I got circumcised today

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Congrats to the OP on his decision. Sounds like the right one in this case (always is when YOU are the one making it for yourself).

Good healing and let us know when you are operational. Would love to read your reactions and thoughts on the new, more streamlined model! LOL

Ditto.

NCbear (who's all for men being able to make their own decisions about their own bodies)
 

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I am very happy that you were able to make this decision on your own and I hope you enjoy the results. If not, you could always restore it.
 

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My nephew had to be circumcised at seven-years-old, and his dad was pretty distraught about it. The kid had phimosis, too, and actually that's how I found this board in the first place. Doing a favor for wife's sis. Anyway, a few weeks later the little boy was so happy he could finally pee without a few dribbles coming out and it taking forever. Bro-in-law finally realized there was a lot more to it than his vanity. The kid's healthy now.

If there was a medical reason for me to undergo the knife I wouldn't hesitate. It would be like a face lift, I guess. Wifey says if that ever happens I should donate the foreskin to a burn unit and help a half-dozen patients.
 

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Good luck on your healing process. I too needed to be circumcised as an adult. My only regret is not doing it sooner. I wish I had done it before puberty and allowed myself to grow into the scar.
 

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Hey, second day of healing is going good. It's been 8 hrs since my last painkiller and I'm not having any pain. They make me feel weird too.
Still have the bandage on. Can see where there had been some oozing of blood. Supposed to soak in a tub tomorrow so it will all come off without being too painful. Then I get to see.
I think the guys who take pictures and post them at this stage are brave. I'm trying to forget about it and what it looks like as much as possible. I noticed the boners last night didn't hurt as much. Plus the doc who cut me called my cell to ask how I was. I was with someone who didn't know I got circed. I asked about the boners and he said don't worry, it's not going to come undone or anything. It doesn't look too swollen either but I guess I won't know til I undo it. Like in my mind I still really don't believe my foreskin is gone.
So far the whole thing has been easier than expected. The worst part was getting prepped by a male nurse before I went in. It was good in the way there was no way I would bone from this guy handling me.
 

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In general, the lower the scar (the closer it is to the glans) the less swelling you get. Glad to hear you're hanging in there and that recovery is going well. As others have said, please let keep us up to date and we're happy to help any way we can. Be well!
 

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In general, the lower the scar (the closer it is to the glans) the less swelling you get. Glad to hear you're hanging in there and that recovery is going well. As others have said, please let keep us up to date and we're happy to help any way we can. Be well!

so i'm addressing this question to you since u seem to know alot, and i know little. threads like these make me really grateful to have a fully intact functioning foreskin. but i think the stats of dudes who have problems are still very tiny overall.....they just all end up here i guess, skewing the perception that it's a bigger problem that it really is.


QUESTION: does it seem odd to you that plastic/cosmetic/reconstructive surgeons can solve the most challenging injuries and deficits, like completely reforming a clef palate and hare lip on a baby, or reconstruct an entire nose with some borrowed ear cartilage, and basically remove the entire face of an older woman and rearrange every feature of it and reapply it and she regains full function....

but yet the only way they can address phimosis is by chopping it off? or cutting a slit through it? is there just no financial incentive to do further research on a better repair or remedy, cuz it's so easy to clip it? why hasn't there been a surgical technique developed to increase the opening in the foreskin without removing it?
 

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so i'm addressing this question to you since u seem to know alot, and i know little. threads like these make me really grateful to have a fully intact functioning foreskin. but i think the stats of dudes who have problems are still very tiny overall.....they just all end up here i guess, skewing the perception that it's a bigger problem that it really is.

QUESTION: does it seem odd to you that plastic/cosmetic/reconstructive surgeons can solve the most challenging injuries and deficits, like completely reforming a clef palate and hare lip on a baby, or reconstruct an entire nose with some borrowed ear cartilage, and basically remove the entire face of an older woman and rearrange every feature of it and reapply it and she regains full function....

but yet the only way they can address phimosis is by chopping it off? or cutting a slit through it? is there just no financial incentive to do further research on a better repair or remedy, cuz it's so easy to clip it? why hasn't there been a surgical technique developed to increase the opening in the foreskin without removing it?

