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Penis hard even in flaccid state
by EnigmaMan, Mar 02, 2008 01:13AM
Hello. I have posted a bit in someone else's thread, but wanted to make my own. I will give a brief rundown of the situation.
When i was 15, i was wrestling around with some friends , and felt an odd pop in my lower abdoment along with a very weird sensation in my groin. Went to the bathroom, and noticed my penis and almost fully retracted into my abdomen and was stiff , even though it was in its "flaccid" state. I went to the doctor a few months later , (being a young teen i was embarrased) and he said he didnt know, but its probably nothing to worry about and it would probably resolve itself. It never did, and i am 27 now.
It doesnt affect my sex life directly, i can achieve and maintain an erection just fine, urination is fine as well. The problem is, that it is very uncomfortable, and makes living a normal life nearly impossible. I have sever anxiety attacks about it, i guess from feeling like i am not in control of my own body. The feeling is horrible and i wouldnt wish it upon anyone.
I saw a urologist about a week ago, and he dismissed it as caused by anxiety. Yes, i said, the anxiety makes it worse, but it shouldnt be stiff in the flaccid state. He said he felt some fibrous tissue, and suggested maybe a mild case of Peyronies. But all the research i have done on peyronies, nothing fits except for the fibrous tissue. My erection does not curve, and peyronies patients dont complain of severe retraction or hardess while flaccid. Priaprism?
Anyone have any ideas?
When i was 15, i was wrestling around with some friends , and felt an odd pop in my lower abdoment along with a very weird sensation in my groin. Went to the bathroom, and noticed my penis and almost fully retracted into my abdomen and was stiff , even though it was in its "flaccid" state. I went to the doctor a few months later , (being a young teen i was embarrased) and he said he didnt know, but its probably nothing to worry about and it would probably resolve itself. It never did, and i am 27 now.
It doesnt affect my sex life directly, i can achieve and maintain an erection just fine, urination is fine as well. The problem is, that it is very uncomfortable, and makes living a normal life nearly impossible. I have sever anxiety attacks about it, i guess from feeling like i am not in control of my own body. The feeling is horrible and i wouldnt wish it upon anyone.
I saw a urologist about a week ago, and he dismissed it as caused by anxiety. Yes, i said, the anxiety makes it worse, but it shouldnt be stiff in the flaccid state. He said he felt some fibrous tissue, and suggested maybe a mild case of Peyronies. But all the research i have done on peyronies, nothing fits except for the fibrous tissue. My erection does not curve, and peyronies patients dont complain of severe retraction or hardess while flaccid. Priaprism?
Anyone have any ideas?
My doctor says I've no fibrous tissue.
Does this happen 100% of the time?
It doesn't happen all the time for me but it is a regular occurance.
I feel it's often like that following sex/masturbation
It all depends on how much discomfort this is causing you but if your piece isn't getting any smaller, can still get hard, isn't causing you pain and you don't have any bother urinating then, evne though what you describe isn't normal, it might not be anything to worry about.
That said, I'm not going to tell anyone how to feel about this or any other medical condition. For the past 12 years, my penis has been getting progressively thinner and over the past two or so years, I've been getting a lot of pain in the area. Doctors have told me this can't be happening and not to worry about it so I know what it's like to be frustrated when trying to get diagnosed/treated.
I too have the same odd situation, or at least it sounds like it. My penis in its non-erect state feels semi-hard sometimes. It doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it feels like my testes get very tender and sore, the skin around my penis swells, and it feels like my penis is semi-hard and very tender to the touch. I too feel fibrous tissue in the sides of my penis now.
Wish I knew what was happening, or how I could cure it. I do find that the warmer my penis is, the better I feel, so I've been turning a space heater on my junk at night to get it nice and warm, and that really seems to help. Dr. wife thinks it may be a circulation problem related to the varicoceles I seem to be developing.
I'm due to get an ultrasound soon for this and other issues, so I will let everyone know what I find.
Morgannon
No problems achieving / maintaining an erection most of the time.
I also have strange sensations in my testicles - they feel like they need to be supported or something. If I let them hang, they ache or something strange like that.
Also, when my symptoms are worst, it feels like the testicles really ache badly. Also, I notice the base of my penis feels very swollen and tender.
Morgannon
The urologist said "thats your penis' natural reaction to cold or adrenaline." And i said "i know, and some people experience this a few times in their life, not EVERY DAY, 24/HRS a day." But i guess its easy to be so non-chalant about it when its not your body.
I have some new data to report. Got my full urinalysis test back. Everything in the main was normal, with the following exceptions:
1.) I had "1+" proteins in my urine, so very few, but there should be none.
2.) My urine was VERY acidic - 5.5 pH.
3.) I had moderate amounts of calcium