[ ARC forum 2 ]
Written by Nick at 18 Apr 2000 04:53:23: Re: 17yr old, with phimosis
As an answer to: 17yr old, with phimosis written by Cypher at 17 Apr 2000 08:03:26:
>This is truly a great and extremely helpful site.
>I'm 17yrs old I've also just learned today that I have phimosis. I must admit I hadn't known anything about phimosis, skinbridge, or frenulum breve for that matter until today and for a while I was becoming a bit insecure about what was wrong.
>>It's almost 2:00 here in NYC and I'm really having trouble absorbing all this new info,
Hey whats up?? I'm right across the river in Jersey! I'm 19 and had phimosis until I was 18. My doctor told me I HAD to get circd. I found out about a creme called "betamethasone .05%" instead. Its a common steriodal creme. My foreskin was so tight I couldnt even pull it back past the pee slit while soft. I applied it once per day to the outside of my foreskin from the opening tip to about mid head. In 7-8 weeks I was totally retractable while erect! So much for having to get cut.
but I was wondering which would be better, attempting to stretch the foreskin (it's not a severe case of phimosis, imho) or to have a dorsal slit performed?
stretch it. Let me know if you have any kind of question. I would have given anything for help when I had it.
>Somehow after reading the info on this site and some others on the foreskin I >really don't think I want to have a circumcision.
>If anybody has any info, advice or experience on either stretching or a dorsal slit procedure or for that matter on circumcisions plz feel free to contact me at cypher1234-hotmail.com
>Thanks,
>-Cypher
>And to Robin and all the people who helped to make and maintain this site, you've helped me more than words can express. Thank you.