Over the years I have made a few changes in the procedure. I've switched to Walgreen's brand gloves size Large since they fit better than the Wal-Mart gloves (one size doesn't fit all) which seemed to shrink when they changed suppliers. Still use Wal-Mart's version of KY Jelly. I've tried other types of lubricant like Astroglide but they are not slippery enough. I now do the massage standing up with one leg up on a toilet or sink. Goes faster and seems a little easier and I can apply more pressure. I stroke the area a few times to relax it then dilate by inserting my thumb. (I can just barely reach the beginning of my prostate with the thumb. It has a little more power than my finger and does a better job on the small section it can reach.) I pull out the thumb and then insert my pointer finger (the one next to the thumb) with the thumb pointed up then press with the side of my finger. I find that dilation with the thumb makes it easier to get the finger in and doesn't tire the finger as much. I know most doctors are taught to use their middle finger since it is longest but I have tried both and the pointer finger has better reach – at least for me.

I recently started taking guaifenisen for a sinus condition. Shortly after my first dose of 800 mg (2 400 mg pills) I noticed a feeling similar to the burning I get after a good massage. I think it managed to loosen up a few blocked acini all by itself so it might actually make the drainage a bit more productive by thinning out the mucus. I got it off the web from one of the links at http://guaifenisen.com without a prescription. (http://www.healthpx.com/hpe/) It seems it is supposedly a good treatment for a variety of other diseases. For those of you not familiar with it, it is an expectorant found in many over the counter cough syrups.

For what it's worth I tried Saw Palmetto extract and it definitely increased the amount of fluid that comes out but it makes my prostate feel uncomfortably full so I don't take it. For those of you who measure the success of the massage by the amount of fluid you get out you might appreciate it. My feeling is that it definitely increases the amount of prostate secretion but if your acini are not draining as they should this might not be a good thing.