I'm being circumcised..

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Yes, it is necessarily cleaner, all other things being equal.

a washed penis is a cleaner penis.

the issue is more hygiene and personal care than foreskin or the lack of.
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eta: seems like most of the circ-ragers (on both sides of the fence) have been banned.
 
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I had the cut when I was 25. It needed to be done for the same reasons you have described. The first 24 hours were not too bad - mainly due to the meds I guess! I weas in hospital 3 days. One note of caution: BE SURE TO EMPTY YOUR BLADDER BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP. I forgot and in the middle of the night I 'achieved' an erection. It was darn painful and highly embarrassing as the nurse who had to check the stitches was a former classmate. She was most professional, but I was still mortified! She eventually called for and enlisted the aid of an orderly. I broke two of the stitches and still have scar tissue to remind me of the calamity. That, by the way was 35 years ago. I have had absolutely no problems since the operation. After two weeks I could masturbate and have sex (albeit gingerly). I did use a condom for the first week. I also found that having long soaks in a warm bath was very helpful - I had three a day! This was also especially helpful when the bandage needed to be changed. By the way, the look o0f a purple, blue and green dick was something spectacular; I wish I had taken some photos! Good luck to you.
 

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low n loose so u still get the coverage and keep ur sensitivity, i was cut at birth and i can only use my hand to get off i hate it...not sensitivity at all!!


Do you mean high instead of low? low would remove the more of the frenulum and inner foreskin.
 

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I know someone who had it done as an adult and was very pleased with the results. Same issues as you. Good luck.
 

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Circumcision is sometimes needed, but in your case it does not seem like it is. U can retract your foreskin, so you can clean it etc.
But im no doctor, however for something as important as that i would look into it further with a second and perhaps third opinion, also find a doc who isnt pro circumcision. That will give you a better chance and finding an alternative.

I considered getting cut (for non-medical reasons) and after doing a bit of research on google schoolar, EVERY quantitative study done showed between a 15-50% decreses in sensitivity, which when ur 18 seems like a good thing but when you get to 40 can be a really really big issue (not cumming from fucking).

Dont be fooled by the shitty 'scientific' studies that give a whole lot of qualitative 'data' because that is NOT science.

PS if you would like to be directed to some of the studies i found send me a private msg, and ill see if i can find them again :)

PS, i dont mean to be negitive about circumcision, if you wanna get it done then thats what you want so go for it. I just found a large number of stories of men and have asked many men and the vast majority say they wish they never did it, and to not get it done.
However if its gotta go its gotta go.

If you want some good advice try posting in a male/gay chat room, not heaps of guys tell you about it, but thats what i did and i found out a lot about the after effects from guys who had it done.

Anyways good luck with what ever you decide bro.
 
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Circumcision is sometimes needed, but in your case it does not seem like it is. U can retract your foreskin, so you can clean it etc.
But im no doctor, however for something as important as that i would look into it further with a second and perhaps third opinion, also find a doc who isnt pro circumcision. That will give you a better chance and finding an alternative.

I considered getting cut (for non-medical reasons) and after doing a bit of research on google schoolar, EVERY quantitative study done showed between a 15-50% decreses in sensitivity, which when ur 18 seems like a good thing but when you get to 40 can be a really really big issue (not cumming from fucking).

Dont be fooled by the shitty 'scientific' studies that give a whole lot of qualitative 'data' because that is NOT science.

PS if you would like to be directed to some of the studies i found send me a private msg, and ill see if i can find them again :)

PS, i dont mean to be negitive about circumcision, if you wanna get it done then thats what you want so go for it. I just found a large number of stories of men and have asked many men and the vast majority say they wish they never did it, and to not get it done.
However if its gotta go its gotta go.

If you want some good advice try posting in a male/gay chat room, not heaps of guys tell you about it, but thats what i did and i found out a lot about the after effects from guys who had it done.

