First and foremost, I am not a physician. Any advice I dole out should not be taken as that of a medical professional. What I've been able to find is called Urethral Stricture. And according to the Urology Health there are several ways to treat this. 1. Urethral stretching, 2. Urethrotomy - cutting open the urethra with a laser, 3. Open Surgery - surgical procedure to remove the obstruction with possible reconstruction.
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| Not only does this depict uncut v cut, this shows urethral stricture |
If possible, always begin with the simplest, least invasive treatment. That would be the Urethral Stretching. The doctor would insert a Sounding Rod to open the passage. It may take several treatments to fully accomplish this.
Because you don't have insurance and can't afford to see a Urologist, you could try this yourself. very, very carefully.
You would have get a Sounding Rod. One that you can sterilize with hot boiling water and alcohol both before and after you use it. You must find a lube, and make sure to keep the opening of the bottle clean. Wipe it down with alcohol before using it. Actually, I'd recommend a tube of old-fashioned KY Jelly, like your physician would use.
You cannot risk infection.
Make sure the tip is narrow and then widens along the length of the rod. VERY GENTLY, push the rod into the urethra. Slowly!!! And, don't rush things. It may take weeks or even months to open it without damage.
I don't know for sure, but I would imagine this would be a lot easier and safer to accomplish with a full erection.
And, maybe with the assistance of someone you can trust to be cautious.
I know some of my readers are in the medical field. Let's see if any may have a suggestion - or perhaps experience with Sounding Rods.
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Whoa
Have never heard of this. Kind of unsettling, to tell you the truth.
I have heard about sounding, though, and some men find it very pleasurable. Hopefully no surgery will be needed!
XOXO
Oh, dear. Terrified of sounding rods. The idea. You hear one bad story and colors everything.
I cant even attempt to give advice. I have never even heard of it.
The advice of the webmaster could help you if you take cautious sanitary actions.
For you not having «medical insurance» that is very sad that ALL Americans cannot have like us here in Canada and Province of Québec a universal healthcare system.
This is such a nonsense as USA is a so rich country but the money philosophy in US is making it very hard to do as Berny Sanders was putting infront because he saw it here in Canada.
You sent men and women in space but no able to give ALL of Americans good healthcare.
The insurance company are making gazilion of money on the back of simple working people.
Rich and weatlhy 1% don't give a shit about you less fortunate people.
The American dream is becoming a nightmare for more and more of you.
I recommend also a sexually transmitted diseases exam.
Seems like a logical approach given the circumstances.
REALLY wish I didn't see those photos 🙄
I can feel the pain. Ouch! 😏
I have known people who used the sounding rod and introduced it into their urinary tract for the "pleasure" they felt. A masochistic pleasure that is not my cup of tea at all.
The treatment of syphilitic requires an injection of antibiotics into the depths of the penis through the urinary canal, and that is no picnic either.
But there, it is a question of widening the lips of the "mouth" of the glans, there is no need to work in depth, and that is the good news.
It is therefore necessary to act gently, slowly, carefully, gradually, day after day for all the time necessary to obtain the desired result.
What do you think of that, my dear Pat?
Hugs and bisous, my darlings Jean and Pat.
First, I would caution that what one can see at the opening of the urinary meatus may or may not be the full picture. Other strictures or issues might be more internal to the urinary tract that he can't see. If internal issues are at play, then a sounding rod may not be the way to go to attempt a correction. I'd say finish the antibiotics first and then reevaluate.
Second, I say no-go to the KY if some shallow sounding is performed. Search for (Amazon has it) Surgilube Surgical Lubricant Sterile Bacteriostatic Jelly. If you pay attention when you have a prostate exam, this is what the doctor pulls out of his med drawer. I think KY makes a sterile KY product, but is usually harder to find than good ole regular KY. If a lube product doesn't say sterile right on the front of it.....then it isn't.
Get thee to a Urology's! That is my advice. Happy New Year, my Dear Friend. I hope all is going well with you and yours. Wishing you all the very best in 2021. Hugs, Licks, and Strokes, AOM
I'm just an amateur when it comes to sounding. A couple of recommendations:
A good web site to find things to slide gently into your penis is www.thechaingang.com You'll be surprised at all of the things people can slide inside!
I'd recommend not sliding anything deeper than the length of your boner. There are 'plumbing connections' inside that you don't want to mess with.
Start off with a sound that you think is way too skinny. It's like learning to use rubber toys at the other entrance-- you have to get used to these things!
As has been mentioned-- most of this kind of play is easier with a boner! Keeps things aligned. Although there are plugs and Prince Albert -wands- designed to be worn for longer periods of time.
BE CLEAN! Urethral infections are not something to look forward to!
--PaulMmn
A web site with some cautions and instructions:
https://www.healthline.com/health/urethral-sounding#precautions
ps-- I love >close740.gif< That's a penis that is NOT strictured! (and that's a very nice 'skin! (:
--PaulMmn
I'm also not a medical professional, but my reading suggests it is possible to get a "meatal stenosis" or narrowing of the external opening of the penis and also a "urethral stricture" or narrowing of the urethral passage.
