I was a skeptic; until now!

Hello all,

Here is my story. 🙂

Synopsis:

I was diagnosed with bacterial prostititus after ending up in the emergency room and getting a DRE. I told the doctor that I was almost sure that it was from getting a BJ from an on/off/on again type girlfriend. I was laughed at. Doctors seem to think that bacterial prostititus "just happens". I was given a 30 day supply of cipro and told to "take it easy". I'm sure this sounds familiar to a few people on the forum. 😛

Symptoms:

The pain was unbelievably bad. It actually had started in my urethra initially (site of infection?) then it spread to my epididymis. I immediately went for STD tests and everything was fine. The pain then spread to my prostate. I had to urinate every 2 hours, felt horribly, couldn't get an erection at all. It was depressing! I felt like I was dying at 25! I soon started to develop depression. The symptoms lasted 6 months and I thought I'd never be free of pain and I thought my "junk" would never work correctly again.

Urinating was like trying to squeeze a giant mushy grapefruit; a #2 was like trying to give birth to a baseball.

Western "treatment":

I took cipro for 30 days. The swelling did go down a great deal. I abstained from sex while everything was healing up. Urine flow was a little bit better, however I still had "stabbing pains", constant prostate "twitching" while trying to sleep, and unexplained rectal pain that would literally wake me up at night.

My cipro was all gone, the swelling/burning (general signs of infection) had subsided. Yet, I was still experiencing pain. Getting an erection was impossible; ejaculation was weak and painful.

I thought I'd be in pain forever. I was now at 1 year since my infection had happened. :/

My research:

After a lot of googling for relief I discovered that the prostate is made up of spongy tissue with many ducts that can become plugged. Poor circulation and infection are often the culprits. I also leaned of other men claiming that they got bacterial prostatitus from a BJ.

I work a job that requires me to sit in an office chair all day; and it is possible that I was plugged up from the infection.

Lots of sites seemed to say that western medicine was not the answer and a lot of the sites said that a lot of other cultures around the world use prostate massage with antibiotics (not always) to clear up infections.

I literally purchased the device from HIH out of desperation. I saw that they also sold it as a sex toy, but my primary interest was to unplug my plumbing.

I purchased the Helix (I think it was called something else on HIH's website 2 years ago).

HIH Treatment:

I had the usual difficulties: unable to get it inserted, not enough lube, didn't have the correct lube, etc.
After I had it inserted the first time I noticed something that confirmed my own diagnosis. I felt little "pops" deep in my prostate. Like I was popping a cyst or something. I could definitely feel them.

I took it easy. I didn't want to "break" anything. 😛

Something amazing happened. After my first session I could urinate without pain. Also, my urine flow was amazing! No more dribbling.

I expected to have swelling and pain the following day. None! None whatsoever. I had no pains in the middle of the night or prostate 'twitching'.

My depression started to go away. And I think that was the biggest benefit.

I repeated treatment 2 times a week for an entire year. I am happy to say that I am totally cured! I MEAN COMPLETELY CURED!

After a year of treatment I put the Helix away. I had never experienced an orgasm using it or anything described on the Aneros forums. I wasn't angry or frustrated about it. It had served the purpose it was intended for. 🙂

Unexpected Development:

After the Helix was in a box for 6 months I decided to try it again. I don't really know why. I just 'felt like it' I suppose. What happened was totally unexpected.

I started to feel like I was on the verge of an orgasm, but it wasn't like a penile one at all. It started as a light-headdedness that turned into an explosion in my mind only. I was pleasantly surprised and I thought it was over. I was about to remove the Helix when I had another orgasm. I was in shock and awe. I was able to have 10 orgasms in a row within 30 minutes. Amazing!

I put the Helix away after being totally frazzled. It almost seemed like a dream. There is something tangible in a penile orgasm, in a prostate orgasm there may be a couple of drops of prostatic fluid.

I am a TOTAL believer now. Those of you who have experienced orgasms with this device know what I am talking about. 😛

I thought I had 10 Super-Os initially. But boy I was wrong. I had to try the Helix again a week later. I quickly discovered a body position that could make me orgasm easier. After 20 or so Mini-Os I had something that I can only describe as something 'otherworldly'. I started to feel paralysis set in first. Every muscle in my body tensed up. I was completely rigid. Then my vision started to go all funny and I felt like I was hit by a truck! I don't know to really describe it. INCREDIBLE!

I can now trigger Super-Os with my mind only -- no Helix. And every once in a while I'll have a Super-O unintentionally while sleeping and wake up right when all of my muscles tense up. My girlfriend is sooo jealous! 😛

So I have been experimenting with that over the last 6 months. I find the Super-O way more satisfying than a penile orgasm now. In fact; I prefer it.

It has another benefit that I have noticed as well. Every doctor I have asked has said that ejaculation doesn't lower testosterone. I tend to think they are wrong. If I ejaculate frequently I have a piss-poor time in the gym. (I used to be an amateur bodybuilder). With the Helix I don't seem to lose muscle mass as easily as I do with frequent ejaculation, and my gym performance is excellent.

This last week I accidentally fell asleep with the Helix in. (Something I have never been able to do; it is just too intense to sleep.) I was extremely tired that day. I must have been having orgasms in my sleep or something. I awoke covered in prostatic fluid and having one of many Super-Os. I vaguely remember waking up several times having a Super-O. I thought it was part of my dream at the time. 😛

I find it interesting how the body can just operate the Aneros without consciously controlling it. I mean, how else could it operate even when I am asleep?

Thanks for reading,
Simon