Going under the knife can be scary. While medicine has made great strides since we utilized leeches and wooden tools, we still have the occasional hiccup. Because surgery is conducted by humans, and humans are prone to the occasional screw-up, sometimes the wrong nerve gets nicked or the wrong clusters gets cut. While it can be easy to write these mistakes off as a simple slip of the knife, these little accidents can lead to all sorts of issues down the line.
Your erection is a complex machine, dependent upon many smaller machines in order to be able to do its job. If one of these smaller machines should fail, the whole thing falls apart. If one of these smaller machines should get damaged during surgery, that could lead to issues developing with your erection.
Unfortunately, this has the potential to happen during radical cancer surgery. When surgery is conducted for prostate or bladder cancer, work is conducted near an important nerve and artery collection that the penis is dependent upon to achieve an erection. If these nerves or arteries should become damaged during surgery, it can lead to your penis being unable to receive the help it needs to achieve an erection.
If you’ve found yourself struggling to achieve an erection, and you recently underwent surgery, these issues could definitely be related. Unfortunately, surgery-related ED can be quiet serious, as it is related to internal injuries. If the wrong artery is cut or the wrong nerve is sliced, this can lead to the ED being permanent. Speak to a medical professional about your issue, and together you can determine what has caused the issue and what you can do to overcome it.