I agree that you should see your primary care physician and possibly a
urologist.   If you have not been having PSA tests and regular digital
rectal exams,  at your age,  you should talk to your doctor about
starting them.

Most likely, there is nothing particularly wrong with you, and your
symptoms don't indicate prostate cancer. Be that as it may, one man in
six in the US will be diagnosed with prostate cancer some time in life,
so it is not impossible that you do have it.   Since most prostate
cancer grows slowly, some doctors don't think routine PSA is worth it,
but I think you will find the people in this newsgroup strongly endorse
it, because of our experience.  I certainly do.

If your penis is irritated, and you feel it when sexually aroused, there
could be some inflammation in your penis which leads to your waking up
with erections.   A doctor, particularly a urologist, can tell if there
is something that needs attention.   But remember, as I noted
previously, most likely you have several erections every night and that
has been the case for almost 50 years.   According to Peter Scardino, in
his Prostate Book, a man typically has about five erections a night,
each lasting about half an hour and associated with REM sleep.  This may
change with age, but there is nothing special about waking up with an
erection which lasts until you urinate.   Before I was diagnosed with
prostate cancer,  it happened fairly commonly to me, and now after my
cancerous prostate was removed, it still happens occasionally.  I wish
it were a more common occurrence. )-;

As Steve pointed out,  if you are waking up needing to urinate more
often than before, that could indicate something unrelated to your
prostate such as diabetes, so you should tell your doctor about it.  It
could also indicate that your prostate has enlarged and is pressing down
on your urethra,  something that happens to all men as they age.   It is
called benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) and usually isn't much of a
problem.  When it is, it can be treated by medication, and in some cases
by minor surgery.  It is unrelated to prostate cancer.

You might get hold of Peter Scardino's book and read it.   Then you
would pretty much know what we here know about what might be bothering you.

Then I would suggest you see a urologist.  Even for a 60-year-old, 3-4 times
a night is not normal.  You probably have a prostate problem.

Since you are 60, you have probably had ten PSA exams by now and a
smattering of digital rectal exams (finger up the anus).  If not, fire your
doctor and get tested.

As to soreness in your penis, that might be the onset of Peronnes Disease or
some other malady.  I don't think it's a symptom of prostate cancer or any
other prostate problem; but I could be wrong.

Regardless, both your issues are deserving of a urologist's input.

.
rip cycling guru Sheldon Brown [heart attack i believe]

i see a urologist appointment is my next best step,
to get a first hand [or is it fingers up?] opinion

waterboy