ED

Hello to all of you. I have been following the questions and comments many of you have posted and you have been a big help to me in getting through this ordeal.  I had robotic surgery 10/13/09. The incontinence is almost gone but the erectile dysfunction continues to be a problem. I have been on Viagara for about 5 weeks but I have seen minimal change. I'm interested in your experiences as to how long it took for many of you to get through it and/or does it ever get better. My wife has been wonderful about it, and the entire process. I recently read the comments regarding the differences in Viagara and other similiar medications many of you discussed, but would like to hear more about other options, how long, etc, etc. Thank you in advanced.

                                                         Randy

Randy,
I am 3 months ahead of you but way behind you in incontinence and ED.
The statistics show 2/3 of us will be continent at 3 months and 2/3 of the remaining third will be continent at one year. There are study results somewhere in other posts that show something like 60% of us will have ED at 3 months and 40% will have it at one year. You should look for the study to see the actual numbers. (I'm pretty sure my numbers are close.)

Unfortunately, somebody has to be at the lower end of the curve. So, for all you guys that are continent without ED, you're welcome!
Jeff

Had my open RRP on 10/23/09.  Have been surprised how well the surgery and recovery have gone.  Just drip a bit now.  However, the ED is another story and I can feel your pain.  To go from "springing" into action at the thought of a good time to nothing, zip, nada now is a major disappointment.

However, I could not live knowing the cancer was in me and the chances were very good that it would be all removed.

From the discussion in this forum, it looks like we may have to wait up to a year for ED reovery.  Gonna be a long cold winter and long hot summer!

Skeener

If any of us knew how long, we would be clairvoyant. ED is filled with so many variables. How the surgery went, were the nerves damaged, what was your cindition priuor to surgery, what are your T-levels, etc.

I think some of it is also influenced by the pressure we put on ourselves to "get it on".

I would say just to relax little, be patient, and learn how to make love to yoiur wife without the wood, Make sure she is satisfied, and you may find it amazingly satisfying for you as well. It is different than pre-surgery, but it can be a good different.

Keep exercising Willie, a VED is a good device. You can have orgasm's without an erection to relieve some of your tension.

Wish we had magic answers, but we do have answers, just not the ones we all want to hear. At some point, you may decide to investigate injections if things don't move quickly enough for you.

Goodlife

Golf, I just passed my 4 yr mark.... open rp with both nerves supposed to have been saved.  I have never regained natural erections, but with the used of trimix I have as active of a love life as I can handle.  I just turned 59, so I am somewhere in the middle of this group agewise.  I don't write this to discourage you, rather to let you know that even without natural wood you can have an active love life.  I hope you have a complete ED recovery, but if not, don't dispair. Many of us enjoy better living (or should I say "loving")  through chemistry.  Best of luck to you and a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone.

Allan

Randy,
I have spent the last four months doing so much research on ED treatments for my website, that sometimes i think my brain is going to explode. what I have learned more than anything, is that while natural erections may be slow to return, there is no reason to not have manufactured ones! There are soooo many things on the market now. There are people all over the country that are making innovations on existing treatments, inventing new methods. You need to hire a new doctor if he is not responding to your sexual needs.

I have also learned that surgeons are generally the worst at dealing with the sexual aspect of urology. I've been working with the head of sexual medicine at a major hospital in NYC and have to tell you, that even most urologists don't even know stuff beyond oral meds, injections and implants.

Don't give up. My latest campaign is becoming the fact that post surgery patients should not have to wait for natural erections to return before a natural sex life can be resumed. If you want sex badly enough, fight for it. Don't be a victim of this disease or poor clinical treatment anymore!
Paul

Well, I just tried my first injection at home with some success. Used .1 trimix at the doctors office. Went up to .15 tonight at home and it gave a useable response. Not perfect but definitely usable. Next step will be to use .175 which should do the trick. PA told me it would probably be .20 but if I can do it with less I will. Since he told me I can substitute the injections for using Muse for my therapy I have a new come on line for my wife.... Wanna save $20?

I would like to reiterate that the injections so far have been basically painless.

Hey Paul ...

Yes Uro's should be focussed on what they do best. And for the rest, well, that is why they have PAs! I have used my PA for all of my visits since post surgery. PA is a She also so I would say more empathetic too. So for all of you that have Uro's that are Dummkopfs when it comes to ED things ... try the PA route instead.

Hi Randy,

CPA,s idea is superb, your Dr may have all 3 in sample packs

Vigra's absorbtion is VERY dependent on the food you ate prior to and after you take the drug, in most cases if you do not get that timing right, it is useless, most likely the full 100mg is needed for intercourse after PC treatment

Cialis, is the least food dependent and has the longest half life, but many including myself get back backaches when taking it 20mg is the dosage for someone who had PC treatment, the daily 5mg or even 10mg is not enough. 20mg should keep you "on demand" for 12 hours maybe even 18

Levitra works similarly to Viagra, not as food sensitive, lasts a bit longer than Viagra 5 vs 4 hours , 20mg is the full dosage