Starting again after potential bathmate injury finasteride

Hello guys,

Last year around February 2020 I took finasteride for 3 weeks. I immediately felt gyno symptoms (nipple swelling, breast enlargement) and stopped.
Aside from watery semen and maybe ball ache I had no sexual side effects. In fact my sex drive was as high as ever

I was having sex 2-3 times a day, masturbating 1-2 times, and I used to bathmate every other day and back to back on weekend for about 20 minutes in hot bath sometimes going longer (I would max out the pressure).
I did this from Feb to May. Everything was fine but one day I woke and my penis was dead. My flaccid started turtling more and more and it felt like I lost size. I tried pumping again and seems like I lost a good inch which is shocking to me.
I then stopped everything. Sex drive was much lower and when I did I would be turtling all day.
That was May 2020.
The condition never improved. I tried PRP injections, Shockwave, Cialis nothing works. I even got phallosan tried it for 3 month and no improvement at all

I can get my penis erect it just takes longer. I don’t have ED I can maintain erection during sex. My issue is the turtling which is insane full retraction very bad feeling all day long. Never felt it before. Also my balls seem to hang lower than usual they are always loose. My sensitivity is very diminished and I am almost asexual now.

I was watching Leo longevity and he brought up using pump every other day to maintain bloodflow. He recommends LA pump (he mentionned water pumping but LA is an air pump)

Right now I am very confused as to what to do. Should I resume with bathmate maybe 5 mins every other day. Should I go for air pump?? Should I try to return the phallosan or attempt that again?

Guys I am obviously very desperate and still in shock over what happened. Seems like just yeserday I had a fully functioning penis. I miss the hang in my pants.

Please let me know what you think I am very open to your suggestions. Thanks

How old are you?

I am 35. I was very fit prior to finasteride however since last year also probably due to lockdown gained about 20 pounds of fat in my midscetion and breast area which I never experienced before.

I am doing cardio daily now and being extremely strict with diet as my body composition improved (I am 220 pounds at 5’11)

Have you seen a urologist about this?

The problem with the Bathmate is you have no idea how much pressure you are using and it can easily take you directly to 15 inhg and that’s just an unsafe pressure, especially for daily use, or for any use for that matter.

What you need is an air pump with a gauge so you can start again using a pressure of 5 inhg max and an every other day routine.

You can invest in a professional LeLuv pump with a gauge in the $70-80 range that’s a lot cheaper than a LA pump of equivalent quality.

I will get back with a website if you like.

For sure. I have seen 3 of the top urologists in the city. They just take a look and say it looks normal then do a testosterone test which is always within range they say there is nothing further they can do. They won’t do ultrasound or anything like that. They say just give it time take cialis.

Also seen multiple endocrinologists and other alternative health doctors. All of my hormones are normal. I spent a lot of money out of pocket. Even tried HCG and peptides. Nothing makes a difference.

Sure. So do you suggest water pumping or air pumping?

Air pumping is a lot less hassle. I know, a Bathmate is easy too, but no gauge.

OK, I just noticed you are from Australia so I don’t know if this Amazon web site will be of any use to you, and the price has gone up a bit, but here is the LeLuv pump package. The site allows you to choose the size cylinder diameter that is best for you and I will also attach our cylinder sizing chart:

https://www.ama … /dp/B00LNK7PF4/

Selecting Your Cylinder Size

Here is the LeLuv website and perhaps if you go to them you can ask if they ship to Australia:

Penis Pump Adult Products High Quality Lowest Prices

Thanks, I actually live in Canada that was a mistake.

So just to get this clear I should be air pumping because of the gauge? How much is ok to start with especially for my issue? Do you think I should be using phallosan at all or just stick to pump and cialis?

Get your testosterone levels checked. If they’re low or at the border of low then TRT Is likely a game changer for you.

Thanks but I did many times almost every months in the past year and they were always in range. Sometimes low-ish but mostly mid-range.

I tried HCG with no improvement and still holding out on TRT mainly because I want to have kids and I am still holding on to my hair

I think the phallosan (Bathmate) is the likely cause of your performance issue because it is so easy to use too much pressure. For pumping I think you should wait to get an air pump with a gauge and keep the pressure at 5 inhg or less until you recover. While you wait for that, the Cialis and some edging will hopefully get you up and running again.

On a side note, would you like me to change your location to Canada or are you “on the lam”. 😉

No I think you mixing up bathmate and phallosan but I get you

And sounds good you can change the location.

Yeah, that was a mistake, sorry.