Update on surgery / recovery questions

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leaningtowerofpisa

Hello bit of an update:

The surgery seemed to have gone well, my penis currently looks like... well it looks a lot worse than it currently feels.

I did have a few questions for those of you who have done surgery:
- did you apply ice / cold packs
- did you clean incisions with anything other than regular showering
- in general did you do anything that you feel had a big impact on recovery?

I will post some updates here as things heal up.

so far yeah pretty discomforting and mostly painful laying down. just hoping swelling has peaked







20y old. Pentox, healthy anti-oxidant diet. Stable, but no progress either.

bustedchubb

I'm 9 days into my recovery from plication surgery, and I will say make absolutely sure you do the 30 min on / 30 min off ice packing for the first 48 hours while you're awake and lay down as flat as you can get.  It will help reduce the swelling which will be your biggest bane during the rest of your recovery.  I did all that and I still had some bruising and swelling that sucks.  Especially the meatus getting swollen up and causing urination to be a bit challenging/messy (but totally doable still).  
45 Yrs old, Peyronies Disease Onset 11/2019, Stabilized 6/2020.

Dent/Hourglassing distal and dorsal side, lost length and girth.

Underwent Plication with Dr. Brian Christine in Birmingham, AL on 6/17/2021. Fully recovered with no complications.

john.doe.550

leaning, You've asked specific questions that will help you following surgery. My reply is simply to provide encouragement to you. I've not had plication surgery, yet.  Best to you: speedy recovery with tremendous result.    
Age: 65. Peyronies Disease in MAR 2019. 90 dgree upward curve.. Immediate &  severe. Xiaflex, APR 2019 to early 2021, slow but minor improvement through 2021. Incisional corporoplasty surgery completed in late 2022.

mst

Did you get a post-op instruction from Denise?

No Ice packs, no additional oinmenents etc.

The Biggest impact on the recovery has the time.

Keep us updated!  

leaningtowerofpisa

No i did not get any specific instructions beyond don't bath or swim for two weeks and don't exercise / do streneous activity for 2 weeks. I feel quite annoyed with how little detail like no ice vs ice (i used a bit for one day because other users had recommended it). I think the whole surgery instructions was very uncoordinated between Gelman's office / secretary and me. This so far is the only aspect i've been disappointed with but I feel like they really did a bad job with providing more detailed instructions.  
20y old. Pentox, healthy anti-oxidant diet. Stable, but no progress either.

mst

What else do you want?  ;D

You are healthy and all you need for now is the time. The best you can do is doing nothing!

Ice packs don't play any role in your healing proccess. That is why they don't recommend it.

They don't advice you any stuff like oinments because the oinments can disturb suture line healing and make sutures dissapering too fast. I am not a pro in English but I hope you understand what I mean.  

leaningtowerofpisa

Update:

I had one little area of the incision that has slightly bled (we're talking like one or two drops) and contacted Gelman, he prescribed antibiotics and when I saw him yesterday for post-op appointment he said I should be good.

So far area around the incision (below head) is still swollen, but it has improved along with some bruising.

I've had quite a few erections, I'm always quick to try to get them to go away and not become full 100% erections you'd have sex with. I'd say there is only a bit of discomfort and occasional very light pain, much less than I would have expected. They are also looking nice and straight, which was the goal!
20y old. Pentox, healthy anti-oxidant diet. Stable, but no progress either.

GaussRifle

Could you tell me your preop and post op length measurements and how many degrees did he correct ?
26 year old
45-50 degree downward curve with an indentation on one side when erect.
Using RestoreX and Xiaflex injections
Taking coq10 with daily Cialis 5mg.

sky43diver

Have they advised you to do any very light stretching? Normally 2 weeks post op you would expect to do this. I was advised after a week of incision and grafting to do very light stretching and this worked well for me. Also bathe your penis in salted water as this will help heal the stitches.
55 years old 5 months post op LUE procedure with Prof Ralph in London to fix 90 degree bend to left. Currently doing Traction and VED to gain back 2 inches lost in length, which is going well. Taking daily Cialis and having great erections and sex.

john.doe.550

leaning,
thank you very much for sharing you July 3 update.  Sounds like things are healing okay and patience is necessary.  Wishing you the continued best success.
Age: 65. Peyronies Disease in MAR 2019. 90 dgree upward curve.. Immediate &  severe. Xiaflex, APR 2019 to early 2021, slow but minor improvement through 2021. Incisional corporoplasty surgery completed in late 2022.

Benjamin62

I can stop rolling my eyes every time I see someone ask about stretching post Plication surgery...
Really?!!... they just fixed your bent Dick and you want to mess with it.  Maybe pull out the internal stitches that make it straight.
I'm 14 months post 16 dot Plication... that's the LAST damn thing I would EVER consider.  Once it's fixed... stop playing with it; let your partner play with it.  
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bustedchubb

Im 3 weeks post the same operation, and my surgeon explicitly told me to stop traction after surgery.  He joked and said to send it back to Landon (the inventor of it that he is personal friends with), lol.  
45 Yrs old, Peyronies Disease Onset 11/2019, Stabilized 6/2020.

Dent/Hourglassing distal and dorsal side, lost length and girth.

Underwent Plication with Dr. Brian Christine in Birmingham, AL on 6/17/2021. Fully recovered with no complications.

