Hi Doctor Romero. I have been reading through your posts and I appreciate the time you are taking to give members here insight into possible explanations and course of action for their symptoms.
I would very much appreciate it if you would give me your thoughts on my case of "long flaccid".
In order to keep it brief to start, I will list out my case in bullet point form:
- 25 now, symptoms started around 18 when I dabbled in PE (manual stretching and jelqing only)
- never had an obvious sign of injury from PE (one time I pulled to hard stretching and had pain that went away after an hour or so and didn't have another other bad symptoms) but I wasn't seeing progress so I stopped
- When masturbating I was prone to kegeling a lot and clenching
- I began to notice slowly at 18 that my libido was drastically reduced: could not get hard to pictures alone (only to videos), would never get blue balls anymore, didn't really "feel" a sex drive anymore, couldn't get hard to thoughts alone; I also stopped getting morning wood and random erections
- symptoms have slowly worsened over the years
- checked hormones and prostate with doctors, came back clear
- erections are harder to get and hard to maintain, especially when standing
- erections need stimulation to remain; feel hollow and less attached at the base; will lose erection in about 30 sec without stimulation
- erection angle is lower; penis feels heavy and detached when erect
- penis also feels detached when flaccid; flaccid is almost loose and "empty", less sensation all around, almost feels too light and hollow
- both flaccid and ball sack are loose and larger; some slight pain sometimes in right testicle (radiated dull ache from pelvic area into testicle)
- urinary symptoms: more frequency, hesitation (takes longer to start peeing), feels like I can't get it all out
- penis brain connection is gone
- harder to orgasm - was a shooter before all this now I am a dribbler, seems as though ejaculation volume is reduced as well
- I can abstain without getting horny really at all - although shamefully my biggest streak was about 18 days; I still masturbate to porn
- on rare occasions I have had good morning wood; rare as in a couple times a year
- have tried Cialis and that makes keeping erections much easier, but doesn't give me morning wood or fix sensation or libido at all
There are probably more details that I am forgetting about here. Please let me know what you think. It's hard to believe that I gave myself nerve damage from stretching and jelqing for a bit that would last for over 7 years but I feel as though that is the only explanation for my general lack of penile sensation and loss of libido. I have tried pelvic floor exercises and stretches and have gotten some relief such as in urinary frequency, but this has not made any real improvement on my erection quality, sensation, or libido.
Thanks for taking the time, any input is much appreciated.