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Written by RJK at 29 Dec 2000 17:49:24: Re: Where can I get treatment
As an answer to: Re: Where can I get treatment written by wayne at 28 Dec 2000 20:40:48:
>i'm in the uk and i got "phimosis" about 9 months ago but i left it about 8 months before i saw the doctor. anyway, after seeing this excellent site i went to my doctor who told me to give it " plenty of excercise". that didn't work so i went back about a month ago and he prescribed canasten hc cream ( although i found out later its cheaper to buy over the counter than on prescription ).
> The doc told me to use the cream twice a day ( on the ring and glans ) for two weeks. Within three days there was a BIG improvement and after 7 days the condition was 85% better. But after the first seven days there was no further improvement ?. Before using the cream i couldn't pull my foreskin over the glans when only half hard, now i can pull it over when it's fully erect although it is bloody tight and then bunches up under the glans rather than pulling pack losely ( it wont pull back at all with full erection ).
> I'm going back to the docs in the new year and asking for stronger cream ( betamethasone... whatever it is called ) then i have an appointment at the hospitals urology clinic as well.Sounds as if you're working on it well and have made some (but not enough) progress. If what you're starting now doesn't end the problem, there's always dorsal slit, which needn't be excessively long & will end the difficulty permanently. Good luck! RJK.