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Confused about side effects from a radical prostatectomy

User
Posted 07 Apr 2022 at 19:45

Hi Chris, I have considered after Nurse offered the option but have seen horror stories and, (while knowing that the reality is often less fearful than the gossip), have decided to get more factual info before making the decision. (Legs are tightly clamped together while scribbling this)😰

Liking the concept of flaccid Union though we both have secondary issues that may make that problematical. We both love our intimate moments, without coitus making it interruptus. Though we both also look forward to the end result, no matter how achieved. 

Cheers, Ian

Edited by member 07 Apr 2022 at 19:46  | Reason: Not specified

User
Posted 07 Apr 2022 at 20:24

Ian. I get the legs clamped bit, it took me five years to pluck the courage to use injections. I still have to get my head around injecting but the results are good.

Thanks Chris

User
Posted 07 Apr 2022 at 20:51

Wow Chris, you’re the first user I know. If it’s not too intrusive, how did you start and how do you find it?

cheers

User
Posted 07 Apr 2022 at 21:44

Ian , there are a few guys on here who use the injections and have more experience than me. I was offered the injections and pump at my first meeting with my ED guy. I declined the injections in favour of Muse. With muse you put a thin applicator down the eye of the penis, not as bad as it sounds. It was hit and miss so eventually I decided on trying the injections. 

At the first appointment the urology technician explained how the mechanics of the syringe worked and explained how to prep it and where precisely to inject it. The actual needle is very thin. Then it was trousers and pants down and under her instructions I injected the penis. After getting dressed I then waited in the waiting room for about 20 minutes, I then returned to see the technician for an inspection, there was some swelling but not a great deal. I refer to her as a technician because she is more than a nurse but not a doctor, she also performs biopsies.

Back at home a few days later i tried again and got a really good swelling, which was put to good use. As i said before I do have to get my head around doing the injection, perhaps the more I do the injections the less it will bother me. 

I use the caverrject dual chamber which have been readily available in the last couple of months.

Hope that helps, thanks Chris.

User
Posted 08 Apr 2022 at 00:57

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

Wow Chris, you’re the first user I know. If it’s not too intrusive, how did you start and how do you find it?

cheers

Are you joking? Loads of us on here rely on  the injections - even my 85 year old dad uses them! 

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

User
Posted 08 Apr 2022 at 16:43

Unfortunately not kidding. Only recently been offered the injections and seeking info from existing users. Main reason I joined, though I now realise I should have done so earlier.

Cheers,

 
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