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I have almost decided to wait 2 or 3 years to go for the implant. At least that's my intention
But every time I think about it I realize that day by day I find it very difficult
Can you give me some advice to support these two or three years? Anyone with similar experience?
All help will be welcome

Dude,
A VED will give you an erection everytime. I used one for 2 years. Give it a try.

I waited and regret every time I think about it. I had a problem for years and kept getting worse. I lost my wife and if I had not waited, we could have enjoyed our last years together. Don't wait and ask yourself one question, what am I waiting for. I also used a pump and ended up hating it. It did help maintain the size which was good for the implant but using for sex, sucked.

If you wait, 2 or 3 years from now you will ask yourself, WHY.

Good luck with what you decide but be sure to select one of the top doctors.

moreorless wrote:I have almost decided to wait 2 or 3 years to go for the implant. At least that's my intention
But every time I think about it I realize that day by day I find it very difficult
Can you give me some advice to support these two or three years? Anyone with similar experience?
All help will be welcome

In my opinion you are not ready for an implant. Leave it for the time being. You have to say YES, I WANT IT NOW. If you are that much in daubt, don't go ahead.

I can only speak for and about myself.......when I realized that the pills were failing, and that injections were not my best solution, I wasted no time in going for the implant......there was no way that I wasn't going to get one and prolonging the event would accomplish nothing, and might have even turned out to be a detriment......if it don't work, fix it was my decision.....

I had an RP and they say to wait 18-24 months to see if the nerves come back. I guess they do in some cases.

So you may want to wait for that 5% chance that you can regain erectile function. I waited 21 months and had it done due to insurance timing and other situations.

If you have already had ED for a while, I recommend getting an implant sooner, but that's just me. I didn't see (maybe I missed it) your specific condition and situation. That would make a difference.

I think we wasted a lot of pleasurable times in the 7 years between my prostatectomy and implant.

One thing is very clear, the longer time with ED, the worse it got. After every surgery where I was too tied up in getting healed to vacuum pump it was VERY clear. It took much much more time to get back to the point I was at after each subsequent surgery. The loss was more each time too. ED has an impact. At what point can an implant restore you and at what point are you beyond recovery? I do not know but am convinced the younger you are when you get your implant and the less time with ED, the better the outcome. Good luck.