After the op

[Badboy321]

I am having my circumcision in august and I see posts about after, like wrapping it with Vaseline etc, Is there a guide somewhere what’s best to do or will I get that information from the clinic? Just want to get everything ready for after.

Luckily I’m off work for 20 days after.

[Mubbles]

The clinic will give you some dressings and maybe some antibiotic cream to cover the first few days post op.But once you’ve got past the first 3 -4 days then you’ll need to be ready to do everything yourself,dressings wise,cleaning the wound site and coping with the sensitivity and nighttime erections.

1:You’ll need gauze squares,something like Betadine ointment,a cohesive/self adhesive bandage(Elastoplast do one)and Vaseline.This will cover all your dressing change needs.

2:When you change your dressing,loosen it all off in the shower first,the gauze tends to stick to the frenulum area as that’s where most seepage occurs and it drys onto the gauze..believe me,you don’t want to yank that off!😫Soak it off,a much,much,much better option.

3:The glans will get dead skin and gunk etc as it keratinises so twice a day soak your penis in glass of warm salty water for 5 minutes or so,this will loosen whatever dead skin,crap or debris that has built up and keep the glans and wound site nice and clean and speeds up healing..make sure that you rinse it off well with clean water afterwards.

4:The major drawback post op is the sensitivity,it varies from person to person…some guys don’t find it too much of a problem and just push through without too much inconvenience,others(like me) have a harder time of it.I’d always recommend if you’re sensitivity is high to wrap the glans with Vaseline covered gauze and keep the penis pointing upright in tight boxer shorts to reduce movement.Seamless micropore boxers are great for this,get the size smaller than you usually wear as you want everything to be held in position as much as possible.

5:Shave everything!….hair and stubble are NOT your friends in the healing stage.

6:Nighttime erections..these aren’t fun,they’ll wake you up through the night for the first 10-14 days,don’t drink anything after 8pm and go to the loo before you go to bed,a full bladder gives you an erection,once awake,walk around this’ll drain the blood away from your penis quickly.I also had a bag of frozen peas in the freezer ready to slap on my erection as well to get it down fast.

7:Don’t touch it for anything other than wound care or dressings for six weeks,no wanking or sex at all! You’ll just damage the incision site and prolong the healing process.

Hopefully this covers most of the problems,it makes it sound worse than it is,it’s inconvenient for a short time rather than bad or painful,and by week 6 you can pick up where you left off…I’ve no regrets getting circumcised at all,so good luck😊👍

[Kepsta in reply to Mubbles]

This is all really great advice Mubbles, not only to Badboy but to all those who have concerns and want concise and no nonsense information regarding their concerns. I'm sure it will be appreciated

[Badboy321 in reply to Mubbles]

Thanks a lot for this much appreciated, will get everything I need in advance.

[Mubbles in reply to Badboy321]

👍😊 if you have anymore questions after the op always post on here,everyone’s very helpful and you’ll be paranoid and ultra focused on the state of your penis and worried about everything😂so it’s a good place for reassurance and advice.