Anyways good luck with what ever you decide bro.

havent had pussy "not cumming from fucking" is very TRUE; same about head, Half/true even only three guys that have gave STIMULATING head got to swallow me, or if i got to the edge...theyd finish me:069:. and it wasnt the ass on quite a few...everything has been tight and in place, its still takes me long, only upside i have is fucking for hours. i jus get too tired:sleeping: and give up..but i wrecked that viet guy:hail:
 

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Hey Tits? Low and loose is the best Or jus a dorsal slit? am i right or am i right....as opposed to a ruined dick"at some point in time" im noy consistent, it might be slow...but i wish i had the consistence and patience to restore!
 

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to be honest im not sure. I think that is true for at birth circumcisions, how adult circs i dont rly know.
But i do know it is possible to stretch a tight foreskin with a few different cheap tools.
 

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Thanks for all of you're advise. My foreskin has been tairing during sex and i have split my 'little cord' several times which takes ages to repair! I don't mind the look of curcumcision, so thats not an issue. Also its cleaner i guess..
You still haven't said exactly what the problem is, but if it's a matter of your foreskin being too tight, stretching or a minor dorsal slit may do the trick for you instead of a full circumcision. Again, I would suggest you fully educate yourself and consider alternatives if applicable.

Yes, it is necessarily cleaner, all other things being equal.
Yes, because it's such a huge problem to wash your glans for five seconds once a day, like during a shower. :rolleyes:
 
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The first week, your penis is sollen , ugly and tender. No real pain, but during erections, you are really affrraid the stitches won't hold.

Second week, you start to see improvements on a dialy basis.

By the 3rd week, your penis starts to look much more normal, but your scar is still "young".

By the 4th week, you penis starts to look normal.

Things vary from individual to individual and depends on age too. (younger dudes heal faster). Also depends on whether your penis was healthy at time of circumcision or had problems/redness/infections.
 
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Yes, because it's such a huge problem to wash your glans for five seconds once a day, like during a shower. :rolleyes:

Our standards of cleanliness may differ...and your 5 seconds may be another subject's 50 seconds. Time is, after all, relative. :rolleyes:

Unlike most of the prepuce-obsessed contributors, I at least have had first-hand experience of both worlds, having been circumcised as an adult.


 

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Our standards of cleanliness may differ...
That's a rather rude thing to say, and presumptuous considering you know nothing about my hygiene.

and your 5 seconds may be another subject's 50 seconds. Time is, after all, relative. :rolleyes:
The "relative" time spent washing under your foreskin is a "relative" nanosecond compared to the amount of time people waste doing mindless nothings every day. Seriously, 5, 10, (50...? really??) seconds, however long it takes during a 15-20 minute shower, is just too much trouble? That's your argument in favor of circumcision? Seriously??? Please. :rolleyes:

Why don't you just pull out all your teeth and get dentures so you don't have to bother flossing and brushing anymore? Just chuck them in a jar of denture cleaner overnight. Simple. Done. It makes as much logical sense, actually much more, because the time savings is "relatively" exponentially huge. Furthermore, you won't be losing thousands of highly specialized nerve endings, no loss of sensitivity at all, no loss of sexual function, no glans keratinization, or any other such problems comparable to what you experience with circumcision. You'll still be able to chew just fine, your smile will be perfect, and you'll be much "cleaner". Plus if you change your mind later, you can always go back and get implants, unlike when you lose your foreskin it's permanent. Think of all the time you'll save, not to mention all the time and money wasted in dental offices; no more toothpaste, toothbrushes, floss, etc. The argument for time efficiency and economic savings couldn't be more compelling. "Relatively" speaking, I wonder how much time and soap you wasted cleaning your foreskin?

Unlike most of the prepuce-obsessed contributors, I at least have had first-hand experience of both worlds, having been circumcised as an adult.
That's another presumptuous and rather arrogant statement. First of all, do you know the circumcision status and history of all the contributors here? Do you know mine? Secondly, your personal anecdotal experience does not supercede the biological facts. Thirdly, this has been a relatively civil discussion as far as circumcision threads go on this board. Snide sarcastic comments like "prepuce-obsessed contributors" are unhelpful to a mature discussion of the topic and maintaining civility, as are comments like this:
PM me if you need any more details. I wouldn't want to attract the Cirque Police.
Ironically, in light of your comment, notice that it is you who has been one of the most negative voices in this discussion so far. Why don't you set a better example, and we'll all try to follow it.

