please help

[amith john (imported)]

Okay, I've done a lot of banding and in fact I've been dedicated to trying to actually achieving numbness of the penis. When I've compressed the dorsal nerve the numbing that comes from that is total. Even a candle flame directly on the glans cannot be felt. The dorsal nerves will try to recover but it can be very slow (I've heard they can regenerate as little of 0.1cm per month). The longest it has taken me has been two months. In the case of regeneration the sensation doesn't actually come back slowly but rather stays totally numb then sort of "suddenly" (over course of a couple days) returns.

Based on my experience with numbing due to banding and also other attempts to destroy the dorsal nerve such as injecting alcohol, phenol and glycerol, I've always seen regeneration.

So personally I actually think your problem is something else. Full dorsal nerve damage would also prevent your feeling of hot and cold, plus point damage due to a band should regenerate.

I have experienced the feelings you've described though and I think they are biochemical. If a person is on an anti-depressant, at least for some people the sensitivity of the penis will go way down along with the pleasurability. I've experienced this when I was taking Celexa as a cure for sex addiction. Also, if your testosterone is low (and sometimes other related sex hormone imbalances like progesterone or estrogen) you'll get the same effect -- basically the penis loses a lot of sensitivity as well as the ability to get and sustain a strong erection.

So honestly I would consider that maybe you have a brain chemical or sex hormone deficiency. Have you tried taking a DHT-derived steroid like Proviron? It gives me rock hard spontaneous erections and really strong orgasms. Or are you on anti-depressants? Those might be causing it. Actual depression can also affect this sort of stuff.

Hopefully that gives you some hope. I don't think your symptoms match the damage from a single one-hour banding session.

thank you very much for your reply . i can feel hot and cold . i am not taking any ssris but i am depressed . my testosterone levels are just normal. so you think i can recover . thanks brother again. god speed

[amith john (imported)]

Hey @amith john,

I hadn't thought of what @SpiltDik pointed out about medications. Prescription antidepressants are famous for causing anorgasmia (the inability to achieve orgasm) by decreasing the feeling in the glans.

As well, there are many over the counter medications that can cause the same effect. One of the most common ones is dextromethorphan (used over the counter as a cough suppressant). In fact DXM (dextromethorphan) is so effective at preventing orgasm, that many doctors recommend it to patients with premature ejaculation.

An inability to get an erection after you've had blood flow studies show no reason for the ed can be caused by either medication or a hormone imbalance.

You've seen the urologist (if you don't have your chart and lab work, get a copy of them). Before going for an implant, I'd see an endocrinologist (a doctor that specializes in issues of hormones and glands). Finding an endocrinologist is difficult. Finding a good one is even harder, but worth the search.

The implant would give you sort of an erection. I say "sort of" because your penis would be pumped up, but you wouldn't really have an erection - just a penis extended by a mechanical device. Also, the implant wouldn't give you sensation back in your glands penis (the head or knob).

Is it medication or hormones? I have no idea, because I'm not a doctor. It's very telling that your numb glands penis happened immediately after the banding. This tells me it's likely to be a result of the banding.

I think the reason most of us are saying it's possible to be something else is that one hour of banding a semi flaccid penis is seemingly a short time and should only result in temporary numbness (if any at all).

As always, your mileage may vary.

thanks brother for you time.god speed