so i know that an implant is in my future given my spinal cord injury (pills and injections dont work). how did/do you deal with the emotional and mental impacts that this journey has? i know that after i get the implant it wont be an instant fix to the lack of confidence and depression that im deal...

I was reading the forums recently and I read a user say that an implant may result in a reduction in sensitivity of 10 to 15%. this really worries me as due to my nervous system damage I already have significantly reduced sensation and another degree of loss would be devastating. I have some degree ...

if you think your life is hell, let me tell you that it's nothing compared to the reality many people like me live through. with a spinal cord injury at c5/6 I can barely walk. I can't feel a significant portion of my body. I'll never be able to do something as basic as feeling the warmth from the s...

ive decided that i am going to go ahead weith the implant. i will spend the next 6 months getting into my best physical shape possible (i have a SCI) and will work on maximising my natural recovery (strengthening pelvic floor, hip flexors etc), although it has been 2 years. for those of you with par...

hey all, I have a spinal cord injury which is the main cause of my problems. all things considered im mostly ok, I can still walk and have no bladder or bowel problems. I have 2 main issues, one is sometimes getting an erection is hard and sometimes finishing is hard. everything just isn't the way i...

not sure what you mean by conventional ED. with any complex system, dysfunction of any component can lead to failure. several etiologies can be described such as venous leak, or vascular insufficiency. there is a large psychological component to it as well. take a break for a couple of weeks where y...

ask your doctor for an MRI of your whole spine. any impingement anywhere along the spinal column can cause muscle weakness/sensory problems.

Hi, i have a spinal cord injury which is the primary cause of my ED. the efficacy of pills is reducing and on the off chance i can reach climax, i do so with a lot of difficulty. i cannot do injections so i am thinking of going straight to the implant. i think that the sensation has already been eff...

australia has a travel ban atm, cant leave the country. i'd rather have it done here tbh, its covered by my health insurance. if i go overseas im gonna be like 50k out of pocket all things considered.

hi all, so i talked to a top urological surgeon in my area about getting implanted after an SCI (C5/6 incomplete) . its been about 6 months since my injury without any real improvements, however he said that he wants to wait 18 months before considering it because that's the time frame of recovery f...