I have some results from a hernia clinic re your photograph.
“‘diastasis recti’ and we do not perform nor recommend surgery for this”
Your past where you were overweight would have caused or strongly affected a pre-existing condition or weakness.
And some men do have this procedure.
This procedure would be appropriate, but probably medically unnecessary and out-of-pocket. What your belly is like when you are relaxed would be a criteria. Plastic surgeons do this work. So this is mostly about body image.
The muscles support the fascia. If there is a tendency for an hernia in this area, your condition would be adding stress to the weakness. If a hernia develops, the Abdominoplasty - Wikipedia might then be partially covered as part of the repair work, mostly to cover the cost of the hernia repair alone.
You can review this search. However, most of the hits will be marketing more than informative.
So have another one for you KSMan. I ended up in the ER a few nights ago thinking i’m having a heart attack. Turns out to be Pericarditis. As the doc explained to me, basically a virus in my heart sac membrane. Which he attributed to me having the flu couple weeks previously.
I’m curious to know, totally non-related to TRT, right? ER doc said no.
One other thing, Is this Gyno or just fat on my pec’s? I just received my labs from last week:
Oh yeah, i did ask the ER doc about the diastasis recti. He looked at it and felt around, indicated that he did not feel any hernia’s. He did mention it was a little strange at the sternum. They had a CT scan of my heart, and he said they would go ahead and take a look at my abdominal area as well. I do not have the results, yet.
Thanks again KSMan for what you do for us all! I hope you and yours are doing well…
Not sure if losing weight is making it more pronounced or if its new… Just got back from dr, he says gyno for sure. He wouldn’t prescribe Nolva, he said too many side effects associated with. However, he did give me a script for Raloxifene (Evista) at 60mg ED. According to him says less side effects and much more effective. What say you?
*EDIT: Doc also said to stop taking my AI, and only take Ralox. Have done some research on differences between AI & SERMS, would like your opinion on course of action. I have been on for 3 days, I can already tell a difference! Not sure i need Ralox ED, maybe EOD?
It does feel like rice grains.
I quit taking the DHEA 50mg supp. However, still take DHEA Keto 100mg. Should i quit this one as well?
Have been taking Iron Glycinate 29mg and Ferrous Sulfate 325mg. I take one in the am and the other in the evening. I may need to obtain the nasty liquid stuff for better adsorption, right? Taking since early Feb.
Gyno: Press and feel, feels like grains of rice?
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I have heard gyno symptoms describing it feels like grains of rice. My new girlfriend was feeling around my boxer shorts and said it felt like a “grain” of rice.
She said who are you going to please with that little thing?
Doesn’t necessarily have to feel like grains of rice- mine just felt like a big lump of mass. I had mine surgically removed in 2009 or 2010. Best decision I ever made. I went from always thinking about it and being self-conscious to not even being aware of my chest anymore. That alone was worth the cost.
