Posted by admin on March 27, 2009 under Men's Health-Erectile Dysfunction | 
The amount of pain just after surgery doesn’t tell you anything about the success of the operation. Ralph, a 46-year-old businessman, recalls his recovery. “The first time the doctor pumped it up—a month after surgery—the pain was incredible! I’ve only experienced such pain once before, when I was hit in the testicles with a baseball.”
Ralph went home and, taking his doctor’s advice, soaked in a hot tub. “Within an hour and a half the pain was gone. While soaking in the tub, I pumped it up.” Ralph—and his wife—were pleased. But he was initially surprised when his penis got wider and harder, not longer. Once his soreness disappeared, it took the couple about four weeks to get adjusted to the implant. Ralph had to learn to hit the release button in exactly the right way to deflate it.
Sometimes adjustment is a bit more of a problem. “I was in the hospital three days, and home for eight weeks recovering. It was eight weeks until I used it the first time. It takes a full year to adjust. It took me a year to learn how to pump it up and release it without pain. You need practice,” says Carl, a 54-year-old draftsman.
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Active is the operative word here. Keeping your body moving will not only make you look and feel better—it will also improve your sex life and decrease the possibility of developing ED. It’s difficult to enjoy a fulfilling sex life without a physically active body. At the most basic level, we know that regular exercise improves overall fitness, and that sexual functioning is an important part of the equation.
We are also aware that regular exercise positively affects brain wave activity, making you feel more energized. Body temperature is also raised, duplicating one of the main reactions associated with sexual arousal. Also, the more you exercise, the more muscular stamina you develop, which translates to the prevention or delay of fatigue during sex.
Physiologically, regular physical activity has an impact on vaso-congestion, raising blood supply to the penis and helping to achieve and maintain an erection. On a hormonal level, exercise raises testosterone levels, leading to increased libido. And it works psychologically as well. As the percentage of body fat begins to drop and you are able to exercise longer, self-image can soar. All these factors can positively alter personal attitudes about sex.
There are several types of activities that you can include in your daily regimen. They will restore and maintain suppleness of movement as well as overall flexibility. All are easy, don’t require special equipment, and don’t cost anything. They are: walking, stretching, and resistance exercises.
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Keep in mind that you must give a new drug a few weeks to work before you can determine if it is causing your problems. If you have begun a new course of medication and suspect that it might be giving you ED, continue with it—but be sure to discuss your concerns with your doctor. If the lines of communication between you and your doctor are kept open, it is usually possible to change or adjust medication. The goal is to maintain your general health while not adversely affecting your sexual performance.
The chart presented here is designed to help you pinpoint whether a specific drug you’re taking is causing ED. It includes:
Name of the Medication
Under this heading, list every drug you are taking by brand and generic name. Include any over-the-counter drug as well.
The Prescribing Physician, Diagnosis, and Date Medication Was Started
This becomes especially important as you develop more ailments and consult with different doctors.
Dose and Frequency
In order for a drug to work effectively, you have to know the correct dosage, how often it should be taken, and when.
Adverse Side Effects
Have your doctor or pharmacist explain the major side effects of the drug to determine if ED is a possible outcome.
Sexual Difficulties
If you develop ED, or if it has worsened since beginning the medication, note it on your chart. Include any performance problems like lessened libido or delayed orgasm. Your symptoms may be related to the new drug. Ask your doctor if a different drug can be substituted, or if a lower dose could be used to eliminate, or at least reduce, the sexual dysfunction.
Drug Efficacy
This is the place to write down if you feel the drug is working and fully achieving the projected goal.
The following chart is that of a patient who received a new drug to help reduce his hypertension. As you will see, it didn’t work for him. After a month, his medication was changed, the side effects were significantly reduced, and his sexual problems disappeared.
Name of medication
(generic and brand names)
Doctor, diagnosis, date started
Dose and frequency
Adverse side effects
Sexual difficulties
Drug
efficacy
Diuretic
Lamm,
50 mg
electrolyte
erection
No
Chlorthali-
hyperten-
once a day
imbalance,
problem:
done
sion:
fever, chills,
6/19/97
175/105,
low back
6/30/97
6/3/97
pain,
possible ED
Note: Keep track of how much alcohol and/or tobacco you use on a daily basis as they too can contribute to, or produce, ED.
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One of the most common obstacles to satisfying sex stems from feelings of anxiety. There are numerous causes, including fear of not being able to perform adequately, dissatisfaction with penis size, self-consciousness about body appearance (especially weight), and financial or health concerns. Sometimes fear itself is a factor.
On a strictly physiological basis, anxiety can effectively prevent a man from becoming aroused and getting or maintaining an erection. It can also limit or even destroy spontaneity and curtail the partner’s exploration of new sexual territory.
Consider the case of Linda and Greg. His ED had been brought on by a combination of factors including obesity, insomnia, and stress. Sadly, all three of his conditions were a response to Linda’s precarious state of health. She was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of thirty-eight. Greg, three years older and devoted to his wife, wasn’t all that surprised when his own problems began. When they came to see me two years later, their circumstances had, fortunately, changed. Linda had come through surgery and a course of radiation weak but determined. Her prognosis was excellent. Greg, however, still had his ED.
“It’s not that I don’t want to have erections again,” he began nervously. “It’s that I’m worried that after I take the medication and can function again, I’ll hurt Linda. She’s so thin and frail, I’m afraid to have sex with her.”
“You’ve been scared to touch me for two years,” she challenged him.
“That’s because I saw what was happening to you and it put a brake on me.”
Linda regarded him with a combination of sadness and anger. “I think you’re just put off by how I look. Be honest, Greg—isn’t it true?”
Smiling ruefully, he answered, “The truth is, I look a lot worse than you do.”
Throwing her hands up in the air, Linda exclaimed, “The competition never ends. Greg, I want you to know—in front of a witness— that I want you again, spare tire and all. If you want me, then it’s with my buzz cut and protruding ribs. But you have to stop being afraid of me. I’m not going to break—and you’re not going to hurt me any more than I’m going to hurt you.”
This situation is not an unusual one: sex is often a casualty of cancer. Please note that sex will not cause the disease to spread; nor are women who receive radiation dangerous to your health. (This is a particular concern for men whose partners have cervical cancer.)
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