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Hi guys, your posts helped me sooo much - made me realize that things I'm experiencing are pretty much usual and nothing to worry about. However, I do have a question - today is 17th day from my circumcision. First week was very tough, but then things started to improve. However it seams to me that the majority of that improvement is psychological, while actual physical improvement is much slower? For example, my glans still hurt when touched - not as much as in the begining but it still hurts, and I think that I just got used to it ao I don't find it so scary any more, but when will this stop? I'm not talking about clothes chafing (which is terrible, I was naked all the time during the 1st week and started putting Vaseline gauze and wearing briefs maybe week ago), I'm talking about pain when touching it with your finger? I'm 28 y old and had a severe phimosis, my glans was never out and I was unable to have sex. Got a full tight circ, wound is healing well, majority of stiches dissolved, have a few more in the frenulum area (frenulum removed, have a little scab there). I even masturbated yesterday, touching only the bottom part of my shaft since I'm scared of touching the glans too much because it hurts. So basically, glans hypersensitivity is my.biggest problem now and I just wanted to kniw what to do? I understand that it will be unpleasant when it touches the underwear for quite some time, but when will it stop hurting when touched and is this normal? I have a girlfriend who is patient but also quite horny at the moment, but i litterally can't imagine having sex even after 4-6 weeks period passes because of the pain in my glans? To be honest, the pain is weaker now then it was during the first week - back then it was like someone is pinching it with a needle, it's not so painful now but it didn't improve so much as some of you are telling, it seams that it's going rather slow and that the majority of.progress is psychological, meaning that it becomes less of a problem.when you get used to it. However my question is when will it physically stop hurting when touched? I'm taking showers every day from day 6 and I let water from shower hit my glans - it's not so painful and it's much better then in the begining, but I don't understand how is it possible that I dont feal any severe pain when I turn the max pressure in shower and hit the glans, but it's painful when I'm touching it with my finger when applying the cream? I'm sorry about such a long post but to be honest, I can feel improvement and I'm happy about it, but this glans part is now getting really annoying because it stops me.from.living a normal.life and it seems to heal so slow, so any advice and reassurement would be great :) P.S. I'm not talking about touching the frenulum area where I have stiches etc - this part actually doesn't hurt - I'm talking about the whole glans, with the front part where nothing was done being most painful

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Thanks for the reply :) I'm already wanting sex, I was horny af and thst's why I had to masturbate yesterday although my plan was to wait until 6 weeks as recomended :) So I do wanna have sex, I'm just worried about how will I manage to do it if my glans hurts whem touched or when it brushes on the underwear? You think that this will not affect sex, that it will not hurt during the intercourse?

Since your glans was never exposed for the last 28 years it will be quite sensitive for a while. This may cause you to have a slightly larger flaccid penis till you get used to it.

You really don't want the sensitivity to be 100% gone, no fun in that.

While trying to get used to it try wearing a jock strap. Will hold things together without being too tight or too loose.

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Hi, thanks for the reply. I am actually wearing a jock strap for about a week now and wrapping my penis in vaseline gauze so that it doesn't stick to underwear and to reduce the unpleasant feeling of the glans scratching against underwear - I'm actually starting to get used to it and walk almost normal. And my penis actually does look bigger when flaccid, I thought I was imagining things :) And of course, I don't want for the sensitivity to be 100% gone, I'm just worried about will this be a problem when having sex? I am aware that it will take some time to get used to it being exposed to underwear etc but I'm just wondering if the feeling will be equally unpleasant when I try to have sex? It seems that the sensitivity is reducing a bit, although very slow - it's my 19th day from the OP so I hope that it will additionally reduce until the suggested 6 weeks period passes. I guess that I just wanted some reassurance that this is normal and that I won't have to wait for 6 months or a year before having sex

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At first you may have a tendency to cum rather quickly but at 28 you should be able to have a repeat performance in no time. The second time will last longer.

Take it nice and slow with lots and lots of foreplay for your partner.

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Thank you soo much for this answer, this makes it much easier to deal with since cumming fast was not what I was worried about, my only fear was will it be painful because I'm afraid that it could psychologicaly affect me and make me paranoid every time before sex because I would be afraid if something will go wrong, hurt or get complicated. If my only concern should be if I will ejaculate prematurely that is cool because that is something that will definitely improve with time. Thank you very much for the reassurement! :)

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Hi m8 going to be Frank with you start to massage your bell end as much as possible with coconut oil or baby oil and get used to touch on it the more you keep your hands on your dick the quicker the sensitive feelings go trust me been here I know this is opposite to what your doing but I seriously would never wrap your helmet up in gauze or vaseline it just makes things longer trust me I've sorted the quickest way to heal for me and 3 others my cousin and 2 nephews so I am telling nude as much as possible start to rub the bellend of you new dick get used to it feelings and all sensations if the dry out process needs to happen so quickly heals

So do this and trust me u will fuck her on week 6/7 and still have a fat knob so sleep naked apply oils I advise as much as you can and play with the wee guy when doing so and if you need to spunk kk let it happen but carefully I wanked daily from day 8 sometimes 2/3 times but either that or spunk all over belly through night from wet dream and as u state you are in a relationship with her she won't mind if the first time trying him you take your baby oil and squirt a amount in the vagina and finger her to avoid pain the treacle some oil over the boner from the head and away you go doggy style is best to allow easier movement and control for the new feelings good luck m8 and enjoy life with no pain it will be ok trust me let me know how you get on soz about the rant but you are looking for help quick

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MrMac99 in reply to Tedboyg

That's good advice from Tedboyg you just have to get used to it it's the only way to have it improve quickly

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Let me know how yo go m8

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Cznbg25 in reply to Tedboyg

Hey man thanks for the reply. I am already applying cream based on fish oil and vaseline - it's a famous cream for damaged skin here in my country and they recommended it instead of pure vaseline in the pharmacy. I apply it every time after going to bathroom, before wrapping my penis in the vaseline gauze again. And the pain does reduce - during the first week, when anything would touch my glans it would hurt like someone is poking it with a needle, and it's not so painful any more so I guess that it's getting used to it. I also let the water from shower hit the painful parts, increased the pressure until I could do it on max pressure, now I'm increasing the time, and hope that this will help too. I will try what you said and start wearing briefs without gauze when home - I would still have to put the gauze when going outside in order for me not to walk around like a duck :) To be honest, during the first week it was so painful that I thought it will never pass, I was naked during that entire week, I can see a big improvement now compared to that period so I guess that if I continue "pushing" it with shower and massaging it will get better with time, it's just that I want to make that forst sex after OP as comfortable as possible in order for it to be easier afterwards and not to get scared and think about pain every time before I am supposed to have sex :)

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Tedboyg in reply to Cznbg25

Don't where anything to bed sleep naked so the bellend can recover to it's new uncovering state you will regret that wrapping up your dick trust me 1 week freebalking bit pain 2nd week sorted I would deffo do that I was over it in a week good luck let me know how u do

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Psychology has no place in the bedroom. It has ruined many a relationship.

Worry is the other thing.

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