[Big Al]

Originally Posted by Dduster

I would agree about the tone of my posts, Al- they are just sort of a reflection of where I'm at right now, not just with this dick problem, but my whole life... I'm really at a huge crossroads and wondering what the hell to do next. I just say this to acknowledge that there is a lot of tough stuff that's coloring my outlook... it's a huge test. I really want to come out the other side wiser and in a better place, and I know outlook is a huge component of that. I'm working on it... amazingly, thank god, I have an incredible woman in my corner who is helping me with exactly this!

Actually, the way my doctor visits are going now- that is one obvious, immediate positive of this experience. After my initial visit with my pcp (a guy I have never been all that fond of or felt much of a connection with... but I saw him so infrequently that it didn't much matter), wherein he made me fell like an aberrant idiot after I shared my somewhat embarrassing issue, barking at me that it was just a pinched ilioingual and shoving some literature into my hand and shunting me off... I have really, quickly learned to stand up for myself as a consumer of healthcare. I'm totally done with docs giving short shrift. Now I go in armed with info and the right questions, and I don't stop asking questions until I'm satisfied. To their credit, the uro and the neurologist I have seen, although they have not been able to help much and have at times betrayed some annoyance with me, have actually hung in there with me through this approach, and have really listened to and processed with me the questions and possibilities I have brought up.

Good show

Let's look at the positives here- you have a good woman that supports you, you're on your way to knowing exactly what's wrong, and now you have the knowledge that you can likely do something to heal yourself once you find out exactly what's going on (not that you should wait until then, of course).

If you can continue to learn how to think more positively, your life will surely start to go in a better direction.

[Dduster]

Well, I'm continuing to fight this frustrating battle.
Penis still like a hard cocktail weiner in its flaccid state; often cold and painful to the touch, with a dull nerve ache.
Some of the veins in my shaft seem to have hardened and are tender to the touch.
The spot where I felt the "pop" (left dorsal base by pubic bone) is still tender to the touch, and sitting for a long period of time exacerbates the pain there and in my groin.
Except when I have to drive or use the computer, I am either standing or lying down all the time now.
Taking a very full complement of supplements for nerve healing and healing in general; trying to eat well and get good rest; and, on the advice of a NH doc I spoke to on the phone who specializes in pudendal nerve entrapment (maybe that's what this is, at least in part?), I am avoiding all sexual contact- and arousal- for a two-month period. He advised that I should be symptom-free (at least pain-wise) for three weeks before attempting any sex.

So: I'm calling out to all the other "mysterious pop", hard flaccid sufferers who may check here, who have been with the condition for a while.
My first question is, do you think your condition is a nerve issue, a tissue issue, or both? And/or a muscle issue, to boot?

Most of the time, I think of mine as a nerve issue (caused by some muscular or connective tissue strain/tear), given that I have had several normal-looking-and-feeling (though sometimes pain has resulted afterward by using them) erections over the last nine weeks since this has happened. But then I experience something like the last time I went to the urologist, a couple weeks back- he squeezed my hard flaccid penis, checking for Peyronie's... and the tissue actually held the indents from his squeezing for several minutes- it was like he was working clay. Also, when I feel my penis when it's in the softest state it gets in now (lying on my back), there just seems to be a different quality to the tissue. When I first get up out of bed and it is hanging softly, at full extension, it seems to be longer and thinner than it used to be.

My next question is, have any of you afflicted ever tried treating the issue using a DMSO product?
I found this Peyronie's site, that hawks a wide variety of treatments and remedies, and was intrigued by this info:
http://www.peyronies-disease-help.co...tmentdmso.html

They offer their own lotion containing DMSO, PABA and MSM... I am considering giving it a try, but I'm very nervous about it- never used DMSO before, and I certainly don't want to make anything worse. I am thinking that I would try it first on the affected areas in proximity to my penis- the pop spot, etc- before I would actually apply it to my member. If anyone could offer any input, I'd be really grateful.

Also, after reading many articles about it, I have already ordered this stuff:
http://www.naturesgift.com/essential...ential-oil.htm

Lastly, I have one favor to ask: if someone here who is a member at Thunder's would kindly post my questions here in the long-running "hard flaccid" thread there (I am not a member and cannot sign up), I would greatly appreciate it- I have a feeling that more people who suffer with this check that thread than will see my post here.

Thanks for reading, and again, any input would be most appreciated.

[jayhawk11]

Why can't you post at thunder's?

[Dduster]

Originally Posted by jayhawk11

Why can't you post at thunder's?

I am not a member, and when I have tried to sign up, I get a message saying that they are not accepting new members.

[kingpole]

Originally Posted by Dduster

I am not a member, and when I have tried to sign up, I get a message saying that they are not accepting new members.

Do you ride a bike?

[Dduster]

Originally Posted by kingpole

Do you ride a bike?

Not with any regularity; I can count on one hand the times I rode this summer.

[MeToo]

I just read thru this thread and also thread 4648 and I am floored to finally hear of some (Dduster & destrier among others) experiencing the same symptoms that I have been living with since February 2009. I have no experience with any of techniques described in the PE gym. I happened to be doing a general search of the net trying to find others facing a fate similar to mine in hopes that I may get closer to healing. I believe that I injured myself during a rough hand job when my dick was twisted, and I do recall hearing a pop before my erection subsided. I wasn't too concerned at the time as I didn't experience much pain at the time, and I attributed the loss of the erection to having exhausted myself on that particular day. A couple days later I was surprised to find I couldn't get it up during what should have been one sweet Valentine's Day rendezvous. Erections have never been the same since, though the severity of the symptoms wax and wane. Many times I couldn't get it up at all. I've seen a number of specialists, but it seems I still have a way to go before I am healed. Relaxation has been key for any amount of success that I've had in the bedroom and to stay in a positive frame of mind during the most stressful ordeal I've ever had to endure as an individual. I'll try to answer any questions and would appreciate any advice.