Kiawahgolf wrote:I appreciate everyone’s replies. I have had ED since I was in high school and have spent countless hours googling conditions trying to figure out why I have to be that guy. It has gotten to a point where 100 mg of Viagra will provide a 75% erection that does not last. I am only 39 years old but I’ve been dealing with this for over 20 years and I really don’t want to start injecting. Unfortunately, me and my high school sweetheart got divorced in January and the comfort level is not there with new women and that’s made things even worse. I don’t want to come across the wrong way but I am a fit, good looking guy, that works out five days a week.. I have been able to talk to and get just about any lady I want but after two-three weeks I start backpedaling out of performance anxiety. I honestly don’t want to get an implant due to my age and the fact that I’m afraid it won’t be spontaneous/the girl will be turned off, and maybe even cause more anxiety by making my feel like less of a man. Does this make sense? I’m also worried about the time I’ll have to take off of work for the procedure and I don’t want to tell my family or coworkers what’s going on. I really appreciate everyone here and your experiences and words of advice.
You sound EXACTLY like me. Got divorced at 39 (this is 22 yrs ago). Fit and look pretty good, and I was able to get with girls when I wanted them but the performance anxiety was always there, along with my venous leak (which I was not aware of at the time). Viagra worked in the beginning with diminishing success over time. I suffered a lot of disappointment and embarrassment over getting into bed and through all the foreplay and then no erection or an erection that would just disappear before sex even started. I understand the backpedaling, I did it many times. It is brutal emotionally. I really wanted a relationship, so I would take a break and then go through the whole process again, thinking if I found the right girl somehow things would work.
I met my current wife when I was 50. She was great and I really wanted things to work, but by then Viagra would not give me an erection. I decided to go to a urologist, he diagnosed my venous leak and I started doing trimix injections. The trimix worked great at first but over time became less effective. I also started getting scar tissue from the injections and peyronie's curve. Trimix is not all that spontaneous, and you have to have it refrigerated wherever you go. It is easier if your partner is aware of it, but you definitely lose spontaneity and will worry about trying to conceal it. Over time the effectiveness decreases and you will wonder whether it will work at all.
After 10 years of trimix injections I finally decided to get the implant. It works great, can pump it up in 30 seconds, anytime you want. I am happy and my wife is happy. No more anxiety, just confidence, erection whenever you want it, guaranteed. If you are single I think it is better than trimix because it is pretty easy to inflate without being noticed. Start out with it half-mast and reach down and pump up during foreplay or do it in the bathroom. I think you can get through at least the first time with a new partner without it being noticed. They will notice the pump eventually, but by that point it will not matter.
You may want to try the injections. They will likely work for some time, but they are just a band aid. If you dont love trimix, don't be afraid of pulling the trigger on the implant. If I had known about the implants when I was single I would definitely have gotten one a long time ago and spared myself a lot of emotional pain and embarrassment. Good luck.