People have a range of views on this topic. It doesn't advance knowledge and understanding if you dig in your heels and try to polarize everyone as "us vs. them", regardless of which "side" you're on. Clearly some people, whether pro or con, have emotional "issues" related to the subject. I tend to wonder about someone adamantly pro-circumcision who focuses on the whole "unclean foreskin" aspect. I also wonder if someone who uses the phrase "prepuce-obsessed" isn't a little "circumcision obsessed" himself.

Finally, I perfectly understand people who are passionate in advocating against what is, except in the case of medical necessity, a purely cosmetic, irreversible procedure based on nothing more than cultural tradition with many downsides -- physiological, psychological, and sexual -- especially when the procedure is done for no good reason on nonconsenting children and infants. That is a perfectly logical, knowledgeable, humane position to take -- do no harm, and leave well enough alone. It does not mean they are "prepuce-obsessed".

I do not understand people who adamantly and vehemently advocate in favor of routinely removing a perfectly natural, healthy, functional body part for purely (and dubious) cosmetic and cultural reasons -- the only healthy body part routinely removed for no valid medical reason. I really don't understand why people with that viewpoint are so contentious out of the gate to those who advocate for natural body integrity, and why they are so defensive and hostile when you question their faulty logic, lack of knowledge, and suspect humanity.
 
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As you go to bed, drop your pants/underwear and start to play with your penis to masturbate, do you go take a shower before ?

I have to wonder about those who say that when they retract their foreksin, they never get any smells.
 

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I have to wonder about those who say that when they retract their foreksin, they never get any smells.
Who said that? Who cares?

Smells . . . . horrors! :scared:



Seriously, an occasional "smell" requires radical circumcision?
Do you not see how patently ridiculous that is?
 

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...a purely cosmetic, irreversible procedure based on nothing more than cultural tradition with many downsides -- physiological, psychological, and sexual..



from WHO's website:
There is compelling evidence that male circumcision reduces the risk of heterosexually acquired HIV infection in men by approximately 60%. Three randomized controlled trials have shown that male circumcision provided by well trained health professionals in properly equipped settings is safe. WHO/UNAIDS recommendations emphasize that male circumcision should be considered an efficacious intervention for HIV prevention in countries and regions with heterosexual epidemics, high HIV and low male circumcision prevalence. Male circumcision provides only partial protection, and therefore should be only one element of a comprehensive HIV prevention package which includes:
  • the provision of HIV testing and counseling services;
  • treatment for sexually transmitted infections;
  • the promotion of safer sex practices;
  • the provision of male and female condoms and promotion of their correct and consistent use.
 
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I was circumcised on February 11 of this year for the same reasons you've posted. I had a severe case of phimosis and after many years of attempting various different methods of stretching, none of them worked.

Here's how the recovery period worked for me:

Days 1, 2, and 3: On the couch, wearing only briefs packed with gauze pads (there WILL be oozing and bleeding; they need to be switched out every few hours), and continually keeping an ice pack on my groin area. I switched it out every 30-45 minutes with a fresh one. The longer you keep the ice packs on the area, the shorter time period it will take to heal, and the quicker the swelling will go away. Night time erections hurt terribly, and I was woken up by them at least once a night. I have no suggestions on how to prevent this, but I can assure you that a previous posters' suggestion of making sure you empty your bladder prior to going to bed does NOT work, at least not for me.

Week 1 (Days 4-7): I returned to work, but walked somewhat slower (still sore, but bearable). 6 days post-op, I thought I had an infection and went back to my urologist. He was very surprised to see my progress. At 6 days, he said I was where he'd expected me to be at 2.5 weeks! I was happy about that. The stitches itched like hell, but I used an alcohol prep pad to dab at them when they were bothering me. Worked like a charm. Still a bit oozing/bleeding, but it was 95% stopped by day 5. Just a few little dots of blood here and there. Bruising was significantly reduced as well.

