There are pains I can't accept, like the ones that surface in the form of a cruel joke. Now take the force of the moment of impact and multiply that by ten and freeze the pain receptors on that frequency. That may come close to what I feel during a crisis with Priapism. With an erection that I cannot be rid of comes a feeling of embarrassment and shame. Fears like that can keep a person paralyzed from taking action even in pain.
Priapism is a prolonged and painful erection that can last from several hours up to a few days .
The priapismic erection is NOT associated with sexual thoughts or sexual activity. What happens is that blood flows into the penis, but is unable to drain as it would in a normally flaccid penis. Considering that the penis provides little room for blood to circulate, the blood becomes stagnant after a while, acidifies, and loses oxygen. Without oxygen, the red blood cells become stiff and even less able to squeeze their way out of the penis. Thats the normal definition for someone without Sickle Cell Disease.