Does anyone have any experience of using an NHS supplied vacuum pump called – “Manual Erection System” manufactured by the company - Medintim ?
https://www.medintim.de/en/products/erectile-dysfunction/manual-erection-system/
I got one last week from the ED Cliinc and not sure it’s working correctly?
Some background - I have been using a SOMAerect Response pump successfully for the last 18 months for rehab (purchased by myself) - full erection achieved with minimal fuss and thankfully no trapped testicle in the tube like others have mentioned in previous posts !!, would never say the process is pleasant, its quite brutal to be fair but it works well. Unfortunately I have never managed to use the supplied tension rings with any real success so using it for intercourse has been a bit of a flop – pardon the pun :-) . So i have given up bothering and use if purley for rehab.
I mentioned this to my GP at my last review and he suggested an appointment with the ED nurse at the hospital as I’d missed out on one after my RP surgery due to the Covid lockdowns.
Appointment came through quickly, I attended and the nurse said the creams/pellets/injections would be worth a try , but he did suggest I try a different pump system first as I may find that one more suitable. So I left with a shiny new “Manual Erection System”
The rings with the new Manual kit are much softer and way more comfortable than the rather brutal ones supplied with the SOMA kit, but weirdly even though they are softer these new ones seem to maintain the erection much better/longer. Plus the size & shape of the new tube and the tiny ridge on the bottom of it make loading and transferring the ring much easier and with much less of “twang” !
So all good with the new pump - but unfortunately I seem to have an issue with actually pumping the air out in the first place to create the important vacuum.
The old SOMA unit was dead easy to use - bit of lube on the seal, 5 slow pumps, wait 20 seconds, 5 more slow pumps, wait 20 seconds and so on. A good seal and vacuum was created after the initial 2-3 pumps and things started swelling soon after.
With the new one getting all the air out to create that initial seal/vacuum appears to be a real problem, leading me to think I may have a faulty one, but I’m not sure it can be as once the seal/vacuum is eventually created its airtight and works real well. However, the fact I have to initially - very vigorously pump the lever with some speed to create that initial vacuum just doesn’t seem right and it certainly adds nothing to the romance as I’m frantically clacking away in the bathroom trying to get it to work. (Seal is good, ive shaved correctly)
So if you have one , is yours the same ? Is this just how it works ?
Im guessing it might just be the pay-off for the more “gentle“ way it creates the erection i.e. each single pump with the new unit removes much less air than a single pump would do with the SOMA unit , but this in turn makes creating the initial vacuum more difficult ??
Thanks
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