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Q: Testicular Implants
asked by: T in Texas on April 5th, 2004
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I'm hoping someone out there may have some advice on testicular implant surgery. I had a testical removed in my mid teens due to a sports injury. After more than a decade of feeling inadequate, I decided to have a saline-filled implant. It's been 10 days since the surgery, and I think the doctor screwed up. It looks noticeably bigger than the other one, and i'm in real pain any time I have an erection (to the point that it wakes me up at night, and I have to pull really hard on the implant to move it away from the shaft and wait until the erection goes away. It feels like a knife wound along the length of the shaft when it's happening. I believe he sutured the implant way too high up and way too close to the shaft. He chose to insert it thru a cut just above my penis called an inguinal incision instead of directly into the scrotum itself. I found out that's where roughly 75% of incisions are typically done for this procedure mostly due to a preference from the surgeon. (it looks more like a tumor in the very upper portion of the left side of my scrotum) is this a normal location? He told me prior to surgery that I should tug on it to get it into normal position, but I don't really feel any "give" when I pull. I'm sure when I go see him, he won't admit there's anything wrong for fear of a lawsuit. I don't want to sue, I just want to feel and look normal again. Kinda worried now. Any advice out there? Anyone know of a doctor in texas with experience in testicular implants -- maybe that can advise me on correcting this?
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BbyBlu0602
replied on May 18th, 2004
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After a lot of surgeries things stay swollen for a while and that can make things look and feel different. If you're really uncomfortable go back to your doctor and get examined again..Or go to a different doctor for their opinion.


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craig_rowe
replied on May 30th, 2004
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Hi t in texas, craig in london, uk here. I recently had a testicular implant and am going through the same concerns but my surgery was only 5 days ago so I am trying not to panic just yet.....How are you doing now? Any update, are things any more normal?
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DLouisiana
replied on February 15th, 2009
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D. in Louisiana
I just had the silicone solid elastomer implant 2 days ago. Sounds exactly like T in Texas, but I don't feel pain with the erection. All these pain pills, I haven't really had an erection since before the surgery. Next erection I will be sure to notice any pain.
However, my implant does seem to be set too high and close and pokes out.
The Dr. did mention the implant will later shift. Maybe that means it won't stay the way it is now. I hope so because it doesn't seem natural. Also, the implant is much harder than the real thing.
I am going to give it some time. Hopefully things will shape up.
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some_body
replied on February 23rd, 2009
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Hi there
I had Soft solid implant from mentor / coloplast 2 years ago. I had the same experience - some pain, and it was so hard in touch, after more than a year it started to get softer, a great deel of patience is needed I think. Anybody with long term experience with soft-solid implant?
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tvanbus
replied yesterday 22:24
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Testicular Implant (left) November 09 - Stretching
I had an impant inserted 2 weeks ago. My left was removed when I was a baby and now I'm 30. I didn't have much area in my scrotom on the left side, but it was inflated and stretched during the surgery. The implant is a little high, but it is sutured at the bottom of the scrotum. I was also asked to "yank" on it every day to get it to lower. Since nothing has been there for almost 30 years I need to get it to stretch down, just like my natural one has been doing for the last 30 years. There are devices that can also help with this. I bought a leather "belt" that goes at the top of your balls to stretch them out. I also bought a silver "ring" that you clamp on and tighten with an alen wrench. Sounds kind of scary, but the weight helps to strech it. It is working, slowly, but surely. I got the biggest sized implany, but my natural one is still bigger. (doctor said it was pretty large since it had been compensating for my lost one.) If I get it stretched properly I'd like to get a larger implant some day. Good luck everyone.
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