Alex83

leaningtowerofpisa How is your recovery going? What did Gelman tell you about traction?
27 yo

- 01/2020: Nesbit surgery for a 50 degrees downward curvature with Dr.Faix (FR) : bad result

- 12/2022 : Surgery correction with Dr.Gelman US

- Now : Indentation on the left dorsal side with a rotation to the left that appeared, try Restorex

john.doe.550

bustedclub, you shared you've recently had plication surgery.  Hoping recovery is going very well for you.
Age: 65. Peyronies Disease in MAR 2019. 90 dgree upward curve.. Immediate &  severe. Xiaflex, APR 2019 to early 2021, slow but minor improvement through 2021. Incisional corporoplasty surgery completed in late 2022.

bustedchubb

Thank you, so far so good.  I'm keeping my thread updated with progress for future sufferers to learn or be able to commiserate to.
45 Yrs old, Peyronies Disease Onset 11/2019, Stabilized 6/2020.

Dent/Hourglassing distal and dorsal side, lost length and girth.

Underwent Plication with Dr. Brian Christine in Birmingham, AL on 6/17/2021. Fully recovered with no complications.

Wilson

Bustedchubb, Bro, Will the surgery remove classic symptoms? I mean not the curvature, as I don't have a curvature, but my member becomes hard in a calm/relax state like a stone without reason and it destroys my mind almost every day 24/7 as I can not normally sitting nor walking sometimes. I don't want to misinform people here, because I don't know the name of this symptom nor how it's called, maybe it is "hardflaccid" like most forum members mention this "word" here sometimes. I really don't know, but I know that it destroys my mind almost every day. So, will the surgery remove it? Thanks in advance. Sincerely.
Young and regularly thinking about this issue
Peyronie's without curvature since April 2012 due to injury
Almost constant discomfort and Loss of penile sensation
Still fighting - trying to find a top famous specialist

bustedchubb

Honestly, I cant say for sure what it has done for me other than straightening out the curve.  I am still healing up but will be providing my full analysis when I am mostly to fully recovered.  
45 Yrs old, Peyronies Disease Onset 11/2019, Stabilized 6/2020.

Dent/Hourglassing distal and dorsal side, lost length and girth.

Underwent Plication with Dr. Brian Christine in Birmingham, AL on 6/17/2021. Fully recovered with no complications.

mst


john.doe.550

Hopeful bustedclubb recovery continues to go very well
Age: 65. Peyronies Disease in MAR 2019. 90 dgree upward curve.. Immediate &  severe. Xiaflex, APR 2019 to early 2021, slow but minor improvement through 2021. Incisional corporoplasty surgery completed in late 2022.

bustedchubb

Yeah, so far so good.  Im leaving my junk offline just yet to allow healing, but my erectile pain is nearly gone and swelling is mostly around the dorsal / mesial side stitch line that hasn't fully healed yet.  Some places have fully fused together again. All bruising is gone at this point and glans swelling is totally resolved. As stated before, I'm nearly perfectly straight at this point.
45 Yrs old, Peyronies Disease Onset 11/2019, Stabilized 6/2020.

Dent/Hourglassing distal and dorsal side, lost length and girth.

Underwent Plication with Dr. Brian Christine in Birmingham, AL on 6/17/2021. Fully recovered with no complications.

mst

Quote from: bustedchubb on July 10, 2021, 08:45:59 AM
Im 3 weeks post the same operation, and my surgeon explicitly told me to stop traction after surgery.  He joked and said to send it back to Landon (the inventor of it that he is personal friends with), lol.

That is interesting.

Doctor Gelman doesn't recommend traction too.  

Alex83

Maybe 3 weeks is too early, AeroT had done traction following his surgery with Gelman, the doctors are probably afraid that their patient exerts a much too high traction
27 yo

- 01/2020: Nesbit surgery for a 50 degrees downward curvature with Dr.Faix (FR) : bad result

- 12/2022 : Surgery correction with Dr.Gelman US

- Now : Indentation on the left dorsal side with a rotation to the left that appeared, try Restorex

john.doe.550

bustedclubb, thank you for the brief update. It let's forum members, including me, how things are going for you. It sounds good!
Age: 65. Peyronies Disease in MAR 2019. 90 dgree upward curve.. Immediate &  severe. Xiaflex, APR 2019 to early 2021, slow but minor improvement through 2021. Incisional corporoplasty surgery completed in late 2022.

Alex83

leaningtowerofpisa any update ? How is your recovery going?
27 yo

- 01/2020: Nesbit surgery for a 50 degrees downward curvature with Dr.Faix (FR) : bad result

- 12/2022 : Surgery correction with Dr.Gelman US

- Now : Indentation on the left dorsal side with a rotation to the left that appeared, try Restorex

Lostandsad

@Wilson

After reading a bunch of your posts, I don't think you have Peyronie's disease. I believe you have injury induced hard flaccid. You don't have any curvature issues, and I find that quite strange.  
MIA - nothing works after 5 months
supplements and pharmaceuticals I've tried:
cialis, pentox, magnesium chloride, dim, turmeric, hyaluronic acid, vitamin k2, paba, l-arginine, l-citrulline. either get surgery (and possible ed), get implant, or pray