New to SLE - far from new to PE...My upcoming adventure

[9 in Richard]

Just got home. I will type up an update in the next couple of days.....interesting trip!

[Chingon]

Any update my friend?

[9 in Richard]

2 days out....SLE's driver contacted me again today to verify my travel itenerary and verify my plans for lodging and transport. I've got to say, top notch communication thus far...hope this is an indicator of things to come!

Bags are packed, passport card made it back to me in 8 days after renewal....ready to go!

So far, looks like flight out to San Francisco morning of 22nd, quick jump to Diego by 12 noon, driver transport to the Grand for check in, procedure afternoon of 22nd, spend the night at the grand, check up morning of 23rd, spend the day/night downtown San Diego night of 23rd, fly home morning of the 24th.......only thing I screwed up thus far is my return flight leaves from SoCal at 6am on the 24th....BLAH!

Big question.....where to have dinner in downtown Diego the 23rd? Hmmmmm

[9 in Richard]

4 days out..... surreal.

[9 in Richard]

Interestly, I have already found that scheduling this procedure has already produced more positives than I can believe.

I have found extreme motivation. I used to lift weights, take supplements, etc years ago.....I've been lazy for a long time. Since I made the decision to finally schedule a procedure, I've quit smoking (after almost 36 years),I'm on day 15 with no cigarettes in preparation for better recovery, healing and blood flow.
I've started lifting weights and working out again to get my abs out, waistline smaller, which is going great!

I'm taking supplements again for increased bloodflow, collagen formation, etc. and I've trimmed my diet down for better metabolism.

So, just scheduling this has brought me motivation that I didn't think I'd ever find again.....and trust me, people are noticing! Loving it!

[9 in Richard]

Thanks man.....yeah, me neither. I'm 5.25" EG now.....REALLY hoping for a 6" EG post procedure.....We shall see! I'll post pre and post pics after I get home from TJ!

[Chingon]

Can not wait to see your result ..good luck my friend.

[9 in Richard]

One week until the procedure.......Ready, ready, ready!

[9 in Richard]

12 days out.......looking forward to this little adventure! So far, I have to say SLE has been outstanding in regard to their communication, prompt replies, including video responses to my many, many questions.....if this is any indication of how my whole visit is going to go......should be awesome!

Time will tell and I will document everything impartially, good, bad or ugly!

[9 in Richard]

Documenting a new journey


First of all, before we start, I apologize for the length of this post!

So, it has been many years since I last posted on the PE boards if memory serves me correctly. I have been on the PE boards off and on over the past several years (12+, from time to time, reading and trying to stay updated on new trends and such, but quietly for the most part.

So, why am I here now? Well, I am about to undertake a new era of my decade and a half PE journey and my hope is to share that journey, for informational purposes.

My first time posting here. I'm a vet at other forums. Allow me to introduce myself.

My name is Mike. I am a 45 year old suburbanite, middle class, married father of seven kids from Indiana. I am your average guy for the most part. I have, pretty much, average interest/hobbies. I enjoy firearms, family stuff, fishing, camping, weight lifting, grilling and drinking wine!

I started my interest and/or pursuit of PE in 2003.

As a young man (teens, early twenties), I was very thin. I was 5’10” and approximately 130lbs. I never really measured my penis, but it was always long and thin. Looking back, I would guess it at 7 -7.5” EL and 4.125” girth. I have always been a stereotypical grower. My flaccid penis has always been much smaller than my erect penis.

I have never had any issues with my penis size. I always felt like it was a little thin, but never experienced any anxiety in relation to that perception. I have never had any complaints in regard to my size either.

I started smoking cigarettes very young. I smoked, on average, a pack a day of Marlboro reds from the age of ten. By my early thirties, I had also gained weight to the tune of about 185-200 pounds of body weight. I started to notice, as did my wife, that my penis seemed shorter than before. What had once taken both hands and one of hers to cover was now both hands with a head showing. Most of this was obviously due to my years of smoking, poorer EQ and additional pubic pad fat from weight gain. I decided, now that the computer age was upon us, to start investigating penis enlargement. My wife thought PE was not needed, but supported anything I wanted to do.

I measured my penis and discovered that it was barely hitting 6” x 4-1/8”. My journey began!

I was immediately bombarded with all of the normal pills, creams, etc. On the internet searches. The searches, eventually, began to show more realistic, believable articles on something called jelqing, manual stretching, etc. I kept digging and found a product called the Size Genetics extender. This device looked promising! I was, by no means, well to do financially at that time, but a got out a credit card and paid the hefty $375 price tag and ordered the device. I was excited to say the least. I researched jelqing and read every article I could find. I improvised a plan!

Common sense told me that attacking this new goal should also include supplements that promote healing, increased blood flow, etc. I decided that Enzyte sounded good, L-arginine and a good multi-vitamin fit the bill.

I started my PE career in 2003, if memory serves. I quickly discovered that the size genetics extender was challenging at best! My penis is very uniform in girth, with very little ridge at the glans. The silicone noose that came with the extender was, at times, excruciating. The noose would slip, cause burning sensations and was mostly just painful! My wearing of the extender was sporadic and inconsistent. I had faith in it working, if I could just modify it somehow to wear comfortably. I started to try to find a new way to attach it. At this point, I found an online forum called Thunder’s Place. I liked it!

