What did the nerves control?
Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 9:06 pm
Okay, I had an open RRP on July 21. Because of my gleason 9, and high volume disease, my uro could not spare the nerves, so both of them were lost. I'm trying to understand exactly what that means. What I believe is that the nerves simply controlled the valves that allow blood into AND out of the penis. So I guess that means they opened one valve and closed the other. Or maybe the nerves only closed the outlet valve which would allow the penis to fill with blood providing an erection. I'm not real clear on this.
I also understand that the viagra type drugs will not work for me because of the lost nerves. My doc has attempted two caverject injections both of which failed miserably. My Firma Medical, Ultra VED pump came in Friday, and I've tried it today for the first time. Today has been the first (semi) erection I've had since the morning of July 21. I'll continue to play with the pump while waiting on next appt for another caverject injection. If the next injection doesn't work, doc said he would order some trimix.
I read where a number of fellows who have had prostate surgery have varying degrees of success with viagra type drugs. I can only assume they had the nerve sparing surgery. Is that right?
What am I missing here? My wife and I are both very frustrated with the process so far. She goes with me to the uro doc each time, and he is showing her how to give the shots. My fear is that she will be hesitant or be bashfull about plunging the needle in, which will just hurt worse. The last uro visit, the shot was very painful. Not the caverject,...that was fine....it was the needle entering my penis that hurt.
My plumbing all worked pretty well prior to the surgery.
So, what am I missing here?
k
I also understand that the viagra type drugs will not work for me because of the lost nerves. My doc has attempted two caverject injections both of which failed miserably. My Firma Medical, Ultra VED pump came in Friday, and I've tried it today for the first time. Today has been the first (semi) erection I've had since the morning of July 21. I'll continue to play with the pump while waiting on next appt for another caverject injection. If the next injection doesn't work, doc said he would order some trimix.
I read where a number of fellows who have had prostate surgery have varying degrees of success with viagra type drugs. I can only assume they had the nerve sparing surgery. Is that right?
What am I missing here? My wife and I are both very frustrated with the process so far. She goes with me to the uro doc each time, and he is showing her how to give the shots. My fear is that she will be hesitant or be bashfull about plunging the needle in, which will just hurt worse. The last uro visit, the shot was very painful. Not the caverject,...that was fine....it was the needle entering my penis that hurt.
My plumbing all worked pretty well prior to the surgery.
So, what am I missing here?
k