Week 2 (Days 8-14): Stitches started dissolving. Still sore, but MUCH more bearable. Soreness was reduced and by day 10, I was no longer packing my underwear with gauze pads. Incision point was scabbing over and ITCHED. Anti-itch remedies work great, but I used alchol prep pads. Burns a bit, but gets rid of the itch quickly. By day 14, the stitches were dissolving at a rapid rate. Not a moment too soon, as they were getting caught on my underwear and would STING at times. Nighttime erections still hurt, but not as bad. Healing is visibly happening at a much more rapid rate. I did masturbate on day 14, but it was VERY carefully, and with a LOT of lube, and I avoided disturbing the incision point as much as I could. This is completely against recommendations, but I really couldn't stand it any longer. :redface:

Week 3 (Days 15-21): No more oozing or bleeding at all. I could achieve an erection and it wouldn't be so painful that I wanted to cry. It was sore, but definitely bearable. By day 20, almost all of the stitches were dissolved. I had a few holdovers that were irritating. By day 21, I took a sterile pair of surgical scissors and removed the last 3 stitches. By this point, the incision area was all but healed up, so the stitches were doing nothing but irritating me.

Week 4 (Days 22-28) : All healed up. Follow up appointment with Urologist on day 28 (had to reschedule, but I don't think it's a big deal). Successfully masturbated with the assistance of a LOT of lube. I still have a little discomfort with erections, but the incision point is still a little swollen, which will go down in time. I've been told by many different guys that have had this procedure done as adults that the incision point will change steadily over the next year or so. We shall see.

That leads us up to today. The skin is very loose when flaccid, but when I'm erect, the skin becomes VERY tight on my shaft. I cannot masturbate without lube, and I'm fine with that because I LOVE the way my cock looks erect. :biggrin1:

In short: the first week post-op was hell, ESPECIALLY the first 3 days. After that, it was mainly annoying. The soreness will continue for a few weeks, but I found it to be very tolerable, much more tolerable than I was led to believe. I only took 3 Vicodin (pain killer) total, and each of those were during the first three days. As a previous poster said, I highly recommend that you wear some very supportive underwear during the first week or two. The less movement you have during the initial recovery period, the less uncomfortable you'll be. I had some supportive athletic briefs that I wore, and that's the main reason I was able to work during the first week after my circumcision.

PM me if you have any questions.
 
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...a purely cosmetic, irreversible procedure based on nothing more than cultural tradition with many downsides -- physiological, psychological, and sexual..



from WHO's website:




There is compelling evidence that male circumcision reduces the risk of heterosexually acquired HIV infection in men by approximately 60%. Three randomized controlled trials have shown that male circumcision provided by well trained health professionals in properly equipped settings is safe. WHO/UNAIDS recommendations emphasize that male circumcision should be considered an efficacious intervention for HIV prevention in countries and regions with heterosexual epidemics, high HIV and low male circumcision prevalence. Male circumcision provides only partial protection, and therefore should be only one element of a comprehensive HIV prevention package which includes:
  • the provision of HIV testing and counseling services;
  • treatment for sexually transmitted infections;
  • the promotion of safer sex practices;
  • the provision of male and female condoms and promotion of their correct and consistent use.
Yeah, there are some problems with the studies that led to those suspect findings.

For more of the story: The Use of Male Circumcision to Prevent HIV Infection

 

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This, from your doctor, is a lie:
"my doctor suggested it was the best and only option"
You have a simple yeast infection. That is why your foreskin is tearing.
Both you and your partner need to be treated. Canesten typically works just fine.
As for the frenulum tearing, it heals stronger. Scar tissue is stronger than skin.
You may like the look. Many do. Would you like the feel? Many of the guys here are cheerleading, because they had it done, either because of body dymorphic disorder, or just because they liked it better. Do you really honestly think that smell is a problem?
Is it a problem on a woman, because their scent is a lot stronger than a man's.

If you have it done, best of luck to you. Just don't do it because you believe there is no alternative. Cure the yeast, and simple stretching with the fingers will allow you to keep all your parts, and have a shorter recovery time than a circumcision.
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