is around 6 hours a day, so if I wish to clock in that amount, I have to change my means of stretching. So are the results after 2 weeks of an average of 2 hours a day of stretching.


Sorry to everybody that have been following this thread, but since I have been on a stretching quest and my \"healing\" quest has come to an end I think that a monthly/biweekly post is more fit than a weekly post.

Day 112/Week 16

Just to give you guys an update, I have been doing well. I am now stretching to the prescribed amount of time and have been doing so for the past 2 weeks. Just to remind everyone, the amount of time was 6 hours a day. I can\'t really say that there are any real gain since the Flaccid length varies son much. But I would say that my average length is a bit longer, about 0.2 inches more than my old FL. My highest would be 0.3 inches more than my old. I have not made many measurements on EL but I would say that nothing has changed on that end. So nothing to get crazy about after 2 months of stretching.

On the bright side my scar is fading at a great rate considering how it looked 3 months ago!

Hi Max, it took me a year and a half of daily stretching after my lig cut to get 1.25 inches. I almost got to 1.5\" but got bored and stopped. I am telling you this because you need to have the right time frame in your head or you will get discouraged. You may end up longer for 2 weeks and then the 3rd week be shorter - or - stretch everyday for 3 months and see nothing. I would be more concerned about consistency than gains the first 4-5 months. Put in the time and don\'t drive yourself crazy if you don\'t see results when you want them. Plan on a year project and you may feel less stressed measuring gains.
It looks great by the way!

@10003

Thx for the encouragement m8! I am aware that consistency is the key I think about all of it way less than I did on the first month post op lol I am really glad that I haven\'t lost anything.

On a more personal note, PE always has been a mix \"what if\" and \"let\'s try\". Also, I have started working out again and confidence is really growing up. Totally unrelated to PE but I am in a better place than I was a year ago. So I am not really worried, but doesn\'t mean I dont\'t stack up those stretching hours