ED After Priapism (Any Ways to Reverse the Damage?)

[wolfpacker]

Wow, by your description it sounds like you had a "high flow priapism" which should be pretty harmless. Maybe you had an extended low flow/stiff priapism during your sleep?

Yeah I was hoping it was high flow but I don’t think it was considering how impactful it has been since then and that it was brought on by male enhancement pills. I can tell that it did damage to my corporal bodies but I can’t be sure just how much. It seems that it’d be helpful to have a scan to show exactly how much damage was done but at the same time I don’t know how I’d be able to use that information to get better.

Don't bother with any kind of scan or imaging, like you said it wouldn't be of use to helping your situation and can actually make it worse

[Bambino09]

Wow, by your description it sounds like you had a "high flow priapism" which should be pretty harmless. Maybe you had an extended low flow/stiff priapism during your sleep?

Yeah I was hoping it was high flow but I don’t think it was considering how impactful it has been since then and that it was brought on by male enhancement pills. I can tell that it did damage to my corporal bodies but I can’t be sure just how much. It seems that it’d be helpful to have a scan to show exactly how much damage was done but at the same time I don’t know how I’d be able to use that information to get better.

Don't bother with any kind of scan or imaging, like you said it wouldn't be of use to helping your situation and can actually make it worse

Hello Wolfpack, I've been reading your messages, and they're very sincere and effective. I'd like to be your friend. I'm young too.

[Breakthrough]

Wow, by your description it sounds like you had a "high flow priapism" which should be pretty harmless. Maybe you had an extended low flow/stiff priapism during your sleep?

Don't bother with any kind of scan or imaging, like you said it wouldn't be of use to helping your situation and can actually make it worse

Why do you say this? I wouldn’t use the one that retired the injection for erection. Do you not think it’ll help to know where the damaged tissue is?
Also wouldn’t it be helpful in determining when the implant is needed?

[wolfpacker]

Don't bother with any kind of scan or imaging, like you said it wouldn't be of use to helping your situation and can actually make it worse

Why do you say this? I wouldn’t use the one that retired the injection for erection. Do you not think it’ll help to know where the damaged tissue is?
Also wouldn’t it be helpful in determining when the implant is needed?

A Dr or scan test can't tell you if an implant is needed .. only you can answer that. If you can't have satisfactory erections and pills don't work, tried injections, pumps, all other treatments etc, then implant is the only option left. Don't need a scan to tell you that

[Breakthrough]

Why do you say this? I wouldn’t use the one that retired the injection for erection. Do you not think it’ll help to know where the damaged tissue is?
Also wouldn’t it be helpful in determining when the implant is needed?

A Dr or scan test can't tell you if an implant is needed .. only you can answer that. If you can't have satisfactory erections and pills don't work, tried injections, pumps, all other treatments etc, then implant is the only option left. Don't need a scan to tell you that

Got it. In my case, low dose cialis is still working for the time being, though I’m only 3 months removed from the priapism event. I’d like to know what factors are used to determine exactly when someone needs to do the implant. For instance, many doctors encourage doing the implant immediately after the priapism, before even assessing the extent of ED that occurs in the weeks after the event.

I’m sure that’s dependent on the extent of fibrosis they observe in some sort of scan. That’s why I’d like to get scanned. If I can buy myself another 2 years of having a penis that works using pills then I could continue hoping for regenerative measures to emerge. If the scans show that fibrosis is too extensive then that would make me get the implant much sooner.

I know shrinking and further fibrosis compromise the ability to get the implant later so I will be focused on mitigating those where possible. At this point I’m trying to get a sense of what folks have experienced in terms of the rate of decline after priapism and the timing that they needed to get the implant, assuming they all ended up getting one eventually.

[Bambino09]

Why do you say this? I wouldn’t use the one that retired the injection for erection. Do you not think it’ll help to know where the damaged tissue is?
Also wouldn’t it be helpful in determining when the implant is needed?

A Dr or scan test can't tell you if an implant is needed .. only you can answer that. If you can't have satisfactory erections and pills don't work, tried injections, pumps, all other treatments etc, then implant is the only option left. Don't need a scan to tell you that

Got it. In my case, low dose cialis is still working for the time being, though I’m only 3 months removed from the priapism event. I’d like to know what factors are used to determine exactly when someone needs to do the implant. For instance, many doctors encourage doing the implant immediately after the priapism, before even assessing the extent of ED that occurs in the weeks after the event.

I’m sure that’s dependent on the extent of fibrosis they observe in some sort of scan. That’s why I’d like to get scanned. If I can buy myself another 2 years of having a penis that works using pills then I could continue hoping for regenerative measures to emerge. If the scans show that fibrosis is too extensive then that would make me get the implant much sooner.

I know shrinking and further fibrosis compromise the ability to get the implant later so I will be focused on mitigating those where possible. At this point I’m trying to get a sense of what folks have experienced in terms of the rate of decline after priapism and the timing that they needed to get the implant, assuming they all ended up getting one eventually.

I'll try to be as honest as possible. I've been doing this for over a year and have a lot of experience.
There's no regenerative medicine, stem cells, or any of that crap. I'm sorry. I was hoping for that miracle cure too.
You should try the pills. They didn't work for me for a long time.
Today, they work for me in some situations.
The best thing is to find a psychologist who will listen to you and your problems and see which option is best.
There are three steps:
pills, or a ring
injections
implant.

