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Graf

Hi there,

Yes, I'm one of many that has been following the forum for quite some time, read the survival guide and dozens of other topics and just now I'm posting for the first time. Fair to say that I'm not depressed yet but very concerned.

After having the symptoms for over a year I was finally diagnosed with Peyronie's and will have a follow-up consultation soon. I guess so far I cannot complain much: I never really felt any pain, just discomfort when (I guess) the plaque was being formed. Nowadays I still can get an erection quite easy, without any pain or discomfort. Just the shape of the penis looks horrible: a significant bend to the right. The effects are starting to show: even if I'm horny and want to have sex with my wife, I avoid it.  I guess the fact that she is not taking the disease seriously also doesn't help.

Anyway, after reading so much information, ranging from traditional treatments to more alternative ones, a question started to form in my mind (hopefully, not a very stupid one):

- Given the lack of consistency of positive results in most of the recognized treatments, is it silly to think in skipping them and go straight to the implant?

I know this may sound like nonsense but I have read so many reports of men going through treatments for years and years (some of them excruciating) and getting some small victories at best. Even chirurgical procedures that do not involve implants seem to be hit and miss. Maybe I'm being too pessimistic but, besides some exceptional cases of cure, has anybody really solved the issue without an implant?

I'm sorry for the rant but I'm on my early fifties and I don't want to imagine that my sex life is over. Also, I don't see my self "wasting" years and years trying to solve something that may not be solvable just by being "treated".

Thank you for your attention and wish you all the best.
51 y Old, married, 2 kids. Symptoms started beginning of 2020. Just recently got my diagnose: no pain, no other symptoms besides a 30% curvature on the penis. Plaques still did not calcify.

Benraycamp0

Hi Graf!

Welcome to the forum! Glad you decided to join in and ask your questions.

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I believe the mentality to have regarding Peyronie's Disease nonsurgical treatments is to treat them as an experiment and have some sort of timeline where, if they do not work, you decide to move to surgery. I'm not sure how significant of a bend you are dealing with, but it does sound like it is bad enough to affect your sex life so some correction is needed.

It seems as though you have no pain and have no signs of Erectile Dysfunction. That's really good! So the only thing we are dealing with is the bend to the right.

Traction therapy is the most important nonsurgical tool we have. Using RestoreX (30 mins a day) or Penimaster Pro (3+ hours a day), you possibly could bring that curve down substantially to the point that sex will feel comfortable for you and your partner. If this brings down your curve to less than 30 degrees for example, you could avoid surgery altogether!

I'd also consider the basic oral therapies as mentioned in the Survival Guide while doing traction - Pentox, Cialis, L-arginine.

If after a period of time, let's say 6-8 months, of consistently trying nonsurgical treatments shows no improvement or your Peyronies Disease continues worsening, you can mentally know that you tried your best but surgery is probably necessary. Since you are facing just a lateral bend with no Erectile Dysfunction issues, you can still consider plication surgery with a top surgeon and not have to go straight for an implant.
26 years old. 20 degree upward curve with slight clockwise twist. Symptoms onset Dec 20.
Dr. Levine says it's not Peyronie's Disease but a slow healing wound. Saw him Mar 21 and May 21.
Traction (PMP) and supplements per Dr. Levine's recommendation.