Now it's my turn...

[Justlikebefore]

Hi everyone!

I am a 42 year old male living in Sweden. I am single and have no kids. I was diagnosed with Dupuytren's disease in my left hand a couple of months ago and after reading about it I found out about the increased risk of Peyronies.

Maybe a month ago I started to notice some form of cordlike structure in the middle of my penis on the left side and it did not seem to be attached to the skin. The structure is hardly noticeable and it depends on time of day. I think it has been growing a bit or maybe I am just observing it more carefully now. It seems to go around the shaft in a half circle but is more prominent on the top and I cannot notice it at all on the right side.

I have no real pain (maybe a weak 1 out of 10) except some kind of burning sensation that I sometimes can feel and sometimes can't, and the sensation seems to have it's origin from this structure on the left side. It is sometimes a littlebit sensitive to touch but not really painfull, I just feel that something is not right there. It's soft and I cannot palpate it.

I have no problem with erection or anyting related to that and no change in curvature at all. I have a slight downward curvature naturally but seen from above I have no curvature at all.

I have some l-citrullin and l-arginin over the counter that I have started to take but I have not much hope after reading about it. Maybe in combination with other stuff. I also got castor oil, hirudoid cream and diclofenac gel but I'm not really sure wich one to use if anyone at all?

I will book an appointment with a doctor the first thing after the weekend and hope for the best. I read about some other diseases with similar symtoms but they are very few, maybe some kind of cancer (but that's not really a positive thing..) or something with the lymphatic system but that seems slightly different. But the thing is that I think a have developed varicocele close to my left testicle right before I noticed my suspected Peyronies, I have hade it on the same place some 20 years ago so I know how it feels and I am thinking if it can be related somehow?

I also have been using the drug kratom (opioid like characteristics) and some say it can lower your testosterone and effect other hormones in your body. When I take it I have almost no libido at all but it comes back after stop using. I was on it for over a year and after that a couple of weeks on and of until now (four days ago). I hate to have to stop taking it because it is antidepressant and would help me in this time but I can't risk making my symtoms worse.

Anyone else with kratom experience and how it relates (if all?) to Peyronies? I would hate myself if I induces both my Dupuytrens and my Peyronies with my kratom use since both seem to be caused by medicines of different sorts. I have not heard about any relatives with any of these diseases but of course it still can be genetic. I have no trauma I know about historically.

If this is Peyronies I will of course ask my doctor for advice and maybe start some form of medication. I will also ask about traction and maybe get some kind device for that, but have to read more about it first. Should one start with traction without a change in curvature?

Thanks for reading this long post!

[chrisaaa7]

Hello man,

I'm an not an expert but from reading a lot of posts here I do believe the best thing to do is both oral medication and traction early on. If you go to the survival guide there are a lot of medications listed there which people take and have good results from. Also, yes traction early is a great way to help stop and improve the cure from what I read. I would suggest taking it slow because I've read other people say it's better to go slow and not rush is a good way to prevent further injury. I think restorex is a common used device from traction.