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4 minutes ago, PrisonbaiT said:

Rectum and Bruc where my favourites, will go back soon.   Hope openmind goes back open, would not mind some drugfueled date

Bruc is definitely fun but you have to be into that clientele that pushes the age to unsuspecting limits...

On 6/10/2024 at 8:41 AM, Subluke7 said:

Will be in Barcelona from this Wednesday till Tuesday. Will try Basement on Sunday and still deciding what to do on Thursday. The others day I won’t be able to visit such places. Any new advices is welcome ☺️

Sadly the city has closed down Open Mind for 60 days for unkown reasons at the moment (I'd guess excessive drug usage related? IDK). That can be good or bad depending if the Open Mind folks will adventure elsewhere.

I'd suggest the following for your schedule:

Thursday afternoon Rectum can be fun, check their party that day. After Rectum you can head to Men Factory (closeby) and/or Berlin Dark (further away).  Men Factory is OK. Not a barebackers dream but it does happen here and there. Berlin Dark is always fun with its quirkyness.

On Sunday you have basement for sure, don't miss it. And then I'd still check out berlin dark which they tend to have really nice sunday parties.

Report back when you are done.

I travel quite a bit and frankly I still struggle to have a proper setup to clean out. 

At home I have my douche hose and can do a very good job but when traveling things get tricky. I use an enema bottle and do lots of passes but this is a pain. 

What are the tips people have around here for cleaning out when traveling?

1 hour ago, Spunkinmyarse said:

I’d be interested to know how this experience has affected your outlook on things, @rawfuckr. Will it change the way you play? I’ve kind of told myself that if I do catch Hep C, then I’ll kind of call it a day on my wanton ways, given where I am in life anyway-  though I’m also realistic enough about myself to know that I probably won’t.

For me It all comes down to this reinfection risk and the treatment outlook for it. Medically it's clear that hep C is a solved problem. Type 1 which is what gay men get has 99% cure rates across the board including those who adhere poorly. So it's very likely 100% if you take pills properly. They also have no significant side effects. (Mavyret and epclusa)

So if you told me treatment would be easily available again in the case of reinfection I wouldn't change much. 

I'm here in the USA and it's really hard to figure out coverage for reinfections. There seems to have been an important swift just  recently (3-5 years) from being super selective of who to treat to "if you have hep C you are treated". But for the time being obtaining treatment won't be a slam dunk. 

In general I plan to be more careful around. For example it has happened in the past that when cleaning out I was too aggressive and I would noticeably feel my hole sore. Maybe not jump into a fuckaton after that. 

I'm popping last pill tomorrow BTW. Wish me luck on my official SVR test 3 months down the road. 

13 hours ago, ellentonboy said:

Hep C is curable with either an 8 or 12 week cycle of medication called Mavyret.  (Sp?) note: because of the cost of the medication my insurance company ran blood work for every recreational drug there is. Thank God I was clean. The retail cost is $12000K a month, I had an advanced case so I had to take the 3 month dosage. I am glad I mentioned to my doctor my urine was rust colored!  But there were no side effects from the meds and the Hep C has not come back.

What year was this? This is now one of my fears for the future. That I may get reinfected and insurance won't pay again 

Le keller on butt fucker nights, Le Mensch, XKboys on naked days, Secteur X, Full metal, Krash, Impact.

You can buy poppers in most all of these places.

On 5/2/2024 at 10:14 PM, lecheroxxl said:

Any sex cruise clubs in Seville?
The only one I've found is El Bunker.

El bunker is the only one but it's pretty great. Next to it there's also an amazing sauna called the cube 

On 5/18/2024 at 1:24 AM, TallAussieBtm said:

My understanding is that the official treatment regime and assessment of efficacy is based on taking the drug within 72 hours of the sex. So, in theory, you only need to take it a maximum of once every three days. Not saying I follow that advice myself, of course! But I've only ever taken it on a couple of consecutive days, not 7 days straight.

My doxypep Rx is clearly every day you are fucking at 200mg every day. 72 hours is probably too long to wait, the earlier after coitus the better. 

On 5/7/2024 at 9:29 AM, blackrobe said:

DoxyPEP is a great tool for fighting STIs and I think all of us who are sexually active should be on it. I am.

One quick update: The latest science shows DoxyPEP as only 2% effective in preventing Gonorrhea and not in the 40%-50% range as indicated by the earlier research. Its efficacy for other bacterial infections (Syphilis, Chlamydia, etc.) is unchanged.

I just cleared a G infection and I'd been only taking up to two doses a week as I'd been incorrectly told it was the max allowed. That is incorrect, take it whenever you need to! I'm following the new guidance now and will see if I get another G infection.

Where's the reference for the Gonorrhea updated efficacy? 

9 hours ago, dude8688 said:

Got the injection in my ass cheek this morning, it was no biggie. Guess I've had bigger pricks in my butt before hahahaha. And a weeks worth of doxycycline for my ass' chlamydia lol. 

I usually have tons of instant pain when they inject ceftriaxone for gono. The first times caught me off guard and wasn't much fun. But it's a 5 minute chore and that's that ...

