Now I'm worried

looks like the picture you drew matches the first anatomy picture exactly. i think you are having a bout of unwarranted anxiety. i recommend that you keep your finger out of there if you have these feelings. the chances that you are anatomically abnormal is teensy weensy compared to the chances that you don't know what you are doing and are inclined towards scaring yourself.

of course, if you really really really think there is a problem (no evidence to suggest there is), then go to the doctor.

this is one of those newbie moments: they are not getting results so they start getting a little desperate, probing around in there, and formulating a wacky theory.

instead, just insert the aneros and relax, and follow the other advice on the wiki and on the forum.

good luck,
darwin

dunz,

It sounds like you are working yourself into a frenzy about this situation. It is not beneficial to yourself to be obsessing about this when you can quickly get some answers by seeing a doctor to have a Digital Rectal Examination (DRE) performed. While doing reading and gaining information about your prostate is a wise endeavor, you may be projecting conditions/situations onto yourself which are non-existent. Let your doctor put your mind at ease by performing the DRE exam.

You need to understand the illustrations you have been viewing are static two dimensional diagrams which only approximate and generalize anatomical features. The four dimensional (time factored) real world is much more flexible with greater variety than a few illustrations. From your description and simple sketch you probably are in contact with your prostate but you have not yet developed a focus of sensitivity to it.

Hey dunz,

Good that you made that Proctology appointment several years ago. If there was something way out of the ordinary, the doctor would have most probably made some comment as he or she was doing the exam. You've got several options:

1. Take Darwin's suggestion. Read the Wiki content for getting started. Pick a conservative tool such as the SGX, MGX or Helix. Clean out and lube up. Proceed with an insertion, having read the wiki as rummel suggests. Since that doc offered no comment regarding you 'inner geometry' you'll probably do fine. Since your prostate sensory nerves haven't yet been activated -- a situation analogous to virgin females who haven't yet experienced g-spot massage, plan on some fun times that will slowly build your sensual responses and insure you have an 'itchy prostate.' ---- or,
2. Call that Proctology office and ask that the doc review your chart and convey to you any abnormalities that may have been noted at the time of the last exam. To save time and money that sort of conversation can be done by phone. I think that this is needless but if it helps belie your concerns, all the better. --- or,
3. Per rummel's post, make an appointment with a Urologist for a DRE. Tell the Uro that you want an evaluation of your prostate and that you are considering prostate massage. The doc will check for size, texture and for any evidence of nodules that might indicate cancer or other disease.

Above all, take some steps to resolve this mental turbulence.

If you need detail help for you first insertion, post in this forum or visit weekend chat -- we are here to help.

tha

Hello, dunz.

You might be comforted by the replies to similar thread posted by another relatively new member, "stu." Use the Advanced Search function to find his threads by exact user name.

Sincerely,

Dave

Your picture seems to show your finger at about the level where your prostate should be. A lot of different things in that area can feel strange particularly if you're exploring there for the first time. Calm down first, and if you're a young guy, the chances of something being truly wrong are very small. If you're older, say over 40 or 50, then an appropriate routine urologic exam is something you'd want to be getting anyway. If you've seen a proctologist twice in the time frame you indicate, then something suddenly bad growing in there is very unlikely. Keep communicating with us about this. As has been said, we're here to help you.

dunz - you're undoubtedly at the prostate and the "wall" yer hitting is just the normal curve of the rectum as it heads toward the sigmoid colon ...

- rip

Hello, but is it really normal that you hit something when you insert your straight finger? Do you also hit something after probably 2 inches?
And what is this? Someone here said this is the prostate but this makes no sense. Look at the pic. On the anatomy pic the prostate should be right at the beginning and the prostate is also said to be small but this protrusion or whatever it is which I hit is big and not small like a walnut.

Also last time I saw a proctologist was 2 and a half years ago. What if something changed in the meantime? If I had an enlarged prostate or something else then would I have any symptoms? I am 29.

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Quit obsessing! Just go see your doc and have him check you out!

I can never feel my prostate with my finger either, it just feel like an ass hole... But it's there somewhere ,otherwise, we couldn't cum..........

