a new guy with ed

[egsmith]

Hi,

I'm a 59 year old happily married man. About 7 years ago, I began to not perform occasionally. I mentioned this to my doctor who discovered I had low T levels. I was put on T replacement and felt a lot better and hornier, but the ed continued. It seemed that either I could not get a hard on, or it disappear before penetration. The latter is my current problem. Further examinations reveal no medical reasons for the ed, so I and my doctor concluded it was performance anxieties. (Some mornings I wake up to a good stiff wood.) Anyways, the problem was sporadic. Some days I have no trouble at all and have good control, other times I can penetrate, but come too soon, still others I am too soft to penetrate. It is frustrating. One night I did not respond, so my wife and I just laid there. I softly fondled myself, got hard, and was able to perform quite well. (I was very nervous about losing it, but I did not.) My wife has been supportive.

I found out about cock rings and I an exploring them now. I found the ring page to on this site and this is how I ended up here. I have some questions about them, but I will ask them on the general info page.

egsmith

[Bionic_by_AMS]

egsmith,
It's more likely you have blood flow issues ... rather than just "performance anxieties". Have you tried Viagra, Cialis, etc.?

Is this doctor your family doctor or a Urologist? ... Yes it makes a big difference. Have you tried VED? (vacuum pump) as this would really help along with a proper ring. A URO can set you up with a VED via Insurance (if covered) ... or you can find a cheap one at Amazon.

[egsmith]

Bionic,
Thanks for the input.

1. The doctor is a GP.
2. OI have not tried meds for several reasons. One is cost, my insurance does not cover them. The second is that I prefer not to use drugs until necessary.
3. As for blood flow problem, there are two reasons I would be doubtful. One is that my attitude affect performance. The day I got the ring, I thought, great I don't need to worry about performance. If I don't rise to the occassion, I have this ring. That night I was great and I did not need to use the ring. Yet if begin to doubt, "may be I will lose it" I tend to.
The second reason is that many a morning I have a nice morning wood.

egsmith

[Bionic_by_AMS]

egsmith,
If you really want to address your Ed issues you need to see a Urologist ...

As for meds ... you can get (generic - Tadalafil) Daily Cialis for about $1 a day at alldaychemist.com. Lots of guys here use that site ...

I would still recommend a VED setup ... you can read thru the posts in the Pump section.