Man left in ‘screaming pain’ due to permanent erection after injecting his penis with stimulant Danny Polaris has advised people against injecting their penis with erection enhancers following the diagnosis

A British man fears he may never be able to have sex again after contracting a rare condition that has left him with permanent erection.

Danny Polaris, who lives in Berlin, says he took a Viagra pill before going on a night out, where he met a nurse who he went home with.

He then reportedly allowed the man to inject a second erection enhancer directly into his penis.

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He told PinkNews, who first reported the story: “I thought, why not, what could possibly go wrong?” It’s one of the worst decisions of my life.”

Doctors unable to end erection

Mr Poloris says he was not in pain the next morning and put off going to the doctor in favour of attending Berlin Pride.

As the penis was still erect, he wrapped a wine cooler around it and continued with his day.

He was eventually forced to seek professional help 24 hours later when he was rushed in hospital in “screaming pain” and barely able to walk. Mr Polaris was diagnosed with priapism, which is a prolonged, painful erection. Medical experts attempted to reduce the swelling by driving needles through the side of his penis five times to remove blood. They also tried to push a plastic nail down his urethra without anaesthetic. Speaking to PinkNews, he explained: “My advice to anyone with a penis is be careful when you take Viagra and don’t let anyone come near your cock with an injection because it’s not worth it.” Crowdfunding campaign Campaigns have been set up on GoFund and a Facebook to help him cover the costs of “counselling / psychotherapy, alternative therapies and further operations in the future for reconstructive surgery.” They wrote: “He has been in a lot of pain, last week he lost a lot of blood and may have been close to death. “He is being brave, focused and is a survivor! But however positive he’s trying to be, he’s also traumatised and often crying with extreme stress and anxiety.” “Some days he’s been in so much pain, that he has blacked out, even with strong pain relief.”

They’ve added that Mr Polaris also wants to raise awareness about priapism, “a painful and dangerous condition”.

Mr Polaris, who remains in hospital, fears his condition might affect his relationship with his boyfriend.

“I don’t know how much it’s going to cost to get my penis working how it used to be working. This is a marathon, and it’s going to take me a long time to recover.”

What is priapism?

If not treated quickly, priapism can cause permanent tissue damage and could result in the inability to get or maintain an erection, otherwise known as erectile dysfunction.

Although it is an uncommon condition, it occurs commonly in certain groups, such as people who have sickle cell anemia.

Since being hospitalised, Mr Polaris reportedly had more than five painful procedures on his penis to reduce the swelling and remove the blood clots.

His doctors fear that he might struggle to ever have a natural erection again.

Causes of priapism

Priapism most commonly affects people with sickle cell disease.

Less common causes include: