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Re: Several problems... desparetely need advice :-(

Written by Ralesk at 24 Apr 2004 09:47:49:

As an answer to: Re: Several problems... desparetely need advice :-( written by nick at 24 Apr 2004 01:08:01:

>I have, but it's still stuck tight. It does look a little more red than it used to - not inflamed or aggravated or anything - but rather as if it's "noticed" the pressure being applied to it recently, which I suppose is stating the obvious.

Hmmm… I guess a trip to a GP wouldn’t be a bad idea, however if you cannot do that now, you shouldn’t worry — I, for one, doubt it’s a very serious condition, since so far it hasn’t caused problems. So anyway, keep up with the stretching (as you said so in later lines), and we’ll see if it “realises” that it should release that skin with time.

>Things aren't helped by the fact that my penis is very small when flaccid. It's less than 2", although (fortunately!) when erect it's of normal length. Not sure if there's anything you can suggest as a way round this, but obviously it makes it tricky to retract and clean when flaccid as there's not much shaft to work with (and I can't yet retract when erect, so flaccid is the only option for now).

I don’t see your flaccid size as a problem, except for the cleaning part you mention.

>So that's everything cleared up... I'm working on the tightness of frenulum and foreskin with reasonable results so far, and cleaning the glans has returned it to a healthy colour. It's just this adhesion which I'm still concerned about.

>Well, that's certainly reassuring. Unfortunately, as I mentioned, the adhesion shows no sign of shifting yet. I guess I've got ~20 years of not retracting to make up for, but is it possible to say when enough is enough, to conclude that it's not going to separate naturally?

Good question. People differ way too much that a rule of thumb could be installed here. It’s not likely that anyone would have an adhesion in their 20s, but you could be a simple exception, with a million other people on your side whom we don’t know. Maybe while you’re meddling with the rest of your foreskin, it’ll slowly (as a result of the unusual tensions on it) release. As I said above, it might be a good idea to fix the tightness problems as much as they let that, and then go to a GP and see what they say (granted the adhesion is still there). Does this sound reasonable?

>Second question about the adhesion: I think you mentioned exercises to do that could help release it. Since it's obviously the inner foreskin that is fused to the corona (and bearing in mind I can't yet retract when erect), what can I do to encourage it's release, other than a gentle (and painful) tug when flaccid in the shower?

You could try to urinate with the tip of the foreskin held shut. I usually suggest this only for detection of adhesions on people who have a [yet] unretractable foreskin, but some other people here suggested this for people with known adhesions for relieving those adhesions. I know that one can control the stream well that way, and only apply thus a comfortable-enough tension to the adhered parts — with a sane enough mind, it should be safe :) If you worry about the urine, do this before showering.

>I think I can imagine just how excruciating it would be, just from gently pulling at it. Tbh, I'm more concerned that the corona hasn't developed properly where the adhesion occurs. Or maybe it has, and I just can't tell from the little bit of foreskin that's still attached; hard to say really.

It’s unlikely that the corona there wouldn’t have developed properly, but you’re right, we can’t know from the looks.

>If I were to see a GP or urologist about it, what are the possible treatments? You said a GP could separate it there and then, rather than a urologist. Would this be simply by pulling on it? Under a local anesthetic? Do steroid creams or suchlike help with adhesions? Obviously having any kind of surgery is the last resort, so if there's less instrusive, more natural ways of separating the foreskin and glans while leaving the glans nice and healthy, then I'm all for it.

They would probably use a local anæsthetic. I don’t know if and which steroid products help with adhesions, I’ll have to ask around.

>It's just so depressing though. I go to bed and wish I could just wake up with a normal, properly functioning, correctly formed penis. I go out and see an attractive girl that I'd love to talk to, but am actually scared in case it leads somewhere and I can't have sex in this state. :-/

I do understand the concern. We’ll solve this somehow.


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