Hanging with FIRe

Try this link. It’s the one I used. I just tested and no password was required.

Kyrpa - The characteristics of the tunica albuginea revisited

It didn’t work for me.
Can you take a screen shot and put it up as a picture?

Attached. Says they need to be approved by a mod first.

You shouldn’t need a password. If it asks for a password to update the tables just click cancel and use the data provided in the spreadsheet.

Just click cancel when asked.

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So I bought a thermocouple thermometer. This one:

https://www.ama … /dp/B071V7T6TZ/

I put about a 3inch length of silicone sleeve from LG on, and put the total mean heating pad over it. I put the probe 2-3inches down my urethra ( that was unpleasant ). I used alcohol to sanitize it, lubed it, and slowly wiggled it down. It took about 25 minutes to get to 38.7C. I have no idea what happened, but at that temperature things really started to heat up. BUT the temperature started dropping, and fast. It went back down the a little over 37 before I tried adjusting by squeezing the heat bad to maybe help the heat penetrate. The temp did start to go back up, but at this point the probe was becoming very uncomfortable. But why did the temp start dropping on the probe when it started to feel real hot to my penis? Was my body trying to combat the heat maybe?

I can give this another go, try and get more data for us to go off of. But if anyone has advice on getting the probe down the urethra easier, or maybe can link a probe better suited to the task, I’d appreciate that. Still awaiting the thermedic pad, will measure temps when that comes in.

I believe the TotalMan has a automatic shut off at around 25 to 30 minutes. Could it be that it shut off while you were getting the temperature?

Nope. The light was on the whole time. I actually just came across this post in 5.5’s log, and it sounds similar to what I experienced.

5.5Squared - 5.5Squared Log

So I guess he went from USB port to power brick, and that made a big difference in the amount of heat he was getting. Then his body reacted to reduce the heat, and that’s kind of what I was thinking happened to me even before I found his post. The pad was getting very hot, and even as temp dropped it felt hotter and hotter. Not to the point I couldn’t stand it, but it was puzzling seeing the internal temp drop. Also, I was using a USB port since that’s all the total man has, but it was from a power bank not a laptop.

I don’t know why 5.5 says this is a good thing. At least for me, it kept me from reaching the therapeutic range of 40C +. Another thing that’s interesting to note. 5.5 found this right at the end of his career. So he was running on low heat the entire time sounds like.

Interesting. Then perhaps it is because the TotalMan does not heat as deeply as the TherMedic which brings us back to the whole FIR vs NIR matter.

It means that you got so much heat into your unit that your body felt the need to defend itself by increasing blood flow/cooling.
Yes, I was on setting 3 via USB until my final few weeks.

Yeah, I wonder if I let it go longer if it would have heated back up. I just did another test with the total man. This time I used the medium (blue) setting. I had much better results. I made it to 40C in 22 minutes, and 41C in 29 minutes, and I topped out there. I switched it back to high, and got up to 41.3C after a few minutes, but on high it feels so much hotter on the skin. Even over the sleeve. I think the high setting heats up the skin too much and that elicits the cooling down effect. Just a guess. I did notice my body was still fighting the heat, just not as quickly/efficiently. I would drop a few tenths of a degree, and then it would climb back again. Not sure if that was my body trying to cool down the area, or some other factor. Regardless, at least in these first two tests the medium setting works better. And I have to wonder if that inadvertent use of a lower setting helped you out too.

Interesting finding. I’ve been using the Thermedic pad on bare skin for about 5 weeks, gained 5 mm of BPFSL, then got a blister on the shaft. I then covered the shaft with the silicon tube and continued on using it at max temp for about 3 weeks. When I checked my measurement again, I had lost 3 mm. I think the silicon negated any benefit of the pad. I’ll try it again at the middle setting on bare skin.

Yeah, it was unexpected. I’ve only done the two tests though, so it should be taken with a grain of salt. I didn’t want to do more tests, but I will because of unexpected results. However, I have an unexpected house guest and not sure how long they’ll be here. It may be a week or so before I can report back. Also, my thermedic pad is coming today so I can test that too.

That’s pretty bad, especially for me considering the silicone is covering 90% of my penis, I assume you guys have a lot more skin than me. Since I’ve been using it, I’m barely feeling any heat on my penis but it’s touching my balls and I’m feeling uncomfortable. Are you guys covering your sack with a sock or something?

In regards to the heating pad everyone is writing “FIR” when I search that in on google or Amazon nothing “FIR” comes up, do you mind sending the link of the one you bought and also what Vacuum stretcher did you use.