Erectile dysfunction

Oh dear!!!!!!

Sorry GrannyTwice, but threads do wander! That doesn't stop anyone who has read the OP giving any advice they might have!

Womblekelly, it was brave to air the problem and I am sorry that you and your DH are suffering like this. I have no advice to offer but I am sure you will get lots of people posting who do have some.

I hope you were not offended by the little light-hearted detour.

Given that the OP raised the issue of ED being a taboo subject, could we be grown up enough to use the proper words whilst discussing what is a very difficult subject for many in a variety of ways. If you mean sex then say so and don't continue with the analogy that was ( appropriately) made in the first place.

If no treatments have worked then you may just have to concentrate on the cake and all the lovely things you can do with it. Some cakes have no icing and are really good. We do lose things as we get older for various reasons, and this is just one for many people.

Be thankful that the cake has survived and give it lots of attention.

I treasure my icing and if my icing were not available although we would still very much enjoy the cake I think we would be in search of a specialist in icing without embarrassment its only like something else going wrong with the body.

I can live without icing, no probs, would rather have a good book any day

The icing is quite nice though, ethel!

surely as long as you have each other that's the main thing. Sex should be just the icing on the cake not the whole thing.

I worked with a surgeon once who specialised in such treatments with great success. There are a number of treatments which can help best to go back to the GP for a referral to a specialist.

I'm glad to hear that your DH has recovered from his operation, but sad to hear that he is suffering from ED. As you have probably been told, ED affects lots of men, through all age ranges, due to the effects of operations, bereavement, psychological problems, taking medicines etc. I suffered ED sometime ago, and it was thought that it may have been due to medication I am taking for heart problems. Thankfully things are returning to normal, slowly, and this is due to lots of love from DW, so please, you and your DH, don't worry, you sound to be in a very loving marriage, and there are many ways that you can enjoy each others love.