22 hours ago, topblkmale said:

 

BlowBuddiesNYC parties are mostly older guys.

Any fucking going on? Name seems to imply oral only

1 hour ago, ILoveToPlease said:

Thanks for he tip. trying it now. Alone in my barcelona hotel room...

Why waste time in your room when you can go out and BB with many at once? Rectum, Men Factory, Open Mind, The Basement (tues, sunday best), Berlin Dark...?

Swinging by new york later in the year and I see the whole scene is now happening in private sex parties as seen here [think before following links] https://gaysexnyc.wordpress.com/2023/08/14/💥calendar-of-every-gay-sex-party-in-new-york-city/

Other than the bear party (duh) it's hard to decipher which one is good for bears and mature men. I don't want to crash the wrong party. Also just interested in some good fucking and breeding not into kinks. What parties would you guys recommend?

On 4/4/2024 at 10:04 AM, WillingRawVerse said:

Been looking for more breeders but keep having people online flake out on me last minute or do not continue the conversation leading to a fuck and breeding. Had 5 back out last Saturday.

Is the only choice to get bred is to visit a bathhouse or theater? I think I've used many of the available apps. Grindr, Sniffies, A4A, Tinder, Scruff, BBRT, and probably a couple more. I mean, how hard can it be to hookup with a willing raw bottom? All you have to do is host or have a vehicle large enough for a 6'1 guy to move around in like a minivan or something like that.

Apps are a phenomenal waste of time. The time and effort needed to score a single load is IMHO not worth it. People are not to blame, it's just the format that has always been awkward. 

And yes! bathhouses, venues and private parties are far better places to get good BBing these days. People are there for a reason and you'll get what you want, along with some socializing (maybe haha). It's too bad that the USA has such a lacking venue scene versus other places in 2024. 

I went one random afternoon mid week in 2019 to club 69 and had a great time. No problem finding raw sex. One super hot mature big dude quickly worked it to have my raw cock in him all the way to the load. 

Then I met another friendly fellow who fucked me raw to finish. 

Hopefully it has stayed like this post pandemic. 

On 4/12/2024 at 5:10 AM, ILoveToPlease said:

can anyone recommend any chat programs to find spanish speaking men? BBRT seems pretty deserted for Barcelona?

MachoBB

Checking in with some positive news.

I started epclusa (sofosbuvir/velpatasvir) treatment a month ago and at my first viral load test at the month mark and I'm already undetectable. My liver enzymes are also down to normal. This is all very impressive because my VL was in the high millions/ml and the liver enzymes (AST and ALT) on the 1000s, (now <40). This stuff works and even didn't get side effects from it.

Need to keep taking pills for 2 months and then 3 months later the official viral load test to confirm the cure. 

As far as pricing goes even when my specialty pharmacy was quoting me 7k a month, it was $0 at checkout so I will not complain about that! (I think they autoapplied the gilead coupon). 

Will update later on..

They are doing this just to reduce costs. Oral and anal PCR swabs for gono/chlam are expensive. The rationale they gave you is nuts. The way to stop new infections is by testing and treating. 

On 2/11/2024 at 3:31 AM, biobare said:

Do you know in which situation you caught it? Was it 1 to 1 sex or in a group? I caught it once at my first Berlin visit in 2012, I guess after letting a few random guys fuck me in Laboratory or at a Coffee&Cream Party. Today I'm quite sure that the main way of transmitting Hep C is when Tops run from bottom to bottom without cleaning their cocks or even when "Safer" Tops use the same condom for a number of bottoms. ...

Did your Doc tell you something about the strain / subtype of HCV you have? ...

 

I'm now 100% certain I got Hep C at the lab in Berlin in my trip mid december. I can pinpoint the infection all the way down to my 2 visits to the lab on thursday and friday.  Been tracking my ALT levels weekly and they've already peaked. From the literature ALT peaks around 8 weeks, and timeline exactly matches my days in Berlin where I only bottomed at the lab. I also had brutal flu like symtomps 2 weeks after this, with stubborn fever it would not go down even with ibuprofen/paracetamol.  I never get the flu or colds. I also didn't have much going on before this Berlin trip and even had a neg AB Hep C test beginning of November. So it's clear I got it there at the lab.

Reading your comments here has been revealing and everyone seems to agree, with multiple accounts saying the same @Leather69 @biobare. You get hep C through group sex, specifically with something being inserted in your hole that has been in other holes before. That can be a cock, a condom wrapped cock, a fist, a toy.. with the key being, not being washed or clean before going in you. Ironically condom wrapped cock does nothing unless it's a fresh condom, and it could even be worse as it could cause even more irritation and tearing on other bottoms drawing more infected material to transport into others. And indeed, this is exactly what I was doing while at the lab: me on my 4s with all the busy crowd of the lab plowing holes left and right mine included. I can't remember how many loads I got, I think I counted 7 on friday, so multiply that by the load-to-fuck ratio and it could be a significant number.   

