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Posted 3/30/2012 9:31 PM (GMT 0)
In using Viagra to stimulate blood flow and healing, primarily to maintain or recover size and perhaps for future intimacy, I found that the traditional method of taking the medication prior to bedtime only resulted in perhaps one or two "events" and seemed somewhat a waste of the medication, particulary since I have found that errections of any consequence are only occurring when I am in the standing position.

As an experiment, I tried medicating in the early afternoon after my stomach had emptied from lunch. After the medication took effect, visits to the restroom provided multiple opportunities for short sessions of "physical therapy" sufficient to plump things up but not carried to any final conclusions. nono This seems as if it would more effectivly satisfy the goals of erectile rehab where blood flow is concerned. In addition, I find that the stuffy nose side effect is more easily managed when I am upright and not trying to sleep.

One downside is that my face flushes with the medication, so I have had to come up with plausible explanations as to why I am blushing. smilewinkgrin smilewinkgrin
Posted 3/31/2012 6:36 AM (GMT 0)

White Bird – For my ED protocol, when I take Viagra prior to bedtime, it’s only the low dose amount (25 mg – a quarter of a pill).  This is only supposed to promote blood flow while you’re sleeping; it is not taken in an attempt at an erection.  When I try for an erection using Viagra, I take the full 100mg dose and I take those way before bedtime.  What dose are you taking before going to bed?

 

Btw, my ED doc says the Viagra is effective for 8 to 12 hours, not just the 4 hours that the package insert says.

 

And, when you are standing, your heart is above your penis, which helps with the blood flow thereby giving you a better result.  

Posted 3/31/2012 11:36 AM (GMT 0)
The 100 mg has no more effect than the 50mg before bed. I have been doing a daily dose of a half 100mg pill. This produces brief less-than-perfect erection at the times mentioned in my previous post, and occasional unprovoked events for a few moments at other times.

The caution in the commercials about erections lasting more than four hours? At this point, I would be thrilled with one lasting four minutes.

The surgeon warned me that there would be no emphasis on nerve sparing, so I suppose that any activity should be considered a bonus.

I may try a week off and then 25mg daily to see if the effect is reduced or remains the same.

Apart from the intended purpose, I am as interested in the appendage not withering away, making it more difficult to locate and handle when urinating.
Posted 3/31/2012 5:11 PM (GMT 0)
I really think you should move on to injection therapy.

The longer you go without erections after surgery, the more likely you are to suffer permanent erectile tissue damage, called atrophy. Getting erections are what protect the erectile tissue while waiting for the nerves to heal. This will maximize your ability to recover your erections back to what they were prior to surgery.

I started injecting Trimix about 2 months after my surgery. If I can do it, you can do it.
Trimix is very effective once you get the dose right. It just works. Pills make conditions right to allow you to have an erection - they are facilitators; whereas injection medications cause you to have an erection - they are true initiators. Trimix gets results for over 90% of men. Trimix even works for some men who lost both nerve bundles.

There is an excellent book on ED rehabilitation: “Saving Your Sex Life – A Guide For Men With Prostate Cancer” by John P. Mulhall, M.D. He is the director of Sexual and Reproductive Medicine at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.

Btw, regarding the nightly low dose Viagra, my ED doc believes there’s no significant difference between using 50mg or 25mg – except that the 25’s are more cost-effective.
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