My NEW Theory: Cauda Equina Syndrome

General Discussion
#1

ive spent all day researching again… i had the hottest chick over here last night and i couldnt get it hard enough to fuck her to save my life :frowning: that was aweful.

Considering my symptoms this looks very possible . The reason we arent getting diagnosed is because we dont have back pain - but back pain isnt always a symptom. You could have a pinched nerve in your Cauda Equina and not get leg pain btut lose sensitivity and sexual dysfunction.

People getting results from corticosteriods and even antibiotics are because of the anti inflammatory properties of these drugs.

This syndrome is spotty - it can come and go and would explain giving us our symptoms better somedays and sometimes even what seems like “random recoveries”.

And why do I seem to get worse as soon as I feel like im getting better? Well as soon as my dick starts working I starting humping. Humping everybody! her her her and i would hump her i just havent yet. so maybe i pinched a nerve lifting weights when i was on propecia and started getting ED from it and blamed propecia? Maybe we all did . and then the other symptoms came from the severe depression that came along with it and manifestations from there. then when it gets a little unpinched for whatever reason my dick works and i start humping like crazy and repinch that nerve responsible for sexual function, the Cauda Equina. The general weakness, tightness, cold penis, loss of sensation all fits into this. the feeling of disconnect from your penis to your brain, the complete array of sexual dysfunction and pains in what feels like your prostate.

Good news, if this is it then you can have surgery and the bad news, it might be too late and the nerve is permanently damaged. if this is what we have then we want to find out as soon as possible for any hope of recovery so i feel i have a duty to at least bring this horrible syndrome to your attention .

There is a bunch of info available about it online if you want to look.

I have an appointment with an orthopedist tomorrow im sure he will want to order xrays.

#2

Huh? Majority here were perfectly healthy men before Finasteride use, irrespective of weight training (which I doubt the majority of members did at the time), yet you are trying to blame our issues on a pinched nerve from weight training instead of Finasteride. Completely ridiculous.

No, depression from Finasteride is documented to occur from its 5AR-neurosteroid inhibition effects. You’ve been around here long enough to understand this, not sure why you are just making things up out of thin air.

The other symtpoms do not occur as a result of “depression”, they are due to Finasteride’s multiple effects on numerous body systems (androgen/neurosteroid deprivation across 5AR2 dependent tissues, etc) which impacts sexual and neurological function, as well as shifting hormonal balance to cause physical body changes (ie, altered Testosterone/Estrogen ratio to be in favor of E2).

… which we most certainly don’t. Please, elaborate on how Finasteride use would cause significant narrowing of the spinal canal, compressing the nerve roots below the level of the spinal cord? Provide some scientific evidence and published studies that this is a possible outcome from Finasteride use.

Considering this problem is usually diagnosed via MRI (of which numerous members have had, turning up NOTHING of issue), it seems completely unlikely.

Personally I can’t wait for the root cause of PFS to be found so we can put all these “theories” to bed, once and for all. Thankfully we have research scientists investigating the matter who have already turned up likely targets for further investigation.

Just because we don’t have all the answers yet, to just read about some other unrelated condition and then decide “oh, this must be what’s causing our issues”, is not going to get you anywhere. No offense.

#3

I’m with Mew on this one dude. But do what you have to do to explore that angle.

#4

i don’t understand really your theory but
if what you seek is a beginning of diagnosis make those tests:

viewtopic.php?f=27&t=5661

Electromyogram of the perineum can show nothing even if your nerves are affected.
it is a specialised team which made my tests in France and they use their own technique (which is documented on pubmed etc.)

but the somatosensory evoked potential are more likely to show something…

#5

what a complete waste of time.
so what do you think about
gyno or chest fat?
suddent wieght loss or muscle loss?
vision problems?
sleeplessness?
dark circle under your eyes.
weak bones.

this is the funniest explaination I have ever read here.

#6

@mew, u r the guy I repect on here the most. U contribute more than anyone else

If I’m wrong, which I probably am, then an MRI will show us that the cauda equina is not being compressed. Its easy to cross this off the list and you can delete the thread entirely if you like.

You may know about different breakthroughs in research that being done which is great but I don’t see that. I see my embarrassment trying to fuck this chick and I don’t want to have this be the truth about the remainder of my time on the planet. So as I lay there the next morning full of sadness I at least look to cross as many possibilities off the list as I can which can only help to diagnose this properly. I refuse to let this be my permanent reality and my personal tenacity requires me to keep trying and testing new ideas. Who knows maybe it is some weird fluke idea that ends up fixing everything. You can’t tell me it won’t be you don’t know. I don’t know. No one does yet. So in the meantime I am trying to help.

I hope I didn’t offend anyone on here with this. I am only trying to help.

I went to the orthopedic surgeon who is a hand surgeon for my other injury and brought it up to him and he referred me to an mri and nuerosurgeon so that is the next step. When the results come back we can say I’m wrong. Easy enough right?

#7

In your case you will have an answer. If it turns out something is up, such a test would need to be repeated by many others to confirm if it is a common issue, however as mentioned some guys have already had MRIs so unlikely you will find any correlation.

#8

my G.P. thought some like spinal issues

got mri, nothing found

#9

I actually researched this in the past a lot because I thought it was possible as well. However, I thought it wasn’t possible because the numbness situation it had seemed way more extreme. Based on the numbness that can happen with PFS, it has more environmental triggers like certain foods, lack of exercise, random supplements/vitamins (some people have good effect other people crash), etc. It’s in the back of my head that it could play a part overall since I know a lot of people here lift weights, but regarding the exact mechanisms, it’s not possible to tell without right tests/checks.

#10

okay so turns out i have a herniated disc in my L5-S1. however the othepedist hadnt ever heard of it just causing ED with no bladder problems

he says if it was Cauda Equina Syndrome then you would probably be pissing yourself

i took anti inflammatory he gave me Relfafen and it didnt help the ED at all and these are really strong anti inflammatory

i can go in a for a cortisol injection in my back if i want

guess i can cross this off