Penis hard when flaccid, pain in side of penis

[gunhawg]

I am a 25 yr. old male with a problem similar to what I have seen posted on other forums on this website. The problem is a FLACCID penis that is hard and has gotten smaller. I have had this problem since the age of 19. I don't know how it occurred but one day after masterbating (masturbating) it started to retract and tighten up and get real small while in the flaccid state. It eventually stretched back out but since then it has been in a similar state where it is hard while flaccid. It is very uncomfortable and is only relieved by massaging it as if it gets the blood flowing again. Doing this or having an erection is the only time I don't feel the discomfort. As of recently (within the last 7 months) I started to get pain on the lower left side of my penis. The pain is off and on, but it along with the discomfort have been bothering me. I have also noticed for years now what appears to be what looks like several thin scars on the sides of my penis under the skin. I can see these "scars" through the skin the same way you can see veins under your skin. I don't know if this is what is causing the discomfort, but it wouldn't surprise me if it is. I have seen two different urologist. One said he thought he felt something and suggested it was peyronies disease and there was nothing to worry about. The other said he felt nothing and said to try Vitamin E. The problem is I don't have any bending of my penis during erections and the scar tissue that makes peyronies occur is not like what appears underneath my skin. I believe I have what is being discussed on other forums about an un-natural "hard" flaccid penis. The best way to describe it is like the way the penis responds when it is cold outside or the way it gets when you come out of a swimming pool. It is like this 24/7 though even when its hot outside. Some of these other forums have suggested a blood flow issue/circulation issue in the penis. I have even read suggestions of a possible small hernia in the penis that could be causing blood flow issues in the flaccid state. The other thing is I still have "wet dreams" even at age 25. I don't know if the two problems are related. My other medical history includes lower abdominal pain/nausea. I have this 24/7 as well and it has been occurring since the penis problems have occurred. Doctors have said the abdominal pain could be irritable bowel syndrome. The abdominal pain usually is worse after I have wet dreams, so it leads me to think the two problems may be related. My penis feels as though it is being squeezed by a clamp when it is in this "hard" flaccid state. It is not like it use to be when it was flaccid. It use to be loose and spongy, in other words.......normal. No urologist seems to know the answer to this condition and it negatively affects my life everyday. It is NOT psychological either. Your mind doesn't just come up with things like this out of nowhere. Whether or not this problem is related to my stomach problems I do not know. Doctors have said pysiologically they can't be. But the time frame that they both started occurring has lead me to think they are related. The abdominal pain has been ruled out as not anything serious, although I am still getting medical evaluations because it bothers me severely. Please help with any info to what this is. Also, to anyone who knows about these so called "blood flow/circulation issues" and penis "hernias," can you give any info to how to correct these problems (surgery?). I have not had any penis ultrasound or x-ray. The last urologist I saw said there was no such thing for the penis to be x-rayed.

[Dr Smitha Mathews]

Hi,

You could have a condition called priapism which causes the penis to remain turgid even in a state of nonarousal.

There are two types - low-flow and high-flow.

Corrective measures, including surgery, are decided based on the type of priapism.

It is also possible that you may have a prostate inflammation as ejaculation is accompanied by pain and discomfort.

An ultrasound of the penis called a doppler study can be done to identify blood flow patterns and any underlying abnormality.
It is true that the penis is not subjected to an X-Ray examination as it does not have any bone structures that would be differentiated. It is just soft tissue and would appear as a mass of tissue.
Priapism can be caused by trauma or other causes.

Wet dreams can happen at any age. It is the body's method of releasing secretions that have been produced by the reproductive organs. Nothing abnormal there.

Do keep us posted on your doubts and progress.
Regards

[gunhawg]

No,

Priapism is not a possibility because it is hard in the flaccid state only. It is not an erection. I also don't think I have the symtoms of prostate inflammation either.

I would like to get an ultrasound, but the urologist I have gone too are so hard headed and say there's nothing wrong. Well I can tell you I would not have had the guts to go through the embarrasment of reporting this problem if there was nothing wrong.

Can an ultrasound be done at most Urologist clinics? Or would I have to go elsewhere?

thanks