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Re: phimosis - betamethasone

Written by nikos at 02 Oct 2001 00:08:01:

As an answer to: Re: phimosis - betamethasone written by Paul B at 29 Sep 2001 09:34:45:

>> I looked 'ointment' up at my dictionary, and it is pretty much the same as 'cream'
> I doubt it. In Latin, it is "unguentum" - an ointment is thick, sticky and greasy and has a predominantly oil (or rather, thick paraffin = Vaseline) base which is clear to yellowish, whilst a cream is a watery, less slippery base and usually appears opaque white. Both contain oily substances - a cream is an emulsion with water however. Look that up in your dictionary.

hello again Paul & thanks for your answer.
once again you are right about the difference between ointment and cream.
the greek word for ointment is 'αλοιφή' (alifi) and it is the commonly used
word to describe.. well.. an ointment. We use the word cream, not to describe
pharmaceutical products, at least to my knowledge, but mainly beauty products
etc. So i guess it was the greek site's fault, calling these ointments as creams,
because i doubt that they are 10 creams and not a single one ointment
containing betamethasone in greece!
confused? well, even i am.. i guess i have to purchase one of them to find out!


> Jim has answered well. We do not know of any device marketed specially for this purpose, but you should be able to find things such as he suggests with some ingenuity, starting with small ones such as a ballpoint pen cap, then perhaps a marking pen cap, later a drink bottle cap or perhaps a plastic winecork. A "grommet" or device with a "waist" into which the tight foreskin would hold would be best, otherwise you need to fit the wider part of the taper inward (against your glans) so it slips in rather than out, or tape it in place.
> You eventually need to make it stretch just a little larger than your penis head, and need to stretch a month or two longer than it takes to get up to that size.
> It is your responsibility to make sure the object has no sharp edges which may injure you. If it is already tubular, or you can drill the centre out, you will be able to pee (urinate) without removing it, though it should be washed at least once daily and should never be painful.
> Again, stretching is far more important than the steroid cream, and the use of dilators (devices) is most likely more than three times as fast as intermittent stretching.

wow! you know these films when one gets kicked in the..well.. sensitive areas,
how your first reaction is to cover your genitals with your arms or legs?
that was my reaction reading that i should do what you describe above!
don't misunderstand me, i really thank you for taking the time to do so,
but my glans is so sensitive i can't even touch it with my fingers.
i could not even imagine having such an object inside the foreskin, at
least with my clothes on!
i guess that, especially since you believe stretching is more important
than creams&ointments, i'll be staying in a lot for the next couple of months..
i hope it's worth it! and then i know who i'll have to thank!
cheers!


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