Hi dunz,
Pick one of the medium-sized Aneros toys. Visit a non-adult toy store and buy a soft cuddly stuffed animal -- not suggesting a bear butt if that works, OK

Lube up, stick in the Aneros, go to bed. Curl up with and hug the animal. Draw it close to your nips. Let your eyes roll back in your head. When you moan, that's the prostate at work.

relax!! try a different angle... lay on your back, place a a pillow on each side of your thighs, draw your knees up to your chest and then let them fall open on you to lay upon the pillows... this will help to open your hips and open yourself fully to make it easier to each. let one hand rest on your hip while your predominant flat on your belly middle finger pointing towards your toes... now slide that hand down, past your penis and reach past your balls to rub along that flat spot under your balls... then inhale lightly, exhale and slip that finger into your anus as you cup your hand, then curl your finger back toward your palm... and will know 🙂

Would you have noticed it if you didn't stick your finger up there? If not, don't worry about it. If you are seriously worried, goto the doctor. If you feel weird about it, make something up like a family friend got prostate cancer and you can't get it out of your head until you get checked.

Hi dunz,
Pick one of the medium-sized Aneros toys. Visit a non-adult toy store and buy a soft cuddly stuffed animal -- not suggesting a bear butt if that works, OK

Lube up, stick in the Aneros, go to bed. Curl up with and hug the animal. Draw it close to your nips. Let your eyes roll back in your head. When you moan, that's the prostate at work.

[COLOR="blue"]better yet dunz ...

- rip 😀

Your picture seems to show your finger at about the level where your prostate should be. A lot of different things in that area can feel strange particularly if you're exploring there for the first time. Calm down first, and if you're a young guy, the chances of something being truly wrong are very small. If you're older, say over 40 or 50, then an appropriate routine urologic exam is something you'd want to be getting anyway. If you've seen a proctologist twice in the time frame you indicate, then something suddenly bad growing in there is very unlikely. Keep communicating with us about this. As has been said, we're here to help you.

I think the main thing here is to take it slow, and try and keep relaxed. As others have said, you're new to this and bound to feel things you weren't expecting.

dunz,

I've had my finger up there numerous times. I'm still not sure exactly how what I feel corresponds to the anatomy pictures I've seen. I really wanted to solidly locate my prostate for a while. However, as my Aneros experience continues to get better, I've really started to accept that I don't need to be able to locate my prostate on command, I just have to trust that the device is hitting it and enjoy the sensations to their fullest.

dunz,

I've had my finger up there numerous times. I'm still not sure exactly how what I feel corresponds to the anatomy pictures I've seen. I really wanted to solidly locate my prostate for a while. However, as my Aneros experience continues to get better, I've really started to accept that I don't need to be able to locate my prostate on command, I just have to trust that the device is hitting it and enjoy the sensations to their fullest.

Exceptionally well said! It took me six months on the journey to feel the same way.

This is probably why the Peridise and Tempo models work just as well as the prostate massagers.

Seems to me that it doesn't really matter whether the prostate is being directly impacted.

Currently, the Eupho and the 18mm Peridise work equally well for me!

Hi guys,
does this mean it is normal that you hit the anal wall if you try to insert your finger in a straight way?
I was worried wether my rectum might have an abnormal shape or something cause somehow it looks different on those anatomy pictures or maybe I'm confusing something but when I look at where the prostate is located on those pics and then try to find my own prostate by using those pics as guide then it doesn't work. :confused:

Dunz,

I have no medical qualification but would say that if you have any concerns about your physical status, you get yourself checked out by someone who is appropriately qualified.

Although I may not have put it very well, I think what I was suggesting the other day was that I seem to be able to get distinctly different anal orgasms from the use of the Peridise models as compared with the prostate type orgasm achieved by using the other Aneros models.

Using the Eupho and the Peridise models allows me to achieve both!

Maybe there's no reason to be concerned, I don't know. It would help me if I knew wether what I experienced is normal. Is nobody here who has experience with inserting his finger and who could tell me what happens directly after the entrance? Going by the anatomy pics it looks like it's normal that your straight finger touches the inner lining after a few inches. So maybe it's normal that you sooner or later hit something when you go deep enough.

dunz,

FWIW, I had not tried digital exploration of my rear end until a few years ago and then I found it so uncomfortable I didn't pursue the issue.

Although I now routinely use a finger to insert a plug of shea butter for lubricating prior to an Anerosession, I find that once past the second sphincter, there seems to be a chamber in which there is nothing!

Maybe this is because my fingers are so short that I can't reach in far enough to make contact with anything further up. I suspect that I am not alone in this and you may be in my league?

With reference to your diagram, I'm sure I cannot reach in far enough for my finger to make contact with my prostate and I believe this is quite common amongst men. If it was possible for most men comfortably to reach their prostates using just a finger, I guess that would make Aneros devices redundant.

If a medical check reveals that you have no deformation in that area, I would cease to worry!