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Hey -
I'm new here but have been active on other support websites, and thought I'd add myself here too for more support and advice.
What I'm mostly grappling with is post-prostate cancer treatment consequences. I had about half my prostate removed in a laser ablation procedure, but some of the nerve bundles on the left side were damaged. I take 7mg Cialis each day since (July 2018) and that helps off and on with erectile dysfunction. I don't ejaculate any more, and I miss that a lot.
The thing that can depress me more is the length of time it takes to reach an orgasm ... if I ever get there. I don't know why this is. Less sensitivity? Nerve damage? I can be erect for quite a while, but the sense of impending and rising action towards orgasm doesn't happen.
And if I do orgasm, the sensation is totally different from before. Sometimes it's like "What? Did something just happen?" and is over in a microsecond.

Common? Ideas?

Charlesfour wrote:Hey -
I'm new here but have been active on other support websites, and thought I'd add myself here too for more support and advice.

Welcome to the forum!

What other ED sites are you active on?

Charlesfour wrote:What I'm mostly grappling with is post-prostate cancer treatment consequences. I had about half my prostate removed in a laser ablation procedure, but some of the nerve bundles on the left side were damaged. I take 7mg Cialis each day since (July 2018) and that helps off and on with erectile dysfunction. I don't ejaculate any more, and I miss that a lot.

Yeah, the effects of the cancer treatment can really suck. At least you can still get it up with pills. That's a really big plus.

Charlesfour wrote:The thing that can depress me more is the length of time it takes to reach an orgasm ... if I ever get there. I don't know why this is. Less sensitivity? Nerve damage? I can be erect for quite a while, but the sense of impending and rising action towards orgasm doesn't happen.
And if I do orgasm, the sensation is totally different from before. Sometimes it's like "What? Did something just happen?" and is over in a microsecond.

Yeah that also sucks and appears to be fairly common. It seems to have multiple possible causes including possibly the pills or just from the nerve damage caused by the cancer treatment, or possibly from the injections for those that use them, or even just age. I think in my case it's all of the above. I'm guessing some non-ED related meds could even play a roll. The fact that you can be erect for "quite a while" is a major blessing.

Charlesfour wrote:Common? Ideas?

Yeah, as I said somewhere above, it seems fairly common. As for "Ideas", well I don't know. A fair amount has been written about the subject on this forum that you can find with searches. However, I don't recall any miracle cures being mentioned. Some have mentioned some herbs but I haven't personally experimented with that option, but I should. Depending on your partner or spouse if married, and you and your partners scruples, amenability or kink factor, some toys may help. If you find a good solution please share it.

There is, as of recently, a sub-forum on the topic containing mostly older posts gathered into the new topic. You might want to check that out.