opolion wrote:
Hi Simbarn, thank you for your reply.
The main reason why I think it is neuropathy is because I have other symptoms that indicate it, as far as I investigated it. I have a stinging pain in the area around my left testicle that occurres from time to time. I also told my doctor, so he examined the place but didn't find anything. I thought there is something clogged or the like but now I'm almost sure that it is nerve pain (of the damaged parts) that I am feeling. And yes I also noticed other changes in my body, like problems with the bladder, bowel and stomach, which I now found out are also common effects related to neuropathies. I went to regular doctors who examined me but they all didn't find anything. And now it makes sense because it's all related to damaged nerves and that's why they couldn't find a direct cause.
I think you may be trying to make a diagnosis with not much understanding of the complexity of neurology. The symptoms you describe could be relevant to a number of conditions.
Alcoholic neuropathy happens over a long period of time and there would be issues with nerves in other parts of the body such as the limbs, not just isolated to the penis.
An autonomic nervous system dysfunction may be more likely than damage to specific nerves, a specialist with years of training and experience is needed to find the problem.
Autonomic nervous system dysfunctions can alter the balance of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems in the body, one possibly becoming more dominant than the other. The issues you are experiencing with your bladder and bowel concomitantly with erectile difficulties may suggest that the above could be worth investigating.
Your “nervous and twitchy” disposition could suggest a natural leaning towards sympathetic dominance.
There is also the condition called “hard flaccid” which concerns the pelvic floor area/muscles. This could also possibly be connected with a nervous system dysfunction causing these muscles to be in an overly contracted state most of the time, resulting in intermittent pain in the area. Possibly also limiting blood flow and compromising neural function. Perhaps you should do some reading about the condition.
I think it was a good idea that your specialist has given you a daily dose of Cialis. I would consider taking it at night. This will help encourage the regular increase of blood flow that is supposed to occur every night to help keep the penis healthy. Without these nightly erections, hypoxia can occur and then more problems in the penile tissues start to develop. Lack of oxygen is a big problem for this organ which does not get sufficient during the day unless you are having random strong erections a number of times a day (as we did in our teens!) lasting for more than a minute or so. This is why the night time erections are so important and happen for good reason. Your urologist may have given you the daily dose not just for “on demand” purposes but also for what current research has demonstrated, that these class of drugs have been shown to help restore endothelial function if used chronically over a long period of time.
To supplement this, using a VED device once or twice a day will also help oxygenate the penis. The combination of these two things can help to repair tissues in the penis as described above.
If you do use a VED device, read Niarceel’s post here:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=14385&p=126522#p126480It may help you to read more of his posts as well, as they have much good information and he has spent years researching the condition, as I have.
My suggestion for using them for just penile tissue repair is to not over fill the penis with blood and cause any degree of stretch other than what your penis will do normally. Use it to just fill the penile tissues comfortably with blood, hold for a few minutes, then release and refill with fresh oxygenated blood and repeat the process a few times. You are not trying to get a bigger penis from doing this, you are just trying saturate the tissues with fresh oxygen. One positive thing to remember in your case is; younger cells will respond much better than those that have aged.
You could also read some of my posts which discuss sympathetic or adrenergic hyperactivity in the penis itself. I also mention medications that have been used to help with this condition that some men develop in middle age or are born with a susceptibility for developing earlier in life. Men that suffer with chronic performance anxiety are quite likely to have this susceptibility IMO.