Hey all - random title, I know, but it's an update all the same. I'm six months healed now, which is a milestone that felt years away at the start of all this. As the title suggests, I’m dealing with very little in the way of side effects of the operation these days - a little bit of post-sex soreness every now and then is about the extent of it. But the biggest progress moment of it all now is that I’m back in ‘normal’ underwear - no more silky briefs for this guy, I’m back in my favourite cotton trunk boxers. The switch back to normal pants was something I wondered about… would I be stuck in silky microfiber briefs forever, would I ever go back? Well, I’m back in my favourite pre-op pants!
Remember, this is just my experience, just what I’ve encountered, and everyone heals at different rates - don’t hesitate to get in touch with me directly if you have any questions. Let’s get into the details.
Post-Sex Soreness - What’s struck me most is that after a masturbation session (vigorous or gentle) I get nothing in the way of soreness or swelling. In fact, swelling post-sex or post-masturbation is a thing of the past - it just doesn’t seem to happen anymore. When I masturbate, it’s either with or without a condom, always with lube, and just seems to go without a hitch. Sex is also amazing now, far more free and enjoyable without the worries I used to have when I had phimosis and couldn’t retract my foreskin. It’s usually after sex that I get soreness (only on rare occasions now) and it lasts for an hour or two before returning to normal. The next day I sometimes get a bit of soreness in the morning, but it all fades. My problem areas are always the same… two locations on my scar line where there’s a small lump under the skin/scar tissue which my doc told me were where he tied off the stitches so more stitch material was used in those locations. Both locations and their bumps are softening significantly over the weeks and each time I have sex they are less and less irritated. The healing process is still taking place… I reckon by 8-12 months these areas will be back to normal. I want to stress that I only feel sore after sex on rare occasions now, but it’s worth mentioning for other people that at 6 months I still get it from time to time. It is what it is, it’s never a problem, it’s never hugely painful… and I think my microfiber briefs were the reason I got sore…
Back To Proper Underwear - So, let's deal with the pants I have been wearing since month two. Black microfiber briefs. They’ve been my pants of choice through all the major milestones since month two to now. They’ve lasted well and supported my healing junk - can’t fault them. Except… being microfiber, they stretch out over the course of the day and bunch up causing a bit of rubbing (sometimes) and this results in shaft skin rolling over itself, getting a bit sweaty and rubbing - it was never the head of my penis that caused sensitivity, it was the scar skin and the shaft skin just behind it. The soreness was also a minor side effect for all the support they offered, because those pants made me feel normal and allowed me to get on with my life. But like so many other times on this healing journey, I just knew it was time to switch back to my normal pants. I needed breathable fabric (cotton) to keep things dry and smooth… so I’m back in my normal pants. I tried these favourite pants of mine from before the operation about two months back and couldn’t hack it… but in two more months my sensitivity has decreased once again and my cotton trunk boxers are actually more comfortable than the briefs. I don’t know if anyone else is the same… but it took me buying and trying a lot of pants styles to find the briefs I’ve been wearing, I’ve got a drawer full of rejects. So, I realise now it was just a right of passage to get me through all that and back into my favourite pants. I feel more normal today than I’ve felt these last six months. I’m counting this as a win… but all I can do now is mourn the end of my time with my black silky briefs and be thankful I found them. Sobs. Finally, what I’ve noticed about my old pants is that my penis skin just seemed to welcome the fabric back, like it immediately felt comfortable again. I think this shows that healing takes place over time with this operation, and trust your body to tell you when it’s time to change something. I listened to my body at every step and it was clear that something needed to change - turns out it was my pants.
So, that’s where I am, guys. A couple minor sore bits (sometimes, always after sex, but all fine otherwise). 6 months of my brain and nerves re-wiring to new sensations and I’m back in my favourite underwear. I couldn’t see this day ever coming after the operation, but here I am. Relief washes over me in an awesome wave.
If anyone has any thoughts to add, do so. If anyone wants to talk to a 6-months healed gent about what they’re experiencing, do so. I’m here ready to listen. Until the next time. 
POST EDIT - I've had a lot of questions on my DMs about why I went for microfibre briefs. It was because of all the pants I tried, these cheap briefs from Amazon (amzn.eu/d/6B8LjRb) were the only ones that were soft enough so that they didn't rub my scar or glands too much, kept everything in place and I just got on with them. I'm a grower, but over time as my glands flared slightly (as some do after a circ) and my wood returned in force, the pants did begin to feel restrictive. My penis is actually larger than before the operation in its flaccid state now, which is cool, but as it grew a bit, the pants began to be a hinderance and just made me uncomfortable. Also, microfibre is not brilliantly breathable, which is why I got rolling sweaty shaft skin below the scar line. Since switching to normal cotton boxer trunks, I don't get sweaty down there anymore and irritation of the skin is at an all-time low.
Road to Recovery Day 74
The healing process (post circumcision)
