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Posted 3/25/2008 8:18 PM (GMT -7)
I had the surgery the first week of March. After the surgery my
doctor said it all went well and when asked about the nerve sparing
he said he made every attempt to avoid the nerves. He said time will
tell. Well, five days after the surgery, I was in bed with my wife
Kim. Just before waking I had what you could call an erotic dream. A
pain in the base of my penis woke me up and I found I was getting an
erection. I had to will the erection down because of the pain. The
discomfort was either from the catheter still in my penis or the
stitches in my euretha where it was cut to remove the prostate and
reattached. Kim I were both thrilled when I woke her and told her
what happened. I have had several other erections since but I have to
be careful to keep them minimal due to the possibility of causing
damage. I go next week to get the catheter out.
As the doctor told me "time will tell", but I am optimistic that I
will remain potent. He said recovery of sexual function is improved
by when having the surgery a man is younger and has had good sex in
the past.
A loving and understanding partner also increases the chances of
regaining the ability to have an erection. If she is beautiful and
sexy as Kim is also helps !!!
More good news came to Tuesday from my doctor when he said an
examination of the removed prostate revealed no cancer on the outside
and no radiation will be required because there is no evidence of it
spreading to other areas.
 

Posted 3/25/2008 9:57 PM (GMT -7)
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Posted 3/25/2008 10:00 PM (GMT -7)
Hi Bob, and Kim,
Welcome to the best site on the internet for patient to patient interaction. This site was a God send for me and my bride, Ruth. We have met so many loving, caring, and kind people. First off, "Way to Go"!!! You have had a rare experience with such and early 'rise'. yeah

But your trek, may still require a good deal of patience and some more understanding.  Time will tell if you get everything back on demand.  But there are many experiences here that you will be able to get help with.  Stay with us, and you have our genuine, charge free support.  You and Kim take it easy.  You have my personal prayers that everything works out for you.  God Bless you and welcome to HealingWell.

Tony

Posted 3/25/2008 10:31 PM (GMT -7)
Congratulations Bob, it sounds like you are off to a GREAT start!
Posted 3/26/2008 1:14 PM (GMT -7)
It's great to hear about your early recovery. I, too, was blessed with early erectile function. I found this to be very exciting sexually in its own right, and this fed my libido very soon after surgery. However, I did experience a plateau in improvement soon after that lasted for awhile. I think the reality simply sank in that I had more work to do on the therapy side (i.e. pump and medicine) that was going to be required to get that last 5% of erectile function. My surgeon also told me not get discouraged if function diminished as it would then return. I'm happy to say that I am 100% back at the 5-month mark, though I still use Cialis as ongoing therapy and have not really tried sex without it. Patience is key even with a good early response. Best wishes to you.

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