HealingWell
Search Close Search
☰

Encouragement with ED

Support Forums
>
Prostate Cancer
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply
❬ ❬ Previous Thread |Next Thread ❭ ❭
Posted 2/1/2012 10:02 AM (GMT -5)
I'm now exactly 4 weeks post-op from my RALP surgery.  I consider myself extremely fortunate since I have been virtually dry and continent since day one of the catheter removal.  I have had a few squirts here and there but nothing pad worthy.  Up to now, I have had absolutely no activity whatsoever as far as erections go.  My doctor had me hold off on any ED therapy until the 4 week mark.  At 4 weeks I requested a prescritption for something (Viagra, Cialis or Levitra) and was prescribed Viagra.  I picked up my prescription which consisted of (4) 100mg tablets which is all my insurance would cover.  This cost me $30.00 and I guess its considered a (1) month supply.

Long story short, I took the pill at 8pm and started to mess around with the wife at 9:30pm.  Much to my surprise, things started to come alive again.  It took a decent amount of stimulation but when it did happen it came back to 95% pre-op firmness.  The orgasm was fair but I think that may have been due to my concern with possible pain or urine squirting.  The only side effects I had were a flush feeling in my face and a slight headache afterward.

Needless to say, I have a new found hope.  My surgeon told me that he spared both nerves and that ED recovery could take up to 2 years but it is still disconcerting when things aren't working the way they once did.  As always its fear of the unknown.

I know that I have a long way to go and that it still might not happen spontaneously, but the fact that I could achieve an erection with a pill made me feel somewhat normal again.  :-)

Peter

 

Posted 2/1/2012 10:08 AM (GMT -5)
i rest my case!

Cepas - that is a great post. I know exactly how relieved you feel. Good for you.

Things will only get better. The constant stimulation will have to continue for some time but even that improves. I looke da it as if my thing was amotor that would stall unless constantly revved up. Made us change a few things but there is nothing wrong with mixing things up and getting a little creative. BUt that was actually fun also.

You'll soon get night erections if you want to consider those spontaneous.

Let's also not forget that our spontaneous erections at 40 were nothing like our spontaneous erections at 16 even before surgery. We're getting old.
Posted 2/1/2012 10:19 AM (GMT -5)
Did you remember to use the "free month" offer from Cialis? Go to the Cialis web site and download the form, and take it to your pharmacist.

For a 20mg Rx, the "free" offer is just 3 20mg pills, but it is better than nothing.

Posted 2/1/2012 10:59 AM (GMT -5)
Peter -- Wow 95% on your 1st pill 4 weeks post op: fantastic!!! Congratulations!!!
Posted 2/1/2012 12:08 PM (GMT -5)
Peter - that's great! Glad to hear about good result. I like to know that there is hope after treatment.
Posted 2/1/2012 5:16 PM (GMT -5)
Peter - We will make you the poster boy for ED recovery! Thats great news.

Cajun Jeff
Posted 2/1/2012 5:57 PM (GMT -5)
Very happy for you... I hope it continues.

But, my goodness, lets first hope that you continue to show zeros before lay people startt making pronouncements that thing will only get better.

OF COURSE we hope that's the case.. but some guy on his computer has NO WAY of knowing what is taking place in your body.

I dont think you'd find a specialist making that statement without looking at a patient and the reports.

Anyone thinks that 1 size fits all needs to study the Gleason system, for starters.

There's a good reason why the moderation signs

"(Not a medical professional)"
Posted 2/2/2012 2:29 AM (GMT -5)
Bob - we are talking specifically about ED issues here. Typically once it starts working so soon after surgery it means that things will only get better. In fact, the general rule, for those that do get their mojo back, is that over the course of 2 years things constantly improve and that, like everything else with treatment of this disease, it's a process.
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply