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Chapter 6
His Prostate and Me
man, and regardless of his predicament, I felt that together we
could find a way to change his circumstances.
Dick and his late wife Charlotte had tried most of the
available methods to help with his impotence problem except
for the non-prescription pills. Although these pills were
heavily advertised, he looked on them as what we used to call
"patent medicines." He told me, "I didn't try them, but I was
tempted, because they had names like: Erogenex, Intimex,
Testerex, Maximus and Top Gun!"
He continued our conversation by explaining that during
his six-month check-up visit with the urologist following
surgery, he told the doctor that he was still impotent. The
doctor tried to be encouraging and said that sometimes it
takes a year or more for a man to regain spontaneous potency
after radical surgery. In the meantime, he suggested that Dick
try a vacuum tube device, as it was the easiest, non-invasive,
non-surgical procedure to achieve an erection.
Dick and Medicare spent $400 for the battery-powered
apparatus, which Bill Martin aptly described in his book, My
Prostate and Me, as a device that looks somewhat like a salad
shooter. The principle of the device is to use a vacuum tube
and pump to draw blood into the penis and retain the blood
with a rubber band or constricting ring placed at the base of
the penis. Then the vacuum tube is removed and the banded
erection remains.
Dick tried it out in private and was disappointed with the
results. The bottom line is that it he found the appliance
awkward to use and quite painful when he snapped the rubber
bands into place. Ouch! Sadly, he returned the device to its
fancy bag and placed it on the top shelf of his closet.
Some men and women are very satisfied with the vacuum
device. They are able to work through the strange, awkward
stage and become proficient with it. Because of the band and
the constriction, however, it is very important to make sure
that the man consults with his doctor before using the
appliance, principally if he has a physical ailment, such as a
clotting problem.
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