Erection Phenomenon - Anyone?

Hello Guys:

I knew ED wasn't going to be a major issue when I started getting slight erections while still under the command of my Catheter. Once the catheter came off, I started to get real solid natural erections (i'd say close to if not 100% of original). This is all when I am by myself and wife is no where close although yesterday I did call her to the basement where I spend most of my time lately (my 'Erections' Center) to to witness my last solid one. In all of these instances the erections lasted reasonably long. Note, I have not used these erections yet as I wait to heal some more (or perhaps more due to my wife demanding a note from my doctor before I do anything prior to the Doctor recommeded 6 weeks! )

Here is the strange part: Last night, I convinced my wife to help me to 'instigate' an erection just to see if I have my 'erection on demand' back. Apparently my post 'prostrateless' Penis doesn't like pressure and was intent on being 'at ease' the whole time. I gave up after about an hour. Then this morning while I am home alone and in the basement thinking about the good old days and minding my business, here it is again - a solid 100% full length erection!

Is  this the new world order or what? Random erections when I am by myself and I don't need them? But unable to get one when I am focused on getting one?

Does this phenomenon sound familiar to any one?

Thanks!

Hi Frank:

Thanks for your very honest and useful feedback. For now, I will focus on the exercises and continence. Glad you are doing well.

Regards
Isaac

 “Pressure to Perform”  has plagued man for millions of years...well maybe not millions.

 

Just get the little Mrs. to hang out with you more and go for those random moments

Greetings, Ike.  This is very promising - congratulations.  I started getting some movement just a few days after the catheter came out - I'd say about 80% of presurgery.  I didn't use them for 6 weeks based on my docs orders.  He did put me on Levitra or Cialis (either one and he gave me samples).  I didn't use the meds since I was doing well on my own.  Big mistake.  At my 90 day check up he said to use them and I did and I was soon at 100% of presurgery.  I do fine now - I get my meds from ADC and they do fine and are much cheaper and my wife says I am just like presurgery. 

Congratulations on the good progress - please keep us posted. David

Thanks guys! This is all very encouraging. In the meantime I am developing strategies to effectively utilize these random occurences after my 6 week freeze (till it gets better). Translation: the madam is going to have to be 'on call' !!

Regards
Ike

Thanks for depressing me a little !

Hello Ike,

As you and I seem to be pretty close in age I thought I'd comment on my situation and also recommend you read my blog as it does for into detail about "mr happy" and his ups and downs.

I too had Da Vinci surgrey, and it went very well. Indeed I too was getting the odd sensations even within a few hours after the operation. The one thing that really put me off was the thought that an erection would damage the catheter while it was still in me.

After a few weeks i was getting some pretty good erections, even to the point where intercourse was possible. Now things are still very good. I can maintain a decent erection when in the "mood" but unfortunatly because I am such a sensitive person the emotional side effects of PC does sometimes mean mr happy goes back to sleep at the most inconvenient times.

I spoke to my consultant a couple of days ago and explained this and he said that because PC is basically a massive emotional rollercoaster I would experience times when I would not be able to perform as I used to. I then explained that I had tried viagra and that the 1st time was amazing, but the second time it had no effect at all. He suggested that perhaps that was more to do with the presure to perform rather than the effects of PC.

Also, and here is a very strange thing. You may notice that you produce a very small amount of clear liquid during an erection. When I first saw it I was shocked. Basically, and I couldn't comment on anyone elses situation, my cowper glands have been left intact and they produce this liquid. Have a quick google for cowper glands and that will explain all.

Anyway, good luck with the recovery

rob

I wish the doctors would tell you more about this before surgery. I had surgery in July, erection while still cathed. Erections with no problems Aug/Sep/Oct. Infection in removed lynph node area (lymphocile) was hospitalized and that was the end of erections.

Until then I was doing very well. Now I am an emotional mess. I have been to the doc, I am on medication that has helped but that also adds to the erection problems.

I have went back and reread the info given to me and nowhere did it say things could start out well and then go sour. I had read that you may have emotional problems before and after surgery, and erection problems maybe for a year or permanently. But nowhere until on here ( I didn't find this site until 4 months after surgery) did I find this no problems in the beginning and then things cropping up down the road.

Sure am glad we can share info.

Robdav: Emotional rollercoaster was an excellent description. But the "experience times when I would not be able to perform as I used to" is most all the time for me now. I have had one usuable erection in the past three months. And it is not pressure to perform as I can't even get one, much less use it.

Yes I am disappointed but the fact I just had another undetectable PSA test is worth it all!

Thanks for sharing!