Problem symptoms

Edit: Is there such a thing as a prostate version of "blue balls"? Is it possible I have some sort of pain and swelling from not achieving an orgasm that I was close to when I previously stopped using the aneros? (not likely but I was thinking about this)

Valhalla41,

I'm sorry to hear about your ongoing discomfort. I seriously doubt your hiatus from Aneros use is any factor in your condition unless you were using your massager for its original purpose of treating non-bacterial prostatitis or BPH symptoms. In my own case I know that if I cease use of my massager for more than a week, I start to notice a slight decrease in the ease and strength of my urine output/flow. So I have a continuing incentive (in addition to it being pleasurable) to maintain regular Anerosessions.

I'm not a doctor so I'm not going to venture a diagnosis but common sense should tell you that any pain/discomfort which has lasted for a month and has no resolution or abatement needs to be investigated by a qualified physician. While your condition is probably only temporary and may be simply an infection which can be treated with some antibiotics, it would behoove you to get a definitive answer from a doctor. I know doctor visits are costly, both time and money wise, but the satisfaction of having a proper diagnosis and treatment plan is incalculable, please make an appointment at your earliest convenience to put your mind at ease.

Hello.

I have written the thread about similar problem before(and you replied to that thread:)).
http://www.aneros.com/forum/showthread.php?13788-Unexpected-painful-symptom-in-stomach&highlight=symptom

Well, I also have a symptom in the right-bottom side of the stomach.
Although my symptom is a sharp pain, it was a itch feeling at first.
But it seems not that your symptom is exactly same symptom with me.

I tried to search and ask to find what my symptom is before,
and I assume carefully that your symptom is a similar symptom of mine or something like cystitis.
I have read that cystitis can occur frequently urinating or a pain on pelvic(but of course there are many other situations that can occur these symptom).

I assume that my symptom is a problem in the spot where small intestines and large intestines meet.
I have met a pharmacist to ask about this symptom and she said that the sharp pain in the right-bottom side of the stomach is a symptom when the tip of the small intestine tries to come out to the large intestines.
And this symptom can occur well to whom spends much time sitting down.
I assume that using aneros could invoke that movement of small intestine.

So I tried to exercise and yoga daily and to sit on the chair keeping my back straight.
As a result, there is still the symptom but frequency and strength of the symptom have decreased.

The thing I'd like to say is that the best method is to see a doctor(even if I didn't see a doctor till now as I hate hospital :().
But anyway, if it is true that using aneros can raise the possibility to occur this kind of symptom, it should be discussed.

Hey, Valhalla41. Sorry you're having problems. Are you having normal bowel movements or any relation of your discomfort to bowel function? Yes, "blue balls", that is pressure of unrelieved fluids in your prostate and seminal vesicles that refluxes to your testicles, can hurt in your prostate, i.e., the "saddle" or perineal area behind your scrotum.

If it's not unpleasant for you to do so, have you lubricated your finger and felt up inside your rectum? If it's empty you should just feel soft tissues around your finger and nothing hard or suspicious. I doubt you have some sort of ongoing intestinal "infection" and can't see any direct relationship between your Aneros use or non-use and your symptoms.

Hope it improves for you soon and keep us posted of how you do. It's not at all inappropriate to ask questions about symptoms you feel on the forum and get input from others.

Thanks for all the responses. My symptoms seem to be gradually subsiding. I think it might have been a minor prostate related infection or something. It's about 85% gone from what I can tell.

I think I might like to get back into using my Aneros again. What freaked me out a little bit was using olive oil as lubricant and the mess associated with it and cleaning.

I have ID Glide as well but was reading that Wet Platinum (silicone based) was found to have no toxic effects when used as anal lubrication. Is it safe to use it with my Aneros since it is silicone based?

Olive oil is yellow and stains
Castor oil is colorless
Sweet Almond Oil is colorless

I mix up a natural jelly adding some bees wax and sometimes a bit of Shea butter.
This seems to thicken the lube and for stops the leakage but keeps it slippery.
I can give more info if wanted