First time for me

[chandlerman4649]

Hi.
I just registered and this is my first message here on FrankTalk. I am 64 years old. I am in relatively good health, am a bit overweight, have a healthy prostate with what my urologist says are very good PSA readings for a man of my age (around .80-.90). I have dealt with ED since the mid-1980’s. Again according to my doctor, I am taking several meds to help with sleep issues, very high anxiety and mild depression and any ONE of these meds could cause ED, let alone the fact that I am taking a total of 7 twice daily! There also appears to be some physical damage due to my youthful bike riding days when I would spend hours riding my bike. Some of you men may know what it feels like when you are standing up pedaling as fast and hard as possible only to slip off the pedal and smash one’s privates into the bike frame in a very hard and painful manner! When I first had the courage to visit with my general practice physician’s PA about my difficult sexual functioning at the age of 36, he suggested several solutions. First I used VED therapy which was not a very pleasant experience. Then I tried Viagra when it first came out and had success for a while until I began developing severe headaches and problems with eyesight. Since then I have also tried the other oral meds. I’ve tried MUSE but the only thing that happened was severe urethral burning. Since 1995 I have been using penile injections, first with a recipe developed by my PA and since then, using double strength Tri-Mix at the highest dosage allowed by my urologist. If I’m lucky I can maintain an erection for about 5 minutes but if I move, sit or bend, I lose it very quickly. Needless to say, there doesn’t appear to be many ways for successful sexual experiences when standing perfectly still! In the past 5 months since my new urologist mentioned IPP surgery (which I dismissed immediately!) I have been researching and searching on the internet gathering all the information possible about implant surgery. I’ve read all the research papers I could find posted on the internet by urologists, watched the videos and listened to roundtable discussions and lectures from the five urologists who are recognized as the top experts in the field (Dr. Eid, Dr. Kramer, Dr. Garber, Dr. Perito and Dr. Karpman). I have reviewed all the information possible from Coloplast and AMS websites and while on AMS website, I clicked on “Find a Physician” , entered my zipcode and discovered that my current urologist is on the list of doctors who implant AMS prosthesis. I am very interested in the AMS700LGX because of my size. I have an appointment with my urologist in two days to begin the discussion about implant surgery. I am scared, excited and embarrassed but really need to move ahead with this. I hope the discussion goes good. Thanks for all your communications with each other on this site. I have read postings from the past few years and you’ve given me courage and a strong desire to overcome my ED and move forward with a renewed and exciting sexual relationship with my spouse. I’ll post again if I have any questions or concerns.

[antelope]

Go for it chandlerman! We'll be cheering you on from the sidelines.

Greg

[chandlerman4649]

Thanks Greg. I'll keep you all posted as I walk through this experience.

Bob

[Techman52]

Best wishes with your journey. Please keep the whole group updated. We ALL care

Larry

[rschweiger]

Welcome and great luck on ur journey,and like nike says " just do it"
I was abused by ED for 4yrs ....37-41 implanted 9 mos ago and now at 42 couldn't be happier....prob. like it more then original equipment......lol
I hope everything goes well for you, I hope you'll be happy.
Best wishes,Rich

[bob1138]

Chandlerman,
First of all, congratulations on your decision to move forward with your Penile Implant Procedure.
I was implanted with the Coloplast Titan in December 2007 after developing ED Post-Prostatectomy in February 2004.
My Implant completely corrected my ED and my wife and I have been enjoying it to the fullest for the past 5+ years and
counting. PS: We celebrated our 50th Wedding Aniversary on September 8, 2012.
Wishing you a lifetime of enjoyment with your up-coming Implant.
Please keep us posted.
Bob

[irishguy]

Hey man I wish you the best with your discussion... I also had insomnia for ten years and was on the strongest meds possible... So I feel your pain too. That's prob worse than Ed.... If that's possible... Let us know how ya get on!!

[irishguy]

Hey man I wish you the best with your discussion... I also had insomnia for ten years and was on the strongest meds possible... So I feel your pain too. That's prob worse than Ed.... If that's possible... Let us know how ya get on!!

[chandlerman4649]

Thanks to all you guys who have offered encouragement and support. My appointment is tomorrow (Thursday) at 1 p.m. I'm so nervous and concerned at what my uro will say that I probably won't get much sleep tonight. The one thing I have experienced with my uro is that although he is on AMS website as a physician who does AMS implants. he does NOT like patients asking questions....just trust him to do the right thing. And I have watched enough videos of the surgery and read so much material that I have a bunch of questions I'd like him to answer so I know what and how he will do my surgery. I'll post the results of my appointment when I get back home tomorrow afternoon.

Wish me luck (and a peaceful sleep!)
Bob

[chandlerman4649]

Hi guys. I just returned home from an appointment with my urologist. He was very excited to know that I want to move forward on having IPP surgery. I told him that I had been studying all the videos and read quite a bit about IPPs on the internet. He asked me if I ran across any urologist named Eid? I asked him if he was talking about Dr. Eid in New York who developed the "no touch surgery technique" and my urologist informed me that he trained under Dr. Eid and that they were still close friends. My uro was also impressed with my knowledge about IPP surgery. He showed me a Coloplast Titan unit and let me feel the cylinders while he pumped it up...cool! My uro informed me that although he knows I would be very satisfied with his work, he now specializes in cancer treatments and robotic surgery so he set up an appointment for this next Monday morning to begin the process of testing and filling out all the info need for insurance approval with his practice partner who does an average of 3-4 IPP surgeries per week. Now I'm really excited and can't wait until next Monday morning. Thanks again for all your encouragement and support as I begin this journey of reclaiming my sexuality and performance. I'll keep you all informed about my progress.

Bob