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changes in penis appearance

Posted by postprostatectomy77 @postprostatectomy77, 5 days ago

has anyone experienced a lot of thick fleshy penis shaft skin, a wide shaft, and the skin covering the glans, hanging down making it so difficult to stand and urinate ?

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bluegill | @bluegill | 1 day ago

It's getting to the point where I have to take my reading glasses with me into the bathroom when I pee.

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postprostatectomy77 | @postprostatectomy77 | 1 day ago
In reply to @bwjb "I have had both radiation and prostatectomy. I am guessing my permanently flaccid penis is about..." + (show)
@bwjb

I have had both radiation and prostatectomy. I am guessing my permanently flaccid penis is about two inches shorter than previously. I am circumcised but my remaining foreskin or shaft skin rolls over my glans so that I now look uncircumcised.

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same here, my shaft skin has thickened, and my penis has gotten very wide with all the loose skin hanging down around my glans, I look uncircumcised

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postprostatectomy77 | @postprostatectomy77 | 1 day ago
In reply to @psmick "Had the same changes occur with ADT treatment for 12 months. Urologist had not forewarned or..." + (show)
@psmick

Had the same changes occur with ADT treatment for 12 months. Urologist had not forewarned or advised me re the shrinkage, using a pump, or anything else. I learned it all from a local support group and this site. By that time the damage had been done. Am trying to rectify the situation, and so far the testicles seems to be getting back to normal, but not the penis. I will continue to use a pump religiously and hope for the best.
Good thoughts for all!

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thank you, and all the best to you and all on this site, going thru so many physical and mental changes

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postprostatectomy77 | @postprostatectomy77 | 1 day ago
In reply to @bluegill "It's getting to the point where I have to take my reading glasses with me into..." + (show)
@bluegill

It's getting to the point where I have to take my reading glasses with me into the bathroom when I pee.

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my penis has gotten shorter along with so much extra shaft skin hanging down covering my glans, so I'm so wide at the glans which makes urinating a trick

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postprostatectomy77 | @postprostatectomy77 | 6 hours ago
In reply to @jimbo12 "When I went to a medical office building last Monday, I could not use the urinal." + (show)
@jimbo12

When I went to a medical office building last Monday, I could not use the urinal.

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I certainly sympathize, its the same with me

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postprostatectomy77 | @postprostatectomy77 | 57 minutes ago
In reply to @pcrich "My radiation was EBRT. RO never stated rad or ADT as cause. I informed him of..." + (show)
@pcrich

My radiation was EBRT. RO never stated rad or ADT as cause. I informed him of the shrinkage and also informed him that during the first month or so of Tx (Tx of radiation and ADT started together) I could feel a negative sensation in my testicles and area at different times throughout Tx. I'm still on ADT and don't necessarily feel the same sensation now. But I am remined every day that my testicles continue to shrink. Docs don't like to talk about this issue with their patients. I have heard from many Zoom or other videos by Urologists/oncologists, that you have to use it or you lose it. Same thing with guys on this site, one should attempt to get an erection regularly to keep the signal going down there.

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my testicles shrunk from both the Lupron shot and 8 weeks of radiation, its caused my scrotum to become so long loose and fleshy, and always in the way

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