Is RestoreX traction device prescribable by the NHS?

User

Posted 23 Nov 2024 at 23:15

I've been looking at the RestoreX traction device on iMEDicare website. They also provide the SomeErect pump to NHS patients (they gave me on in the past) and am wondering if anyone else had this prescribed by their GP?

This seems to be the only traction device backed by a study that helps give back some of the size that you lost from prostatectomy and personally I would find using this device easier than pumps, needing to use oils etc. I suspect using this device would substitute to a large extend the need for daily pumping?

I am at the end of the road with regards to my impotence. I am hoping to gain some lost size back and then get the implant as I hate injections.

User

Posted 24 Nov 2024 at 06:53

Hi again Jimmy.

I'm sorry to hear that your still struggling with impotency. Apparently penile traction devices are not usually available on the NHS.

I've just viewed the RestoreX video

https://www.restorex.com/quick-start-video/

It looks like something you'd find in a medieval torture chamber. 🙂

Edited by member 24 Nov 2024 at 07:25 | Reason: Add link

User

Posted 24 Nov 2024 at 22:50

Hey Adrian,

Unfortunately going by the result of my invicorp erection I got wiped out down there and this seems a legitimate avenue in preparation for the implant. I also freak out injecting myself so I can't see this as a long term solution.

How do you know that penile traction devices aren't available on the NHS?

I also don't expect my GP to prescribe it to me just because I asked without a letter from a doctor recommending it.

User

Posted 24 Nov 2024 at 23:35

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

...How do you know that penile traction devices aren't available on the NHS?
...

On this forum I think we hear about every treatment both private and NHS, and also get a feeling for how often they are prescribed.

So tadadafil (how do you spell that), we hear a lot about. Pumps we hear a little bit about. Implants I have only heard of once, but that is the exception that proves the rule i.e. that implants are available on the NHS. I have never heard of the penile traction device before so if it is prescribed it is probably rarer than a penile implant prescription.

Dave

User

Posted 25 Nov 2024 at 00:06

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

How do you know that penile traction devices aren't available on the NHS?

Jimmy.

Apparently penis traction devices are most commonly used to try and straighten out bent penises. (Peyronies disease)

https://www.hweclinicalguidance.nhs.uk/clinical-policies/peyronies-disease/#:~:text=Funding%20for%20penile%20traction%20devices,and%20%C2%A3400%20to%20purchase.

In the link it states:

'Funding for penile traction devices is not usually available on the NHS and can cost between £150 and £400 to purchase.'

If they won't fund it for for Peyronies I doubt whether you'll get it for attempting to lengthen yours. As for penis implants, I don't think you'll find many rave reviews about them.

Edited by member 25 Nov 2024 at 00:11 | Reason: Additional text

User

Posted 25 Nov 2024 at 06:25

I would be careful forming a view based only on what happens in this forum (echo chamber).

I have joined a Facebook group which only has people with implants and the vast majority of them say that the implant is great and they should have gotten it earlier. I also chatted with a young 20 something sexually active guy from the UK who also clearly told me that the implant is great. I just do not see people complaining much about it other than the odd case who had surgical complications (infection etc.) . The evidence against the implant isn't there.

I understand that Ulsterman's experience in this forum isn't great. All I can say is that when I played with the implant and its pump in the clinic the pump did not feel heavy at all to me in contrast to his reported experience. I obviously do not know how it would feel inside my sack but in my hands it did not feel heavy at all.

My plan is to restore whatever length I can restore, in other words, get close to my pre-prostatectomy length and then get the implant in order to "lock" these gains. I will update this forum further once am near implantation date with a separate thread. I am not happy to have to put an implant inside me but I have limited options at this stage and injections don't seem like a good long term solution at all to me.

User

Posted 25 Nov 2024 at 08:24

Hi Jimmy.

I agree, this forum by it's very nature, tends to bias towards bad outcomes and failures. I've only heard of two blokes on here who've had implants and neither were particularly pleased with their bionic todgers.

Your face book page shows otherwise. As they say, "You pay your money you take your chance."

A couple of years ago, when I felt devastated at losing my sexual prowess, I looked at the possibility of an implant. I decided not to pursue the idea. The research I did, indicated that an implant would not restore the penis to pre prostatectomy dimensions and the risks of the operation were not worth to reward.

Like most of us men, you do seem a bit infatuated with the size of your penis . I've come to accept that mine is a little smaller and only works when chemically stimulated, but I've adapted to that.

I also found it useful to read some scientific research, which shows that, what we men think a normal penis should be, often doesn't fit with reality. I started a conversation on it.

https://community.prostatecanceruk.org/posts/t30545-Is-my-penis-normal

The other concern I'd have in your particular case is, if you're struggling with injections, isn't it more likely that you'd struggle with penis traction devices and might a penile implant be a step too far?

Having said all that, I admire your determination to fix your problem. I wish you well. If you proceed with the implant, it would be very helpful to others if you kept us updated.

Who knows, if all goes well with yours, I might treat myself to one next Xmas.

Good luck mate, with your erection correction selection. 👍

Edited by member 25 Nov 2024 at 09:09 | Reason: Add link

User

Posted 25 Nov 2024 at 18:07

People who have a negative experience are more likely to rant than those who are happy and have left the ED community since they don't have ED anymore and no need to talk about it. Similarly in my cancer group you mostly see terminal people. Those who got cured have generally left to continue their lives and aren't there to talk about it all the time since they understandably don't want to be talking about cancer all the time.

We have to be aware of survivorship bias.

The chance of an infection with an implant is low and manageable. Sure there is the rare disastrous case where a man got ruined and he couldn't even use an implant anymore but this is rare or rare enough for me to want take a chance.

I wouldn't care a lot about the size of my penis if I had not gotten wiped out. I had to pinch myself when I tried Invicorp. Was what I saw my new erect size or perhaps Invicorp hadn't worked that well? I am not sure as my stretched size does go beyond my injected size so perhaps Invicorp result was a bad indicator.

What I couldn't stand with injections was the needle going in. In addition to that though once I take into account 1) having to go get supplies all the time 2) Carry them with me if I travel 3) small risk of priapism 4) supplies often unavailable due to worldwide shortage 4) scarring from the injections 5) only 3 times a week 6) Spontaneity is gone and on the other hand we have an implant that solves everything with the only real downsides being the risk of complications during surgery/infection . I have read of other issues that some people report being 1) loss of sensation 2) loss of size, but upon further research I don't think these are legitimate concerns that have to do with the implant itself but more to do with other reasons (not a skilled surgeon etc.). Sensation does come back after some months, you just need to wait.

I do not like the idea of having to put an implant inside me, don't get me wrong, but I think the alternative is worse if we look at it as a long term solution. My main concern is how things feel after surgery and I do not see people complaining that it feels strange/weird/off putting provided some time for healing has taken place.

I have really tried to find out what are the major downsides of having an implant and I just cannot find any. I talk to people one to one and they do not point out to me any major downside that bothers them and am talking about young people who are sexually active. There may be subjective objections to it, for example the fact that you have to have a pump in your scrotum etc. but these, though unwelcome, aren't deal breakers.

Edited by member 25 Nov 2024 at 18:08 | Reason: Not specified

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