soma correct.

[Angus]

   I hope you get taken care of by Soma and your insurance and get the VED replaced.
How often did you use the VED during the 5 years you've owned it? Did you use the 26 week protocol? I can only assume you've seen no results if you have been using it as you have been to a urologist and are apparently considering surgery. Is you're Peyronies bad enough that it prevents intercourse? If we knew a little bit more about where you're at right now there might be more suggestions as to how to proceed.

[centerre]

My Soma Correct finally broke a couple weeks ago -- when i started pumping the arm cracked right off inside the device -- when I shake it I can hear a piece of something rattling around.  I got a hold of Augusta medical (had not read the post from Old Man re: the other company at that point) and they are doing an insurance reimbursement check for me.  I have a different insurance now and it's been a little over 5 years since I got the Soma Correct device.  They've been trying to get a hold of me but because of the time change (I'm in California, they are in Georgia and I work nights) they keep missing me.  If CIGNA will pay half or 80%, I'll probably just get it through them again.  The one thing I do like about Augusta is how they take care of verifying all the insurance info and contacting the dr. and faxing him what he needs if a script is needed. 

I went to a urologist who basically told me the only way to fix Peyroines is surgery.  he poo poo'd all medications, topical creams, and I didn't even get into it with him about pumps because i already knew what he'd say.  He was telling me about the surgery.  He says my case warrants it and says it's "extreme".  I wouldn't have thought so - at least not compared to the pictures I've seen of other guy's peyronies.  He said the surgery is very long, lasting over three hours.  I don't know what to do.  I still feel there has to be another way of fixing things without surgery.  For heaven's sake, they can put a man on the moon, and they can't figure out a way to get rid of scar tissue in a penis? 

[Old Man]

CBK:

I can only speculate about why the change in name was made. It appears that when an item is submitted to the FDA for approval and it is turned down, the item is considered "dead". However, I suspect that the company wanted to divest themselves of the name just for advertising purposes. The item probably remained the same, but they changed the name to Soma STF which means size to fit for the three cylinders, etc.

You might want to address your questions to them at their web address: www.augustams.com

They have an 800 number and you might want to call them and ask for their tech who handles their marketing and advertising. In the past I had a personal contact name there, but he left the company and I have not established one since.

I see no problem with sending them one of the letters and ask them to post a link to our forum if they do not already. Have not checked to see if we have a link or not. Their company covers a huge sector in the men's health area so it would give the forum great coverage if they would, etc.

Old Man

[ComeBacKid]

Old Man,

I just saw your reply post to my original question.  It sounds like Augusta simply changed the name of the VED and modified it slightly?  If it didnt meet the FDA regulations couldn't of they just kept the same name and NOT stated it helped with peyronies?

By the way, perhaps we should send Augusta Medical Systems a copy of our letter for our mass mailing project.  Do you know if they have a link to our site on their webpage if they have one?  If you give me their forwarding address I can have a copy of our letter sent out in the next batch I mail this weekend.

Comebackid

[Old Man]

centerre:

Look up the 800 number for the Fitzz company that furnishes the cylinders for the Vitality three cylinder VEDs. Ask for Mark, the president, and ask him if he can get you the cylinders at a cheaper price than Augusta.

As far as I know, the cylinders are the same in size and connections. Browse through the VED board section to locate the link to the Vitality Plus OTC VED link that gives the forum members a discounted price. You will find extra cylinders listed there also.

The web site for Fitzz is:   www.fitzz.com

Let me now if I can help further.

Old Man

BTW: Why don't you get back on the 26 week protocol and use the milking action with the regular daily schedule listed for each week there?

[centerre]

Thank you for this post - I did not realize Augusta took the Soma Correct off the market.  I bought one several years ago in the hopes it would help my Peyronies Disease, but I noticed no significant results.  I've also had to replace the main cylinder three times because of cracking around the top, so I haven't been overly impressed with the quality of the product.  The cost for a replacement cylinder is quite high.

At the time I got my Soma Correct, my insurance (I believe I had Blue Cross at the time) paid for 50% of it which surprised me.  My doctor did have to provide some sort of referral, and the Augusta company took care of that with him directly which was nice.

On the plus side, I did notice that after using the Soma Correct for awhile, my penis appeared "thicker"and longer  when non-erect.  I'm one of those "grower not a shower" types big time.  When my penis is non-erect, it looks like a child's.  When I'm erect, I'm about 7" in size.  After using the Soma Correct, my penis actually "hung" when I was non-erect.  That was about the only positive I had from the experience -- and it wasn't a difficult process.  Often times I would use the device while watching TV or sitting out on my deck (shielded by very high redwood trees - the only show I was putting on was for the birds. 

[Old Man]

CBK:

Yeah I do, they took it off the market since the FDA stated they had not met the requirements of their rules. The rules stated that clinical studies were required to support the claim(s) that the device was a viable treatment for Peyronies Disease. Augusta apparently did not want to spend the money to conduct the trials. (Birmingham Urology was supposed to submit the results of the study they did with the three cylinder VED, but to date nobody seems to know if a report was made and if so, it was never published to my knowledge.)

The Augusta company modified that VED somewhat, and now market it as the Soma STF. STF means sized to fit and has three cylinders, but it is costly. It can be used for Peyronies Disease therapy, and for ED. The Vitality Plus three cylinder that the Fitzz company sells is a packaged VED unit made from the Vitality single cylinder VED with the A and B cylinders added to the basic package. I believe that only Fitzz sells the Plus model with three cylinders. The cylinders can be purchased separately I think.

Old Man

[ComeBacKid]

Old Man,

Do you know why Augusta Medical Systems took the soma off the market, I'm just curious?

Comebackid

[Old Man]

danh:

The SomaCorrect VED is no longer available as such. You might find one at a source that still has some in stock. The Augusta Medical Systems took this VED off the market some time ago.

Take Cowboyfood's suggestion and get the Vitality Plus three cylinder manual model he states in his previous posting.

Old Man

[cowboyfood]

danh,

I, and several others, purchased the Vitality Plus three cylinder model from this website:
http://www.fitzz.com/Vitality-Plus-Three-Cylinder-Vacuum-Therapy-System--Recommended-for-Peyronies-Therapy_p_1983.html

if you put the word "team" in the discount code portion, the price comes down to about $220.  I suggest not ordering the lubrication from them, however.  You can pick up the water-soluble lubrication from most national name drug stores. 

CF

[danh]

Can anyone tell me where to purchase a soma correct ved. Seems when I google it, it really doesn't direct me to a sight that sell them.
Thanks, danh