[ ARC forum 2 ]
Written by Nathan at 04 Jun 2004 21:45:51: Re: Recovery timing
As an answer to: Recovery timing written by Ham at 03 Jun 2004 15:04:01:
I'm on day 15 and i couldn't have sex either. I'm hoping that by day 30 I will be fine. From what I've read by week 4-6 you can usually start to have sex. I really don't think it would take you 9 weeks to recover fully..if it's just a bit of pain, use a condom with alot of lubrification maybe? I tried to masturbate on day 11.. it didn't work too well, but it wasn't that bad. The worst part about it are the male hormones.. we need our sex bad huh?
>Last time I visited the doctor was day 24. He commented that I was recovering just fine, but I cannot have sex until he say so. But my next appointment is going to be day 65, which is 9 weeks after my circumcision day. Today is only day 37, which is only a little over half way there. I know I am not there yet because there is still some discomfort on both sides near the rear of the glans when touched during erection. Discomfort level is high enough to terminate an erection. However, there is no discomfort when flaccid.
>So, my question is: when do most people go back to their normal lifestyle after a circumcision?