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If you look at the menu bar at the top of the page (for browsers), you’ll see a new item for erectile dysfunction. It’s a collection of recent posts that discuss my adventures with this unfortunate subject. When I get the time, I’ll do a set of pages that do a better job of telling the story. I’ve spent a ton of time trying to learn about this problem. For something that hits over twenty percent of men, you’d think there would be much easier ways to learn.

Tuesday night I did a .50 ml injection of Trimix. Since I realized that one problem might be positional erectile dysfunction, I wanted to go back to the less expensive drug and see if it worked. I did the injection and, for the first time, got an insertable erection. Sure enough, when I lay on my back, the erection subsided to a more floppy but still-hard state. When I stood, the penis went back to attention. OK, that shows the Trimix is effective.

I ordered some silicone penis rings from Amazon. While standing, I put on the smallest one in the set of six. It was comfortable to wear. I lay on my back again. This time the erection held. Voila! It looks like Trimix at .50 ml is going to do it for me. We’ll try again later in the week to be sure.

After I got on the bed with the ring on, Mrs. Lion gave me oral attention. Sadly, I couldn’t get to the edge, much less over the top. It was eighteen days since my last orgasm. I suspect that all of the fuss around the injection and the cock ring was too distracting for me to focus on being sexually aroused. That’s the odd thing about these injections. Even though I’m fully erect, I’m not necessarily aroused. This is something that both of us need to get used to.

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After work yesterday, I dragged out the ladder and swapped antennas for Lion. The new mount feels more secure. Lion was a little upset that I couldn’t get the mast any higher. I was able to lift it about a foot and a half off the roof. The top of the mast is even with the tree next to the house. The antenna sticks up another ten feet or so.

I told him the best thing about the antenna is that it’s done. I don’t have to go back on the roof again. Not so fast. Hold your horses. Back the train up. While he’s able to get a few more repeaters, he wants more. Unfortunately, the next step is a lot more money. He’ll need a different radio and a different antenna. (Sigh) I may be going back on the roof eventually.

An hour on the roof was followed by getting the garbage and recyclables ready for pickup. I’d forgotten about the new Fire TV box. Luckily, I just had to unplug the old box and plug in the new box. For the record, any time I’ve done something like climbing up on the roof and then “all I have to do” is one more thing, it annoys me. I may not be quite as achy as I was before I lost weight, but that doesn’t mean I don’t get tired and achy. (When I was up on the roof, Lion asked what he could do for me, and I told him he could get me my 20-year-old body back. He said he’d need more boner juice.

I think we’re going to try another injection tonight. This time, he’s going to try a cock ring to keep blood from flowing out when he’s on his back. Now that I think about it, could that have been the problem all along? Would a cock ring eliminate the need for boner juice? We’ll try it with boner juice tonight and maybe without tomorrow. It’s worth a shot.

Lion has a new rule. He wanted a travel mug so his coffee would stay warm during our mid-morning coffee break. I obliged and bought him one similar to the one he’d gotten me. However, I usually have to track down his mug before I can make his coffee. Lion sometimes forgets to bring it back into the kitchen. My theory is that he can return it when he sets up the coffee pot. Duh! Seems simple when you think about it. He’s managed to remember today. Let’s see how long that lasts.

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Our streaming TV box went wonky again this morning, so we couldn’t watch our morning news. Instead, we listened to NPR. After the newscast, a piece about smelly pits came on. The commentator said that she had been testing various natural deodorants. She reported that they didn’t prevent her from emitting a scent. She pointed out that many commercial deodorants contain aluminum which acts to clog pores and prevent sweating. Some people believe that aluminum contributes to breast cancer and other diseases.

She went on to say that body odor is genetic. A group of genes has been located that is associated with smelly sweat. Asians often don’t have these genes and as a result, don’t get BO. Interesting. I’m not Asian, but I don’t tend to get smelly. I’ve never used underarm deodorant. Neither I, nor any of my partners have detected any BO. I never gave it any real thought. I have a stick of deodorant I bought twenty years ago. I’ve used it when getting dressed up for an important event. I can’t remember the last time I used it. Since all of my ancestors are European, I can’t understand how this happened.

