Support for ED

Do not do any pumping whatsoever until you are given the ok by your doctor. You've got major trauma inside you.
I started at 8 weeks but was demonstrated and supplied with the SomaErect Response 2 by iMEDICARE. It's a great pump and even at 18 months I use it nearly daily. I've rarely used it actually with the rings for sex as I didn't get on with it , but would let it engorge myself with blood at least once a day to keep his tissue healthy.

Any man that has ED as a result of cancer treatment is entitled to a proper vacuum pump on the NHS - some CCGs try to get out of it but it is written in the NICE guidelines.

Treatment for ED isn't really the job of your surgeon etc - the responsibility for prescribing (and picking up the cost of such) falls to your GP; although some surgeons / oncos will write to the GP recommending a certain approach the GP doesn't have to comply. Best thing to do is find out whether there is an ED nurse or andrology clinic in your area (some are based at the hospitals in the urology department but others are out in the community) and ask your surgeon to refer you there. If an ED nurse tells a GP to prescribe, it is harder for the GP to refuse.

The most commonly prescribed pumps on NHS are the Osbon Erecaid Esteem, the Farnhurst and the SomaErect.

Note that there is no research to support the idea that prophylactic Viagra helps with nerve repair and recovery of erectile function. The research was about daily dose Cialis but some CCGs / doctors will try to get away with Viagra because it is cheaper.

Hi there, fully understand your sentiments here, let's face it no man wants to think he is less than he was in any sense of the words. but, could I just add a quick word of caution from my experience here, like you I was sure that I had lost no length and in the flaccid state this is true, however once I started to get erections again through use of injections I have found the old fella is definitely not what he was. Use of a pump is a boon and i have found by using the pump first to get things moving and then an injection I can get close to but not back to the old days. That said, being alive and continent is enough, all the rest is the icing on the cake.

Good luck and don't let anyone stop you getting what you are entitled to, you may need to push hard to get what you want.

Edited by member 01 Jan 2017 at 12:47  | Reason: Not specified

Thanks for pointing that out Chris, my bad! my post wasn't clear enough, I blame it on posting too near to midnight on new years eve http://community.prostatecanceruk.org/editors/tiny_mce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif I have edited my post so it doesn't mislead anyone.