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My Circumcision Story
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Hi to all,
When I read this thread I knew I had to join
I went to the doctors on Monday(Two days ago) and asked the male doctor about male circumcision. He was useless. I live in Co.Wexford and I was hoping if anybody could tell me any place in Dublin to have this operation done.
I am 21yrs old the age factor is'nt an issue thank god:).
Other males out there know that male circumcision is the best option.
Cleaning the foreskin everyday even when it is clean, Left overs from using the toilet still remain there and it does smell bad:)
Any advice would really be fantasic.
THANKS IN ADVICE.
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Whats_the_story wrote: »Hi, bit of a problem here. Hope someone can help.
My boyfriend got circumcised a month ago due to phimosis. We tried sex and stuff for the first time yesterday
Four weeks is too soon. The physical healing may be good but the 'little fella' is suffering post traumatic stress as a result of the procedure.
There any many tiny nerve endings in that region that are still trying to recuperate from the anastetic effects.
So for others going thru the recovery stage,....give the 'little fella' another 6-8 weeks and 'gently' try again.
I am speaking from personal experience and not trying to make fun of the subject 0 -
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Hi all,
I'm gettin circumsized tommorow due to frenulum breve. Pretty nervous but also looking forward to getting my c*** sorted!
Will keep you posted on how recovery goes. I must say, reading through this thread has certainly put my mind at ease so will make an effort to help others.
Will post up tommorow.
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TalkingCats wrote: »,.... I'm getting circumcised tomorrow thanks to phimosis.,... . I know recovery times differ but will I be limping all over the place? I'm toying with the idea of taking the day off on Monday but I've no idea if this will be necessary. .
If you can stay off school until next Wednesday, it would be best. Get a note from doctor stating recovery time needed. No need for school to know what the procedure is.
You cannot afford to take any hits, either accidental or rough play, so soon after op. Tight trousers will be an issue also, due to contact with glans. Bathroom breaks in school would be best in a cubicle for urinating.
1. You may need to adjust / reset bandaging to allow urine flow. 2. If other pupils see your 'weapon of mass destruction' bandaged while you use a urinal, this will possibly lead to you getting hit in that area or embarrassing graffiti in school.
The dissolveable stitches should do their job in about 10 days when shortly after you will be due back to the urologist/consultant for a post-op review. As the weeks progress and months turn into a year, you will look back and be happy with getting it done.:) Best of luck.;) 0 -
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Congratulations Mike !Well I got circumcised today
No significant bleeding except for a little blood seeping through the bandage (which is very tight but not too uncomfortable). For those who had their frenulum removed, did you notice a liquidy discharge around this area? Also, when urinating, a few drops get soaked up into the bandage at the bottom of the glans (again where the frenulum used to be). Is this a problem & risk for infection? I'm on antibiotics.
1. The bandage will loosen a little over the next few days.
2. Discharge is quite normal and is your little man weeping as the healing process starts. Try to make bandage end opening larger to allow clear flow thru for urine. There will be an odour from the bandage due to urine drops catching.
3. Antibiotics are to assist the healing and kill any possible infection. Nothing to worry about Mike. The old phrase,.." time is a healer" will ring thru my brother 0 -
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Question, why remove the frenulum? :eek::eek: Its incredibly sensitive sexually. Resection it if its tight yes, but removal?This has since subsided into a feeling of sharp sensitivity, particularly around the frenulum area (I had the frenulum removed).
Actually broader question and if some medical types or typesess' could chime in, even better. One of the main reasons to remove the foreskin is for presumably intractable phimosis(never mind suggesting topical steroids and stretching exercises first).
OK but looking at my own(not currently you understand..
) the "tightest" part is the actual opening of the foreskin. I would assume in the case of phimosis, that's also mostly the issue. So why not remove just that part? Why the complete removal of the foreskin tissue?
Why not a more conservative approach that preserves more of the nervous tissue in the foreskin, preserves its function and protects the glans from drying out? That's the part I dont understand at all. Is there a "standard" amount of tissue removed? Does this vary on the part of the surgeon? Can someone request more conservative surgery? More to the point be offered same?
