circumcision swelling question

[JamieB86]

hi all - I found this forum having recently undergone circumcision.

It’s great to see a community of people going through similar post-op uncertainty.

I am 10 weeks post op and the swelling is still high and it’s a little sensitive, which sounds common. However it is bumpy following the stitches, do others experience this? Is this what people are referring to by swelling? How long can we expect this to take to normalise? It’s not the most pleasant sight!

I think I’m struggling due to expectation set by the urologist that it would take 6 weeks to recover from.

[Geordie1992]

the bumps along the incision line are from the stitches and normally not what people are referring to when they say ‘swelling’.

I’m at 3 weeks and have a couple of them bumps but as far as I know they will flatten out eventually but I heard it can take up to year, or at least it’s slow to do so.

There may be a cream or ointment to help speed it up but maybe consult your doctor

[JamieB86 in reply to Geordie1992]

thanks and good luck

[Rb94]

I’m coming up to 8 weeks on Monday and I still have the bumps near the incision line. I still have a few scabs as well so hopefully will fall off soon.

I was struggling with the sensitivity still am but managed to put boxers on the first time this week after 7 weeks still sore but at least I can leave the house.

[JamieB86 in reply to Rb94]

good luck!

[Bongers]

What type of cut did you get and what method of Circumcision was used?

[JamieB86 in reply to Bongers]

I am not too sure exactly and options weren’t discussed with the surgeon, from looking around the cut seems fairly normal, ie not too high or low.

[jaglad]

Healing time varies for each of us. At ten weeks I was just about over the worst. And yes, it does not look pretty at this point but it does get better.Keep it clean and start introducing gentle touch to help reduce sensitivity.

Good luck

[JamieB86 in reply to jaglad]

thanks for sharing your Experience

[Busha]

Working in the glans( literally masturbation/ sexual activity), will help with the sensitivity. A part from it, if you're none masturbator, then you should let your glans friction as much as possible to make it accustomed to the new environment.

[JamieB86 in reply to Busha]

thanks, am building up activity and hoping I get used to it and the bumpiness eases