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my story, and thank you.

Written by ee at 24 Mar 2004 16:28:50:

Hey everyone! I discovered that I had phimosis about a year ago. Like many others who frequent this forum, I was unaware that the foreskin was supposed to go all the way down. At first I was a little shocked, I never even thought about it before. I never had a problem with odors or pain. So, for a while I just ignored it. Eventually the subject came back to me somehow and I decided I wanted to do something about it.

I visited 2 doctors, one recommended full circumcision; the second suggested a dorsal slit. I did a ton of research and decided that neither of these treatments was what I wanted. I'm sure lots of people who've been cut will say circumcision doesn't affect pleasure. I, personally, didn't want to lose all the feelings in the actual foreskin itself; especially now once I'm able to roll the foreskin down quite a bit.

It seems sort of like, for example, a girl who always masturbates vaginally, and never touches her clit. Then if someday her clit was removed, of course she won't miss the feelings. She never used it! Ok, so maybe that's a bit of a stretch (there’s that word again!), but you get the idea behind the example.

So, I began stretching. Well, not so much stretching "exercises", but I've modified my masturbation habits to help stretch the skin. Also, when I'm in the shower I'll do some stretches while cleaning under the foreskin to help the process. I never used any creams or special apparatus (heh, I read that one guy put a nickel in there to stretch it out, yikes. I’ll pass on that), and so far it’s taken about 3 months total. I’m sure if I had put more time into it I would have made serious progress a LOT faster.

At first the glans were incredibly sensitive. Even water running over the head while cleaning was extremely weird. Not really painful since it was just water, but it was definitely a strong sensation. Right now it’s still very sensitive, but it’s a pleasurable kind of sensitive. As of now I can almost completely retract the foreskin all the way down the shaft while erect. The frenulum was never "tight" so I never really had to do the "pillowcase" forward stretches that I've read about. I assume my modified masturbation probably stretched it out, if it needed any stretching at all.

I guess I’m writing this to let you guys know that you’ve helped another one. I appreciate it, and when I have time I will try to help out around the forums to answer questions and provide my personal experiences. I understand why some of the people on this forum are pro-circumcision, I’m sure they love their circumcised wangs, just like I love my foreskin and all its beautiful sensations.

I really think that more people should give stretching a try before getting sliced. Sure it’s liberating to get circumcised and not have to worry about it anymore, but it’s also very liberating to have solved the problem through your own reading, knowledge and practice. The other thing I wanted to address was: I’ve heard that if you feel slight pain that tiny micro tears are taking place and the scar tissue is less stretchy. At the very beginning when I was less wise about the subject I stretched back and felt pain quite a bit. Maybe I didn’t tear anything, but my skin looks and operates normally. It also stretched normally and quite quickly considering I never really followed any strict regiment. I’m not saying people should stretch until they feel pain, but that’s just another thing you shouldn’t have to worry about as long as you’re careful.

Anyways, this post is getting quite long. Thanks again to everyone who’s been open enough to share their experience and wisdom. I’ve found this forum to be replete with knowledge and helpful contributors, and I wanted to thank you. Thanks. =)


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