I had my first bout of priapism a few weeks ago. Wasn't exactly fun, yet it was kinda cool to have a stiffy for hours on end.
I was watching Magic Mike XXL with my girlfriend and got a bit aroused. Nothing unusual for me. Until it went fully hard and stayed there. The movie wasn't even that arousing. So after an hour of it being consistently hard, my girlfriend decides she's going to fix it. So after round number 3, it seemed to be more aggravated than fixed. By now I'm at hour number 5. 4 is when you're supposed to head to the doc. But I was tired and figured sleep might fix it. Nope. Got in the way all night. At least I wasn't rolling out of bed!
So the next morning, I went for a walk around my property and down the railroad tracks for at least 5 miles in the cold, wearing very little and naked whenever I can get away with it. (which was 99% of the time). Exercising didn't help, the cold didn't help, even an ice pack didn't help. I really just did not want to go to the ER.
So at the 16 hour mark, I broke down and drove myself to the Minor ER. I can tell you it's a bitch to drive a stick shift and wear a seat belt with a rock solid aching dick. And it was starting to ache pretty good now.
Got to the ER. Grabbed my beach towel that I keep in the back seat for the rainy Texas days, draped it over my shoulder to hide my dick so I wouldn't offend anyone in the waiting room. (not that I really cared) Nobody in the waiting room. Struck me as odd seeing as how everyone I know and run into always has something wrong with them or they're practicing hypochondriacs.
The receptionist asked what I needed to see the doc about as I seemed perfectly fine to her. I guess the beach towel did it's job of hiding the problem. So I tell her and the other receptionist asks what that is. A red flag goes up and I start wondering if I'm in trouble now. A nurse doesn't know what priapism is?? I tell her it's a man problem and something she'll never have to worry about. She lets it go.
So I get into a room and the doc and nurse come in. Both female. Doesn't bother me. They ask the usual questions and about 500 of did I take any ED medication drugs within the last 4 days. They got 500 no's. They figured mine was triggered by my high blood pressure. (which isn't that high--just high enough to take notice of) They also tell me it's probably going to happen to me again in the future. They were also floored that it has been over 16 hours to which they said it will require surgery. Turns out it didn't so I got lucky in 2 ways. I had the high-flow priapism which means blood was flowing out at a rate fast enough, my dick wasn't turning red, purple or black. Low-flow priapism is when blood almost doesn't flow out enough which causes the red, purple black and can cause necrotizing of the tissue. Still both will stretch the heck out of the penis.
The doc and nurse weren't phased at all by it and tell me that they see this all the time, that I'm not the first nor the last. They were amazed that I was not at all embarrassed or shy. I just wanted it fixed.
So they shoot some lidocaine or some other painkiller into both sides of my dick. This was to numb it for what was to come next. The numbing shot failed. Badly. They got this HUGE syringe with an 18 gauge needle and stuck into the side of my dick. It took 2 to start deflating just the one side of my dick. The amount of blood they took from one side was 1 pint. They tried not to get blood everywhere but it couldn't be helped. Then it was time for the other side. So the huge syringe with the 18 gauge needed goes in and 1 pint comes out of that side. And I'm not at all exaggerating about the amount either. It was all quite painful. This does the trick, and the pressure is relieved enough it starts going down on it's own but very slowly. Fortunately, I didn't need the surgery, but the ordeal left my dick and balls severely bruised and swollen.
It's back to normal now, but it seems like it does take longer to get up, and while I haven't noticed any length, it IS a bit thicker. Even the girlfriend agrees but is definitely NOT complaining! LOL.
After all that, it's constantly in the back of my mind that it's going to happen again. I certainly hope not. If guys are using this as a way to permanently enlarge their penis, I don't recommend it!!