3 years after prostatectomy penis appearance changes

Posted by aliving @aliving, 2 days ago

Am 3 years since prostatectomy and am still sexually active about once a week with my wife and have been since about 6 months after surgery. I do have to take a couple pills about 30 minutes prior. I just have observed a change in my penis when erect. This change in shape occurred suddenly and surprised me and is replicated each time I have an erection. Is this normal or has anyone else experienced this?

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About 9 months after my surgery, I experienced a material curvature from Peyronie’s disease, which also made it look smaller, which magnified the shrinkage from treatment. It was stressful and depressing as I worried it would continue to get worse. I felt insecure when with my wife. I began using a vacuum pump 3x a week for a number of months and the curve straighten. My doctor seemed surprised as he was giving me pamphlets for an injection treatment program that had limited success.

I know how stressful something like this can be. I wish you the best of luck and success!

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Hate to day this, but I wouldn’t care if my dick was shaped like a corkscrew , IF only I could even get an erection!
5 yrs post surgery, now on Orgovyx dead as a doornail. But I would take a photo of it and show it to your doctor to see if there is anything you can - or should - do…it would not be considered “sexting” in a court of law😂😂

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@heavyphil

Hate to day this, but I wouldn’t care if my dick was shaped like a corkscrew , IF only I could even get an erection!
5 yrs post surgery, now on Orgovyx dead as a doornail. But I would take a photo of it and show it to your doctor to see if there is anything you can - or should - do…it would not be considered “sexting” in a court of law😂😂

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Yes. Some of us would agree. Would not care what it looks like. Others like me would say "what is a penis". Gone for many years. I would love to have that problem if bent carrot.

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@heavyphil

Hate to day this, but I wouldn’t care if my dick was shaped like a corkscrew , IF only I could even get an erection!
5 yrs post surgery, now on Orgovyx dead as a doornail. But I would take a photo of it and show it to your doctor to see if there is anything you can - or should - do…it would not be considered “sexting” in a court of law😂😂

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I agree with you 100% , you made me laugh , getting cancer is bad enough but not able to have sex for months or years is torture for many of us , especially if you were active on a regular basis . I had surgery, didn’t get it all so started hormone therapy and 6 weeks of radiation, wonder if I’m waisting my time with pills or even injections before I get the hormone shots out of my system?

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@graybeard46

I agree with you 100% , you made me laugh , getting cancer is bad enough but not able to have sex for months or years is torture for many of us , especially if you were active on a regular basis . I had surgery, didn’t get it all so started hormone therapy and 6 weeks of radiation, wonder if I’m waisting my time with pills or even injections before I get the hormone shots out of my system?

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Hey graybeard, I hear ya, bro! Amazing how quickly that door can just slam shut…surprised you can even think about sex being on ADT. What the surgery ruined physically the ADT ruined mentally .
You could put gorgeous naked women in front of me and I would probably yawn….but a big dish of chicken parm just might get my attention😂

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@heavyphil

Hey graybeard, I hear ya, bro! Amazing how quickly that door can just slam shut…surprised you can even think about sex being on ADT. What the surgery ruined physically the ADT ruined mentally .
You could put gorgeous naked women in front of me and I would probably yawn….but a big dish of chicken parm just might get my attention😂

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lol, they could inject me every week with hormones, my brain is still dreaming of what I miss, made a bet with the Dr . He declined 🦾

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@graybeard46

lol, they could inject me every week with hormones, my brain is still dreaming of what I miss, made a bet with the Dr . He declined 🦾

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Dreaming is all some of us get. Yup sometimes wonder if it was worth it.
Yes I am seeing a psychologist

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@graybeard46

I agree with you 100% , you made me laugh , getting cancer is bad enough but not able to have sex for months or years is torture for many of us , especially if you were active on a regular basis . I had surgery, didn’t get it all so started hormone therapy and 6 weeks of radiation, wonder if I’m waisting my time with pills or even injections before I get the hormone shots out of my system?

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You're not wasting your time. While I was on ADT I saw a sexual health doctor who put me on low dose Viagra for two years. He told me it's important to keep blood flow in the area even if sex isn't possible.

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Ck out the MenMd website, they sell pumps etc but also have a one hr zoom coming up showing live penis injections

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@briang1958

Dreaming is all some of us get. Yup sometimes wonder if it was worth it.
Yes I am seeing a psychologist

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I may also need some mental assistance, life isn’t always fair , guys in prison get more action that many of us are going through

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