Advice on Peyronies

[Goliath]

Hey guys, so i've had what i believe to be peyronies disease for as long as I can remember. The right side of my shaft is hard and stiff while the left side is spongy and normal.The plaque on the right side is present and easily felt when flaccid and erect. Its very strange to me how this came to be that the whole right side of my penis is affected by plaque while the other side is completely normal. Obviously with this contrast in the good side and bad side makes for a pretty bad lookin bend to the right. When erect the left side inflates and the right side doesn't so my penis is also lopsided.  I have been reading on this site for a few years now ( since I was 14 ) I am now 16 and have became very self conscious about my condition. I have had sex once it was kind of a one night stand, the girl was very nervous and didnt look at my penis ( Thank god ) and it went pretty good. She had sex with one other guy before and said I felt much better, with was a little boost to my confidence. I read on another forum that jelqing would help the plaque go away, but after a year of daily jelqing exclusively to the right side i have seen no improvements. Because I am still growing down there i am worried it will continue to get worse as the plaque does not allow growth while the side with no plaque is able to grow. Does anyone know if I should worry about this? Also does anyone know any good ideas to help me fix the problem without seeing a urologist?

[Hawk]

I empathize with your situation and concern.

If you have noticed this since you first entered your teens and If you have had no memorable injury, then I think it is unlikely that you have Peyronies Disease.  Peyronies Disease has a beginning, usually starting from an obvious injury if you are under 45 years old.  It progresses from initial symptoms to some observable deformity.  It is more likely that you have some congenital condition.  Obviously you are very welcome here regardless.

I am guessing you are about 17 years old and still with your parents.  Have you spoken to them or have you ever brought this up to a doctor?  If I were your parent or if I were you, I would want to start with an evaluation by a very good urologist that has expertise in Peyronies Disease, congenital deformity, or sexual medicine.  Once you know exactly what you are dealing with then the way forward will be much more clear.  

I have NO medical expertise in this but I would suspect that light traction would be an option, especially if you are still growing.  This could be the wrong approach however depending on the medical evaluation.

At your age, rest assured that there is an answer that will become available to you if you take a diligent, responsible approach.  Worrying in secret will not help however.    

[Goliath]

Hey hawk, thanks a bunch for your reply.
I started masturbation way to early before I hit puberty, and I think that may be the reason I have developed this problem. In contrast to many people's reports on peyronies I never felt any pain, which makes me wonder if I was just born with this. The plaque is pretty soft but noticeable not sure how hard the plaque should be on men with peyronies. I haven't spoken with my parents about my problem because of the awkwardness that would bring and I dont plan to. Every year I go for checkups and have not had the guts to bring it up with my doctor, he is a family friend and I spend time with him outside of the doctors office. I am looking for ways I can help the problem for now, as I have not seen any doctors about this. Im unable to get a traction device because of my age and still living with my parents. Is there any stretching techniques that anyone knows of to help?  

[Hawk]

Goliath,

First, early masturbation did not cause this unless you were repeatedly using vise-grip pliers to get a better hold of it.

Next, I would not advise random stretching techniques promoted across the internet.  Most of them are far more likely to cause damage than they are to help.

Trust me when I say I remember how awkward it can be as a teen to approach sexual topics with someone that can help.  I recall being a teen and thinking I might have syphilis.  I won't bore you with details but it was a paranoid time and an ancient medical encyclopedia in our home library with photos of grotesque advanced syphilis fueled my worry.  I concluded I would just have to die or try to survive until I was on my own because I was not going to give my parents details of how I could possibly have VD.  Fortunately I only had an active imagination but it made for more than a couple years of serious concern.  I look back now and realize how foolish that was.  Instead of becoming the foremost expert on syphilis in our county.  I could have just told a doctor the truth and enjoyed life. You however seem to actually have a medical problem.  Fortunately for you, you have no explaining about what you did to cause this.  Here are the facts; your doctor will have nothing but compassion, to him it is just another regular day at the office.  He chose a life where he sticks his fingers up butt holes, looks at neighbor women spread eagle, and prescribes Viagra for men that come to him about ED.  Some of these men are guys he has been friends with since childhood.  He then interacts with all these people in public and it is totally unremarkable to him because it is his life and all he knows.  Your biggest issue will be getting him to understand why you hesitated to tell him sooner.

Just say, "Doc, I have had a problem I never told anyone about in my life but I need to talk to someone I can trust to get some help.  Don't offer a diagnosis or a theory on what caused it.  Everyone including your doctor and parents already know you have an organ.  They know you get erections every day and night.  They want your organ to work just like theirs works.  Explain that you have a curve.  If possible give an approximate number of degrees.  Tell him you have the impression that the one chamber does not fill and that it feels noticeably different on that side even when flaccid.

You may want to find out if your parents have medical insurance?

The only other alternative I can think of is waiting until you have your own insurance but that could be several years.  If this is progressive or if it is more correctable when you are young, that will cost you dearly.  If it is a stable congenital condition that age does not factor into, then the wait will only cost you years of unnecessary concern.

Finally, if you had sex and your partner didn't notice, maybe this is not nearly as bad as your perception makes it.  As guys, we often obsess over our penis when in fact our wives of decades probably could not pick us out of a penis line-up if their lives depended on it.  They are far to concerned over the size of their rear or that their breasts are different sizes too worry about a penis curve that works just fine.  

Hawk

[Goliath]

I will try and bring up the subject the next time I see my doctor. I can really relate to your story and I think its about time I manned up and talked to my doctor about this. Your right for the doctor its probably another day at the office and im sure he see's plenty of penise's daily and I really shouldnt worry about bringing it up. I cant continue to live with the stress this problem has on me and it really makes life uninjoyable. Thanks again for your help and advice, im not sure what I would think if there wasnt this website full of guys with the same problem.