Originally Posted by davesj1
I have been using the vac hanger and from time to time I would get a little clear fluid leak into the constriction sleeve. Now that I am hanging more often i get it almost every time. Is it lymph that is leaking out? It doesn’t really smell like urine. Has anyone else had this happen?
I didn’t feel like starting another thread about the same topic, so decided to bump this one up. I see the OP is not visiting this site anymore, sucks cause I have the same problem.
About 10 days ago I used wrong anti-fluid tape (paper tape) and after hanging one set I felt slight discomfort, removed the tape and there were a 2 very tiny water blisters about a 1/16" each. I stopped the session and rubbed in some Neosporin on it for 2 days, after that I tried Arnica cream and it went away. Few days after the blisters healed I resumed hanging, but with even shorter sessions and with the right tape and a constriction sleeve (I wasn’t using this one before). After 25min of hanging with 7.5lbs I removed the sleeve and the tape and there was a clear fluid inside the constriction sleeve. I thought it was piss cause I took the leak before hanging session and decided to try next day. So the next day after a nice warm up and not going to pee I taped the glans, put the anti-fluid cone on, did 25min of hanging with the same weight, took everything off and the fluid was there.
So anyone have experienced this before? Any thoughts? Looks like I have to take some more time off and let it fully heal. Sucks. Any help will be appreciated.
BTW looks like this is not a "lymph fluid" , but some clear fluid or something:
Fluid Build Up/Anti-Turtle Sleeve/Misc.
Originally Posted by pudendum
Fluid build up resulting from any vacuum generating mechanism (pumping or a vacuum headpiece) is a result of the alteration of the diffusion equilibrium between the inside the blood vessels and the tissues that surround it. Under normal circumstances there is a balance between hydrostatic (pressure inside and out) and oncotic (created by protein differences inside and outside the vessel) pressures. This balance maintains the low fluid state in these spaces outside of the blood vessels (interstitial spaces). When the negative pressure generated by the vacuum decreases the pressure in these spaces, the relative pressure difference between the blood and the spaces (with the blood vessel being higher) causes fluid to leak. This fluid is a transudate meaning that it contains only the fluid portion of blood not the blood cells or blood proteins. The fluid build up elevates the skin. This is not lymph fluid, it does not come from the lymph system. It is more correctly called edema fluid. Over a very short period this fluid disperses throughout the interstitial spaces of the penis. For the most part, this excess fluid will be absorbed back into the blood vessels because of the high protein concentration of the blood relative to the interstitial space draws the fluid back. Any excessive fluid that is not reabsorbed will drain via the inguinal lymph nodes. From a physiologic stand point lymph fluid (a whitish liquid) is what drains into the blood stream through the thoracic duct. It has a high protein and fat concentrations from other sources like the GI tract. Just to be precise.