ROAD TO IMPLANT—Intervention
After seeing several urologists and receiving no help or hope for ever having a satisfying sex life again, I didn’t know where to turn. Possibly, if my Peyronie’s were not so severe the doctors might have been more help, I don’t know. The ninety-degree bend, the hinging and the size of the
plaque seemed to be beyond their skill sets. Or they just didn’t give a crap, which is how it felt after each visit. Now, had I lived in a major city, finding quality medical care might have been possible, but Albuquerque, New Mexico did not seem to be that place.
One of the doctors in the series I saw, did say plication or grafting might be possible, but he had never tried to correct a case as serious as mine, but he would try. That did not instill a lot of faith…and I passed. Somewhere in this process, I found this forum and spent countless hours reading other men’s stories and the postings about treatments and options available.
First, I settled on trying
traction. My hope was, that if I could correct some of the curve, which at this point long after the
Verapamil shots, was about eighty degrees I am guessing, I might have some form of sex again. I had two primary goals using
traction: first was straightening my dick and second was to try and preserve my length. Prior to Peyronies Disease, I measured 6.5” hard, and occasionally hit 7”. I could see myself losing size. Viagra was still working for the most part but stopped producing an erection powerful enough to overcome the hinging mid-shaft, which it did originally. Over time I tried Viagra, Cialis and Levitra in max recommended doses, but Viagra seemed to be the best but not sufficient, even at 200mg. Penetration was no longer possible and certainly worsened my mental state.
Over the span of what was probably 4 years, I spent literally hundreds of hours mounted up in the
traction device, about 800 a year if I remember correctly. Using
traction is not any fun. It is painful and a painfully slow process. I diligently kept a spreadsheet of the hours, by date because it worked as a motivator, but lost the log in a computer crash. I added
VED hoping to maintain some
girth. By the time I threw in the towel on stretching, the curve had been reduced to around 60 degrees, and seemed to have halted the loss of size and added maybe a half an inch, or slightly more. It produced no benefit for the hinge or narrowing mid-shaft, I still question whether it was really worth it.
At this point I had managed to stall the size loss at just under six inches, but it is hard to measure accurately with a bad curve. I did sporadically continue using the
VED, mainly because it was easier and didn’t hurt like
traction. Maybe it helped prevent more size loss? During this period, I kept trying to maintain some sort of satisfying sex life. Thankfully, we are a little kinky and are not afraid to bring toys into our play. Over time, the Viagra did no more than give me a chubby and for some reason, using a
VED to induce an erection good enough for F^@$!ng failed. Luckily, oral sex was still pleasurable, even if it never made me orgasm. I had learned about
Trimix here on the forum and set out to get a prescription. I went to see a uro I had seen previously and inquired about injection therapy. He flat out said he didn’t know much about it and therefore wouldn’t prescribe. You are a urologist for
[email protected] sake, claiming to specialize in
Erectile Dysfunction and you don’t know anything about
Trimix! Kicked to the curb again.
Called another uro blind. Didn’t know anything about him, but his practice was primarily centered on men’s urological needs. Could not stand the guy. He was arrogant, borderline rude and seemed resentful of my knowledge about Peyronies Disease and
Trimix. Thanks forum, sometimes knowledge is our only defense. As much as I disliked him, he did more to help me than any doctor in the previous fifteen years. He injected me, gave me only a chubby but said it was sufficient for the doppler. From the doppler exam he was able to measure the
plaque size, which I don’t remember, but he referred to it as “massive.” Also, he said that in addition to the effects of Peyronies Disease, I had a severe venous leak. Which I had suspected but had no formal diagnosis. He wrote the
Trimix prescription, and I started stabbing my dick.
The first prescription wasn’t strong enough, and he wrote a stronger one, and it worked, albeit at a larger dosage than he prescribed. Wow! Rock hard boners and they were strong enough to mostly overcome the hinging, and I could
[email protected]< again! Penetrative sex with a bend like mine, makes for some real contortions in bed. Slowly over time, I had to keep increasing dosages, and the doctor had to keep writing stronger mixes. At the end of the
Trimix therapy, I was injecting eighty units of 100/6/30, which is the strongest the pharmacies seem to make. Injecting that large a dose at that strength produced pain and aching which lasted a day or two after use.
The last urologist in Albuquerque recommended an implant and did a hard sell. I asked how many implants he performed a year, and he said about six, like that made him special. No f’n way dude, and I had not encountered another doctor I would let anywhere near my dick with a scalpel! Medicare was coming my way and I was determined to find a doctor I trusted.
We moved to St. Louis in July of 2020, and the surgeon search started. I met with two local doctors, talked to the AMS liaison, a patient advocate and in the case of the doctor I chose, two former patients. I liked him enough to not proceed with seeing the famous implant guys out of town. I did ask the doctor here how many implants he performed, and he said, “right now, just two or three a week.” Covid 19 and hospital restrictions on elective surgery really cut down his surgery rate. Even at that level, I consider him a high-volume doctor. I am amazed at the level of care in St. Louis compared to what I was used to. Good healthcare was the major reason we moved here, and I wanted to live in a big city with museums, music, and things to do. Not so much with Covid 19…but soon!
If anyone is still reading, the next segment will cover the actual implant, healing and eventually using it.
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Topic: Steve's Road to Implant (Read 2426 times)
April 02, 2010, 04:04:12 PM
