Frank Talk

[Zxylpk]

This forum has been an inspiration and Godsend for me since I decided to get my implant. Even though I rarely post, It's been great to read stories from so many guys who have had the same or similar experiences that I've had. I'm a bit older than most of you and my ED started early on and things have changed since then. I remember my first call to an ED specialist (found an ad in the yellow pages,) call made from a phone booth - that tells you how long ago. I was scared shitless. In those days nobody talked about ED – if you couldn't fuck you didn't admit it. You were useless - defective. There weren't ads on tv or in magazines –even my Dr. wasn't comfortable talking about it. So finally I got the nerve to contact an ED doc who prescribed injections, but only after two years of sex therapy & when it was determined my problem was more than psychological. Nobody ever once looked at my genitals, and until I started reading ft, I had never heard of venous leak. In reading your stories, both what's said and what's not said, I also hear the fear, sadness disappointment & disillusionment behind each story. This isn't what we envisioned for ourselves. We're men and we're supposed to be strong, independent, virile. Bottom line is,it's a lonely journey. Hats off to all of you (us) who, sooner or later, had the guts to try to meet the problem(s) head on. Sadly, for every one of us, there are probably thousands of men who are suffering in silence. I've been lucky that my wife has been supportive and non condescending - my best friend through all of my ED years - maybe because we truly care about each other and we had great sex when we were younger and sporadically when other things were working. Size with implant? Dunno, never measured. It goes in and stays in until I decide to pull it out. Oh my...I'm looking forward to many years and nights of rocking delight. Best of luck to you all on your journey which doesn't have to be so very lonely now. Thank you ft.

[Tenk11]

Cheers, man. I think i only started hearing about ED when the Viagra commercials came out. It is a hard journey indeed. Guys with understanding wives, don't forget how lucky you are!

[radioradio]

This forum has been an inspiration and Godsend for me since I decided to get my implant. Even though I rarely post, It's been great to read stories from so many guys who have had the same or similar experiences that I've had. I'm a bit older than most of you and my ED started early on and things have changed since then. I remember my first call to an ED specialist (found an ad in the yellow pages,) call made from a phone booth - that tells you how long ago. I was scared shitless. In those days nobody talked about ED – if you couldn't fuck you didn't admit it. You were useless - defective. There weren't ads on tv or in magazines –even my Dr. wasn't comfortable talking about it. So finally I got the nerve to contact an ED doc who prescribed injections, but only after two years of sex therapy & when it was determined my problem was more than psychological. Nobody ever once looked at my genitals, and until I started reading ft, I had never heard of venous leak. In reading your stories, both what's said and what's not said, I also hear the fear, sadness disappointment & disillusionment behind each story. This isn't what we envisioned for ourselves. We're men and we're supposed to be strong, independent, virile. Bottom line is,it's a lonely journey. Hats off to all of you (us) who, sooner or later, had the guts to try to meet the problem(s) head on. Sadly, for every one of us, there are probably thousands of men who are suffering in silence. I've been lucky that my wife has been supportive and non condescending - my best friend through all of my ED years - maybe because we truly care about each other and we had great sex when we were younger and sporadically when other things were working. Size with implant? Dunno, never measured. It goes in and stays in until I decide to pull it out. Oh my...I'm looking forward to many years and nights of rocking delight. Best of luck to you all on your journey which doesn't have to be so very lonely now. Thank you ft.

Thanks for the post. You hit on an awful lot of sad and sorry points. Glad you're doing well.
Bob