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Q. I hope you will not laugh at my problem. My embarrassment over my small penis makes it impossible for me to use a public restroom to urinate. This causes me great trouble if I go to a football game or when I am traveling.
It was a constant problem every day for 30 years on the job at the phone company, but since I often worked evenings I was usually able to find a restroom not being used at the time. I go into a panic before entering the restroom and if someone else is in there using the stall I can't go at all.
I have always thought that if I could increase the size of my penis this problem would be solved. Psychological counseling has not helped. Do any of the products I read about in email work? I have serious doubts, but would love to find some way other than expensive surgery to make it longer and thicker.
A. "Micropenis" is a medical condition brought on by hormonal imbalance in a developing fetus. If diagnosed early, testosterone treatment may be helpful. There is little likelihood that any products advertised via email will be effective. You may want to seek specialized urological treatment and counseling to ease your discomfort from "bashful bladder."
Q. A few weeks ago someone wrote in about impressive results with a home remedy for shingles. What was it?
My mother has been in terrible pain from this condition. The doctors have nothing to offer her.
A. We heard from a reader who said that the pain and blisters of shingles disappeared when he rubbed Listerine on the rash twenty years ago. His doctor had recommended this approach before there were prescription drugs for shingles.
Today there are effective antiviral medicines such Famvir, Valtrex and Zovirax.
To work well, however, they must be prescribed within a day or two of the rash.
The home remedy connected with another reader: "My aunt has been suffering constant pain from shingles for more than 10 years. No prescription from the dermatologist or pain management specialist has helped, and she is often in tears.
"She tried Listerine Mouthwash on her skin last Friday night and has been using it two times a day since then (over 6 days). The first night she tried this remedy she was pain-free for the first time in years. I don't know whether the relief will last, but it has been wonderful for her the past 6 days and nights."
Post-herpetic neuralgia can be extremely painful. This nerve damage brought on by the shingles virus is hard to treat. We don't know whether anyone else would benefit from topical Listerine.
Q. I have severe osteoarthritis pain but I can't take aspirin or other anti-inflammatory medicines because of ulcers. I am interested in taking glucosamine, but my doctor is rather skeptical. What can you tell me about this product?
A. Glucosamine and chondroitin have become quite popular over the last few years. Several studies demonstrate effectiveness, so it might well be worth a try.
We recently interviewed Jason Theodosakis, MD, author of The Arthritis Cure, about glucosamine, chondroitin and other approaches to arthritis. If you would like to listen to this radio show, we can mail you a CD. Please send $12 to: Graedons' People's Pharmacy, No. CD-A110, P. O. Box 52027, Durham, NC 27717-2027.
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