Sex after Prostatectomy - I'm the wife

Posted by lovinghim @lovinghim, Sep 18, 2023

My husband had a prostatectomy nearly three months ago.
We were positively jubilant about his subsequent pathology report.
He wants to get "back in action", as do I.
I want to know what I can specifically do to help him!

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kujhawk1978 | @kujhawk1978 | Jul 25 2:19pm

This may help - https://urology.ucsf.edu/sites/urology.ucsf.edu/files/uploaded-files/attachments/sduro0095_managing_erectile_dysfunction-a_patient_guide_.pdf

From my experience, robotic surgery, nerve sparing...

It took about 12 months to regain erectile function.
I used a daily cialis vice episodic viagra
Erection were no long solely triggered by visual stimulation, manual stimulation was important
Ensuring the bladder was empty prior to sex was important.
While penetrative sex still seems as the objective, redefining intimacy and sex to focus less on that and more on the foreplay and other ways of stimulation.

The fact that you are interested in regaining intimacy puts you way ahead of many...

Kevin

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UCSF Managing Erectile Dysfunction-a - Patient Guide (UCSF-Managing-Erectile-Dysfunction-a-Patient-Guide.pdf)