Peyronie's Disease

[JDMnT]

Hi all,

I have questions, but to get to them I believe I need to give some history. I hope I'm posting this is the right section.

I'm 39 and for a few years, if not more, I've been dealing with shortened erections and an hourglass shape in my penis when erect. The only way I could describe it before was "my penis has a figure" and that didn't give me any hits in search engines so I had no real clue what the hell was going on. Still don't really.

My penis never stood up straight. It always curved down when erect. As long as I can remember noticing. I used to joke "it bends down from the sheer weight of the thing" (when erect). When young I always wore briefs that were constricting and still do so today, which is why I think this problem started. At one point I would position myself upright in these tight briefs so if I did get an erection it would HAVE to learn to point up. Didn't work. I never had real problems before now though. I don't remember having any pain except the uncomfortable feeling of having my clothing constricting an erection on numerous occasions.

I've been married for about 4 years and for the last year I've been less and less interested in sex. I now think its because of the mind trip I've been on because of this problem. I used to be a proper size when erect but I've woken up in the morning with erections of 4 inches when I remember measuring twice that when younger. I attributed this to the fact that people say you shrink with age but this is ridiculous.

I've tried the wait see, it'll fix itself method but it hasn't really corrected itself. I can have sex. Its not bent in any direction now, it just has shortened length and girth and the hourglass shape. I think this comes and goes because I felt it was better at one point, but that might have been wishful thinking.

My wife has only recently noticed the hourglass shape (since I've had little to no interest in sex apart from quick masturbation by myself for easily 6-9 months) and wants me to get to a doctor NOW.

We live in Tokyo, Japan, and I'm an American that does not speak Japanese and I'm not in the military. I went to a urologist at a western thinking native english speaking clinic (before I knew what peyronies was) and he didn't do much in the form of an examination. I ended up feeling silly for thinking something was wrong with me but the problem remained.

HELP!!!!

Have I waited too long to fix this problem?
CAN this be corrected?!
From what I've read about this disease the vitamin E and topicals are mainly placebos. Is that so?
I DO NOT feel comfortable with any surgery down there especially not with putting any man made things IN it.
Penis pumps and their like do not seem to be appropriate.

There has to be something I can do myself to fix this? I've read here that a member here named "alzuria" tried another method with shower water and garlic pills ....

are these placebos as well?

HELP!! (did I say that already)

Can anyone give me the contact info for a Urologist in Japan (Tokyo preferably) that has real experience with this disease? A doctor who has a clue? Who speaks English and will take me seriously?

HELP!!