Hey guys i know you havent heard from me in months. well a lot has happened in that time. I had low testosterone so i started taking proviron and garlic to try and boost my T leves. Well a few months ago my T levels were 359ng and I had them done a few weeks ago and they were 462ng. So it appears that by using garlic I boosted my testosterone up.
On another note I was suffering from erectile dysfunction and I went to the top three people in the NY area for that. Dr. Melman, Dr McCullough, and Dr Mulhall. I strongly urge people suffering from this to get a thorough check up. i had a full hormonal screening which came back normal. I had a nervous system check which was normal so then I had a blood flow and venous flow check. it turned out that I was born with a small pudendal artery. I was always suseptable to Erectile dysfunction but the propecia just sped up the process by aging me quicker. Once the tissue in the penile area changes it is very hard to get the concentrtion of collagen to erectile tissue the same again. After having 2 doppler ultrasounds and a angiogram I was faced with the solution of either vascular surgery or a penile implant. Having had testicular cancer earlier this year I did not want to keep taking meds with no real long term follow up. I decided on the implant surgery which I had this past tuesday. I am currently in a hotel in NY recovering. I have never seen my private area so swollen. Its crazy. If all goes well in 6 weeks I can begin to reclaim my life.
For those guys who suffer from ED its a scary thought but what I found out through all my mediccal searching is that I had a pre existing condition that was brought out faster by using propecia. I had testicular cancer which can be brought out by hormonal changes so by taking propecia i might have caused that. It was a tough decision but I could not take the years of my body not working anymore. It was 2 and a half years off propecia and I saw not changes in performance. i saw changes iin T levels and desire but not in performance. So if you suffer from ED go get checked for all systems by the best doctors. It might be something small with an easy fix or it might need a major fix as mine did. Once you know you can solve the problem though and once its solved you can move on with your life. I am relatively young 34 years old and I have been talking with people my age who have implants. One guy had normal erections and then they started to weaken and he couldnt get good ones for years. He never took propecia but what he found was that he has only 2 arteries instead of 4 going into his penis. It pays to get test done and find out the cause. in my opionion DR McCullough from NYU was the most knowledgable guy I ever have met. He was so helpful and ran the most efficient doppler study with the best results. mapped out all my arteries and veins with the thing. had no need for an angiogram after that but I chose to do so for backup.
Will let you know how i progress. keep me in your thoughts.
anyway I think P did a lot of damage to my body which was already suffering because of an arterial problem. I am not saying that P had no effect on me and I am not saying it did. All I know is that I got testicular cancer and have alow sperm cound and low ejaculate and no one in my family has ever had any problems like that. Years without a normal sex life prompted me to go the radiacal route. Years of thinking and taking god knows how many pills and herbal remedies led me to make this decision. It wasnt an easy one I assure you though with luck life should be better in that department. I have never taken any antidepressents and through the whole thing I was quite optimistic I would be cured of fixed. Even when I got diagnosed with cancer I was quite optimistic about a recovery. Granted I dont know how much mroe of this I can take so I hope complicationsa and problems are over so I can just go on with my life.