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Richard - 28 Feb 2005 23:28 GMT

I had prostate surgery five years ago and it left me with a shortened penis,
which is normal per my urologist. However erections have been a problem. I
would like to know more about the blood circulating in and out of the penis.
I was told that some vessels supplying blood to the penis are cut during the
removal of the gland. I was also told that the blood vessels draining the
penis are shunted though muscles and go to the outside of the penis. I have
requested a penile vessel scan and if necessary, the blocking of some of the
drain vessels.

WHERE CAN I FIND A DIAGRAM OF THE VESSELS SUPPLYING THE BLOOD TO AND FROM
THE PENIS?

Muse creates an unbearably rigid penis even at the lowest 125 mc dose
( more than a half hour of pain, the 500 mc dose created a two-hour rigid,
painful event) and Viagra, Levitra and Cialis don't do a sufficient job at
their highest doses.

Richard

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JerryW - 01 Mar 2005 01:29 GMT

Gray's Anatomy???

>I had prostate surgery five years ago and it left me with a shortened
>penis,
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> Richard

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David S. - 01 Mar 2005 13:05 GMT

My experience with the MUSE and Caverject was similar in that it produced an
uncomfortable erection. There was no way I could have intercourse with that
level of discomfort (I hesitate to call it "pain"). The trimix gives me a
useable erection, but in no way is it the same as before. Just not a
"natural" erection but at least my wife and I can be intimate again. The
penis is definitely shorter, and the ED specialist that I saw said that was
true (that was the first time I heard a physician admit to that). Also the
"feeling" is not the same at all.

I can't imagine that a Google search would fail to come up with all kinds of
information on the anatomy of the penis and related organs. In my uro's
office all the walls have charts and drawings of both the male and female
anatomy. As I recall the blood supply and nerve bundles are on the top and
bottom of the penis. That is why they tell you to do the injections on the
side of the organ.

The ED specialist told me that by far his patients are most satisfied with
the implant (the one with saline that pumps up, not the rigid device).
Where we are at Blue Cross will pay for the surgery for prostate patients.
You may want to check that out (I am 18 months out, so I still have some
time to hope for a return to natural erections). The Viagra and Cialis do
nothing for me, except for the blue haze and stuffy nose with the former.

Good luck.

> I had prostate surgery five years ago and it left me with a shortened penis,
> which is normal per my urologist. However erections have been a problem. I
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> Richard

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