Is nine days of 100% hands off (not just masturbation - just touching is a no-no.) Also the sense of constriction, and fear of any tension/erection tearing the site.
Wish I could just sleep for a week, wake up, and be done with it...
1 - Thanks for the recommendation for the Sudafed to keep nighttime erections at bay! I take about 40 MG halfway through the night (as this issue only tends to hit me, in the morning.)
2 - I still find myself walking over a mile every day, with little discomfort. I'm aware that things are "different" down there, but every time I go out, I wrap the area in several layers of gauze, to cushioning.
3 - Aftercare is VERY important. When I left the office, the doctor (as I expected) simply said "Just don't masturbate for a few weeks." I am glad that in the week leading up to the operation, I stocked up on OTC painkillers, gauze, etc.
4 - I appear to be VERY lucky. This is still a hell of a lot easier than I thought it would be. Honestly - after lurking here for so long, I was expecting everything from immediate suture splits, to infections. So far, it's like any other minor surgery I've had.
5 - I never thought so many people would want to see post-op surgery pics. I get a lot of that in private messages, here. While I am flattered, I think that is inappropriate.
I'll post a pic, when things are healed - figure 2-3 weeks.
Padded the area with 2 layers of gauze, took pain meds.
Walked two miles, and took a two-hour ferry ride to pick up some hard drives from a client (I'm self-employed.) Ibuprofen & THC edibles wore off halfway back, so I took a rideshare home.
So far, so good - FAR less drama than I expected. Hell - I expected to be not able to walk further than the bathroom for a week.
The strangest thing: Maybe it's because of the nature of the high cut, but I don't feel like I "lost" anything in the process.
However: I do know that as things heal, there WILL eventually be serious pain.
My biggest fear is unwanted erections at night, while I am asleep. ANY ADVICE ON AVOIDING THESE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!
After years of thinking about this, and retracting my foreskin - I am going through with it.
I will be getting a high cut, with skin removed only from the shaft, leaving my frenulum & inner foreskin.
Procedure is via shang ring.
The only thing I fear is the inability to wank, for over two weeks.
WIll edit this post, after the procedure- WISH ME LUCK!
EDIT: Strangely enough - with the local anesthetic - the most uncomfortable thing was knowing two people were looking at & and examining my penis intently.
There's a bit of pain, but considering that I literally got 1.5 inch ring of skin removed from the shaft of my penis - not bad.
I think tonight's sleep will be a tough one- but such is life. I asked for some pain meds, but I got the typical US doctor response of "You'll be fine- just don't masturbate for a month" bullshit.
Thankfully, earlier today I stocked up on ibuprofen and THC edibles. along with Neosporin and gauze. I'll stick around to see if anyone has any questions and play Rimworld for a bit.
Overall, experience was 8.5 out of 10, considering all the fretting and fussing I've done in my mind for all of those years. Glad it's all over.
Hey, all- been lurking for a while - and finally got the courage up to bring this up, here...
I am 30 and heterosexual, although it's literally been years since I got laid (not because of anything wrong with my penis - more to do with me being on the autistic spectrum, and having a hard time communicating.)
I never had a problem being uncut - either aesthetically, mentally or physically. Never had phimosis, or balanitis.
But - for a few years now, I have had a rising inclination to get circumcised, and I don't know why.
Maybe it's because I have a desire for something different - maybe it's because there's a part of me that thinks it looks more "modern."
I am wondering if anyone else here has experienced anything similar - or I am just mentally ill...