One year update.
ERECTION QUALITY
Focus on EQ paid off. I no longer take any medications for blood flow, not needed!
Morning wood is furiously strong.
Easily able to get erections at all times, day or night.
Erection duration of at least one hour achieved when properly stimulated.
This means foreplay can be extended for long periods, which makes for more meaningful connection/interactions.
TRUTH about SIZE
Yes, (as you all warned me) of course I have gained length and girth.
This was not an initial goal, as my focus was to regain what I had been losing.
However, this is truly a beneficial side effect of pumping.
LENGTH
The first time I pumped 1 year ago, I was 0.5" below my maximum natural length according to the
Bathmate gauge.
Within the first month, the gauge matched my normal erect length.
As the months progressed, I was exceeding measurements in-pump slowly and continuously.
To avoid this visual distraction (gauge), I flip the pump around so the gauge is below and out of my view.
Now 1 year later, I pumped with the gauge showing and was beyond the gauge, well beyond the point where the pump tube narrows.
I measured from base of pump with a ruler and was 1" longer in the pump vs my maximum erectile length achieved in my youth.
To provide this review, I measured an "official" BPEL outside of the pump with a many days off.
Length Result:
One year of pumping, measurable length gain, varies, but easily 0.4" longer on regular basis when erect.
Key point: I am now exceeding the length from when I was much younger and achieving rock hard erections.
GIRTH
I've always been on the good side of girth, but fading as my erection strength waned over the past decade.
Within two weeks of pumping, I noticed girth stayed plump for hours post pump.
Penis base is way larger girth gain than the rest of the shaft, which has "evened out" my average girth to pretty much even across the entire length.
One year later, the girth gains have been kept longer post pump.
I can no longer use the "comfort insert" of the
Bathmate when pumping using water, the restriction is uncomfortable.
Girth Result :
Post pump (within 5 hours), I am 1" to 1.3" more rock hard girth (not soft or spongy).
After many days off pumping, girth is still 0.5" better, hard or soft than ever in my life before pumping.
Key Point : Girth feels fantastic.
ROUTINE
Typical week is 4 pump days.
Sometimes I pump in the shower with water, without the comfort insert. Initial pump 2 minutes to get hard. Reset and pump again to medium pressure for 4 minutes. Reset and pump final at maximum pressure allowed without using the hand pump. This is a "maintenance" pump. Steady pressure.
A few times per week I do an intense pump session, using water, without the comfort insert. 3 minutes medium pressure. Reset and massage. 5 minutes more pressure. Reset and massage. 6 minutes with increasing pressure up to maximum (hand pump will not void any more water) for the final minute. Reset and massage. 5 minutes with increasing pressure up to maximum (hand pump will not void any more water) for the final 2 minutes. After releasing the maximum pressure, there is very little water left in the tube, just filling the spherical section of the bottom of tube, that means all of the water in the main "tubular" section was voided during the pump session. At no time do I feel more than minor discomfort during the session. I've properly adapted to the pressures and it feels good.
Twice per week or when convenient I pump without water using the hand pump and with the comfort insert. The air pressure drops due to inconsistent seal at the base, so this might be termed an "interval pump" session, where the pressure is variously increased, then drops and repeat. I let the pressure drop to the point where my erection feels "throbbing" and I have good sensitivity to fresh blood flow, stay at that level for half a minute or so, then restart the pumping using the hand pump attachment until the throbbing stops and the ache of the pump pressure is noticeable. The comfort insert restricts girth substantially, so my size in pump is muted.
NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS
Penis is darker, always. Red spots often appear after my intense pump sessions, so I have been doing that kind of pumping less often. The interval air pumping is a convenient way to get a pump in, while also having no spots, discoloration or other side effects. The most common side effect now is looking forward to the next pump LOL.
Edema and water retention was common in the first few months of pumping where I was learning and adapting to the system. Now, even with maximum pressure for short periods, I avoid this by being vigilant on the visual cues and feelings. I can achieve the same intense pump and have a massively erect penis post pump without any side effects. Now, side effects are 1 in 10 pumps or less.
FLACID EFFECTS
On a regular basis, I am plump. Even in cold temperatures I no longer shrink to minimal size, there is always more than I was used to down below. As a "grower", this is a new experience.
Not looking for any response or confirmation. Just posting here in case someone older like me who experienced erectile dis-function and wants great erection quality to return.
