I am about to discuss something rather graphic. So please, bear with me. I am sharing this because I hope it will help other folks with similar or the same issue make better decisions for their health. While this is not exactly a kilt post, it does lead in that general direction.

As I have posted, I have serious health issues down below the belt buckle. I am currently waiting to get credit... And eventually a kilt. The waiting is actually quite painful. I have pretty much stopped leaving the house. I can no longer go out much as wearing any sort of pants has become torture. Been wearing light shorts, but they don't help much. So mostly I sit around the house wearing a pair of silky boxer shorts.

What started out as rash and irritation has turned into a very serious varicose vein on my scrotum. It ruptured recently, leading to infection, more heat, and even more irritation. I might have to have some serious medical attention if this doesn't clear up soon. The skin is so raw and chaffed on both my scrotum and my legs that it actually starts to "heal" together at night while I sleep. In the morning, every morning, I have to wake up, head to the bathroom, and seperate and pull my bits away from my leg, tearing the skin. Then I have to apply stuff to keep out infection, clean the wounds, etc. It is painful beyond belief.

It got this bad because of many reasons, but, one reason in particular that I want to touch on was Gold Bond powder. One doctor told me to use it. I have recently found out that powders actually make the problem worse. They clog up pores and make the sweat glands function poorly. The clogged pores and minimal function sweat glands cause severe overheating, which leads to further problems. A dermatoligist told me to ditch the stuff. He also told me that it is a major contributor to cancer, and what do you know, he was right. They are about to start putting warning labels on various powder products stating the risks of prolonged (Daily) usage. Right now I am using a lotion that the doctor wrote up for me. It's pretty good stuff. It's made from hemp seed oil. It kills the pain a bit, lessens the itch, and I have shown a slight improvement. Very slight, but it's a start. The lotion however, REEKS of marijuana. Whether that's good or bad is to early to tell. It's THC free, so it's not narcotic or illegal (It is perscription) but I worry. I live on the other side of the street from a police station.

I am doing something about this, but many men do not. It is a silent epidemic. Most men are to embarassed to do anything about this, or to have to have it checked. And when they do do something about it, I am guessing most continue wearing pants, the major contributor to the problem. Most doctors tell their patients to move to cooler climates, or to take drugs, or have expensive surgeries, etc, but mine agrees that ditching pants is the most cost effective treatment. Not treating this will eventually lead to things like major infection, usually the kind that can lead to loosing your testicles.

If you have an itch that you can't seem to scratch that is not going away, or swelling, or irritated places that are not going away, don't just sit there hoping it will go away. Go to your doctor ASAP! Don't let it get this bad. If I had started my journey when this was just a minor irritation I would be a much happier man.

I might have to go have my self fried with a laser to burn away rotten bits. I am not looking forward to this. I am hoping (And praying) that this will not happen. The next stage from here is scrotal and testicular necrosis. Not a stage I want to have happen and I am wanting to avoid at all costs.

I would be a happy man if just one man avoided this journey because of my warnings. No man should ever have to go through this.