Can traction help me?

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EveningAnxiety

I think my Peyronies Disease started around June last year, so I was expecting the disease to have stabilized by now.
I've had periods where inflammation was very bad/painful, and periods where I barely noticed. I'm not sure what I did differently.
It might've been stress, diet and exercise. But these days I'm exercising daily and eating healthier without noticeable improvement.
My plaque is mostly pronounced in the left side right on the glans, but I don't seem to have curvature, just a huge dent.
I've attached some pictures. With the positioning of the plaque, will traction still help? I'm also doing EVD, but not really seeing that do much, even though I do it daily.

It's basically ruining sexlife with my girlfriend. I'm terrified of having sex, and on other hand, I masturbate to get relief, but even that seems to cause inflammation.

I've attached a gallery instead, the photos got monster big.

https://imgur.com/a/VphY3Dy
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MacMathuna

If anybody speaks German, and can tell me something about florchinolon, that'd be cool. Thanks.

EDIT- I meant this comment for another thread. I really have no idea how it got here. Wierd. My bad
27 yr/o
Symptoms presented August 20, 2019
Slight bend to the left and down
downward hinging
distal hourglassing
loss of sensation

TonySa

Yes, traction can reduce plaque that results in dents.
PxD 2 yrs 9/16.  Failed all treatment. 9/11/18: excision, grafting & implant Dr Karpman MtnView Ca, AMS CX 18cm + 3-1cm RTEs.
Pump failed.  2/11/20 Dr Karpman installed Titan 22cm +1cm RTE.

peter123

Quote from: MacMathuna on October 12, 2020, 01:37:09 PM
If anybody speaks German, and can tell me something about florchinolon, that'd be cool. Thanks.


I speak German what do you want to know and why in German?
THIS USER HAS BEEN BANNED FROM FORUM FOR REPEATED RULE VIOLATIONS He never had Peyronies Disease but has body dysmorphia and his pastime was to attack all treatments, medical resources, and opinions.

Dressa

 What exactly is wrong? Pictures look perfectly normal!

NeoV

You don't seem to have Peyronie's at all. It looks like you had (and may still have) very mild lymphatic swelling under the glans, which is quite normal and common. Also, thinning under the glans is normal and tends to appear pronounced due to both the lymphatic vessels and excess skin (foreskin) in that area. Forgive me to sound assuming here, just my quick comment without digging deeper into your case.

EveningAnxiety

Thank you for your replies. I went to a urologist who diagnosed. He took about 2 minutes to check me though. It goes up and down a lot. If you look at the flaccid pictures, you can still see that there's a lot of swelling, but I thought that was the plaque expanding when inflamed? I have it most pronounced on the left side.
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EveningAnxiety

I just checked about the swollen lymphs. Wauw it really looks like the same, but mine is very hard and clearly causing a dent. Not sure if swollen lymphs also can prevent expansion?
Mine looks like a less serious version of this: https://www.eastsussexsexualhealth.co.uk/public-services/whats-normal.html
But from what I can tell it should go away after a few weeks. Mine has been coming and going for 1½ years now almost.
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John1983

Several post here have asked about results of using the RestoreX device.  This was my experience.

Timeline:

12/2019 - (my first indication of a problem)

Noticed a stretching or pulling sensation on my penis when erect
No known injury to my penis

01/2020 - (my first Visual indication of a problem and confirmation by a Urologist - RestoreX treatment begins)
Early January 2020 - Noticed upward curvature starting with an indentation mid-shaft
Mid January 2020 - Diagnosed with Peyronie's by an Urologist
Late January 2020 - Started using the Restorex (also started Cialis)
Curvature at 40 degrees prior to initiating RestoreX treatment

02/2020 - (four weeks of using RestoreX)
1 cm increase in length of penis
Curvature the same or maybe worse
Dorsal plaque measured at 2.2 cm

03/2020 - (eight weeks of RestoreX treatments)
Penis length unchanged
Curvature increased to 55 degrees
Plaque increased to 3 cm

04/2020 - (twelve weeks of RestoreX treatments)
Penis length unchanged
Curvature increased to 60 degrees
Plaque diameter the same but felt thicker

This completed the recommended initial use of the Restorex.  I continued to apply it daily as directed (2 x 30 min) for a total of six months.

08/2020 - (Final Results)
Penis length 0.5 cm longer than pre-treatment in January 2020
Curvature increased to 65 degrees
Plaque diameter much larger and oval shaped going down both sides of my penis

Final Thoughts on My RestoreX Experience

It did not work in my situation

Pros:  My curvature may have been much worse if I went completely untreated (no traction)

Cons:  My biggest concern was that if "micro trauma" caused the original issue, could the RestoreX be repeating this type of trauma.  Specifically, if the injury was still healing, did the extreme traction cause a secondary injury that also needed to heal.  That might explain the continued increase in both curvature and plaque size.

I mentioned this secondary injury question to my urologist but he did not have an opinion.
The clinical trial that I reference when choosing the RestoreX involved men with Peyronie's for an average of 34 months before treatment.  (https://www.auajournals.org/doi/10.1016/j.juro.2018.03.103)

I started traction treatment only one month after noticing symptoms while the disease was in the early active stage.  This might explain the negative outcome.

I hope this is useful and sorry if I post it to several related RestoreX questions.

Note: After a month of no treatment I am switching to the Penimaster Pro (start 10/2020).  If anyone is interested in the difference between the two or results after a month or two of using the PMP let me know.  Thanks and good luck in your recovery!
59 year old
Diagnosed on 01/16/2020
Currently treating with PeniMaster Pro and Cialis - 75 degree bend