Decided against implant - well wife did
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2019 12:13 pm
I was all set to go to Karpman or to have local Dr. Polifrone do my implant. Didn't really care which device. My only concern was needing multiple revisions as I am only 32. My insurance sucks so I was all set to pay out of pocket and just put on a low/no interest credit card.
My wife initially said she doesnt like the idea of it but it was my body my decision. Once she found out it was $20k she started to really not like the idea of it. She said she doesn't really care if we rarely have sex or if I fail when we do. Its not personal to her. Her sex drive is typically moderate to high, but we just had a baby so its been very low and have not had sex in 7 months.
Anyways, for that reason I have gone from scheduling an appointment to deciding not to. I have a feeling in about 4-5 years if there is no breakthrough (and fund are saved up) I will be right back to square 1.
I think I read through almost every single thread in this forum to prepare myself. I actually became pretty excited to have a normal sex life again. So its a bit disappointing to go back to life with ED going forward. My wife doesn't understand the mental effect, nor have I explained how it affects me. She thinks its just a "macho thing". The real problem is $20k just to then go and spend $3-7k more in 5-10 years for a revision.
I'll still check out this forum and thanks to those who continue to update us.
My wife initially said she doesnt like the idea of it but it was my body my decision. Once she found out it was $20k she started to really not like the idea of it. She said she doesn't really care if we rarely have sex or if I fail when we do. Its not personal to her. Her sex drive is typically moderate to high, but we just had a baby so its been very low and have not had sex in 7 months.
Anyways, for that reason I have gone from scheduling an appointment to deciding not to. I have a feeling in about 4-5 years if there is no breakthrough (and fund are saved up) I will be right back to square 1.
I think I read through almost every single thread in this forum to prepare myself. I actually became pretty excited to have a normal sex life again. So its a bit disappointing to go back to life with ED going forward. My wife doesn't understand the mental effect, nor have I explained how it affects me. She thinks its just a "macho thing". The real problem is $20k just to then go and spend $3-7k more in 5-10 years for a revision.
I'll still check out this forum and thanks to those who continue to update us.