There's another striking connection from the comments, and it's 3 people got Hep C in Berlin including me, but that may be completely accidental... Also, the case where you get HepC from a load can't be completely ruled out but must be at the level of geting HIV from oral sex: Hep C viral load is only present in semen during acute phase (~3 months) then goes UD. So you need a Vers top, that's on Hep C acute phase breeding you with a torn hole... 

Things are moving along with me to start treatment and insurance should cover Epclusa. I got HCV genotype 1a and Epclusa seems to be very effective for type 1, so I'm hopeful. I'll update when I've got more news.

Route of transmission of Hep C through anal sex almost certainly requires semen plus rectum trauma. That is, only happens when bottom is bred and has a rectum is torn inside with a path to the bloodstream. There doesn't seem to be a plausible way for a top to get Hep C just from barebacking as cocks rarely bleed during fucking. Additionally, unlike HIV, it seems HCV would only be transmissible when the carrier is in the acute phase and has a high VL, which is a few months window . After that VL comes down and is seems to be negative in semen (Unlike HIV). This could explain why Hep C transmission in men to men sex is not very common. This paper explains all this very clearly: [think before following links] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4866572/

I'd say the odds for a total top that BBs are extremely low for Hep C, emphasis in total. If you give it up and get bred be aware. Also, fairly clear at this point circumcision status really doesn't matter for STDs, CDC is decades behind on this one. 

42 minutes ago, ellentonboy said:

@rawfuckr - I am very sad to hear about your diagnosis regarding Hep C.  If is is any consolation to you, in recent years there have been great advances in the treatment of Hep C.  No longer are there weekly visit to an Infectious Disease Specialist, I underwent a 12 week cycle in 2019 of Mavyret ... 

Thanks for the support. 

I've already failed the first tests to stage my liver damage. Liver enzymes (ALT) are so high 700+ (normal is <40) that's over the reference that the test (fibrosure) can measure so they weren't able to score fibrosis. 

Unsure what next steps are. I really hope a liver biopsy is not in the horizon. 

Also seems my insurance doesn't cover Mavyret which is the 8 week treatment. But they cover Epclusa. I did price epclusa and it's $75k for the treatment but I have a 30% copay of that (specialty drug) and I can't afford...

3 minutes ago, ellentonboy said:

Does anyone know how long it takes for HPV to appear in your body after exposure?  I have been trying to get answers for quite a while and doctors have been reluctant to give me some kind of time-frame.

Anyone have any idea?  Is it almost immediate, or can it lay dormant for years?

You mean HPV warts? That's a good question..

As far as HPV infection itself you just have it since the day you get it. Sometimes you can fight it off 1-2 years, sometimes stays there forever. HPV is site specific, meaning it doesn't move around your body and just stays where the infection happened... Ass, mouth,  throat, dick, ... For the ass is important to get anal pap smears to check the status of the infection. Most barebackers will be HPV positive and a small fraction will develop anal cancer if not treated. 

Also make sure you get the vaccine 

In my risk calculations I had put "getting hep C" as a far far far possibility. "it's a thing for people who inject drugs mostly and the fisters" I thought 

But here I am. Diagnosed with hep C and brutal viral load of 20milion/ml, and my liver markers (alt) off the measurable range for the tests

If something is certain is that I know 100% sure I got this from getting bred. I don't do drugs nor fist. Just normal fucking. So it's the only vector that makes sense. 

I feel stupid for having caught it. Always thought of hep C as an impossible possibility. I was clearly wrong. 

There's supposed to be a treatment for me, but even that seems complicated. Will insurance pay? Epclusa is 75k, mavyret 30k...

I'm scared and now I may  have to  live with hep c  due to my stupidity ....

18 hours ago, negboyslut said:

Does anyone have information on the use of doxycycline and alcohol consumption?

Both tax the liver so be mindful. I guess everything in moderation should be ok?

Wanted to start a brand new post to spread the word about DoxyPEP and how effective it actually is. I know this is a n=1 sample but take it for what it is.

Been in DoxyPEP for 2 years now, I've taken it religiously. I use the official dosing: 200mg right after the action.  I usually go out to dark rooms and cruise bars where I'll get tons of cock, and just pop the 200mg before bedtime. To put things in context, I've calculated I get about 250 cocks a quarter of anon cock raw in my ass. A small fraction of those end in breeding, but that's not relevant for this post. That turns to be about 1000 cocks a year going in.

Pre DoxyPEP an STD + on the PrEP checkup was  the usual. Almost always chlamydia in the bum, gono often. Treatment would deal with it, but there were situations that I had symtoms and testing and tretment were not easily available due to travel and had to wait.

2 years on DoxyPEP and the only thing I got was an 'undetermined Chlamydia' result in the ass that we treated anyway. All the other checkups have come up completely clean that I find incredible given the amount of action.

So guys, check out DoxyPEP and stick to the official schedule you'll help yourself and others.

Further notes:

* I've noticed an issue with the DoxyPEP protocol when you are on vacation. If you are doing multi day fucking, now popping 200mg Doxy /day it can be like a week that you've been doing this. I'm not aware if there's any official guidance about what to do here. 

* I do have an interaction with 200mg doxy with some of my other daily pills (vomit sensation) so I have to take it separate from everything else.