• Enkrod@feddit.org
    59·
    3 days ago

    Your insides will fail before this toy does

    Extremely safe

    Tina Belcher noise

  • Match!!@pawb.socialEnglish
    22·
    3 days ago

    buttplug communication is a thing of the past. the buttplug underground railroad is our new technology

    • Dharma Curious (he/him)@slrpnk.net
      18·
      3 days ago

      I don’t have this model, but I do have multiple inflatables. Generally, they’re very fun, but not great for using in most positions, as you will knock the end of it off and it will deflate immediately. It’s a safety feature, but once it happens 2 or 3 times it weakens the seal, and after that it just pops off after you inflate it more than a few pumps.

      • Uli@sopuli.xyz
        14·
        3 days ago

        Not sure if this is the right place go ask, or whether this counts as going dirty on main. I’ve never really been about the butt stuff, but nothing against it either, it’s just not my thing. But a few years ago, I started getting prostate stones, little crystals of mostly protein I’m told that come out with ejaculate. I had a couple years of that and then it stopped. I worry that it’s still building up and calcifying back there and it’s going to lead to me having a calcified prostate with all those stereotypical middle aged man problems. So, I wonder if hitting the prostate from the backside can break things up enough to start cleaning things out again. I’ve tried using a finger a couple times, but found it not super comfortable and it didn’t really seem to make a difference. Is this inflatable sort of thing going to be my best bet in applying enough pressure to push things out without inflaming anything? Or is there a better tool for the job, so to speak? I appreciate your time and expertise in this, um, sensitive matter.

        • Dharma Curious (he/him)@slrpnk.net
          10·
          3 days ago

          So, I am so very much so not a doctor, and I would seriously consider consulting one.

          However, from experience, the inflatables aren’t necessarily the best for prostate stimulation. They’re great for that stretch feeling, but it sounds like that’s not what you’re into. I’d consider looking into actual prostate massagers, some of which are very small and don’t give you that uncomfortable feeling. But seriously, talk to the doc about it, too, please

          • Robust Mirror@aussie.zone
            5·
            3 days ago

            Yeah this sounds like trying to use a balloon to crush garlic, it’s gonna do jack all.

            On the flip side, trying to use something more solid will instead be like trying to crush garlic while it’s sitting on top of a steak, technically possible but not without pressing so hard you damage the steak in the process. And that’s assuming the steak is on a hard surface itself. If it’s on a bed or in the air it’s going to be near impossible again.

            Tldr; listen to these guys and go to a Dr, trying to home brew a solution will either do nothing or hurt yourself.

            • Dharma Curious (he/him)@slrpnk.net
              2·
              3 days ago

              Again with the “definitely not a doctor” preface here, but I’m still working under the assumption that prostate massage/play would be good for this. Or, at least, doctors have told me that prostate stimulation is good for prostate health in the long run… But maybe that’s prevention and not cure?

              Also… I won’t be eating steak for a while…

              • Uli@sopuli.xyz
                1·
                3 days ago

                Same, that’s what I had heard that’s leading me to try some gentle exploration. If people safely do it for pleasure anyway, maybe if the pieces are still somewhat separate and just need to be shook around a bit (I’m thinking like when you go a bit too long without using a sugar cereal so it becomes one big brick and maybe you just need to flick it a bit to break it back up), I can go back to clearing my own system. I have a feeling diet and exercise are big players here too. But like everyone keeps saying, I’ll be careful and get in touch with a doctor before too awfully long.

          • Uli@sopuli.xyz
            2·
            3 days ago

            This is good info, too, thank you. Shamefully, my life has been plagued by non-24 sleep disorder that has made it hard to hold a job for more than 18 months at a time. I eventually become exhausted and sleep deprived and have to quit, and while I should see doctors in that time, I never really have, I just work and try to save money for the between times.

