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Posted 1/19/2010 4:13 AM (GMT 0)
Goodlife;

I have found the same.  When you have it, one thinks that this is the way it is and has a loving relationship.  When you don't have it, you really find out what love is all about.

Thanks for your uplifting thoughts.

Marc

Posted 1/19/2010 4:48 AM (GMT 0)
Worried Guy
I believe your correlation needs to account for prostate size. Seriously, the larger it is would seem to imply a more difficult dissection with more trauma to sensitive nerves. Just a thought.
Posted 1/19/2010 8:06 PM (GMT 0)
Ricky, you're onto something there. I finally got my 'new' urologist to review my surgical notes and discuss why I am still suffering ED 2 1/2 years after the initial open surgery. My path report stated a gland size of 110gms. I have speculated for sometime that even though I had nerve sparing, that the extra work needed to remove this huge organ did do more than the usual amount of damage to the nerves, in addition to them having been stretched both before and during surgery, just from the sheer size of the organ. Makes sense, as I had begun to experience some ED a year before PCa detection, hadn't gone to the pills yet though. He agreed with my speculation that this could be the root cause of my continuing failure. As to hopes for the future recovery of function, if this new theory is correct, then I/we don't expect any big improvement to magically occur. Maybe in 5 years, probably not.. cry
Posted 1/19/2010 9:33 PM (GMT 0)
Ricky , James,
That's a good thought. ED and incontinence vs Prostate size for the same pathology. It makes sense that there could be a relationship. I had a 56 gram prostate and here I sit, looking forward to having someone stick my wiener with a single tined fork.
James, Don't know if they give out a prize for largest prostate but you certainly are in the running.
Jeff
Posted 1/21/2010 9:51 AM (GMT 0)
thank goodlife theo and cpa i am going to see surgeon tomorrow in order to fix a date for davinci.much more confident about it thanks to all the help i have receivd here barry
Posted 1/21/2010 4:23 PM (GMT 0)
I think that we tend to focus so closely to our situation of after effects of PCa treatments, in it's several forms, that we forget there's lots of other guys out there besides us. Guys with just normal aging, diabetes, heart diseases, organic damage and even psychological issues that have ED. This problem isn't particular to us. Who's to say that we wouldn't have had the same ED difficulties if we hadn't had PCa? It is a large component of what we have to face as far as after effects go, but we don't have a corner on the market. I hope that, knowing that, that we can realize we are just a small part of a much larger group dealing with the same issue. That should be comforting to most.
Posted 1/21/2010 6:10 PM (GMT 0)
James, et al ...

Let me chime in with my own Me Too So Far ... as you can see my prostate was in the huge range also. I remember the Uro saying it would 'be a challange' but do-able.

And yes, same as James, I was experiencing ED episodes for about a year going into surgery. Had only just tried a few Viagra etc a few weeks before surgery and was of some help (but really only helped I think with the nocturnal erections -- which could then be used to great advantage back then).

The Uro did mention that an enlarged prostate due to BPH does tend to put pressure on the nerves (since they do run real close underneath the prostate and near the colon too and in my case the prostate was pushing against the colon pretty well -- even to the point of impeding bowel movements. Good riddance to all that now!

I was going to ask my Uro last time if he had any impression that a recovery after a large prostate took longer. But I never got to ask. D a m n -- maybe next time.

jim
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