Hi Susan,
Did your husband have nerve-sparing surgery? If so, his erections might still return. For me, it has been 14 months post-op and I still cannot have erections firm enough for intercourse -- but they are now beginning to become more frequent and hopefully the firmness will follow.
I just read a post from someone else (either on this forum or another one I belong to) who is almost FOUR YEARS removed from surgery -- and he suddenly, without warning, began having very good erections. Basically went from zero to 60 in seconds. So he is a good example of how it can take up to 3 -- and sometimes 4 -- years before the nerves begin to fully awaken.
So there IS still a fair chance that things might get better. In the meantime, he probably should be doing whatever he can to keep himself stimulated as/per the "use it or lose it" theory.
Good luck!
Chuck
Resident of Highland, Indiana just outside of Chicago, IL.
July 2011 local PSA lab reading 6.41 (from 4.1 in 2009). Mayo Clinic PSA Sept. 2011 was 5.7.
Local urologist DRE revealed significant BPH, but no lumps.
PCa Dx Aug. 2011 at age of 61.
Biopsy revealed adenocarcinoma in 3 of 20 cores (one 5%, two 20%). T2C.
Gleason score 3+3=6.
CT of abdomen, bone scan both negative.
DaVinci prostatectomy 11/1/11 at Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN), nerve sparing, age 62.
My surgeon was Dr. Matthew Tollefson, who I highly recommend.
Final pathology shows tumor confined to prostate.
5 lymph nodes, seminal vesicles, extraprostatic soft tissue all negative.
1.0 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm mass involving right posterior inferior,
right posterior apex & left mid posterior prostate.
Right posterior apex margin involved by tumor over a 0.2 cm length, doctor says this is insignificant.
Prostate 98.3 grams, tumor 2 grams. Prostate size 5.0 x 4.7 x 4.5 cm.
Catheter out in 7 days. No incontinence, occasional minor dripping.
Post-op exams 2/13/12, 9/10/12, PSA <0.1.
Semi-erections now happening 14 months post-op & slowly getting a bit stronger.
Post Edited (HighlanderCFH) : 1/31/2013 10:33:54 PM (GMT-7)