This is a really tough thing for me to bring up, I’m sure you all understand but I was looking for some advice or if anyone had any incite from experience.
37 years old, 6’ 195lb. No drugs, drink maybe 1 beer a day, occasional smokeless tobacco use. Only consistent supplement use is whey protein.
Can tight hips or hip impingement cause sudden ED? I’ve always had tight hips. They snap and pop. Anytime either leg goes above 90 degrees there is an audible pop with no pain. After driving from SC to NY and back around Christmas my right hip was painful. I chalked it up to all the sitting and didn’t think much of it. It would come and go. Sometimes a dull ache and a sharp stab when internally rotated. There were times when it would get bad enough to cause a limp. I started to do some light stretching and band work but mostly continued with my normal routine. Through all this I have been squatting, deadlifting and mountain biking with no pain. It really only occurs with internal rotation at the hip and I can feel a pinch at the end of my stride (right side). It was particularly bad this past week while walking, which I had done a lot of. I upped the stretching and soft tissue work in response which does seem to help, at least short term.
A few days ago the wife and I started getting frisky and I didn’t have the usual response if you get my drift. Usually if I know I’m getting some action, I’m ready to go immediately. Things just felt different. Not numb, but not normal. When I did get it up I couldn’t maintain it and we had to stop. To say I was devastated is an understatement. I had to hold back tears and assure my wife it wasn’t her fault. She’s super self conscious about her weight gain over the past few years. So naturally my mind is racing, which i’m sure will do nothing but make it worse.
Are the two things related? It makes sense if theres a pinched nerve or pressure on blood vessels, but it had never happened before even with the pain over the past few months. My diet is pretty good, I avoid carbs but occasionally slip up. The only real change in my diet has been I added a BCAA supplement about a month ago.
I spoke with a friend who is a PT and he said to work on the hip for 4-6 weeks before thinking torn labrum or getting imaging. He mentioned possible impingement as the culprit and the hip just got pissed off if i have been over doing it lately squatting.
My stress level is pretty high. 2 young children, hate my job, marriage stress. But again, nothing new happened to increase that stress. Since this was so sudden I worry there maybe some underlying health issue that i’m not seeing. I plan to see a GP in the coming weeks. The last thing I want is a prescription and a bill, but I may be getting to that age where bloodwork is in order.
Anyway, that was long winded but anyone have any incite. Are the two things usually related?