Hi. i have been here a couple of times but afraid of asking, but now i think i need some reassurance from you guys. i was diagnosed in 2018 with prostate cancer, i had radiotherapy for this and now its under control at a reading of 0.01 down from 78.4. i have had all my injections for this over 2 years and my PSA has stayed at 0.01 for another 2 years, so its under control. but, i have a problem with getting an erection now and get semi hard but not able to penetrate. i have been told about penile injections to remedy this but it comes with a warning that i could end up in A+E as it could give me permanent erection. also. i could take Viagra, i have been told that my blood vessel in the penis has closed and needs to be opened to give more blood flow. i am unsure of which to take advantage of. can anyone in this group tell me if they have used the injections before and does it really work.. also does the viagra work. TIA
Hello from France (but not from a guy...)
My husband had cystoprostatectomy in August 2022 (bladder cancer despite he never smoked and has a very healthy life...) with construction of a neobladder. and nerve sparring surgery. He took 5 mg cialis daily since catheter was removed. We kept very frequent and very pleasant sexual relations even with only minor signs of life in the penis (even none till January 2023). Then we observed slow improvement and practiced the flaccid insertion with help of a cock ring. Then in May he had to stop Cialis (terrible acid reflux). In June the urologist prescribed viagra (100 mg twice a week). Fist viagra produced only a semi erection. BUT since two weeks viagra (100 mg) works perfectly with a quality or erection of 10/10. My husband takes it with empty stomach at six in the morning or at 10 in the evening (after a light dinner at seven) and one hour later everything works perfectly. No side effect. We don't know if viagra will keep its effect over the coming months but it was really worth trying again.
In your case if you get semi hard it is a good sign (your blood vessels are not closed but probably deeply asleep !) You should have an appointment with an ED nurse or a sexologist. Don't search too much on internet, every body is different. Surely it is worth trying injection, the dose will be: adapted to your situation, don't worry. For viagra you can not tell that it will not work as long as you did not try.
Don't give up !
Catherine
