erection Q for my bros?

[shywheels]

My fellow SCI brothers....I am a c7 quad, complete...I take viagra. Sometimes I stay hard forever it seems, other times I cant get hard.
Whats your experiance? And what effects it for you?

thanks bros

[cunning69guy]

Shywheels,

I can only answer based on my pharmacology background. But, in general, Viagra's success, as with those who don't need it, depends on your state of mind. It's the old "your brain is your largest sex organ" argument. The viagra may be useless if your mind isn't stimulating your lower appendage, or if your mind is making you "shy" or inhibited, then it's just like a normal male, if you're all worried about the erection, chances are you'll have trouble getting/maintaining one.

Discuss it with the doctor who wrote you the prescription at least (since there is no embarrassment involved if you've already broached the subject) or a specialist (urologist, neurologist, physiatrist/rehab medicine professional, etc.).

[Deleted]

Yup yup. Its all in your head. Try Cialis. Viagra is a one shot one time thing and even that adds pressure to get it up. Cialis works over three days. So pop one and forget it. When the lovin' starts it'll be there. But to be honest...if you need a stiff one to take care of your woman...well you have a wee bit more issues then you thought.

[goodsteez]

try different positions....personally I don't need viagra but find that if I'm laying flat I have a really hard time[no pun intended] but if I'm more in a sitting position its a lot easier to get an erection and maintain it. Now I just need to figure out why I'm writing about boners to other dudes at 3am?

[Phil]

The man's a complete quad, guys. His mind has nothing to do with it.

Take the blue pill on an empty stomach, dude, or give it say 6 hours since you ate last. Try not to eat anything fatty or greasy before, too. No alcohol. Take it sitting up, wait about 30 minutes and hop in bed. The jump in blood pressure from lying down helps. If you smoke ciggs, try to cut way back (or quit).

Phil

[Pony]

Yup, everyone's different...i, personally, gave up 'my friend', and haven't looked back...zero sensation there anyway. Toys, mouth, mind and back of hand can work magic!!

[cunning69guy]

Tony,

If it's true you "gave up" on "your friend" and haven't looked back, what's with all the "pony" references? You're too old to be a pony, and apparently not interested or capable of playing pony/cowgirl in bed.

Just confused by your written emphasis on your oral/other skills but continued "phallic" use of the word pony in your ID here.

[Pony]

Ohhhh, absolutely NO 'phallic' reference at all when I say 'pony'!! Years ago me and a friend saw a tricked out '67 Mustang that was named "Tony's Pony", so my friend (a girl) used to joke about being Tony's pony. So it just stuck with me, but the reference on here now "Tony's Steel Pony" is obviously, well, maybe not so obvious, my chair...it's my pony!!

[sidney]

Viagra works for me, just takes an hour... I think Phil's right, as a complete quad, one's mindset unfortunately doesn't have much to do with it.

[Deleted]

Anyone tried those pump things?

[Phil]

Apr 28, 2008 17:30:45 GMT -5 sidney said:

Viagra works for me, just takes an hour... I think Phil's right, as a complete quad, one's mindset unfortunately doesn't have much to do with it.

Wishing your dick to grow hard is like wishing your legs to move, lol. If the connection isn't there anymore, it's going to be a long night. ;D

[Phil]

Apr 28, 2008 19:48:49 GMT -5 @mrniceguy said:

Anyone tried those pump things?

I tried one years ago, in between the time of paparvarine injections (ouch! ) and the magic pills came out. It worked great INSIDE the pump. It was almost scary how well it worked, lol, which is a real concern because you can pump it up too much and do some serious damage if you have no sensation. But I gave up on pumps. I could never got that "ring" on quite right, and would either lose it or get so damn frustrated that it wasn't worth the aggravation.