Quantifying ED

In another thread Tenpin asked what did someone mean in their signature by “75% ED”
A signature, being limited to 400 characters, doesn’t give a lot of space to explain how much ED we do or do not have. I was therefore wondering if it would be helpful to everyone if we all post some basic details about how we quantify/qualify our ED.

There are a few more things to cover than could be done with just a poll…… so I came up with the following questions around which to base an ED report.
I guess this embarrassing topic needs to cover:

Can I get an erection unaided?
Can I get an erection using a pump or similar device, if so what?
Can I get an erection using tablets, if so which?
Can I get an erection using injections, if so which?
How long does it take to get an erection compared to how it was before surgery?
How long does it last compared to before surgery?
How big is the erection compared to before surgery?
How stiff is it compared to before surgery?
Is it stiff enough to have penetrative sex?
Are your orgasms the same as before?
Is the resulting sex satisfactory for you?
Is the resulting sex satisfactory for you partner if you have one?
Do you dribble or squirt urine during sex?
Are there any other observations about how your penis/erection works after treatment?

Some of these questions can be answered with a simple yes or no others need something more like Marks out of ten (or a percentage)

Clearly some folk will not feel like going into details, but I will get the ball rolling:

I can get an erection unaided. And have been able to do so since about 2 weeks after the cath came out.
It takes about 10 minutes to achieve a usable erection rather than 30 seconds.
It lasts longer, though this is partly because the erection subsides a bit every now and then and has to be reawakened, stiffness thus varies between 75% and 100%.
Length is about 90% of what it was, but for about a minute after a climax it can actually swell to about 110% of its historical size (though this aspect can be a bit painful .)
Thickness is about 100% of previous.
Penetrative sex is possible in all manner of positions. 10 out of ten.
Orgasms are much weaker than before, sometimes completely absent, often there is simply a aching in the area inside me where the prostate used to be, but every once in a while if m*st*rbating, something almost identical to an old style orgasm occurs. so not a high score here.
On about 50% of occasions some urine dribbles out of me when I am erect even if I pee before starting, the best solution is to dash to the bathroom and pee in the bathtub (and clean the bathtub later!) I do not “ejaculate” urine at climax, and I do not have any sensation of a dry or wet ejaculation.
I believe that my wife is just 100% as satisfied as before, as what my penis fails to deliver is delivered by other means.
I feel about 60% satisfied though. I’m 100% satisfied with the erection but about 20% satisfied with my climaxes, (thus 100+20 divided by 2 gives 60)
The only other changes I have noticed is that my scrotum now really shrivels up at “climax” and my testicles can also end up half way up the shaft of my penis. And I have no Cowper’s gland type secretions so more lubrication is needed.

I hope that wasn’t too much information, or too much for the rules or the mods.

Oh and I guess that perhaps any answers should mention how long it has been since treatment. I am approximately 2 years on from surgery and 18 months on from SRT.
Alf

i'm basically back to where I was pre surgery. 100% erections without Cialis and nowhere near as mechanical as it was out of surgery and for a good 6 months thereafter. I'll still take Cialis when I please because in all honestly it's also a neat recreational drug. There ar eplenty of healthy men who take it to enhance the experience. Btw, I also know a woman who takes it (viagra) for the same reason although I question if it really works or she just thinks it does.

My wife is as happy as ever but that's ironically also attributed, imo, to the fact that we spiced things up during my recovery period and went places physically and mentally we hadn't explored when everything was "normal"

davidg, you still puzzle me about you and ED

In many posts, you say you never had any ED, like myself. You are very young, so why would you need or choose to use an errection med that you say you don't need? What recreational use would there be for someone that has no problems with errections? I am not into the recreational use of any drug, legal or illegal. Are you hiding the fact that you do have some ED issues post surgery, and if you do, no crime or shame there? Just seems that you give on the surface contridicatary answers when you talk about ED.

David in SC

Purg - my wife is away in America on a emergency. I haven't taken any meds in that period and had a bunch of massive boners I've attended to solo.

When my wife is here I can take them or not at this point.

If I take them, I can go 3 times in a relatively short period of time.

Without them I don't even try to go three times.

Is that detailed enough? Hopefully you aren't puzzled anymore, just impressed.

well, we can't all be studs like you, Purg.

I thought I'd bump this, as, today I have been confronted with ED. This is the first time I have not been able to get an erection when I wanted it.
Not sure if anything is working properly at all down below in fact as have been leaking a lot, almost every time I get up, or even move. Not yet gone back to pads, but there was an hour yesterday when I had to go to the bathroom more than 6 times in one hour to even come close to staying dry.
I will definitely be using a pad tomorrow as we have visitors and we will be out watching a parade during the aftrenoon!
S have a great wekend everyone.

Alf

alf, sorry to hear about your latest setbacks in those areas, hope they resolve for you soon

susan - i would be great if your husband would participate directly, but glad you are the in-between him for now

david

Can I get an erection unaided? No
Can I get an erection using a pump or similar device, if so what? Yes, Vacurect, but lose erection when rings removed. Also will slowly leak down with 'use'.
Can I get an erection using tablets, if so which? No, tried all 3.
Can I get an erection using injections, if so which? Yes, both trimix and bimix, BUT the quality of same is slowly dropping. Have more trouble getting a successful one now.
How long does it take to get an erection compared to how it was before surgery? Ha, Ha
How long does it last compared to before surgery? N/A
How big is the erection compared to before surgery? about the same when the injection is working 100%
How stiff is it compared to before surgery? More so with ideal conditions.
Is it stiff enough to have penetrative sex? Usually, if injection works perfect.
Are your orgasms the same as before? No, more difficult to achieve when using injections.
Is the resulting sex satisfactory for you? Yes
Is the resulting sex satisfactory for you partner if you have one? Yes, supposedly
Do you dribble or squirt urine during sex? Yes, upon climax
Are there any other observations about how your penis/erection works after treatment?

Thanks ladies.
(And Sunday morning was quite fun before breakfast. I'll say no more!)
Alf