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Post by Skeptical One on Apr 8, 2011 21:32:41 GMT -5
Wow... I've lost track of all the scheduled dates members have posted... I thought you were a July appointment...
Happy to hear/see your post-op results... I don't have much time online this evening but wanted to say congrats and I will be on again tomorrow to ask all the questions I had
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Post by emptyyogurtcup on Apr 8, 2011 21:39:14 GMT -5
I was thinking of pumping for 3 months then going in. Dr C actually said pumping makes it harder to perform because it firms the skin up.
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Post by new1inch on Apr 9, 2011 0:29:03 GMT -5
@ EYC you can get a cheapo ads on ebay for about 30 bucks.. Thanks so much for the detailed extra photos. Now i have a picture in my head of what the office would look like and what to expect. from the outside view it looks pretty safe.
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Post by emptyyogurtcup on Apr 9, 2011 0:44:56 GMT -5
I'm up to spending 100 if it helps. And Mexico has a bad rap lately but serious no one is fucking around RIGHT at the US/MEX border in Tijuana. If they did America would be all over that shit and the Doc C office is only 5 minutes away there and around 7-10 minute back. that's if your walking. If you're driving / shuttling it'll take 30 minutes there and about 1h 30m back.
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Post by mikehok on Apr 9, 2011 1:29:25 GMT -5
EYC I'm a little puzzled, you say there's no pmma behind the glans. It looks in the photos like you've had it placed all the way up to the glans.
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Post by viduka on Apr 9, 2011 10:55:27 GMT -5
"I was thinking of pumping for 3 months then going in. Dr C actually said pumping makes it harder to perform because it firms the skin up."
Can you elaborate on this? I was under the impression that pumping prior to this surgery was beneficial. Did Dr C say anything specific or was it just a short comment?
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Post by envisionmore on Apr 9, 2011 11:13:08 GMT -5
EYC-
Your results look incredible! Thanks for the office pictures and the details! This helps a lot! I was also wondering about the ADS. I know in Brazil the Dr recommends this after PMMA. I was going to ask Dr C if it would cause damage...if not I was going to use one regardless of the ring. I think the ring can be touched up the second go around anyway. Thanks again EYC
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Post by smartman on Apr 9, 2011 12:01:24 GMT -5
EYC...
Very nice result EYC, I have mentioned before about using the extender post injection ( I had the pmma since oct. 2008 and i did use the extender post injection) .
I will try to explain it again if you see the pic. with the cannula inside the stretched penis (almost the erect length) and the pmma will be distributed along the whole length of the stretched flaccid penis when you use only the cock ring your penis will retract a bit and will be about 1 inch or more shorter than the erect length , so the pmma will be pushed in the middle ,and when you get erection later on you will see that part of your penis near to the base (just behind where the cock ring was) with almost no pmma and will look thinner than the mid shaft.
I think somebody ( Wade??) said the extender might compress the pmma if you use it . I dont agree because the glans and the gap behind the glans has no pmma , and the extender will hold that area only ( but the cock ring wont ).
The way the doctor holding the glans and stretching it forward during the injection(in the pic.) it looks as if you are using an extender so thats what you want your erect shape will be in the future .
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Post by emptyyogurtcup on Apr 9, 2011 16:25:55 GMT -5
Hey All,
I'm extremely happy with the results. I've gained around an inch of girth all around but it's only been a day and the real results won't be for a month or so. Smart I had wish I had gotten one before I went. The Doc mentioned stretching it constantly would be a good thing so I asked him if an all day stretcher would be a good idea and he said yes. I wasn't given a ring to use because I had a good flacid state already. Just tried my condoms out and they don't fit which is a nice ego boost. Looks like I might be a magnum man from now on ;-)
I will probably go back for a second round when I get the chance and have a stretcher this time. My goal is to gain around an inch and a half all around. Or 6 at the tip and 6.5 at the base if I can.
@smart - what stretcher did you use?
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Post by Skeptical One on Apr 9, 2011 16:58:09 GMT -5
@eyc
Your detailed photos of your procedure as well as their office are excellent contributions and we thank you. It's nice to see Dr. Casavantes is very open about his clinic and procedure.
I'm curious, you mentioned speaking about this forum a lot with the Dr., what was discussed? I'm just curious. I suspect Dr. C and I will have plenty to chat about while he's "filling" me up. I will probably consult him on how best to move forward with this specific part of his practice (PE) without repeating the same mistakes that previous doctors have made in the history of phalloplasty. It would of course be friendly advice.
In a phone call with Wade a few weeks back (I revealed to him who I was), he asked if there are any recommendations I could make for their office moving forward, especially given the spike of interest in the PMMA for penile application. The first bit of advice I gave him was to avoid the use of a broker or agent/sales rep to market the procedure at all costs. I told Wade that IF the procedure itself was safe and effective, this forum would report it accurately... and basically told Wade that "Dr. C's work & results will do the talking for him." I also told him that the forum would equally report any negative outcomes of the procedure since this was, after all, an open forum.
EYC, I suspect Dr. C's post-op protocol is evolving given the greater number procedures he's now performing, and the amount of data that's being exchanged with respect to post-op success. This probably explains his openness with the use of an ADS. I would probably have to create an ADS from scratch from the local Home Depot in San Diego and probably have it on for 8 hours max since I will be with relatives the day after my appointment date (making things a bit complicated, but workable). If not, I'll just be massaging and tugging at it frequently until the swelling subsides.
I wonder if there is a point at which using an ADS to even out the PMMA becomes useless. Like if I fly back home a week later and then start using an ADS, could it still be effective in helping to even out the shaft, or will the PMMA's "settling in" prevent the ADS from being effective anymore ??
Thanks again!,
-S.O.
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Post by new1inch on Apr 9, 2011 21:53:13 GMT -5
@ ScepticalOne.. u should of also told him to dont even THINK about raising the price..lol If he do then im out. the rice is the main attraction i have to this procedure..lol
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Post by mikehok on Apr 10, 2011 3:20:13 GMT -5
EYC, how's it doing , did you swell up more since the initial photos ? About the ADS, I was thinking of trying something like Mefix tape, a bit like foreskin restorers do, only sticking the tape to the glans instead of the shaft skin. You then just attach one end of an elastic strap to the tape and the other end can attach to various parts of your body, such as your ankle. calf, neck or wrapped around your waist and fastened to your underwear. It's worth a try. Scroll down this webpage there's a pic of a guy wearing one. www.restoringforeskin.org/public/foreskin-restoring-methods/t-taping |
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Post by emptyyogurtcup on Apr 10, 2011 3:44:52 GMT -5
@ ScepticalOne.. u should of also told him to dont even THINK about raising the price..lol If he do then im out. the rice is the main attraction i have to this procedure..lol Ya I love that rice too!  |
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Post by emptyyogurtcup on Apr 10, 2011 3:59:31 GMT -5
mikehok - about to take an updated photo. I did swell a bit and there's a ring however I think that's just the swelling. It's very soft and squishy. From the reading that's not the pmma but just the water/swelling and will go down. I'm going to try to take a new photo everyday to chart the progress. I'm extremely busy this week so I won't have time to create the videos till after next weekend. I think stretching is something that's most important within the first 2 days to a week. Helps the PMMA settle into the right shape.
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Post by emptyyogurtcup on Apr 10, 2011 4:11:16 GMT -5
Day 2
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