Hi all,
I cant seem to find the shrunken penis thread so I'm posting my blood test
results here in the hope you will see them.
The readout means nothing to me
and some of the info might not be relevent but I just copied the
printout below.
My symptoms are my penis and scrotum has shrunk by approx a third over 2 years.
I have a constantly swollen stomanche
My previously very thick hair is now dry, thinning and receeding despite have brothers with good
head of hair.
I have uncomfortable bowell movements.
I have put on weight around my stomache and breast tissue. I was very thin before
I have numbness in my penis, anus, and all around that area.I get no sexual pleasure from
touch anymore all over my genitles. I can still gain a erection and ejaculate but the
pleasure is not a fraction of what it used to be and often do not gain a feeling of
complete physical satisfaction after orgasm.
I also seem to have a dull numbness on most other parts of my body. my nipples
are not sensitive and I am no longer tickleish. Things that felt nice before such
as my gf playing with my hair now just feel numb.
I am feeling very down. Probally depression.
I have seen neurologist, uroligist and had tests. Everything is "normal"
The latest is it's in my head which I know it is not.
There is obviously something wrong.
Here are my results anyway. I would really appreciate all the help you can
offer.
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
thyroid function test
liver function test
urea and electrolytes
combined pituitary function test
haemoglobin estimation 16 g/dl
reb blood cell (rbc) count 5.26 10*12/L
mean corpusc. haemoglobin (MCH) 30.4 pg
mean corpusc. hb. conc. 34.8 g/dl
haematocrit 0.46
serum testosterone 15.9
serum cortisol 477
mean corpuscular volume 87.5 fl
erythrocyte sedimentation rate 5 mm/l
total white cell count 7.27 10*9/l
platelet count 219 10*9/l
percentage neutrophils 57.7 %
percentage lymphoctes 30.7 %
percentage monocytes 9.1 %
percentage basophils 0.3 %
percentage eosinophils 2.2 %
serum free triiododthyronine level 5.2 pmol/l
serum free t4 level 16.4 pmol/l
serum tsh level 2.96 miu/l
serum total bilirubin level 16 umol/l
serum alkaline phosphatease 72 iu/l
serum potasium 4.7 mmol/l
serum sodium 139 mmol/l
serum calcium 2.41 mmol/l
serum creatinine 97 umol/l
serum urea level 5.5 nmol/l
serum total protein 80 g/l
serum albumin 45 g/l
serum globulin 35 g/l
I had a previous serum tsh level test on the 20/4/2006 which was 1.69 miu/l
been a relatively long time since I posted which is due tot he fact I've had little to report.
Although the shrinkage continues, the pain has been much less sever/frequent over the past couple of weeks. I don't know why this has happened as I've been getting osteopathic treatment to see if the problem is caused by trapped nerves which serve the penis, taking massive amounts of supplements and also following a homeopathic treament.
I realise this seems like hocus pocus to a lot of people (and I can almost see CJones shaking his head as he reads this!) but I'm trying anything on the off-chance it works.
One thing though - I've beent rying to cut down on masturbation due to the torn frenulum but wanted to keep blood flowing to the penis. THis means I've been watching porn without actually getting interactive. I had an erection when doing this last night but when it started to subside there was a strange numbness, like pins and needles in the head and surrounding area. The erection was pushed against my jeans in such a way that the head probably never got as much blood as it should and never went fully erect. As much of the shrinkage/pain I experience is in the head and just underneath I wonder if it is any way related.
Cheers for your mind word man. Yeah, the fact my thang still works and, after an initial dramatic loss, gets up to almost full size is the only thing that keeps me going.
Problem is, as I've said before, when I see it getting smaller flaccid every day it leads me to panic, masturbate and measure. This is what has caused the foreskin retraction pain. I've noticed a slight tear on the frenulum, caused no doubt by obsessive measuring and the tape cutting in.
It's no major problem. I'm sure if I calm down with the masturbating/measuring it'll sort itself out
Getting pain there is the weirdest thing isn't it? And you can't tell anyone because they would think you are mad but your not. You are a bit of an inspiration keeping it together for 12 years like this, maybe sexual function has gave you that bit of a boost to hold out. Just living is bad for these problems really and medicating your condition is not always easy. I hope you do the 24 hr test because your basal says things look dodgy and one time there were no blood tests so it is a good measure of things. I hope you get it right. I wish more of the old users like Anclerson would post as I think they have also tested positive for untreated hypothyroidism and such. It would be good to know how everyone is doing dealing with it. I also understand those who bury their head in the sand because I did this myself, it is terrible
Another negative development - as of yesterday it hurts when I retract the foreskin. I first noticed this when masturbating but it's happening when flaccid as well. it isn't as if the foreskin is too tight or anything but just that, as it's rolled back over a certain point there are very locallised pains on the skin and on the head itself
To be honest the pain isn't unbearable but is enough to again make me question just how bad it, and the shrinkage, is going to get.
It is the first time that there seems to be a direct link between something I'm doing and the pain/shrinkage though and perhaps backs up what I'd thought about there being some link between over-exertion and these problems
No worries pal just throwing ideas out there.