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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jun 20 10:15pm | Replies (22)
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@spino
So fritzo pretty well outlined it. The VED and traction are really two separate things. I dont think men who are recovering normally from prostatectomy need to consider penile traction (like Restorex) as they should be experiencing normal nocturnal erections that will take care of both the stretching of the tunica and oxygenation. As I understand it, the stretching does not help with oxygenation of the penis rather it breaks down any scar tissue and keeps the tunica from contracting...basically replacing the night erections that may be not happening in some of us.
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@beachflyer You're much farther down the road than me....and I'm sure you know all of this, but just clarifying for others that might read the chat.
Everything I've read and been told by the experts is that penile fibrosis happens because MOST prostatectomy patients do NOT have night erections because the erection nerves are either not preserved (had to be removed because of cancer close to the outside of the capsule) or if the nerves are preserved during surgery, they are mostly likely in shock for the first year. For some patients, nerve function doesn't recover for even 2-4 years.
The big issue is that the longer you go without erections, the more fibrosis that can occur. The more fibrosis, the more likely you will not regain function. All the sexual function docs boil it down to "use it or lose it."
One tool is the Restorex traction device. Restorex has been proven to help to undo penile shrinkage that happens to a lot of men post surgery. They also observed in those shrinkage, that men also reported a decrease in ED symptoms. So, this study that I"m enrolled in is currently focused to collect data to see if the device does actually decrease ED symptoms.
Hoping it does!