Home Cure for Surgery While Waiting For Prostate Surgery

Dear Mike

Thank you very much for sharing your story. I hope you don´t mind but I’m publishing this as story rather than comment to give it the attention it deserves.

When reading your story, the first thought that comes to mind is why do irreversible surgery like this on a child, i.e. would it not be better to wait until older and able to take his own decisions. But at the end of your story you say you believe the curvature “was TOO severe and something needed to be done”.

But that leaves your question “were there better options for straightening?”. You say you noticed your curvature as soon as you “came of age to achieve an erection”. You had not had sexual intercourse and you did not experience any pain. This makes me wonder if you had congenital curvature. Did your doctor mention that at any point?

If you did have congenital curvature than there were only two options. To have penis surgery or to live with the curvature (which sounds like hardly an option if your curvature was TOO severe for healthy sexual intercourse). So if this was the case, then surgery may have been your only viable option.

However, if you had Peyronie’s disease curvature then there would have been other options worth exploring prior to surgery (which is anyway never done until men have reached the stable phase of the disease which also makes me believe you had congenital curvature as else you doctor should have waited to operate until he was sure you had reached the stable phase).

Regarding the two drawbacks you mention.

1 - Penis shortening

Penis size is never a joking matter. I like the saying “it is not about the size of the penis, it is what you do with it that matters”. However, there is no question about it, penis size does matter to men… a lot.

Your penis length is well above the average penis length. This study shows the average erect penis length to be between 5.5 – 6.3 inches (or 14 – 16 centimeters). There are things that can be done to increase penis length, e.g. using penis traction devices, but they are cumbersome to use. In my opinion, traction devices are well worth the effort when needed, e.g. for very small penises or to correct penis curvature but would personally not use them if not needed.

2 - THIS is the MAIN issue. Minor loss of sensitivity

Agree, this is the main issue with penis surgery (well, after the risk of becoming impotent). But penis surgery can affect the sensitivity but fortunately in your case you say… MINOR loss of sensitivity. This makes me assume you can still enjoy healthy sex life and that is the main thing.

Your thoughts about the use of condoms are very valid, most men report some loss of sensitivity using condoms. The good news is that if / when you are in a stable long-term relationship you may not have to use them anymore.

Hopefully this can help you to put your “mind at rest” over this matter.

What’s done is done and even though still feel you were very young to have such an invasive irreplaceable surgery then guess we must be grateful that the surgery went well and left you with straight sizeable penis and enough sensitivity to enjoy healthy and happy sex life.

This may have been your only option (if you had congenital curvature) and waiting to perform the operation may also have been very (even more) stressful for you at the time. Men are always very sensitive about the size and shape of their penis and the younger they are, even more so.

I thank you for sharing your story with My Peyronie’s readers. I know it will help someone in similar position as you were and / or are in. I wish you all the best in the future and hope this can help you to get some closure.

Kind regards,
Birgir