Fishing season is over

[atleasticanfish]

I'm 63 and it's been 8 months since my robotic surgery prostatectomy. pre surgery Gleason score 6.0.
Post Op 3 month and 8 month PSA were both <.01

Both nerves were spared but progress is slower than I expected. Maybe it was the way the surgeon sold me on the process and maybe it was my own desire to believe the best. I assumed that I'd be in the 60% majority (for my pre-op situation as described by the Dr.) and have erectile function in 6 months or less. In the post op recovery room the surgeon had nothing but happy words to say. "We spared both nerve bundles and this is a good as we could have expected."

With such encouraging results I was crushed at the 3 month check up when the Dr. said something like "As I told you and your wife, in post-op, there was quite a bit of inflammation and it was difficult to separate the nerves from the prostate. You may want to consider injections." That was tough to hear and it was the first time I heard it. I'd have put that in all caps large size red bold text but I'm not the type of guy to yell.

Now at 8 1/2 months post-op I am believing what I heard at the 3 month visit. Maybe I should have considered injections but I have seen some improvement recently and I'm as confused as ever I was. In just the last couple weeks I've had some reaction to Cialis. With 20 mg Cialis and manual stimulation I can get about 1/2 to maybe 3/4 of what would be needed for vaginal penetration.

I've got a few questions. If I should be asking these in another area, or three different threads, please let me know.

#1. Given the recent improvement what can I expect over the next months? Will progress accelerate or will it be slow? I know what the Dr. said but at this point I'd like to hear it from someone who's been there and done that. I'm not asking for a psychic prediction, just some real world experiences.

#2. Prescription Ciali$ is a bitch. Are there any offshore pharmacies that can be trusted?

#3. I was low T before surgery and prescribed Androgel. When the cancer was diagnosed I was told "No more soup for you!" The theory is that testosterone supplements might feed prostate cancer. "Might" being the operative word here. The theory is not without controversy. Add to that the fact that I almost certainly don't have any prostate, much less prostate cancer, I don't see how testosterone supplements are going to find anything to feed. Is anyone here post PC and using testosterone supplements?

Sorry for starting with so many questions. There is a reason for my impatience. My wife has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. My problems are minor. Everything now is how to make every moment we have left be as good as possible for the woman I love. I don't know if we have two years or ten left to us but every moment is precious.

[Cajun Jeff]

Welcome to FT. I was just going to call you Fish for shor. or should I say can't fish. I think most of us thought after recovery we would be back in the saddle in no time... mmmmmm... Then we thing somthing must have gone wrong. I sure did. The latest thing about rehab is to get you on injections ASAP. Try to get the Weewee working like we want it to. Many guys have found that after the injections there is marked improvement. I have found that but just not quite enough. I can tell you that the injections are very easy to do. After you get the firs one and know how to do it.. The benifits are so good for most of us. Give it a shot.

As for pills. There are several different companies. I have ordered from Alldaychemist.com have not had a problem.

Join us in the chat room some time. Lots of great guys.

Cajun Jeff

[atleasticanfish]

Thanks for the kind reply Mr Vette. or shoud I say "still can drive fast"?

Re. pills, I've placed an order. The money is not too much to lose. I worry more about the collateral damage from disreputable online dealers, ie. identity theft etc. It reassures me to know that more than one person had OK results from Alldaychemist.

The advice on the injections sounds sound and I like the sound of that. It may be just what the Dr. was trying to tell me at the first post-op visit. I will find the number of someone local to get a second opinion and maybe sign up for their class in self injections at the same time. I used to say that the best way to fight something was to fight it every way possible. I had a hunch this was such an occasion.

Don't wait up for me in chat. I am not quick enough with the typing to be of much entertainment there. Replies in chat are expected to take less than 24 hours right?

[Cajun Jeff]

Fish: you can still join us and just say hello. Many including myself are not fast at typing. The Chat goes all over the place for cars the sex to no sex.

Cajun Jeff

[willy44]

Hi Fishing
I am10 months po 68yrs After 5 months with no react to pills ,i started the injections. It is no big deal to put the needle in Mr Unhappy. They work. My prob is that I got the script in May and did some traveling. Not wanting to ref rig the trimix, I didn't take it. 3 weeks in BC and 16 days in Italy. No poontang. Since returning from Euro, I found the the injects weren't working too well. I called the pharmacy today, and they said the trimix is only potent for 50 days, and then it starts losing it's strength. I have a new script coming. I too have been impatient, but glad to be cancer free. Sorry for your wife's health issues. Hang in there. Will