It’s been nearly 3 months since I began PE to correct my bent penis. I’d like to give an update.
Since my last posting, I gained another .25 inch, bringing me to 6.25” BPEL (.25” longer than in my early 20’s). As far as girth goes, I never felt like I got an accurate measurement in the beginning, as even today I struggle with maintaining a 100% erection while fumbling with the tape measure. But it’s clear to me that girth has increased some as well. My BEG is about 5.25” now, whereas my initial attempts to measure in the beginning were about 5” BEG.
The bend still exists, but only about 10 degrees now by my visual estimates. The bend spot itself has been stretched out to where it’s a smooth curve instead of an abrupt angle. Erections are definitely much stronger and sex has greatly improved. Even my wife has taken notice. For the first time in almost 3 years, she is able to be on top of me while I sit partially upright, reclining against the headboard (our favorite position, since she is able to orgasm easily and I have greater ejaculation control). The hinge/folding effect at the bend has been greatly reduced, though not fully eliminated so I have to be careful. There has been a few times where I unexpectedly flexed at the bend spot too much. I felt an instant nerve shock and struggled to stay erect. I just hope I don’t ever re-injure the spot after the progress I’ve made so far. I guess it’s just a risk I’ll have to take.
I want to further explain my bent penis situation to others out there suffering from Peyronie’s Disease. First, I’ve never been officially diagnosed because I’ve never seen a doctor for it. After everything I’ve read about it, seeing a doctor seemed pointless since most don’t offer any solution. Also, I’ve never had any pain and I’ve never felt any kind of lump or hardness at the bend spot (while either flaccid or erect). In fact, it’s been the exact opposite for me. In the beginning, I could feel a tiny indented line running perpendicular across the middle of the top of my shaft while 100% erect. I could literally stick my thumbnail into it. Nowadays, that indented line is no longer there. As I said, the abruptness of the bend is now more like a gradual smooth curve. It’s been stretched out, and is no longer as weak as it once was.
Even though I don’t have most of the typical signs, from everything I’ve read, it *is* Peyronie’s, though in milder form than others may have. It appears that I have the scar tissue, but never really experienced the plaque build up that usually comes along with it (if it’s there, it’s deeper in the tissues than I’m able to feel, which is possible from what I’ve read).
I’ve been reading the Peyronie’s Society forum online over the years and recently I posted a message for the first time. I figured I’d share my experience with others in order to give them hope for a possible alternative solution (I was already of the skepticism and negative feelings about PE exercises among those who manage that website, but figured I’d post anyway). Instead of being congratulated for my success, I got an extremely rude response from the moderator. My sincerity was immediately questioned and I was accused of posting a spam website link. The so-called spam link that they blocked was simply a link to the Live Strong article about stretching and jelqing for Peroynie’s (see my original posting here). I explained that I have nothing to sell, I haven’t spent a dime on anything myself because it’s not necessary since all the info is available freely online. I also asked them why posting a link to a health charity organization was considered to be spam. They didn’t respond. I later posted again, telling them that I thought that they were doing a huge disservice to the Peyronie’s community by immediately discounting all my claims of success with PE. Their response? All my postings were deleted, along with my account.
I’ll admit that it’s easy to be skeptical about PE exercises correcting Peyronie’s. There are tons of websites now selling stretching/jelqing videos and information, so I’m skeptical myself of any testimonies that I read where products are being sold. There really aren’t the many success stories posted online that I feel you can trust as being fully sincere (there have been a few on this board, but not many. I’m hoping to change that). Also, I must say that even the Live Strong article that originally convinced me to try manually stretching/jelqing now appears to have been somewhat embellished. The Columbia University urologist website only mentions using a mechanical stretching device as yielding possible results. I can find no quote from him, or any other urologist, that recommends manual exercises. Even still, I’m extremely glad that Live Strong mentioned manual exercises because I never would have had the nerve to try it without a doctor’s recommendation. And besides, if mechanical stretching has the doctor’s approval, why wouldn’t manual stretching work as well?
As far as my exercises, I’ve been following the newbie routine, with slight variations here and there. I do about 7-8 minutes stretching and 10 minutes jelqing. 2 days on, 1 day off. For the last 3 weeks or so, I started doing BTC stretches for my downward stretch, as it’s easier to hold for extended periods. I also typically hold it longer (at least a minute) than my upward and sideways stretches (30-40 seconds). For jelqing, I typically start out mostly flaccid and let it build up to a slight erection during the exercise. Also I’ve experimented lately with JAI, brief manual clamping, Uli, and even light Horse 440s occasionally.
I feel my easy newbie gains are now in the past, but that’s ok. I increased BPEL .75” in less than 8 weeks. .5” of that was original length lost from Peyronie’s that I quickly gained back, plus another .25” extra. I now consistently measure at 6.25” BPEL but haven’t seen any real gains in the last 4 weeks or so. I’m going to keep exercising though. The way I see it is, even if the scar tissue never goes away completely, the longer and thicker my penis is, the less effect it will have (sort of like adding additional bracing to a weakened support beam).
