Surgery confirmed for April 14. Is the wave of anxiety normal?

[Lawrence13]

For me, I pumped almost daily to keep my tissues stretched and oxygenated. I felt like I needed to train for the big day, looking forward to the longest cylinder measurements possible. I figured if I looked back and didn't do it I'd regret it, I'd never know if it would have made a difference or not.

Dr. Clavell asked me to stop pumping a day or two before surgery just to make sure there wasn't any residual swelling on surgery day.

I'm extremely happy with my outcome 3 years ago. I too was apprehensive, but I kept telling myself "what's the worst that could happen, my dick not work? I've got that now!"

Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.

Full speed ahead, that’s what I’m talking about.

[Lawrence13]

Hi Lawrence I feel a lot for you guys which have to experience ED in such young age. But I am sure you do the right thing. You choose a great surgeon and everything will be fine. The anxiety and sorrowness are very normal. I was really down the week or 2 after to never have a natural ereçtion but again I said to myself they were gone long time ago anyway so I concentrate on my recovery instead.
How is sexlive today? Just one word GREAT. You can follow my journey here. viewtopic.php?f=6&t=27926&p=272282#p272282

Wish you all the best to become a bionic brother.

Appreciate you man. Thing is I still get a natural erection with injections but it has just caused obvious scar tissue and now the left side of the penis has become constricted a bit even when I’m fully hard. I fear it will only get worse.

[richard_goes_bionic]

For me injections were the end of the line. It wont get better just worse and risk of deformation. Finally you have to deal with that too when you need the implant.
I know its a tough decision to say goodbye to natural which by the way is not natural erection anymore.

[NYCGay]

With the risk of repeating what everyone here has already said: Yes, being anxious is completely normal. It would be kind of weird if you didn't feel at least some anxiety at the prospect of this kind of surgery, affecting such an intimate area. I remember sitting on the operating table, telling Dr. Eid that I was a bit nervous. He put a hand on my knee and said soothingly: "That's normal." And then they put me under, and that was that.

As far as mourning the loss of your natural erections: my situation was somewhat different from yours. I was 55 and had struggled with ED for all of my adult life. I had never experienced a well-functioning sex life without injections or pills (and for the last several years, nothing really worked). But I still think I can say: What you’re mourning is something that you have already lost, not something you will lose by getting the implant. On the contrary, getting the implant will be a way of recovering your sex life.