Overcoming Bad Blood Circulation in the Penis -- Raynaud's Disease
Just searched the forum for "Raynaud’s" and came up with a couple of threads related to general health. Bad Circulation, Raynaud’s phenomenom
If you have a poor general circulation — hydrate, sleep, eat, and do sports — in that order.
My problem is not the cold feet and fingers. Just the penis.
But the Raynaud’s disease must be the word of the year. My (rather famous) urologist diagnosed me a month ago. It is not really a disease but a bunch of symptoms caused by a poor blood flow to the extremities. In my case just the penis. Everything else is perfectly fine.
A few months ago I started having a cold hard flacid, or a turtled penis, at work during the day. Luckily not at night, which would have been extremely dangerous. It was so bad that it was even hurting. If it ever happens to you — do not wait a single minute — search for remedies immediately. A low oxygen in the penis starts killing nerves and soft tissue.
I think the poor blood flow in my case was caused by some very tight pelvic floor muscles (perhaps Kegel’s). It, in turn was a result of dehydration and stress. I just recovered from two years of adrenal fatigue. It is another set of symptoms, unrecognized by mainstream doctors, but it felt quite real to me. I had a poor sleep, low testosterone, dehydration, fatigue. I was so tired and unmotivated I almost stopped masturbating. And having a girlfriend of almost 11 years (duration, not age, LOL) is not helping with having an exciting and frequent sex. Use it or lose it — I knew it all along — I just got tired and let things go for a while.
Anyway. I am now on Clomiphene and TRT, drinking Pedialyte and BCAA, but that was not enough. I am supplementing with the DHT cream. I had been taking an estrogen reducing Anastrozole, as part of the TRT, but that reduced my estrogen to below 20 pg/mL (ideally should be 20 - 30 pg/mL), which killed my sex drive, so I stopped that.
I take a bunch of herbal supplements, which helps, but I do not know which one helps with what. Among them a horny goat weed, ginkgo biloba, ginseng, garlic, zinc, multivitamins, L-tyrosine for sensitivity, 5-HTP for relaxation, etc.
When stuff became so bad that I started losing sensitivity and penis size I went to the doctors. We tried PRP injections, which worked amazingly well the first time. My penis became as sensitive as it was 10-15 years ago, I loved it. But then the daytime cold hard flacids came back and I lost all the sensitivity that I gained.
I doubled the nightly Cialis to 10mg, added a daily FlowMax pill, but that was only keeping the status quo.
So… how did I fix it? Three methods: Pumping, Edging in clamps, Reverse kegels.
Pumping:
A second PRP place that I went to recommended using a HydroMax pump after the PRP injections. They didn’t know shit about penile PRP, as I learned later, but the HydroMax pump recommendation was solid. I bought one and started using it. It is ridiculously expensive at ~$350, if you buy a full-blown kit from a brick and mortar store, but it is only $150 online. The thing that you do not get online is a handy strap to hang it on your neck hands-free, but that is not a big deal. Do not make a mistake of buying too large of a size, like I did. The reference penis lengths on the box are not BPEL but simply EL, so you need to buy it 1 - 1.5" smaller.
Edging in clamps:
I use not a hard clamp but a velcro tie. I try to keep it about the same size day-to-day by wrapping it around a cylindrical hand cream bottle, which is approximately the diameter of my penis. This way I get the consistent desired blood pressure in my penis every time.
Reverse Kegels:
I used to be good at them, but I slowly lost an ability to do that. I would strain, but nothing would happen. It seems like my pelvic floor muscles were so tight that they were not allowing any additional blood flow. It was bad. I had to learn to do them all over again. Very slowly, baby steps. They also taught me to keep the front of my pelvic floor muscles relaxed.
Warming, PE, cooling down — all the usual.
When it was really bad I even tried cannabis (I applied for and got a state license). It also helped. It’s could be an amazing thing for your penis blood circulation. It also helps with nerves, muscle relaxation, and in some ways with being able to consciously keep the muscles relaxed. Too bad it is making me mentally lazy. But my penis is liking it, so I use it strategically and not very often.
So what was the effect? It was a complete reversal. I stopped having daytime cold hard flaccids (almost) completely. Sometimes it does get cold, but it is not turtled, and can be easily warmed up. My nighttime erections have been very good. The sex drive is high. The sensitivity almost returned. I feel almost normal.
I had to get a second girlfriend. I did not want to do it. I love my main one, we do not want to break up ever, but the sex is almost non-existent, and my manly health is suffering. I can’t make her want it, and trying to do that created an unnecessary stress for both of us. A second girlfriend is an effective solution, a boost to my my libido, motivation, and happiness. It’s a win-win-win for everybody. At least for now.
And get this… for the first time since joining this forum (10+ years ago) I gained some length and girth! I lost 0.5 - 0.75" over the years, compared to my mid-20’s size, especially during this recent turmoil, but now I have regained it all back in just two months! If it keeps going this way, I might become bigger than I have ever been, LOL!
Last edited by C0rnholio : 07-28-2018 at .