If you restrict the opening of a hose (eg meatal stenosis), as long as you have sufficient pressure behind it, the stream usually narrows but increases in distance and although the volume of fluid expelled might be lower, it just means more time is needed to pass a unit volume. If a restriction was happening further back in the hose (eg urethral stricture), then the reduced flow would likely appear as a weak stream from the hose opening.
To my way of thinking, a weak stream is more symptomatic of a urethral stricture rather than a meatal stenosis and the meatal stenosis may not be having a major impact and is just coincidence the OP noticed it at the same time as a urethral stricture caused by something else. I can understand the Doctor trying to treat the cause of the weak stream and if they thought the meatal stenosis was the cause, then I think they would have offered a treatment for that.
Wikipedia suggests not using dilation for meatal stenosis as it may result in urethral scarring and urethral stricture.
The way the OP states his stream "lately" has been weak and "as usual" his Doctor prescribed a certain treatment leads me to think this is a recurring thing. I think meatal stenosis gets progressively worse and doesn't get better then get worse in cycles, so I would say is unlikely to be the cause of the weak stream and a secondary issue.
I would suggest the OP seek clarification from his Doctor about the meatal stenosis and whether it is contributing to the weak stream and if it needs to be treated and how urgently. The OP may very well discover that the meatal stenosis is not playing a major role, although perhaps in future he might want to consider treatment for peace of mind and to forestall future issues with further narrowing. It's important that the Doctor be made aware of all circumstances so they can provide appropriate treatment or at least explain the situation and give the OP options.
I think it is very unfortunate that the USA chose a medical system that is linked to employment: people's lives should never be tied to whether they can get a job or not because it is way too variable and subject to chance for a civilisation that is fundamentally dedicated to the welfare of all the people.
A lot of these procedures were developed before modern medicine and have remained useful because they work.
I'm not going to get into the politics of this, but you really have to ask why a country as wealthy as the United States cannot afford to provide good healthcare for everyone.
p.s. for women, this type of healthcare was provided for by Planned Parenthood regardless of income.
Hugs and bisous.
Recommend he use a STERILE lubricant. It is available. Probably best to get single use packets as a tube of same would become non-sterile the first time it touched a finger or anything else.
Risk of infection is high and the fellow has no insurance.
Lots of folks do sounding for pleasure but they too recommend very sterile conditions be observed.
The term is stenosis, or narrowing, of the urethra. Meatal (pronounced "me ate al") stenosis is most often found in infants, and is usually a complication of circumcision, though it can be present at birth. It's not unknown in adults, however. But it's usually iatrogenic (caused by treating something else): Urethral surgery, use of a catheter for a long period of time, or some treatments for benign prostate hyperplasia.
But you know? I'm stumped. OP clearly hasn't had any medical procedures in recent years.
@ Jean - Right you are. It is only when an illness gets unbearable that an uninsured person will go to an ER - not a good situation to be in right now. The thing the anti-universal health care folks don't get: We all pay for the uninsured, anyway. It would be cheaper for us all if we had Universal Health Care.
@ JiEL - Yep. We are a backward industrialized country. But, we are not the richest nor wealthiest. That's a misnomer, at best. The US borrows out their butt.
On seeing the sounding photos, my reaction was (and is) "OW! OW! OW! OW! OW!".
I went to a urologist several years ago that used some archaic, Dark Ages scope to go up my penis to inspect my bladder, because, you know, this is the 21st century, there is no other way to examine the bladder. The most God-fuckingly-awful pain I ever experienced while he was shoving and probing. When he got done and unceremoniously pulled the contraption out of my shaft, I just start pissing all over the place. Horrible experience, and I was covered in piss. Had to go home and shower afterwards. Felt pain for several days afterwards.
@ Rad - anal/prostate stimulation is often experienced as uncomfortable initially if it is not approached with delicacy, but can change to become interpreted as pleasurable (or so I have been told): the same is likely true of sounding.
I too had a bladder inspection via "telescope" up my penis and was initially concerned about shoving a pencil thickness scope through a hole that seems much smaller, but the urologist injected an anaesthetic jelly first and gave it minutues to work and I didn't feel a thing. The only painful episode was getting the scope through the urethral sphincters which in my case were clamped shut and resistant: very similar to trying to force anal sex through a tense and non-relaxed recipient. I could probably have done with a relaxant and/or general pain relief too.
Obviously different urologists have different ideas about pain relief. Expecting men to "man up and just take pain" is a very outmoded concept which I believe results in trauma and subsequent issues later in life.
I think the OP should get an opinion from his Doctor on the meatal stenosis in conjunction with the existing treatment for the weak stream as it seems the Doctor doesn't know all the circumstances; and not engage in urethral stretching or sounding for the moment as it could be further damaging.
However, one thing comes to mind from this issue and that is men should be continually aware of the state of the family jewels and to pick up on unusual changes and seek clarification from a Doctor at the earliest opportunity, not simply a ball check.
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