STIMULATION

With injections, (but no Cialis type drugs) it is possible to have two orgasms (or maybe more -- I don't know!). I find I have a usable erection that lasts for two hours -- although it declines after 30 min, it comes up again with further stimulation.

As for stimulation, I use standard musturbation to get started, but it does require a lot more than in the old days.

Hi Fred,
The tone of your email suggests some great expectations in the ED department. I did not read your age, but even if you are young, you may want to take a more casual approach. As you are just 10 weeks out for most (with some exceptions) there is not a lot of recovery activity for the first number of months. In fact some of us may never recovery normally. In the mean time there are the supplimental rehabilitory things.

There seems to be a general process of using the orals for a while, the pump, and then beginning injections. All of this to rehabilitate, and to function as normally as possible. I for one had no effect from the orals. The pump helps but is not equal to presurgery. I am just now getting into the injections (six months out). As for orgasm, from experience and from what I have read those continue approximately as before surgery. With some people they are not as dynamic as before, and I have read others say they are more dynamic. I am not where I would consider myself as near normal function yet, and can only say my experience has not been equal to my presurgery days.

Regardless of all that I am content to bide my time trying to rehabilitate and see if function returns, and mostly I am very happy to have a good cancer free prognosis at least for the time being. I quess what I am saying is patience is very important in the recovery process. Blessings.

RB
Age 61 (now 62)
Original data - pre-operation
PSA: 5.1
T1C clinical diagnosis, Needle biopsy - 10 cores, Gleason 7 = 3+4 in 1 core (40%), 7 cores Gleason 6 = 3+3 ranging from 5% to 12%
All scans negative
Lupron administered 4/9/2008 for 4 months (with idea I would undergo external beam radiation followed by seed implants - then I changed my mind).
Robotic DiVinci surgery - Dr. Fagin (Austin) May 19th
Post operative - pathology
pT2c NX MX
Gleason 3+4
Margins - negative
Extraprostatic extension - negative
seminal vesicle invasion - uninvolved
1st Post PSA <.04
2nd Post PSA <.1 10/30/2008

you are WAYYYY   early in the process ...patience  and practice wil pay off in the long run may take a year to start recovary   but  you must be patience...

Good Luck !!

When I read your post, I had to smile. At 10 weeks out, I was lucky Junior even showed up for a leak let alone an erection.

In March I'm coming to my 1 year anniversary of RRP, and I haven't seen any real erection yet. Maybe in the middle of the night he's half interested, but that's it.

As you will learn, it is not necessary to have an erection to climax. It's necessary for intercourse, but not for chocking the chicken. If you are one of those who never did that before in your life, be prepared for something new, because sooner or later, you're going to want to know it "It" is still there. It is, you just have to work a little harder to realize it.

As others have said, be patient. 6 months is nothing. A year is early and 18 months to 2 years is what my Doctor said to expect.

As for needles, it's my personal opinion that if I have to stick Junior to get his attention, it just ain't gonna happen and I'll just have to pretend I'm back in elementary school and my eyes don't cross. :))