hey all, hows everyone going, new to the forum, and in need of advice..bit of background info, im 19, virgin, and havent had much experience down there with a girl. Now my problem is i think is that subconsciously im worried about my penis and phimosis. Now i was always taught to pul back the foreskin in the shower growing up to clean it and to be able to retract it. however now i feel as though it in vain cause at 19 i still have a phimotic ring that hurts like %^#$ when erect or should i say masturbation. about 2 months ago, i had an operation to cure it. the problem with my phimosis was that i have the ring, but i also had like a very tight (white colour) 'diagonal line of skin' connecting from around the top of the frenulum to the phimotic ring on an angle, thus diagonal. now the doctor cut this line in order to relieve pressure which was making pulling the foreskin behind the head when erect very painful. however, the ring wasnt cut and is still there. now when i am erect i can pull the ring to about half a centimeter below the head before it hurts too much/is way too tight.i am asking here cause i found the board very useful thus far. I have tried stretching the ring in the shower and with the beth 0.5% cream twice a day to remove or stretch the skin to be like the rest of the penis but it wont budge at all. the doctor said if it wasnt cured in that operation i would have to get circumsised. what im asking here is:- is there any other way to stretch n get rid of the ring? it is stubborn as hell- is circumcision the only cure surgically or should he cut just the ring?- on the http://www.newforeskin.biz/CI/CIchart.htm#index CI chart, im at CI-9, would there be a chance to reduce my foreskin to say a CI-7 or 6, without removing all of the foreskin?- i was left with a bit of a bubble from the other operation, im afraid that having another minor operation will leave my penis looking mutilated.. a circumcision would get rid of all these 'looks' wouldnt it?thanks in advance n hope to hear from u guys soon!
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Phimotic Ring, treatment??
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Welcome to A2A, martino274. Since you has a recent operation which failed to do the job, presumably because it was a bit too cautious, it would be helpful to talk to the original surgeon.There are alternatives to circumcision, including a dorsal slit (is that what you had?). It's also possible to have a 'loose' circumcision that leaves most of the foreskin.A bad phimotic ring is made of scar tissue and it doesn't stretch well. If you have given it a good try and it hasn't worked then that might be the problem.
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Do you think just getting circumsized would be better option?
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Easy for you to say.
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I think with a phimosis that won't respond to stretching a loose circumcision may be the best option.
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I also have the white piece of skin that keeps me from retracting fully. probably the only thing as I believe the skin is stretched far enough just can't get back far enough. been trying to stretch that piece of skin, but I haven't made any notable progress.
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hey all havent responded in a while to this.. the progress ive made.this Friday im going into hospital for a circumcision.. basically after stretching failed.. too much of the stretching started actually 'peeling' my foreskin.. and where the white ring is it actually teared on the left and right side, hurting quite a bit. i decided what the hell.. the operation scared my frenulum area and im still not fixed, id rather have it circumcised and not deal with any foreskin problems ever again and like my surgeon said 'get on with your life' he said it will leave a bit of skin during erection so im assuming about a CI-3 on the scaled here http://www.newforeskin.biz/CI/CIchart.htm#indexwill right back after the op.. thanks for the tips guys!
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I had the exact same thing. I tried to deal with it for years then finally plucked up the courage to tell the doctor.
I did ask about stratching and he said stretching wouldn't cure it and circumsition was needed. And you know what, i don't regret it, feels alot better. And no smeg now either. You'll be glad you did get circumsized when it's healed up after the op.
I do recommend it.
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hey all i did the circumcision on friday.. so im on day 5basically im on a bit of a low side about it.. it pricks a lot but im doin everything to get to heal..a few questions about it so far tahts left me a bit on the downside..:- the swelling is normal obviously, but like the skin under the head on the shaft (not directly under the head further down) of the penis is a bit bloated.. part of the process?- the stitches look like a shade of yellow than their original white.. infection or sign of that their going soon?- ive been having erections due to the sensitivity.. now this ones a biggie: everyone says that u lose sensitivity after the cut.. true?: it feels like masturbation is going to be hell.. im so used to my foreskin being really long taht this looks like i wont be able to at all: when ive had my erections.. atm mayb cause its still recovering, but my penis is smaller erect.. i remember how it was before the cut n it definetly was bigger.. sucks bigtime..i dunno maybe all these issues will be non existant in 6 weeks but it feels like i really want my foreskin back... thanks for ur help guys
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Hey there,My skin was a tad bloated after my op/I don't know about the stitches, mine were blue.Yes you will loose some sensitivity as the foreskin has nerve endings in it and the head of the penis will start to form a thin layer over it, i can't recall it's name but this protects the head from all the nasties and makes it a tad less sensitive.Masturbation is pretty much the same really dude, don't worry about that. And sex is still amazing.Maybe it just looked bigger because of the foreskin being there, I can't say I noticed a great deal of difference.Just try not to worry dude Everything will turn out great
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hey hex thanks for the quick reply.. im really thinking that it is going to be good, i mean the phimotic ring was pretty bad to begin with. maybe im just taking it too seriously atm n should really wait 6 weeks b4 making a deal about it ha!