Let’s start with the salient point. My penis hurts when I have sex. I think we’ve vaguely eluded to this before, but we’ve never gone into it in much detail about. Not because I’m ashamed of it; I just wasn’t sure if it was sex blog material. But, in the end, this is part of our sex life, for better or worse.
We’re not sure of what it is yet. But whatever it is, it varies in intensity. Sometimes its just a bit of an annoyance after a full ejaculation. Other times, at its worst, it is a sharp pain when I dribble even the slightest bit of pre cum. And that, my friends, gets old in a hurry.
The feeling is a bit like when you’ve cum five or six times in succession. It crept up on me, really, because for the longest time that’s what I thought it was! The Pagan and I were going at it like rabbits when we first met. Ejaculating three or four times in a day wasn’t uncommon. I recognised that raw, kind of bruised feeling from my younger days and put it down to that.
After that, though, it gradually became intolerable. First I’d experience that feeling after less sexual activity than before. Before I knew it, matters had worsened to the point where I’d be experiencing this pain before I’d even come.
I guess you’d call the net effect premature ejaculation, but its not really that, I don’t think. The thing is it affects the way I’ve always done things. When I’ve felt myself getting close to coming I’ve always let a little bit dribble out to take the pressure off. Now, if that happens its usually game over.
(On a lighter note, you’ll be happy to know, it doesn’t affect my ability to gain or maintain erections. Just what I can do with it!)
Lately its become a bit of an issue between us. Depending the mood I was already in when it happens it can really get to me. I think maybe more so when its clear the Pagan is very horny. I want so much to satisfy her that when I’m forced to stop it can make me quite angry. I’m not always such a bear about it. If I’m in a reasonable frame of mind at the time I can be remarkably sanguine! But its always disappointing.
As for the Pagan, it distresses her to see me in pain. Her view about my anger toward myself varies a bit. My temper sometimes scares her a little bit, but mostly she just hates that I’m so unhappy about it.
Before you say it, I have been to a doctor about it, back when we were going through the IVF. It wasn’t all that bad then, from memory, but bad enough. More particularly the Pagan was afraid that it was symptomatic of something worse and might be caused by the same thing as my infertility.
The doctor suggested I use an anti-inflammatory gel, which has actually been working. We’ve been able to get it back to that earlier, less invasive level of discomfort sometimes, but I have to keep using it which isn’t really viable. His advice at the time was not to be distracted from the objective of achieving a pregnancy. So, with that box ticked, I’m about to go back to try to sort it out once and for all.
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September 17th, 2007 at 10:09 pm
Man, I cringed a little bit for you with each word of yours I read. Here’s hoping the next doctor’s visit will put the pain behind you.
September 18th, 2007 at 5:29 am
Good for you. Lots of opportunity to let a little thing get to be a big one, so good for you for going and having it looked at. Prostate? Hell..it could be anything. Like old Ben said, “An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure”.
Take care,
Mr. Upton Ogood
September 18th, 2007 at 9:25 am
That’s kinda scary…I would get it checked out a bit more. What about a UTI or something? It does not sound like something that should be ignored?
September 18th, 2007 at 10:20 am
Omg, that sucks! Penis problems are horrible, and that kind of pain with sex is just not right. I hope you can find the source of the problem and fix is speedily.
September 18th, 2007 at 6:12 pm
thanks all…
As of the last visit there is no indication its anything really bad. He checked the major boxes, my prostate and the like. Given that and the fact the anti-inflammatory does work I gather he sufficient idea of the cause to advise we prioritise other things.
Probably not a ‘U’TI, EC, but maybe a ‘S’TI. Its seems to me it has something to do with the seminal ducts or the semen itself, since everything is fine until a drop of that stuff comes down the pipe!
September 19th, 2007 at 12:14 am
Yikes! This might be a strange suggestion but I am pretty sure your diet can effect the acidity of your semen, has your doctor mentioned that? Perhaps something in your diet like tomatoes, pineapple or something along that lines….just a thought.
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September 19th, 2007 at 6:08 am
I hope you find out what the problem is soon. It sucks when having sex hurts.