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Vacuum pump - Dr Walsh disagrees
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 9 9:27am | Replies (28)Comment receiving replies
My sexual health doctor told me that the pump is useful for getting an erection and maintaining length, but not useful for keeping the penis healthy because, as Dr. Walsh says, it fills the penis with unoxygenated blood. So, it is useful to prevent loss of length. I was told the pump is fine for what it is, but that I should get erections without it 3x a week for at least 10 minutes using Viagra or Cialis or, if those don't work (fortunately for me Viagra works), injections.
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Scott,
You mentioned that Viagra worked for you. I’m 7 months post-surgery with only one nerve bundle spared and I currently take a 5 mg Cialis tablet daily, but I’m still not able to get an erection on my own. Do you take Viagra daily or just before sex? What dose works for you? I’m wondering if I should try a higher dose before sex.
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Scott - how long post radical prostatectomy was it before you were able to get and keep an erection? My urologist supposedly preserved both neuromuscular bundles (how can I prove he lied if he didn't?), but I am 4.5 months post-surgery, and I am a total limp biscuit...wet spaghetti down there. I managed two nearly limp orgasms where I ejaculated urine ("OMG" my doctor didn't mention that would happen), but can't even get an erection now. Cialis does not work...I take it daily.