defiant wrote:Greg1956 wrote:I absolutely would have done it sooner had I known it was an option. 30 years ago I was naive and didn’t have internet to do research like we are able to today. The first year I had ED I scheduled an appointment with a renowned Urologist who specialized in male sexual dysfunction. He had me lay in the exam table and injected my penis and it got rock hard. Therefore his diagnosis was I had a psychological problem and referred me to a Psychologist. He couldn’t find anything wrong and said my results were inconclusive. It was so frustrating. At that time none of the pills were options. The urologist got me on injections, which were hit or miss and hurt like hell. Over the years I went to many other doctors and each was much more interested in prescribing pills than figuring out what was wrong.
It finally occurred to me I could get an erection while flat on my back and still, but lost it if I rolled over for sex, sat up or stood up. Even morning wood could last a very long time on my back and if I got up it was gone. A few years ago I had to switch doctors due to an insurance change. I finally got one who listened to me and sent me for a Penile Doppler and it showed a 40% Venous Leak. My symptoms had never changed all those years and that test was available years ago so I think it is horrible all the different doctors I saw never ordered it.
You are lucky you are the age you are with the treatments available so you got your issue taken care of. I am glad you smiled about your decision. I had a big smile on my face when I could finally pump to the max and look in a mirror and see myself hard. It had been many years since I had seen that sight because I had to be flat in my back.
Greg
This is very interesting to read, Greg.
It seems that you had a decent level of function prior to being implanted. Did you only have the one Doppler?
I find those tests to be very unreliable. I’ve had 4 and the first one diagnosed me with a ‘mild’ VL but these tests don’t take into account the pure stress of the situation. I remember I didn’t react to the drug on the table then went home and had a hard on for 2 hours.
Also; it’s funny what men’s expectations of themselves are. Is it normal for Middle aged men to just be able to retain an erection standing up for more than a few seconds unaided? I don’t know, I’m asking. I certainly wouldn’t be able to; much like I would struggle hugely to get a condom on in time and this is one of the reasons that no matter what my tests say, I just don’t think I’m ‘normal’.
Defiant,
I can answer your comment about me having a decent level of function prior to implant two ways. Yes, I could still get and maintain a good erection if I was flat on my back and very still. It is difficult to enjoy sex when you just lay there and can’t thrust or really participate in any way. My wife could straddle me and we’d have sex, but she had to do all the work and do it cautiously so I didn’t lose my erection. Even masturbation changed, because the typical ways guys jack off were too much movement. So, if by “decent function” you meant could get rock hard, I could right up until surgery when I woke up with morning wood. But it was not very decent in terms of what I could do with my erection.
I don’t know if middle aged men can typically stand and maintain a hard erection for long. I was 30 when ED robbed me of that ability. Back then I could easily keep it up several minutes with no stimulation.
Greg
