Continued Improvement - Month 8

[ElbowRoom]

Hey all…

I just wanted to post and say that at 8 months following my surgery, things continue to improve.

Initially I was unable to orgasm from intercourse and could only orgasm from masturbation. That lasted 4 months or so. It was of course slightly frustrating, but since I could make myself orgasm and the sex was so phenomenal, I didn’t mind too much and just gave myself time.

As I posted previously I was able to start having orgasms from intercourse, but it was a bit spotty and only happened about 25% of the time. I’m happy to report that continues to improve! I’m now able to orgasm 50% or more of the time, and if I can get to 75% I’ll be very satisfied with that. The numbness on the underside of my shaft is still there, but I think is finally starting to improve.

I also had two recent milestones: I was able to orgasm from a position other than missionary (prone from behind), and on a separate occasion I was able to orgasm from intercourse twice in one day, only about 6 hours apart. Both of these were surprising and exciting.

I want to document these improvements for other implant patients, to underscore that recovery from implant surgery definitely takes time, and while our performance quickly becomes spectacular, some aspects take longer to get back to what we consider “normal”. It’s important that we give ourselves time to adjust and improve, and that we don’t put undue pressure on ourselves and let frustration take over.

Recovery with an implant is a marathon and not a sprint, let’s all keep at it and enjoy the journey!