> # confused 19 y.o. on betamethasone...

> Written by dt at 02 Jan 2001 01:45:51:

> hi,

> after a lot of disagreeing with a urologist, i got myself a 25g bottle of betamethasone .05% cream for my tight foreskin (so tight you
> cannot see the entire urethral opening). nevertheless, there are a few questions i still have. i would appreciate feedback from anybody - successful or otherwise. thanks in advance.

> 1. how long before i start seeing SIGNIFICANT results? how long will the
> treatment take (the urologist said to discontinue after a month)?

> sometimes i see the foreskin has 'loosened' up a bit. then later on, i'll look at it again and the opening seems smaller and tighter than before. is that a problem? normal?

> 2. i have noticed my foreskin and glans (what i can see of it) is very dry. for example, when pulling back it sometimes feels like it's been on a hot leather seat for a few minutes. is there anything wrong? should i be concerned? any suggestions?

> 3. the urologist mentioned that betamethasone causes thinning of the skin and other severe side effects. anybody with any info on that?

> 4. i also noticed (by shifting the opening of the foreskin like it was a peephole!) that part of the foreskin goes "inside" the hole and attaches to the ridge on the underside of the glans (frenelum is it called??). is
> that a problem/complication? will the betamethasone help with that?

> 5. i heard that olive oil helps the process...anybody try it?

> i hope somebody can unconfuse me...thanks. anybody with any stories that will give me an idea of what i'm actually dealing with will be helpful.

> thanks...

> ps - please tell me you're age when you had phimosis...is there anybody else my
> age (19) with it?

> REPLY from private e.mail

> you wrote to the forum after the closing signs were up - hope you wrote to forum2 as indicated
> question4. you have skinbridge or frenulum - please write to forum2

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