Five years ago, a man who only goes by the username “Titantool” (because presumably his new penis is made of titanium, which is very cool) almost lost his life in a car accident. He survived, but many of his organs, including his penis, didn’t. And a spinal cord injury rendered his body partially paralyzed. But after a series of surgeries and at least $40,000 spent on the genital reconstruction alone, Express reports, the second man we’ve heard about with a bionic penis in recent months has come forward to talk about what it’s like.
Of course, he chose Reddit to answer any and all questions about what it’s like to live with an inflatable penis and whether he can still have sex. (Just a warning: the link includes graphic images of this guy’s junk pre and post-op, so if you’re feeling a little queasy just reading about the accident and the procedures that brought him back to sexual vigor, you might want to hold off on clicking over.)
According to Titantool, who’s married, his penis works but doesn’t allow him to “hold an orgasm.”That means he can absolutely have an erection, engage in sex (which he does with his wife), and even achieve some semblance of pleasure, but his days of mindblowing orgasms might be over. He says they’re uncontrollable and spontaneous when they happen, but that they’re certainly not non-existent. And just so no one feels too bad for him–Titantool is just as charming as the guy with two dicks–he says he can “keep going” even after he’s erupted.
Here’s how his penis pump works:
…there is a pump in my scrotum that I can squeeze. It sends fluid to the chambers to make the penis erect. On the bulb/valve, I can squeeze a certain direction and the saline drains back into the reservoir. Before implants, men had rods and they were basically permanently erect. Now, I can be flaccid or erect whenever I want. I can keep erect for as little or as long as I like.
It took me quite a while to get over that feeling of a third ball in my scrotum. It’s a very unique feeling to it. It has texture so you can hang on to it better when inflating. It’s firm but squishy though and not hollow feeling. It only feels hard when the tubes are full of saline and you can’t squeeze anymore in there.
According to Titantool, who has no actual feeling in the penis, people wouldn’t be able to tell that he’s got a machine pumping saline through his genitals unless they actually saw him inflate it. But that doesn’t mean he’s not going to tell any potential partners. While he’s worried that people might freak out at the sight of his pump, he’s also happy to point out that while others may suffer from “whisky dick,” he’s got no such concerns. In fact, he can keep his erection as little or as long as he likes.
But that doesn’t answer the most important question: What does it feel like to get hit in the balls? If he’s got no sensation and one of his testicles is a bulb, can he still feel the greatest pain known to man? Unfortunately, that’s a yes.
“I can’t feel there,” he writes. “But you know that feeling in your stomach when kicked in the balls? That’s the sensation I got.”
Cosmopolitan reports that Titantool is 40 and won’t have to replace his pump for at least another 10 years. That might sound like a lot of hassle, but it’s also pretty awesome how far medical science has come. One day we’re fixing genitals and attaching motors to sperm and the next, a head transplant will finally be possible and we’ll all live forever. Let’s just hope it all happens in our lifetime.
(Via Reddit)
