Hello
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:24 pm
Hello guys,
I found this site this morning and find that it offers a wealth of information and assistance. My story is not that different from many. I'm sixty-three, gay and with my husband for fifteen years and have experienced a gradual reduction of sexual function over the last twenty years. Fortunately he is very patient and is not pressing me on the issue. This is for me.
My testosterone level was initially on the very low end of normal and testosterone shots helped for a while. Then I started developing polycythemia (excessive red blood cells with attendant heart attack and stroke risk) even on very low doses. Viagra and Cialis both make me feel ill and with minimal clinical effect. At this point I am not able to get more than an occasional chubby that is never hard or long-lasting enough for sex or masturbation.
I have Dupuytren contractures (abnormal scarring in the palms of the hands) which my unologist says is an abnormal systemic response to trauma and makes injections very risky for scarring. He wants me to try a vacuum device, in which neither my partner or I have any interest, before referring me for implant surgery. He admits that guys with implants are the happiest so I think the vacuum device consultation is just a hoop to jump through so he can say the alternatives have been ruled out. I am ready to do the surgery but want to be very careful to find the best surgeon and go into this as educated as possible. We live on the west coast so a surgeon out here would be preferable but I've travelled before for medical care, with results that were well worth it.
Thanks for reading this long post.
Dave
I found this site this morning and find that it offers a wealth of information and assistance. My story is not that different from many. I'm sixty-three, gay and with my husband for fifteen years and have experienced a gradual reduction of sexual function over the last twenty years. Fortunately he is very patient and is not pressing me on the issue. This is for me.
My testosterone level was initially on the very low end of normal and testosterone shots helped for a while. Then I started developing polycythemia (excessive red blood cells with attendant heart attack and stroke risk) even on very low doses. Viagra and Cialis both make me feel ill and with minimal clinical effect. At this point I am not able to get more than an occasional chubby that is never hard or long-lasting enough for sex or masturbation.
I have Dupuytren contractures (abnormal scarring in the palms of the hands) which my unologist says is an abnormal systemic response to trauma and makes injections very risky for scarring. He wants me to try a vacuum device, in which neither my partner or I have any interest, before referring me for implant surgery. He admits that guys with implants are the happiest so I think the vacuum device consultation is just a hoop to jump through so he can say the alternatives have been ruled out. I am ready to do the surgery but want to be very careful to find the best surgeon and go into this as educated as possible. We live on the west coast so a surgeon out here would be preferable but I've travelled before for medical care, with results that were well worth it.
Thanks for reading this long post.
Dave