In the meantime, I was perfecting my jelq method and had full confidence in this exercise. I remember, in the early days, standing in the bathroom at my old house, preparing for my second jelq session. I was holding my wife’s toy ( 6” x 5” pink, silicone dildo that she called Pinky) and thinking, ”If I could just be that thick, I’d be happy”!

Soon, after maybe three months of relatively consistent, very focused jelq sessions, three days per week for 15-20 minutes per session, I started to measure almost 4.5” girth. I was getting bigger! I continued to wear the extender as much as possible (which wasn’t much), take my supplements regularly and maintain my jelq routine. After a few more months or so, I was edging up to the 5” girth mark. My erections were so hard that my wife actually complained that my penis was “much thicker and felt so hard that it was like a dildo”. I also noticed that it was much easier to control my ejaculatory response during sex.

I kept on with my routine briefly, but eventually decided to take a break. I was consistently measuring 5” in EG and maintained that, even months after discontinuing my routine. I started to work harder at finding a solution to the extender dilemma and I officially joined Thunder’s as 9_in_richard in 2004.

During my experimenting with PE, I tried many different devices such as pumps, golf weights, hanger’s, magnets, etc. I was a bit lazy and not consistent. I quit PE for a while and pursued other interests. I finally found a fix for my extender. I had renewed interest. I started back my jelq routine and was wearing my extender 9-12 hours per day. I started growing again. Within a couple of months, I was measuring 5.25” girth and edging 7” EL. I cemented those gains and have kept them ever since that time. At one point I actually was hitting 5.4” girth, but was lazy and did not cement that gain.

Again, I took a lengthy break from PE as I had many other things needing my time such as family, travel for work and weight lifting. I did; however, always watch PE trends, devices, etc. Over the years as a quiet observer.

Now, ever since my first moment of interest in PE, I have kept an open mind in regard to surgical PE. I have watched and waited, studied and read every new phalloplasty doctor and/or trend that has arose over the years. I have always been disappointed when they all seemed to fall short (no pun intended) within their first year or so of coming on the scene. The risk – vs- reward was just never promising.

In 2011, I started to really pay attention to PMMA. I spent years watching, reading and researching dermal fillers and their rise in popularity in the industry. This is what brings me here now. I have decided that PMMA is my next journey in PE.

Let me first start by saying, as with all of my interests over the years, I do not take any undertaking lightly. Before I started using anabolic steroids, I researched for a full two years before every purchasing and/or using anything. Before I started PE, I researched for at least a year before I started a plan in motion. I always weigh the pro’s and con’s and make a decision based on what I am willing to risk personally. This decision is no different.

My hope here is to share every aspect of my journey for informational purposes. I value honesty and integrity above all things. Any of the vets who have interacted with me here over the years will tell you that. I have to make clear that I am not suggesting PMMA to anyone. I am not a shill for any doctor and/or clinic. I will not even share the name of the doctor who will be performing my procedure.

I want to document every aspect of this journey from my rental car, flight and airport interactions, food, hotel, interactions with doctor, staff, pre-care, post care, results, wife’s thoughts, reactions, etc. I want to do so in a way that may answer questions for anyone who may be considering the same thing themselves.

I appreciate, as always, interaction on this thread, opinions, etc., but I do ask, please keep the thread civil, on topic and beneficial to other members. I have invested 5 years of waiting, watching, reading, researching, etc. Before making this decision and at least 13 years in manual PE methods and this community. Please keep that in mind before posting. Constructive criticism is healthy and welcome. Negative, trolling style comments are not.

I have scheduled the flight, reserved the rental car, taken the appropriate time off from work, paid the retainer for my procedure date. This is happening!

I would like to document and share every aspect of this journey. After viewing numerous sites, forums, posts, etc. I don’t feel like there are enough detailed threads about the entire process in one single post, so that is my goal.

I will also take pre-procedure pictures and post procedure pictures. I will not take seamstress tape pictures. For one, I believe that it is one of the reasons that many members have so much frustration with PE. They constantly measure, get anxiety and that is counter-productive to gains. This is even truer in regard to the PMMA procedure. The nature of such is, swelling and PMMA with carrier will show large initial gains. After 6-10 days post-procedure is typically the smallest measurement point when carrier material is absorbed and only PMMA remains. Girth increase begins to come back in as collagen formation starts over the next several weeks/months, so I believe measuring is futile and serves little value until last results are present. Also, my penis seems allergic to “measured” pics. As soon as a tape comes out, my penis retracts like rabid dog from a water bowl!

Updates may not, of course, be real time as we progress as I am sure that it will be difficult at best to do so. I will try and answer any questions at earliest convenience. I believe above all things, every challenge and journey must be first met with confidence and positive frame of mind. Like bodybuilding, manual PE or any other task, you must believe in it, believe that it will work and be positive!

I can say, thus far, my interaction with SLE staff has been extraordinary. Their communication has been awesome, they have answered all of my questions, even sent me a video response to answer a few. I am impressed with them thus far. My documenting this experience will span multiple boards. If what I've seen from SLE is any indication of how my experience will go in TJ and my PMMA results, then I'm sure I'm in good hands! I'm scheduled for the 22nd of September. Tickets are bought, retainer is paid, stopped smoking, taking supplements to help healing, & collagen repair, wearing my extender 12 hours a day in prep.....I'm ready!

Thanks all,

Mike



Starting stats NBPEL 6" x EG 4.125" --> Mar 2008 NBPEL 7" x EG 5.25" Current Stats Dec 2013 (after a long break) 7" NBPEL x 5.5" EG