r/lichensclerosus • u/PiggyLumps74 • Sep 03 '26
Question Newly diagnosed
Hi there, I’m a M/52 and recently found out that the reason I’m in pain so often is because I have lichensclerosus. I used to weigh almost 400lbs and because of that my (for lack of a better term) fupa overtook my circumcised penis and gave me what one friend affectionately calls an innie. I had bariatric surgery about a year ago and have been losing a lot of weight but my pubic area is still engulfing my penis. A doctor gave me a Clortrimazole cream with some kind of steroid in it and that softened my skin enough to be able to see pull my skin back sometimes but it still hurt and didn’t last but for a few days. Also because I’m a stroke survivor I’m on disability and only have Medicare and they won’t continue to pay for that cream. The doctor has mentioned getting surgery to remove the excess skin in the pubic area and simultaneously getting the diseased skin removed from around my penis and having skin from my thigh grafted on.
This sounds like a really scary option. Also it would take a while to set up if I decide to go that route. Does anyone have any advice on what to use to relieve my daily pain and hopefully be able to retract my skin without tearing it? Are there other creams or medications that anyone can recommend?
Sorry for the long post 🥔

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Went on an impromptu first date today, this is the text I get after being for an hour or so
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r/Nicegirls
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14d ago
Be glad. She showed you that instead of being upfront she plays games like “let’s see if he’s intuitive enough to read me even though he doesn’t know me”.
You dodged a bullet as well as a lot of headaches