[Breakthrough]

A Dr or scan test can't tell you if an implant is needed .. only you can answer that. If you can't have satisfactory erections and pills don't work, tried injections, pumps, all other treatments etc, then implant is the only option left. Don't need a scan to tell you that

Got it. In my case, low dose cialis is still working for the time being, though I’m only 3 months removed from the priapism event. I’d like to know what factors are used to determine exactly when someone needs to do the implant. For instance, many doctors encourage doing the implant immediately after the priapism, before even assessing the extent of ED that occurs in the weeks after the event.

I’m sure that’s dependent on the extent of fibrosis they observe in some sort of scan. That’s why I’d like to get scanned. If I can buy myself another 2 years of having a penis that works using pills then I could continue hoping for regenerative measures to emerge. If the scans show that fibrosis is too extensive then that would make me get the implant much sooner.

I know shrinking and further fibrosis compromise the ability to get the implant later so I will be focused on mitigating those where possible. At this point I’m trying to get a sense of what folks have experienced in terms of the rate of decline after priapism and the timing that they needed to get the implant, assuming they all ended up getting one eventually.

I'll try to be as honest as possible. I've been doing this for over a year and have a lot of experience.
There's no regenerative medicine, stem cells, or any of that crap. I'm sorry. I was hoping for that miracle cure too.
You should try the pills. They didn't work for me for a long time.
Today, they work for me in some situations.
The best thing is to find a psychologist who will listen to you and your problems and see which option is best.
There are three steps:
pills, or a ring
injections
implant.

Honesty is the best policy, especially here. Could you provide some context on your circumstances - ie cause, sudden or gradual onset, rate of decline, etc? So the pills didn’t work for you but then began to work for you? I thought it’s usually the opposite case where pills work until they don’t. If they began working it would suggest that you’re somehow getting better, which wouldn’t seem likely in a person with fibrosis.

[Bambino09]

Got it. In my case, low dose cialis is still working for the time being, though I’m only 3 months removed from the priapism event. I’d like to know what factors are used to determine exactly when someone needs to do the implant. For instance, many doctors encourage doing the implant immediately after the priapism, before even assessing the extent of ED that occurs in the weeks after the event.

I’m sure that’s dependent on the extent of fibrosis they observe in some sort of scan. That’s why I’d like to get scanned. If I can buy myself another 2 years of having a penis that works using pills then I could continue hoping for regenerative measures to emerge. If the scans show that fibrosis is too extensive then that would make me get the implant much sooner.

I know shrinking and further fibrosis compromise the ability to get the implant later so I will be focused on mitigating those where possible. At this point I’m trying to get a sense of what folks have experienced in terms of the rate of decline after priapism and the timing that they needed to get the implant, assuming they all ended up getting one eventually.

I'll try to be as honest as possible. I've been doing this for over a year and have a lot of experience.
There's no regenerative medicine, stem cells, or any of that crap. I'm sorry. I was hoping for that miracle cure too.
You should try the pills. They didn't work for me for a long time.
Today, they work for me in some situations.
The best thing is to find a psychologist who will listen to you and your problems and see which option is best.
There are three steps:
pills, or a ring
injections
implant.

Honesty is the best policy, especially here. Could you provide some context on your circumstances - ie cause, sudden or gradual onset, rate of decline, etc? So the pills didn’t work for you but then began to work for you? I thought it’s usually the opposite case where pills work until they don’t. If they began working it would suggest that you’re somehow getting better, which wouldn’t seem likely in a person with fibrosis.

I have a temperature of between 20 and 30 degrees Celsius.
Because of the fear and anxiety, I couldn't function at all. Although I have a venous leak, it's mild, my main symptoms were depression and fear.
Today, I've eliminated depression, fear, and anxiety. I can have sex in some positions, but not all.
This man is probably going through the same thing. From having a 100% functional penis to not being the same, it generates emotional components in addition to the physical ones!

[Breakthrough]

Why do you say this? I wouldn’t use the one that retired the injection for erection. Do you not think it’ll help to know where the damaged tissue is?
Also wouldn’t it be helpful in determining when the implant is needed?

A Dr or scan test can't tell you if an implant is needed .. only you can answer that. If you can't have satisfactory erections and pills don't work, tried injections, pumps, all other treatments etc, then implant is the only option left. Don't need a scan to tell you that

I just read that doctors put patients through MRIs to confirm the extent of the fibrosis before they counsel the patient on the need for an implant. If that’s true then I need that scan as well.

[wolfpacker]

Why do you say this? I wouldn’t use the one that retired the injection for erection. Do you not think it’ll help to know where the damaged tissue is?
Also wouldn’t it be helpful in determining when the implant is needed?

A Dr or scan test can't tell you if an implant is needed .. only you can answer that. If you can't have satisfactory erections and pills don't work, tried injections, pumps, all other treatments etc, then implant is the only option left. Don't need a scan to tell you that

I just read that doctors put patients through MRIs to confirm the extent of the fibrosis before they counsel the patient on the need for an implant. If that’s true then I need that scan as well.

Can you share any link where you read that? Never heard that