fifth week post op, am i healing okay?

[djhong1210]

Im honestly very worried because my ring swelling Isn’t going away. im ngl i did masturbate 1 time a few days ago. how is it looking and when will the ring go away.

[Hidden]

If you read many of the posts on the forum you will know that for swelling to fully go it can take any time from weeks to beyond a year. You are only at 5 weeks! Nobody can give you any guarantees when, and if, all of your swelling will go. That is one of the issues of most surgeries on whatever part of the body.

[djhong1210 in reply to Hidden]

bro im just posting so people can see and reassure or lmk advice from here on out. it seems to me on every post i make you find a way to hate on it lmao. can you leave me alone?

[Hidden in reply to djhong1210]

I am sorry if the information is not what you want to hear. Nobody can give you the assurances you seek. I hope the swelling goes quickly for you but it is your body that dictates that and not the members of this forum.

[djhong1210 in reply to Hidden]

right but im sure other people at 5 weeks have done things diff to heal faster or people from 5 weeks are more swollen or the same as me idk. its a fourm, we’re here to discuss. jus leave me alone bro, u took down my last post too smh

[Hidden in reply to djhong1210]

I have not stopped anyone else from replying to you!?!

[roddythescot]

You appear to have a significant amount of the former inner foreskin retined. This is not normal skin but more fragile mucous membrane which usually does swell more than the rest of the penisand takes much longer to reduce.

Everyone is different and so the average time of 6-8 weeks is only that, an average. Some men will take significantly longer - especiallyin respect of the swelling.

Have you been giving your penis a salt soak each day? That often helps to reduce the swelling quicker. Also are you keeping it pointing upwards to allow excess lymph to drain away?

[djhong1210 in reply to roddythescot]

I’ve been giving myself occasional warm baths without salt and occasional ice cold washes since its the summer. I will definitely consider doing warm salt soaks. I just started pointing upwards a few days ago. You think its anything serious though? i mean i am only 5 weeks in. should i stop masturbation?

[roddythescot in reply to djhong1210]

It would most probably help if you didn't masturbate for a while as you may be irritating the newly exposed tender inner skin.

[djhong1210 in reply to roddythescot]

thanks a lot man, its a good sign stitches r dissolved and erections dont hurt right? how long did it take you to fully recover from swelling (assuming you had the procedure)

[roddythescot in reply to djhong1210]

I was circumcised at 13 as a school entry requirement. I can't remember just how long it took to fully heal but I do know we all had our stitches removed by the school doctor after 2 weeks and were off gym and sport for most of the first half-term.

[djhong1210 in reply to roddythescot]

damn what country is this

[roddythescot in reply to djhong1210]

I went to an all boys' boarding school in Scotland. They were very hot on building a healthy mind in a healthy body, so required vaccinations and circumcision on joining.

Mine wasn't the only boys boarding school in the UK with a circumcision requirement. However, very few, if any, now have such a requirement.

Where are you in the world?

[djhong1210 in reply to roddythescot]

im in the US haha but i got it for semi phimosis and sanitary purposes haha.

[roddythescot in reply to djhong1210]

Yes, circumcision is indeed much more sanitary and, when done properly, totally eliminates or prevents phimosis, paraphimosis and frenulum breve.

[Hidden in reply to roddythescot]

Gordonstoun?

[roddythescot in reply to Hidden]

No. Ranelagh Academy for Boys which closed down several years ago.

[Hidden in reply to roddythescot]

Wow! I really had no idea these sorts of things actually happened in boarding schools in the UK, you learn something new every day!

[Orzac]

This is a simple circumcision ?