English is not my first language. I got a new gf after being single for almost 3 years, during which I PMO’d at least once a day (often more than that). I already struggled with my previous gf (I used to PMO during that time, albeit not as much as I did after we broke up), now with my new gf my PIED got so bad I went to see an urologist – actually, one of the most highly reputed (and costly) in my country.
He asked a few questions, then had me tested: he injected some viagra-like substance in my penis (and, yes, it hurts a lot…), then played a porn DVD and told me to watch and masturbate to get hard, so that he could check my erect penis with some sort of scanner. I did not get hard at all, I guess partly because the porn was way too mild relative to what I had grown accustomed to, and partly because the whole situation (i.e. masturbating while a guy in a labcoat watches you, right after getting a needle in your dick…) did not exactly help setting the mood. So the urologist told me that I was basically skrewed. He chastised me for not confronting the issue before, then literally told me “if you were older [I am in my thirties] I would immediately book you for surgery. Because you are relatively young, let’s first make a desperate attempt with heavy doses of chemicals”.
Now, the pills did very little (and cost a lot). Needless to say I was very depressed, confronted with the choice to either having a pump surgically implanted in my penis, or giving up on sex forever. Then I found Nofap. I gave it a try because a lot of what I read seemed to apply to me, plus I had nothing to lose at that point.
So here I am, 90 days after, and I am glad to say my PIED is mostly gone! I can have sex with my gf regularly; initially, it happened that I would sometimes get soft during intercourse, but now I usually manage to stay hard until the end. I think there is still room for improvement, and I have some doubts as to how I would perform with a condom (which does not really matter at the moment as my gf is on the pill), but even if this was the full extent of my recovery, it’s just great!
I don’t know if there is actual science behind this, or it is just placebo effect. I don’t care, I am in a way better place after discovering nofap than I was a few months ago, so I will stick to it and enjoy my new life. Now I am wondering if I should go back to the urologist to talk about how he got me almost suicidal, and whether he is aware of nofap. Maybe it could help others, I don’t know…
So, basically, I am 90+ days in (relapsed 3 times during this period but without binging). I did not experience any of the alleged “superpowers”, but that is not why I am doing this. I am doing this because of PIED.
TL,DR: Had PIED. Urologist recommended penile implant surgery. Cured PIED with nofap instead.
EDIT: Thank you all for your support!
LINK – 90 days report – future looks much brighter (or how my urologist got me almost suicidal)
HIS COMMENTS
- Yes, that is what I am also thinking. I am no scientist but PIED looks very real, and nofap really seems to work for a lot of people. I am inclined to think that many urologists are not necessarily against nofap, they are simply not aware of how addictive and damaging porn can be. I’ll have to pay for another visit, but I am curious to hear what he thinks, and if it helps spreading knowledge and helping other guys with the same issue, then it’s money well spent.
- Thank you! I am actually interested in knowing if anyone else got tested the same way I did, and presented with the same conclusions. In essence, he said that not getting hard despite porn and the viagra injection meant that my blood vessels were too narrow due to a genetic defect, meaning I could not get a proper erection through blood flowing into my penis. He even accused me of lying when I told him I used to achieve strong erections when I was younger!
- Italy. But I know he is a regular speaker at international seminars, so I guess he is respected among his peers. Well, he is almost 70 years old, so it is not too surprising he is not very familiar with how disruptive internet porn can be.I think he did it in good faith, he looked at me straight in the eyes and said “[charmingcorpse] be honest with me or else we will not get to the bottom of this: you never had a proper erection, am I right?”In the pre-internet porn era he probably still lives in, there was simply no possible explanation other than some sort of physical malfunctioning.
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