I had prostate cancer surgery in September and I am having radiation in December. Problem is that I cannot get a erection to have sex. Is this normal or not?
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The urologist should have gone over this with you BEFORE you had surgery and that is who you should be speaking to now. Therefore you should know this is a possible side effect. It may get better possibly completely the doctor should have told you if he was able to do a nerve sparing surgery or not and this is the best indicator whether erections will return to normal or not.
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I don't know if this is normal, but there is a debate on currently as to whether the PSA test is really an indicator for prostate cancer. I know through support groups that many wish they had never had biopsies and undergone treatment. I hope all turns out OK for you, and I advise everyone to get a second opinion, and take control, before undergoing the current treatment for any cancer.
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It happens. I had diVinci robot surgery a couple years back. I rely on Viagra (my urologist calls this vitamin V) for most of my erections. I don't recall my Doc going over this, but I did come across it in my research prior to surgery. Viagra is heavily marketed through urologists; your Doc can probably give you some sample packs to get going.
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