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

Written by EBT at 17 May 2004 02:09:13:

As an answer to: Re: Ointment for hyper-sensitive glans, 'test results' written by nathan at 17 May 2004 01:14:38:

>Would you be interested in logging your post-circ experience on a web page?
You mean like a diary?
If you set up a website, then I'll send you a description of my post-circ experience. I'm afraid that I'm way too busy to set up a site myself.

>Personally I will be logging every single detail about it and I will put a page up for people to get information from my experience.
I think that's a great idea. I could have used such a page myself, particularly the first 2 weeks. Isn't there already some post-circ sites? Haven't searched, so I don't know.

>How have you dealt with the sensitivity of the glans?
Used soft bandages for the first 1½ week. Also used tight underwear, actually 2 pairs of tights for the first 2 weeks. Tight underwear keeps everything 'in place', and prevents rubbing of the sensitive glans.
I have used a vitamin B5 creme the last 8 days. Glans sensitivity has decreased a lot this 3rd week, but I don't know if this is caused by the creme. Some says that vitamin E creme _might_ help, but I have not yet heard somebody say that it _do_ help, so perhaps this is just a rumor?
Glans sensitivity is currently so low that I can sleep in the nude without too much discomfort. I hope that sensitivity decreases a bit more though.

>Myself I am pretty afraid of it, as my glans as it is now is very sensitive.
Why are you going to be circ'ed? I hope you know what you are doing, because I didn't!!! I had a circ because I suffered from phimosis. I had never heard about the stretching technique, and my doc never mentioned any other options than surgery. Right now it feels like total penis sensitivity is _below_ 50% of what it once was, because that very important sensitive skin is missing. So, my advice will be: Avoid a circ if you can......

>Did the bandages prevent the bulk of the initial discomfort?
Yes, combined with the tight underwear. Still, the first 2 days was tough. The feeling of discomfort and tenderness was there, even when I was just sitting on a chair.

>Did you take painkillers?
No, but I used a local anaesthetic creme the first week. Don't think that it helped a lot. It was also very sticky, so I stopped using it.

>Any problems at night with erections?
YES!! I woke up several times each night, for the first 3 days or so, because of painful erections. The erections 'died' as soon as I woke up.
It wasn't funny at all :(

EBT


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