Another useless fact about me.

new development on the Erection Front

I injected .35 ml of Quadmix into my penis on Sunday afternoon. The resulting erection was a little better, but not insertion-quality. However, we observed a disturbing thing. My erection was good when I was standing. When I lay down on the bed, it faded to a floppy state. When I stood up, it returned. Lying down caused it to fade. I did a web search. This is called positional erectile dysfunction. Apparently, it’s caused by veinous leakage.

From what I’ve read, the cause of this problem is that blood is allowed to flow back into the body from the penis when I lie down. When I stand, gravity helps keep it where it belongs. This problem isn’t cured by Quadmix or any other erectile drug. I can’t know if this is the problem without diagnostic tests. What can be done about it isn’t exciting.

The simplest solution I read about is for me to put on a tight, rubber penis ring after I get fully erect. That will help prevent blood from leaking out of my erection. I guess we can try that. Other solutions involve surgery to insert penile implants that use various mechanical methods to produce boners on demand. I’m not terribly interested in something that drastic.

I’ve emailed my urologist about this development. I’m sure she’s dealt with it before. Meanwhile, I’ll work on developing the correct dose of Quadmix. I’ll also order a penis ring. She responded by recommending a Venoseal Adjustable Penile Constriction Loop. This device isn’t pretty but is medically proven to help. I’ve ordered one along with a selection of silicone cock rings.

WordPress.com is on the warpath

I’ve heard from other bloggers that WordPress.com is threatening to take down if any adult images appear. I am willing to bet that they will also kill blogs with sexually-oriented content as well. If you are a sex blogger and use wordpress.com as your hosting provider, I strongly urge you to back up your site and shop for a new home. If you need some help, use Contact Us to reach me, and I will try to help.

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We tried the Quadmix again on Friday. I repeated the .30 ml dose. It produced a less-than-insertable boner. Mrs. Lion tried oral. It felt good, but I didn’t get close to an orgasm. The erection subsided after about an hour and a half. I think the next step is to try .35 ml and see if it does the trick. This is a discouraging process. The actual injection didn’t hurt at all, but I had some injection-site pain after I got hard. I didn’t experience the ache I felt on my first Quadmix try.

I don’t mean to bore you with these posts about my ED experiences, but there is almost nothing on the Web from the patient’s point of view. Most discussions are ads from pharmacies trying to sell various ED products. Others are from medical sources who offer good information but nothing from the patient’s point of view. I want to help fill that gap.

Dealing with erectile dysfunction is difficult. It means confronting the most significant symbol of being male. When it becomes impossible to get an erection, it also becomes much more difficult to feel masculine. Before, I wouldn’t have sex with other women and was prohibited from masturbating. Now, I can’t. There is a giant gap between won’t and can’t. Sex is important to me. My body doesn’t agree.

It isn’t like I had prostate surgery or cancer. My prostate is fine, and I’m cancer free. Yet, I can’t get it up. I can’t. What’s wrong with me? I’m trying to treat the symptom. We’ve made a little progress there. But have we? My ability to get aroused to the point of orgasm is also gone. There’s no drug to help that. It’s been sixteen days since my last orgasm–thank you for asking. That’s long enough for me to be pretty horny, but I’m not.

I suppose I should focus on the Quadmix and getting an insertion-ready erection. Once we achieve that, maybe my libido will get the hint and turn on. Mrs. Lion mentioned that spanking has also been out of the picture for a while. As of Saturday it’s been 28 days since I rode the spanking bench. Could that be part of it? Maybe.

I’m probably owed a spanking. I got angry at Mrs. Lion because she let the dog escape her fenced-in yard. She said she was upset that I growled at her. She didn’t say she was going to spank me. I’m pretty sure that she will decide I earned a punishment. She has trouble punishing me for upsetting her. I suspect she will get over that problem this time. Stay tuned.