Recovery of Sexual Function

  I have a couple of questions about the recovery of sexual function. I take 10mg of levitra every other day and seem to be recovering pretty quickly. With me it seems to be a case of two steps forward and one step back. I have days (mostly the Levitra days) when I have very good near normal erections. Then a day or two later I might only get to 70%. Despite the day to day fluctuatuions on the whole it seems to progressively get better. I also notice that response time is much slower now. It takes time, patience and physical stimulation to achieve an erection.   1) Is “two steps forward, one step back” the normal progression of recovery? 2) Will response time to achieve an erection improve as I recover? 3) Do you develop a tolerance to Levitra (or Viagra, Cialis) over time and require larger doses to achieve the same result?   Thanks, Joe Age: 51 PSA   Jun06   4.1   (PSA Jun05   1.2)    DRE negative 1 st Biopsy Nov06 – Atypical cells but no cancer 2 nd Biopsy Jan07 – 1 of 16 cores positive Stage T1c    Gleason   3+3=6 DaVinci Prostatectomy 5/17/07 Pathology: clean margins, clean seminal vesicles, organ confined

  Hi ~ Joe... Listen to Izzy.... You are doing great!!! Every step counts.. continue to move forward... and if it's 2 steps back... then do a little jig. Keep moving my friend....  You truly are doing great!!! In Friendship ~ Lee & Buddy   Threads started by: Joe   *Joes411 (Direct Link ~ just click on the title below and a new window will open!   Reminder … click on the REFRESH icon once you get there)   Joe Home from Surgery Decision Time Veil of Aphrodite ? Dr Patrick Walsh speaks at 25yr anniversary of nerve sparing technique   «   bluebird ~   Moderator for Prostate Cancer Forum Post Edited (bluebird) : 6/16/2007 1:57:18 PM (GMT-6)

Thanks Tanya, Bluebird and Jim. I appreciate the input and the light choking ;o)

Cheers,
Joe

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Age: 51

PSA  Jun06  4.1  (PSA Jun05  1.2)   DRE negative

1^st Biopsy Nov06 – Atypical cells but no cancer

2^nd Biopsy Jan07 – 1 of 16 cores positive

Stage T1c   Gleason  3+3=6

DaVinci Prostatectomy 5/17/07

Pathology: clean margins, clean seminal vesicles, organ confined

 If you are getting up that regularly after just one month since surgery you certainly are not the norm good for you.  That is really great! You shouldn't worry about the up down thang your 70% downs are better than most ups were even before surgery.   Keep up the good work my man! You are an inspiration.

Strangle!!!! Yes!!! You are one of the ones that our docs use as an inspirational example! I am about 20 months post surgery and have had 1 usable, conscious erection without using pills, pumps or injections. I wake from sleep with one pretty regular, but they don't last long enough to do anything with them. Fortunately, injections work GREAT for me.

Be happy!!

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I sure do wish I had found this site pre-surgery!! RRP 10/25/05 I don't remember all the scores. Have had clean checks ever since. Never had to use the pads!!