            I don’t want to paint my situation as doom and gloom though, please no pity for the above. I’m finally in possession of technology and time to complete the project I’ve always wanted to complete, which is now close to completion and should serve as the kind of portfolio that will get me exactly the job I want, if not making passive income on its own. One way or another, I’ll be stable and seeing a doctor soon. But having lived the life I’ve lived, it now makes me passionate and focused on creating a new system that circumvent the parts of capitalism that have made me feel so tread-upon.

            As a side note, there actually is decent healthcare in my state that I could probably take advantage of in the short term at not terrible cost if I just applied. But I get stuck in this cycle where I feel I won’t be stable until I have a job that’s good for me, I don’t feel confident getting that job until my project is complete enough to show off, and any time I devote to advancing my own health takes away from time spent on completing the project. I can’t pretend it’s healthy or sustainable. I just feel like I’m so close now so I’m trying to get there before anything serious breaks. And the closer I get to finishing this thing, the easier I sleep at night. Which makes me think maybe the root of these sleep problems might be stress from living in such a system where my physical health is conditional. I have no answers and there’s a lot I’m not doing right, but please don’t worry about me. So many others in greater need of our worries. I’ll report back on the prostate though. For science.

            • EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone
              2·
              3 days ago

              Do you have a general practitioner that you see for an annual physical or anything? Ask them about it. I had a weird skin condition thing happening in one specific spot on my body that I asked my doctor about, and he pulled up a big medical directory on the computer and cross-referenced symptoms and stuff through it. Eventually, we were both like, “It’s not cancer or anything, but damned if I know exactly what it is.” And he asked me if I wanted a referral to a specialist to get it checked out. These kinds of things are exactly what they’re here for. They can probably recommend things like what to eat and things to avoid for prostate health, and even order tests to get it checked out if you and they feel it’s necessary.

              • Uli@sopuli.xyz
                1·
                3 days ago

                Short answer is I’ve been to urgent care twice, once in my early twenties for pneumonia and once a couple years ago for a fungal ear infection that a nurse practitioner was able to flush out. Other than that, just dental visits and eye exams.

                It’s not necessarily an aversion (though I’m wary of pharmaceutical kickbacks leading to over-medication). It’s mostly the way all these regular responsibilities stack up (oil changes, DMV, dishes, laundry, etc), doctor’s appointments are the thing where I don’t see immediate consequences for not doing. But I recognize that I’ve finally encountered a medical issue that requires deeper examination and treatment than I can do on my own. And I’m just getting to that age where I need to do more preventative checks. Mostly right now I’m trying to see if there’s anything I can do to keep any potential issue from getting worse between now and the time I have insurance again.

                But I agree. It will be nice to have a GP even if just so I don’t have to feel so alone in my healthcare.

            • Dharma Curious (he/him)@slrpnk.net
              1·
              3 days ago

              If you don’t mind me asking, are you visually impaired? We think my mom may have non-24, but the doctors have said they’ve never seen it in someone who wasn’t legally blind or totally blind. It’s been very tough on her in the last ~20 years or so

              Also, you said there’s decent healthcare in your state. Are you in the US? If so, I’m not sure about proctologists, but there’s normally some kind of community GP/PCP clinics in most cities, but my trick has always been finding one in a fairly rural area within an hour or so of the city, and if you can manage to convince them you live in the county, there’s normally much better care out there, since they aren’t as overwhelmed as they are in the city itself. Not technically legal, I’m sure, but it’s always helped me. Free clinics in Metro areas are so overwhelmed and underfunded, but outside the city they’re still underfunded and overwhelmed, but not quite as bad, at least in my experience

        • EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          4·
          3 days ago

          As others have said, talk to your doctor, but I’m pretty sure that doctors use ultrasonic vibrations to break up that sort of stuff, so I think you’re gonna need something stronger than a vibrator if you’re worried about it.

  • ayyy@sh.itjust.works
    81·
    3 days ago

    Honestly these Clever Tee-Em reviews are so annoying when I’m trying to buy stuff

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      3 days ago

      I recommend inflating with hydrogen for even more bouyancy. Worst case scenario, it becomes a rocket and you achieve the same end result a little more quickly.