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Re: Ointment for hyper-sensitive glans, 'test results'

Written by EBT at 17 May 2004 00:24:45:

As an answer to: Re: Ointment for hyper-sensitive glans, 'test results' written by nathan at 16 May 2004 23:00:11:

>Lots o' questions. :)
OK, You'll get lots of answers ;)

>How bad does it swell up after the operation?
Approx 3 - 5 mm (1/8 - 1/5 of an inch). Swellings are where the foreskin was cut and where the stitches also was.

>I don't understand why it swells up like that for so long. Does the swelling actually hurt or is it just bigger?
I would say bigger and tender, not hurt. Very tender for the first couple of days. Tenderness is almost totally gone now. I guess that it swells so much because this is a sensitive area. Don't know why it takes so long for the swellings to go, but 4 weeks is not unusual.
Glans sensitivity is worse than the tenderness of the foreskin.

>How long did you have the bandages on for?
1½ week. I had a minor infection, so I kept using the bandages because of that. I guess that I could have stopped using the bandages after 1 week (perhaps before), if it wasn't for that infection.

>Did you need to get them replaced every week or did you do it yourself?
I replaced the bandages myself, every time I had to go to the bathroom.

>Did you have dissolvable stitches? 4 weeks seems like a long time for those, I've read they usually dissolve after 2-3 weeks.
Yes, I had dissolvable stitches, and you're right, they dissolve in 2-3 weeks.

>As far as sex goes, masturbation was "fine" after day 11?
I would say _possible_ at day 11 (just had to). Getting easier and easier. Had to be careful in the beginning due to stitches and tenderness. It is almost fine now, still a little tenderness and glans sensitivity. Just thinking 'hope these swellings disappears fast' will also 'weaken' the experience.

>What about sexual intercourse, would you say it's possible now at week 3? (by intercourse I mean "at least" oral sex)
I guess that any kind of sex would be possible, with a little caution (and thereby not 'fine' :). I don't intend to try before I feel 100% OK.

EBT


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