Erection threes year out

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boydie
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Erection threes year out

Postby boydie » Mon Mar 20, 2023 12:59 pm

I am 37 months post robotic nerve sparing prostate removal. Took low dose 5 mg Viagra for six months. Started using VED at three months and continue. Started Trimix ant18 months and continue with success. Tried Cialis and 100 mg of Viagra. No result from Cialis. Within the past three month have had a slight response to Viagra. Two weeks ago I awoke very early in the morning with a partial erection. First time in three years. Have noticed it nearly every day since. No reaction during the day. I have just gone back to sleep each day without trying to masturbate to fullness. Will see urologist for regular checkup in four weeks. Has anyone else had a delayed response of three years and can I expect continued improvement over time?

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Re: Erection threes year out

Postby bldoink » Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:19 pm

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Re: Erection threes year out

Postby boydie » Mon Mar 20, 2023 3:21 pm

bldoink wrote:
boydie wrote:Has anyone else had a delayed response of three years and can I expect continued improvement over time?

Not your degree of success. I've used Viagra to supplement alprostadil injections for years. Viagra had no visible reaction on it's own but did noticeably boost the injections. It also made the VED much easier to use. But again, Viagra did nothing on it's own. I've used it from the beginning for therapy at my doctors direction.

Fairly recently, about an hour after taking the Viagra, when taking a shower and shaving (my routine), I find that with some stroking and sexy thoughts I can get some thickening. It's just a 15% to at the very best a 30% erection. It's very transitory and not useful for anything so it's on to the injection. However, it is kind of an "Oh Wow!" thing to see any non-injection life in the little guy at all. I don't have any idea where this little sign of life came from all these years after post robotic nerve sparing prostatectomy.

I have no idea if you'll see continued improvement. I don't expect I will but at 37 months you very well might. if I was at 37 months I would indeed have a glimmer of hope.

Good luck.

Thanks for the reply.
You use Viagra and inject? I was told by urologist not to do that. I pump and the inject with pretty good success. I am going to maintain optimism. Previously my body was a quick healer and was disappointed after the surgery.

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Re: Erection threes year out

Postby bldoink » Mon Mar 20, 2023 5:34 pm

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Re: Erection threes year out

Postby ftwabeck3533 » Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:09 am

boydie wrote:Has anyone else had a delayed response of three years and can I expect continued improvement over time?


I'm approaching 3.5 years since surgery. 20mg of Sildenafil daily since surgery. 100mg dose doesn't do a lot for me and rarely have gone this route since surgery for intercourse. VED was a wasted investment. Trimix since June 2019 has worked quite well for me.

As far as spontaneous, unassisted erections -- I occasionally get some really strong morning wood (somewhat assisted as I usually take the 20mg in the middle of the night). That said, I can frequently coax a pretty firm erection (maybe even sex-worthy) with erotic thoughts and stroking. Are the nerves continuing to heal? Not sure, may never know. I firmly (pardon the pun) believe if I were much younger I could make a lot more happen "down there".
Born 1955, Erectile Dysfunction, Robotic Prostatectomy (Oct 2018, Dr Bugg @ UCA, Birmingham, AL), PSA<0.007, Trimix User (30 mg Papaverine HCL, 1 mg Phentolamine MES, 10 mcg Alprostadil per 1 ML. My dose is 0.16 ML)

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Re: Erection threes year out

Postby WyoMan » Tue Mar 21, 2023 11:34 am

Bidoink, I'm not sure this applies to using injection and pill together or not, but when I was using Cialis and it was failing, the dr. prescribed injections. But he was very addamate that I get off Cialis one week before first injection. That may have been just not knowing what the two would do. But I think he wouldn't approve of both.
But of course now I have an implant. And that dr said not to come back to him after I had the implant.
80; married 57 years; HBP well controlled, overweight. Prostate Arterial Embolization Jan 2017: No indication of cancer. Injections failed. Implanted Nov. 2, 2018. Dr. Karin Dolan, Billings, Mt. AMS LGX 15 cm+2 2.5 cm RTE. 65 ml reservoir.


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