Since I have made it known that I use an injection, I was asked via PM to please post in the open forum my experience using an injectable to combat my ED problem. Therefore, I will share my experience in the hopes it may be helpful to others.

** WARNING: THIS POST IS LONG, BUT I HOPE YOU IT WILL BENEFIT YOU **

I suffer from Type 2 Diabetes, and because of that, in my 40's I began to suffer from erectile dysfunction (ED). At first the issue was only occasional, later it became a consistent problem. I tried to combat it myself by taking so-called "generic" Viagra that my brother purchased from a offshore pharmacy without a prescription. It didn't help much, and later we found that it actually contained very little sildenafil citrate at all, the pill was mostly filler that was dyed blue.

I saw my doctor about the problem, and he prescribed Viagra, and he put me on 100mg doses (one pill). The "real stuff" worked much better than the generic offshore crap, but that didn't last long, within months my doctor had to up me to two 100mg pills, and then three. We tried others, Levitra and Cialis, but they were no help.

After some time I was actually taking eight (yes, eight) 100mg Viagra to get any effect at all. That was the most my urologist, one of the very best doctors in my area, was willing to let me take at once based on clinical studies which showed 800mg to be the maximum "safe" dosage.

The terrible side effects of that much Viagra was blurry blue-tinted vision and terrible flu-like symptoms which could last for days. I couldn't bear it any longer, and my urologist told me:

"The next step is injections, but I'm not going to put you through that. Your insurance company will pay for an implant, so I'm suggesting we proceed with implant surgery". So that's what we planned to do. I was told I needed to lose a little weight first, so while I was on a diet the doctor prescribed for me a vacuum device from a company called Esteem, that I was to use several times daily. This is, essentially, a serious medical penis pump that is similar but superior to the ones sold by adult stores for so-called "enlargement" purposes. The purposes of the medical pump was to help blood flow.

My doctor did not use the rigid implants, he used the inflatable sort. He only implanted the Titan manufacturer, which he considered the best. Some of the issues he discussed with me were:

- There is a high chance of infection during the implant surgery
- Some implants fail
- I would almost certainly experience a loss in length
- Most inflatable implants have to be replaced after a number of years due to wear
- He would be removing one of my testicles which would be replaced by the pump
- There's no going back

While doing the weight loss thing in anticipation of surgery, my brother contacted me after hearing a doctor with a local clinic advertising on the radio that he had a high success rate in helping men with severe ED. I called and was told that if I were to come see him, he would test me and then try an injectable in the office. If the injection didn't work, I would pay nothing.

So, since I knew that my other urologist planned to hollow out my dick and cut off one of my balls, I figured I'd give this other doctor a shot. Well, as it turns out, the injection worked, incredibly well. And to my surprise, I barely felt the injection since the doctor uses very thin diabetic needles.

For a short time it made me really mad that my fantastic urologist had me skip over the injections, because I'm much rather have an erection with my natural penis than with tubes implanted inside of it.

The doctor put me on what is known as a "quad mix". It is a custom mixed compound from a compounding pharmacy. It comes in a vial, packed in a cooler with cold packs. It is stored in the refrigerator. I also had to pay for a spring loaded injector which makes the injections MUCH easier to do. I load the syringe into the injector, put the end near the base of my penis, then press a button and the syringle is pushed in and the plunger goes down, instantly. At this point, I really don't find the injections uncomfortable at all, I feel barely even a tiny pinch.

The initial dosage the doctor told me to use produced an erection that lasted way too long. Nearly six hours, which is past the four hour "danger zone" for priapism. After experimenting with the doses, I have settled on an amount that produces an erection that lasts three to three-and-a-half hours, which is more than enough.

I feel fortunate that my brother (RIP) told me about the doctor's advertisement. I'm very pleased with the injections, and should they ever fail to be effective (which they have been for years now) then I can still go the implant route if necessary. And this post is not an advertisement for any particular injection or a particular doctor. Any urologist can prescribe tri-mix or quad-mix from a compounding pharmacy near you.