Gavalar09 wrote:Gt1956 wrote:Gavalar09 wrote:Obviously the thought of an implant at 28/29 years old.
I never thought I'd be worrying about ED until I was 50/60. I kept fit, always ate healthy. It doesn't really matter.
Ah, the old I'm healthy thinking. I wish it worked that way. During my working career, I had several coworkers have heart attacks that were slender & active. A coworker had retired young, average weight & modestly active. He'd been retired for a few months. Dropped dead of a blood clot while mowing his lawn. He was 57 as I recall. Had a good friend die of prostate cancer 4 years ago, active & healthy. Friend of mines brother ended up type 2 diabetic. A healthy firefighter.
Many causes of ED are outside of our control. Sure, we can talk about blood fats (lipids), blood pressure & type 2 diabetes. To some degree, they can be related to life style factors. But that link isn't all inclusive i.e. genetics can come into play. Then the cruel turn of events can happen. Many of the drugs to combat these things can cause ED by themselves.
My suggestion, its worth what little I'm charging you for it. Please work on wrapping your mind around the likelihood that you will end up with an implant. Once reliable erections stop. After a reasonable (short) time. Delaying an implant is just letting more of your sexual youth run down the toilet.
Yes, your fears might be based upon some slightly real scenarios. But they are few & small. Remember, for every complication there is a remedy. Find the best doctor you can that is a true professional at doing implants. Not a sideline business for him because it "looks" easy. Be involved in the decisions.
Btw, what country do you live in?
Yeah, I always forget we can just drop dead at any point.
I've done blood work and nothing shows up as being diabetic, testosterone is all good, BP is fine, cholesterol fine. So I have no idea.
I wouldn't know how to find a reliable private urologist in the UK. All the best seem US based
The benefit of youth is you have the rest of your life to learn. Yes, that statement is odd for a reason. Use the search function. Try some key words like NHS, London or UK. Carefully write down the names of the members that talk about those subjects. Look up their "post" history inorder to dig deeper into how implants are handled in the UK. Please be aware that in my opinion the NHS isn't as "progressive" in its thinking on ED as I feel it should be. I do recall a doctor in Scotland if that would be closer to you. I think his name is Fraser. I recall that a Ralph in London is mentioned alot.
You have a lot of reseach ahead of you. Get organized with a notebook to write down what you learn. Approach this like its the most important school class that you'll ever have. Because you have your sex life at stake & its a very long class.
Ft can only point you in the direction to go looking. We can't make your decisions for you. Perhaps, like I've tried to do. Point out that there is a lot of things to understand that many men feel that are actually blocking your learning.
Learning that lifestyle and/or general health are not guarantees of erectile health.
There isn't an obscure doctor somewhere that has a magic cure for ED.
A better drug is on the horizon. Well maybe there is but its so far away that it won't help most of us.
The list goes on. But the point is to get your ED fixed. Whether its by drugs, penile injections or an implant. That is the most common order of effective treatments.
End of my lecture. Best of luck going forward.
69yo, HBP @ 40, high triglycerides @ 45. Phimosis @ 57. Type 2 @ 60. Dr. William Brant May 1, 2023 CX 21cm w/no rte's penoscrotal 6" girth @ 6 months.
