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Chapter 6
His Prostate and Me
line of men in front of the pharmacy window. I watched as the
first gentleman handed in his prescription and waited
patiently until it was filled. One man near the front of the line
started conversing with the men around him about his
treasured Viagra prescription, and soon the other nine men
realized they were waiting for the same thing. While they
laughed about their upcoming Saturday night, I blushed!
The advent of Viagra has also spurred men to seek sexual
counseling and physical help. One study conducted by Pfizer,
the manufacturer of Viagra, indicated that 15% sought
counseling after Viagra became available as opposed to 7%
beforehand.
A number of surgeons are now recommending that
Viagra be used earlier rather than later after surgery. Some
even prescribe it shortly after the patient leaves the hospital,
not for intercourse but to "wake up" the nerves. If the nerve
sparing procedure is not successful, Viagra will not work, but,
fortunately, the tri-mix shots will. The future data on the use
of Viagra pre-and post-surgery should prove very interesting.
The Ultimate Solution for Impotence
Unfortunately, Dick's beloved wife, Charlotte, died of a
heart attack about the time they decided to stop using the
shots. Saddened by her death, he placed the dilemma of his
impotency and his search for a solution along with many
other problems on the back burner of his life. Being a
widower was tragic. Being an impotent and incontinent
widower was an added anguish when he thought of the future
without her love, her presence, her comfort and her
understanding. He sorely missed the woman who had been
his closest fiend and who had been by his side since they
were college students. Finding someone else with whom he
could share such camaraderie would be difficult. Finding a
woman with whom he could deal with his side effects tom
prostate cancer with the ease he had with Charlotte would be
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