Hooray, 6 weeks today since my circumcision operation flipped my world (and not in a bad way - although there were times it felt like it).
So, where am I in the healing process? Well, all my stitches are gone, the wound itself is healed closed, and when the hydraulics kick in for a full erection I'm really happy with how it looks. Like many others, even at this stage, I wish I'd had this done earlier in life. I can't wait to heal more over the coming weeks and months.
However, there's still sensitivity and swelling, but it's all very minor and just uncomfortable at times. All I'm dealing with now is:
- Sensitivity on some areas of the scar line, mainly around the top right under the middle of my glands, there's a small lump that is shrinking weekly. There's also a bit of sensitivity where it rubs on my pants - nothing a bit of Vaseline every other day can't solve - and on the side it rests on my ball sack (but that's more prickly than anything else because of my pubes).
- A little bit of swelling right on the frenulum above and below the scar line. It's not painful at all, just slightly uncomfortable at times, although it all smooths out when erect. It too is reducing weekly and I'm just keeping an eye on it. This was the last place with any bruising, but that's all disappeared now.
- And, of course, the head of my penis is still desensitising, but it is steadily reducing and I feel more and more comfortable with each passing day. I'm wearing tight microfibre briefs every day for most of the day now, and every now and then if sensitivity flares up I just whack a bit of a Vaseline on a 10x10 swab and make a little pad for it to rest on in my pants. Then, when I go to bed, I change my pants to boxer briefs (sort of under armour mesh style) so it can breathe and there's enough room for the inevitable night boners. The skin on the head of my penis seems to be drying out and getting soft to the touch, but less sensitive to the touch - when it gets too dry, a very thin layer of Vaseline is all that's needed to moisturise.
Am I going to rush into sex and masturbation just yet? Probably not, I'm going to give the fella another week (which also matches up with my wife's monthlies) to heal more and for me to get even more used to pants and different sensations. Don't get me wrong, I'd love nothing more than to dive into sex - my wife is looking so desirable, as always, but after 6 weeks without sex you can understand how much I wanna go full throttle on her. BUT... I don't wanna be that guy who mucks it all up by rushing into it after coming so far. My wife and I are looking forward to some gentle reintroduction - maybe some "everything but" to start with and seeing how it all goes from there. I can't express how much easier this has all gone with a supportive and loving partner by my side - she's been amazing. Those first two weeks, especially, were made so much easier by my wife - she just was a rock and so comforting.
Does this match up to how others who've long since had it done or hit the same timeframe feel or felt around 6 weeks?
So, that's where I am right now. I can't believe how much my body has healed and adapted in just 6 weeks. There's plenty of healing to go, but right now I just feel happy to have gotten this far. My bit of advice to anyone is to trust in your body and the healing process - at the beginning, it feels like you'll never get back to normal and it's fine to feel that way, but over the weeks that follow you will heal at whatever pace. My whole philosophy has been to ignore where I think I should be, and to just deal with where I am. I haven't jumped into pants because I thought I should, but because I was ready. I'm just going with what feels right and I would encourage anyone else to do the same. If you need to go back to swabs in your pants, do it. Incremental healing happens without you realising and all of a sudden one day you'll be aware that something has improved.
To end... if anyone has said to me in the first couple of weeks that I'd now be driving myself places, walking around relatively normally, wearing underwear and sleeping through the night, I'd have told you to leave me alone and stop lying. Today... I can see and feel the healing that's taken place in just 6 weeks... and I can't wait to see how I'll look and feel in another 6 weeks.
If anyone wants to talk or ask questions privately, please DM me, or just reply to the post. We're all on a journey. Mine isn't over, but this feels like the end of the beginning, rather than the beginning of the end.
10 years since my circumcision for lichen sclerosus /BXO 
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