geophd wrote:Greg,
Your insight is particularly valuable because you had normal erections until 30 and then lived with it for 30 years. You say "tried the other options with no success," the debate for young men is what defines "success." And at what point is the amount of success you are getting inferior to the peace of mind and enjoyment of the implant. This is the crux of the entire issue that I think those who are implanted really don't describe well enough.
I imagine a future where implantation is so perfect that men with mild cases of ED elect implantation over any other treatment. Are we there yet?
Pills are imperfect, time dependent, still have difficulty maintaining erections, side effects, costly, become less effective... I won't mention injections... Personally 10 mg cialis daily gives me good erections but I'm straining to keep it erect, as if I can feel the leak and I'm trying to keep up with it. Consequently, sex is a stressor and not a big enjoyment. Is an implant better than that? Would people with implants say: if you can get it up and have sex then don't get an implant? Does that mean that sex with an implant is worse than stressed sex on pills? If it is better than why wouldn't someone get an implant instead of pill? Because it's permanent? So is the ED....
I wish implanted men would put aside everything and consider an ideal implantation, in the erect state while aroused what does it feel like? Does it feel like your natural stiff dick, does it feel like when you used to flex and make your dick really hard, just now It's like that with no effort and constantly when inflated? When you're having sex does it feel like it used to when you were giving your girl your hardest dick you could, just now it's constant and effortless? What are the sensations, how do you think about yourself now with an implant, do you feel like your significant other is enjoying your dick or just accepting it. Is your opinion of sex like it was before ED? Sometimes I tried to imagine the sensation of the implant and it's hard to grasp. What is it about an ideal implant when erect that makes it inferior to a pills erection?
People say you "suffer" from ED, but are the implanted people suffering?
geoph,
I will attempt to answer your questions. First, I find it interesting you were left feeling men here didn't address things clearly because when I landed on FT I immediately felt like the guys here made everything I was thinking and felt crystal clear. It may be a difference in our ages that us older guys have been through it and u derstsnd, but you younger guts are curious about what you haven't experienced.
For me what defines success, in this context, is being able to satisfy my wife in bed. After trying every other avenue without being able to do that, the implant became my clear choice and my only choice. Knowing I can get an ere toon and keep an erection gives me peace of mind beyond my expectations.
I also think implants will become more perfect in the future but we are not where I believe they can be and will be. I still think it is worthwhile for men to try everything else first and consider an implant the last resort.
No ED treatment is perfect. In. My case I had a severe Venous Leak that went undetected for years. I am no doctor I will share my impression of my leak. You know those covered drinking glasses many of us drink from in the car? They have a hole to sip from on one side of the lid. Is the glass should tip over, the liquid co Es rushing out if that hole is on the lower edge, but it is possible it won't leak at all or will leak slowly if the sip hole is on the upper edge when it tips. Likewise, my VL meant I could get and maintain an erection if I was flat on my back and barely moved, but lost it if I rolled over, sat up, or thrust too fast. That meant I had minor help from injections, pills, etc. if my wife straddled me and I stayed on my back, it worked best, but not that well. I was unable to get on top at all for about 25 years.
So for me sex with an implant is far superior to without it, but for a guy without the severity of my VL that may be very different.
My concept of the ideal implant came to me one day when I was watching TV. There was a woman who had been attacked by an animal and her arm had to be amputated. Her doctor was touched by her story and vowed to create a prosthetic arm that would simulate her real one like no other prosthetic. He developed one tied to brain waves so by thinking about her arm and hand she was able to do things like hold her husband's had, pick up things, know how hard to squeeze various things that could and couldn't tolerate pressure, etc. for me the ideal implant would allow the brain waves to respond to touch, not need to be pumped.
For me there is no way an implant is inferior to pills, etc. but that is based on my own experiences where pills didn't provide me with satisfaction.
I do not feel like I suffer with an implant. Well, maybe I do. It has been two weeks since my implant activation and one week si nice my wife and I resumed sex. My suffering comes from being tired. My wife is keeping me busy in bed. I am satisfying her in ways I have not since I was 30 years old and now I am 61. She us delighted and so am I. For me I can not really detect the difference in feeling from my natural erection to my implanted erection. My sensations surpass any I have felt for the past 30 years, but may not be totally equivalent to the sensations i enjoyed having sex from ages 16 to 29, but damn close.
I hope I have answered the questions you were seeking clarifications to. If not I am an open book and am happy to answer anything else you want to know.