Injection Help!

My urologist started me on injections a couple of weeks ago. The initial injection was done in the office (1/4 ml Bimex - would have preferred Trimex but the Dr felt Bimex was better since it was less drugs being injected.) The injection did engorge but no erection occurred. The Dr sent me home with a perscription and instructions to start increasing the drug 5ml to 1 ml until full erecton is achieved. Here is my problem - I have tried to self inject and have had no success. I get as far as puncturing the skin but cannot shove the needle completely in. It feels like I am ripping through cartiledge and the mental block sets in and I cannot force myself to insert any further. Of course this is very disappointing and discouraging to say the least and creates soreness on the shaft after trying 2-3 times. The needles I was given are 1/2 cc Insulin Syringes (ultra fine) so I doubt there are anything smaller I could use. I have seen on here some mention of auto injectors but could find no research on them via the internet. Any suggestions for success from anyone that is currently using injections would be greatly appreciated. Of course I would have thought the Dr would have had me come back a few time until I was able to inject successfully myself (at least that seems the process from what I have read) but that doesn't seem to be the scenario.

Hope to hear from some of you with experience.

Thanks for your help

I started on injections just a couple of months ago.  My Uro. Doc. has a compound pharmacy mix the 3 drugs, Phentalamine/Prostagladin-E/Lidocaine for me.  For $60, they send me home with a 5 cc vial of the pre-mixed medication, 10 ea. Insulin Syringes with 1/2" 30 Gauge needles.  I learned from others on this forum that it works best to use the VED pump for a short time prior to injecting the medication.  This action will increase venous blood pooling  into the tissues, and actually help in getting the medication in the correct area of penile tissues.  When my Uro. taught me the technique, they said it was important to push the needle in deep enough to dimple the skin, thereby insuring that the needle was in the correct spot.  Then, you pull back on the plunger while maintaining the pressure on the syringe, to pull blood back into the syringe. When you see blood, you are in the correct spaces of the tissues.  You maintain enough pressure to insure the dimple effect, and then depress the plunger to administer the medication.  Having been a Corpsman in the US Navy years ago, and working in medicine and surgery for the past 30 + years, it is not difficult for me to administer the injection. However, I understand your feelings about injecting yourself. Once you get past that, it really is quite easy, and not all that uncomfortable.  And the results are well worth the effort.  Most guys think that injecting into the penis has got to be extremely painful, but actually it is no different than a slight stinging sensation.  After injecting, massage the penis to help distribute the medication around. I use an mild restrictor band around the base of the penis to prevent venous leakage of the medication, and that really seems to help also.

If you have a partner, maybe they can perform the injection, until you get used to having it done.

Best of luck and don't give up,  you'll be glad that you "stuck" with it !

Dallas

I have been using bimix for over two years.  I use about .25 to .30 each time and get good results.  I inject in the area just below the head of the penis (front half)  in the 10 oclock or 2 oclock position.  For me that has worked great, but you need to experiment to find what is best for you.

You are right, it does take a while to get over the thought that it might hurt.  Once you have done it a few times it will get easier.  I don't think a reverse plunge suggested by Clearwatercowboy should be done, it just makes it more complicated to finish.  As a medic he might have done that, but it is not necessary for self injection .

I was wondering where your uro instructed you to inject at?  I noticed that lifeguyd stated that he injects just below the head and honestguy said that he was instructed to inject closer down somewhere between the base of the shaft and 1/4 the way up.

Rob Smith said...
Hey Clearwatercowboy,

I was wondering where your uro instructed you to inject at?  I noticed that lifeguyd stated that he injects just below the head and honestguy said that he was instructed to inject closer down somewhere between the base of the shaft and 1/4 the way up.

 Like many Pca recovery tips, we find that there is a wide range of suggestions and success.  I found that "for me" the 2 and 10 oclock positions worked better than from the side (3&9).  I also found that I had much better results (100%) if I injected front of center.  That being said, everyone is different and should find what works best for them.

My comment about not reversing the plunger was one of experience too.  I found that I just wanted to get the needle out and not have any blood leakage.  While that might tell you if you are in the "right' place it also makes the injection more prolonged and painful.

Finally, I doubt that most of our doctors have actually injected their penis.  We know a heck of lot more than they do after doing it for a while.

However, I am on some of the PD Forums and most of the guys on that site caution against injecting too close to the body. I always inject as far away from my body that I can.