In the US, circumcision is common so using it for a cure for phimosis is also common. Elsewhere though, most doctors prescribe a steroid creme and manual stretching. The creme helps prevent skin cracking and makes the skin more pliable. Over time, usually within 3 months, it works satisfactorily if the patient keeps up with the regimen. When recurrent balanitis occurs with phimosis though, the infection can be very difficult to manage and that's really the only time when foreign doctors will recommend circumcision. Treatment choice is up to the patient, of course, but circumcision for phimosis alone is rare elsewhere.
 

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Thadjock there is a plastic surgery procedure for phimosis, Y-V preputioplasty. When I was doing research before my circumcision I ran across it and other forms of corrective surgeries. However, I just dont feel most people feel the money is worth it. As a person who has experienced sex with and without a foreskin quite honestly I cant tell the difference. I feel the bottomline is, if you have no problems parting with your foreskin then that is the only thing you need to take into account.

The whole thing is, while some here may feel circumcision is this grave injustice to the world it really isn't. There currently is no peer-reviewed evidence that clearly states circumcised males are less sensitive than their intact bretheren.

As for your assumption on how many people actually have phimosis, I don't believe the number is neglible. The thing is I live in a country where circumcision is not the norm and males do not openly discuss penile problems. Heck, I didn't even know I had a problem with my penis till I was 24. I actually thought the soreness after having sex was supposed to happen. Then on a board much like this I found other people with the same issue, researched it. Went to 2 seperate doctors, weighed my options and then got cut.

I think in areas where I live where guys may just not even know any better the numbers may be quite high (when I say high anything over 5% of the population would be high in this case)
 

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Soaked off the bandage this morning. Trying to get used to my glans being permanently exposed to my underwear. Guys say this hypersensitivity goes away by about a week so lets hope.
It looks pretty swollen and bruised in a few places but better than some I saw pictures of. It looks like he gave me the circ I expected, medium high with frenulum removed. There's like around 20 stitches around the shaft and 5 where the fren was. I noticed the head is already loosing the shiny purple look and the uncut smell is gone. I think for good.

I went to work today for the first time. Certainy was frequently reminded "Dude, you just got circumcised." but it was ok and took my mind off it.
 

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I was circumcised about 5 yrs ago and haven't looked back since. Was the best decision. I agree that the boners are a bitch, but you'll heal in no time.
 

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I noticed the head is already loosing the shiny purple look and the uncut smell is gone. I think for good.
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THE UNCUT SMELL?????

If it smells you were not clean!!!! simple as that!

I'm uncut and do not have smegma stank coming from my dick. yes, it's possible to have a stinky uncut dick but only if you're UNHYGENIC.

If you don't clean you're mouth it'll stink too! Same rule applies to the entire human body.
 

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Nah, I was thinking to my self "Dude, you just got circumcised," every time the head rubbed on my underware. My co-workers don't know and didn't notice anything like the fact I was walking a little slower.


Soaked off the bandage this morning. Trying to get used to my glans being permanently exposed to my underwear. Guys say this hypersensitivity goes away by about a week so lets hope.
It looks pretty swollen and bruised in a few places but better than some I saw pictures of. It looks like he gave me the circ I expected, medium high with frenulum removed. There's like around 20 stitches around the shaft and 5 where the fren was. I noticed the head is already loosing the shiny purple look and the uncut smell is gone. I think for good.

I went to work today for the first time. Certainy was frequently reminded "Dude, you just got circumcised." but it was ok and took my mind off it.
 

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Hey ginger, even when just washed, uncut penis has a smell. I'm not saying it's bad, some people really like it but it's there. You're probably just so used to it you don't notice but someone who's used only to cut penises would. That's just a fact of life. I took a lot of time washing, would always go and wash my foreskin just before it got hot with a girl again.


THE UNCUT SMELL?????

If it smells you were not clean!!!! simple as that!

I'm uncut and do not have smegma stank coming from my dick. yes, it's possible to have a stinky uncut dick but only if you're UNHYGENIC.

If you don't clean you're mouth it'll stink too! Same rule applies to the entire human body.