The more important question would be: When, if ever, will I be able to have an erection? I asked, and my doctor said, "most men will regain their ability to have an erection between 3 - 6 months. I call "B.S." on that one. I am starting month "9", and I am still absolutely DEAD down there, DESPITE my urologist saying that he "preserved the neuromuscular bundles" that are necessary for an erection. Now at 9 months post-op he is saying, "It can take some men between 9-12 months to have erections return." I quoted the numerous accounts from this blog, of men who have never had a post-op erection, going on between 2-5 years. My urologist said, "yes, that can and does happen." I asked, "so what about me?" He just raised his eyebrows, shrugged his shoulders, and said "everyone is different...you are still recovering from the surgery...nerves are still regenerating or regaining their function." I said, "yes, but you told me that you preserved my neuromuscular bundles, so I should be having erections now right?" He again said, "everyone is different...you are still healing", and then he smiled and gave me an encouraging pat on the knee like a school boy who just did well on a quiz. Yet another example of why they say physicians "practice" medicine...there is no perfect or "always works" surgery, procedure or treatment. We're just finally part of the fortunate group or the unfortunate group, depending on the permanence of our outcome. We just don't know when to "call it"...when to say "I'm cured and restored as well as I'll be", or "I'll never be cured and restored to full function." Good luck to you.