Is this a new treatment fir ED that coykd help after RARP

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My husband had nerve sparing RARP 7 months ago. It may still be early days but he takes 5mg of tadalafil every day and the 'event dose' just causes a headache so far!

Does anyone know if a device called Vertica that I've just read about has helped in cases where it's presumably nerve damage that is the problem? 

  • He's not able to use injections because he's on blood thinners  and not keen on that idea anyway. This sounds like a much gentler aid!
  • Hello Cathy ( 

    As a peer to peer Community we are unable to give medical advice so unless we have a Community member who has used this device we are unable to comment.

    As with anything medical you need to speak with your team or in this case an ED specialist. 

    (I am aware of the product and it retails between £ 1250 and £ 1500!! Open mouth).

    Best wishes - Brian.

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  • I am having similar problems since RP and had no response to oral medication. My surgery was two and a half years ago and though only slight, I have started to see some sensation and blood flow in the last few months! I have read that improvement can happen even 3 years later. I cannot be sure, but I believe that using a Traction Device has helped(but remember I am not suggesting a significant improvement). To be honest, after this long, any sign of improvement is encouraging and so I have bought the Vertica Device two weeks ago and will update this thread each month with my experience. I am not expecting a fix, but hope for further improvement so that medication is more effective (I do use injections and even they don’t work great). I am on a 94 week waiting list to see a Urologist in Edinburgh for consideration of an implant and so decided to use the time to try every alternative first. Hope this helps