New hope?
I feel that I have made it clear that prostate cancer can really mess with your mind and your own meaning of being a man. The ability to have an erection and have sex in the traditional sense has been robbed. I also feel that the medical establishment turns a blind eye to the patient when it comes to sex after surgery. All combined, it plays to the deepest, darkest fears as a man - not able to perform. This is not the occasional misfire, but continual, possibly permanent version of that nightmare. I have also felt that nobody can help with therapy until they have encountered this situation. I tried various therapists, but at the end of the day, they can return home and enjoy the societal expectation of sex with their partner That makes it nearly impossible to relate or offer anything to help. Even if you practice abstinence for a month, you know at the end, you can resume normal sex life. Now for the good news. As I was reviewing my ...