Getting Help Getting Hard

Monday night, Mrs. Lion gave me an oral orgasm. The Edex worked pretty well. I love the feeling when I get hard. It’s hard to explain the almost magical way that my penis grows after the injection. It just gets hard on its own. I feel the arousal grow as it does, but I’m also aware that there’s no stimulation, just the magic of chemistry. I understood that I was going to get hard regardless of how I felt about it. Sure, I wanted it badly on Monday night, but I also became aware that if tied down and injected, I would get hard even if very uncomfortable.

These chemically produced erections can have different qualities. Edex is pure alprostadil. It’s chemically equivalent to Prostaglandin E1, the naturally occurring body chemical that relaxes the muscles and opens the vessels in the penis to allow erection. Sexual stimulation isn’t required. The resulting erection is usually about 80 percent as strong as the one produced by sexual stimulation. When Mrs. Lion goes to work on me, I quickly reach 100 percent.

The Edex isn’t as effective as I would like. My erection usually fades noticeably after I ejaculate. Of course, I don’t mind that since I’m done at that point. However, these erectile injections should keep me at 80 percent for at least an hour. My current reaction is a sign that the Edex (alprostadil) isn’t quite enough for me. I may need to go back to the Trimix (alprostadil plus two other stimulating drugs). The problem with that change is Trimix requires continuous refrigeration and loses potency about three months after the solution is made. The cost for us is about the same as Edex. We can get the particular version of Trimix that I need for about $130 for 4 ml.  My typical dose is about 0.4 ml, so I get ten boners per bottle. My copay for Edex is $200 for 18 boners. The Trimix is only slightly more expensive.

The reason I went from Trimix to Edex was that I was having trouble having orgasms with Trimix. I’m not sure why, but my urologist said that I could also go to Bimix (alprostadil plus one other drug) to see if that worked better for me. It’s the alprostadil that needs refrigeration and loses power once made into a liquid. Edex is a special 2-chamber injector that keeps the sterile saline separate from the freeze-dried alprostadil. The dry drug has a multi-year shelf life. It’s only when mixed into an injectable liquid that it becomes so perishable.

This is probably more than you ever wanted to know about boner injections. It’s good information to have. A lot of men suffer from ED, and most have no clue how many options are available. If you don’t need this information, great. Just be aware that if the need arises, there are many good ways to get help.