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Re: Just had a partial Circ. some q's

Written by halfclip at 12 Jan 2005 00:03:32:

As an answer to: Just had a partial Circ. some q's written by Damon at 10 Jan 2005 21:50:03:

>Is it normal to still have some pain (the odd one every few days)?

Are you able to fully retract the remaining foreksin when soft and hard without any tightness ? For partial circs, getting mild phimosis due to scar is pretty common during first couple of months, especially after long excercise (sweat in underpants).

Are your stitches all out ?


>Is the frellum(sp?) normally snipped during a partial circ,

In a partial circumcision, since the goal is to remove the least amount of skin, the frenulum is generally kept unless the doctor found the frenulum to be a problem as well. Sometimes, it may not be possible if you had a totally unretractable 4skin, decision on frenulum may not be possible until after the circ.


>I sometimes get a tiny amount of white discharge where i think the frellum was
>snipped, is that normal?

The scaring/healing process generates a substance which I call "liquid skin". When in exposed air, this creates the scab. But when the scar is in a humid environment (such as between foreskin and glans), that substance doesn't dry up and that may be what you are seing.

Or it could be smegma.

(BTW I am washing this on a daily basis)

You shoudl try to leave your remaining foreskin retracted as much as possible during the first couple of months. (Or retract it as often as possible).


>There is still a small piece of skin sticking out where the cut was made and
>joined the two pieces of skin together that hasn't been sewn down :/, has anyone >had this done before.

One would have to see this up close to judge.


>I'm going to my GP about these soon but would like to know off the folks here.

Make sure you bring these issues to your GP and insist until you get a convincing answer from him.


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