It seems to me anyway that the first thing suggested is complete removal. Even in this thread guys at the first hint of another poster having a phimosis the chop is stridently advocated. Never mind no one can know the degree of phimosis or whether it can be fixed by less extreme means.
In my humble it seems more like a medically "fashionable" decision. "This is what we do and how we do it" rather than an objective approach that preserves as much tissue as possible.
PS Even the Jewish circumcision practice changed over time. Originally it was not complete removal, just the tip. The evidence for this comes from the Greeks. The greeks thought of the exposed glans as morally repugnant and if Jews wanted to perform in the greek games(played naked) they would roll their foreskins forward to appear "greek". This was frowned upon by the church elders so to stop this went for a more extreme version where no foreskin was left to roll forward.
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,...Speaking of the bandage, at what day did you remove it??
Mike,...
I left it on until the post-op review with surgeon / consultant which would have been 8 days (no longer than 10 days).
He removed it and instructed me to take daily luke warm baths (for approx. 2 weeks) with 1 large spoonful of table salt ( NO bath foam etc just water & salt) and just soak yourself for 10 mins.
Rinse down using shower head and gently dry with fresh clean towel. This quickens the recovery process.
Oh,.....don't forget to wear baggy jogging pants if possible to reduce contact irritation! :eek: ( Not in the bath!). 0 -
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The underside of my bandage, pretty much from the base to the tip, has been absorbing some yellow/clear fluid substance. I'm not sure if this is a sign of infection or normal healing process??!
Mike, I had similar discharge. It is normal.
If you need 110% reassurance, telephone your doctor and he/she will probably get you to drop into the office for a quick inspection. You will be asked if you are taking the antibiotics and then told everything is as it should be. Worst case,...he/she will change dressing. Nice !;) 0 -
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Hello all, well I got the procedure done today - a full circumcision. I've read through this thread and agree with those who say surgery should be the last option. I had bad phimosis, i couldnt retract the foreskin at all, not even when flacid. Having sex with a condom was sensationless, and sex without was painful. I tried stretching but that didnt help.
I eventually went to a GP, he didnt say too much just referred me to a surgeon and said I may need a circumcision. So when I visited the surgeon he told me he didnt do that type of surgery, he checked it out never the less and said I would need a circumcision or a dorsel slit and referred me to a urologist. He was actually a really sound guy and explained everything to me even though he wasnt going to be doing the procedure.
So got appointment with the urologist, he examined the foreskin and said I would need the circumcision. Again was a really nice chap, but me at ease with everything. We discussed the dorsel slit option but he didnt think it would solve my problem as my foreskin was too tight.
Anyway got a date for the op which was today, went in for at 8am, filled out a few forms, got into the gown, was brought down to the op room, put on the bed. I had opted to get it done under local. They put a screen up in front of me so I couldnt see what work they were doing down below. They cleaned the area first with antiseptic, it was so cold my little man nearly went up inside me Then came the worst part of today for me.......the injections for the local. I dont mind needles and dont usually notice them but these stung a bit, but was over in 5-10 seconds. After a min or 2 he checked to make sure I was totally numb down there and started working away, there was himself and another woman working on me and a few nurses in the room. They were all very nice, very professional. Job was done in about 20mins and then i was wheeled to another room, where a nurse checked pulse,blood pressure etc and the wound dressing. She said there was a bit of discharge on the dressing which was perfectly normal and then i was wheeled back to a ward to have a nap and get some brekkie. After brekkie I was allowed go home. Unlike others I didnt get subscribed painkillers or antibiotics, just told to take panadol and bathe in salt water for bout 10mins twice a day.
Since I got home I've just basically lay down, I havent felt any real pain at all tbh I've been apprehensive about so many things today - the injections, then what if i feel it during the op, then whats it gonna be like walking after the op, then will i be able to go to the toilet alright and now its what its gonna be like if i get an erection while i'm asleep......but so far everything has passed fine. Peeing i have to do sitting down cos its spraying in 2 diff directions, i'm putting this down to the swelling and tightness of dressing.
I know I've a few challenging days ahead of me but thanks to this thread i know what to expect. I'll keep posting on my progress, so far so good though 0 -
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