[ ARC forum 2 ]
Written by halfclip at 27 Jan 2005 06:15:50: Re: Full Circ in 7 weeks.........questions please
As an answer to: Full Circ in 7 weeks.........questions please written by Andy at 25 Jan 2005 15:59:15:
>>1) post op what are the most comfortable to wear Boxers or Pants?
First few days, you'll have a bandage on, so you glans will be more or less protected. Afterwards, if your glans is too unformfortable, you can wrap your penis and glans in a kleenex or toilet paper and this will buffer rubbing between glans and underwear.
Wearing fitting underwear also greatly helps versus loose boxers.
>>2) Will I be able to wash my penis early after or will I have to cover it when
>showering? - What’s the best cover to use???Use your own judgement. Doctors tend to be very conservative on this for one good reason: they don't think anyone can bandage their own penis.
If you have gauze and surgical tape and can do you own bandage, then you can shower on day one with bandage on. Remove the tape, and in the shower, the gauze will get wet and the dried blood will "melt" and allow the gauze to be slowly removed.
After shower, very gently dry it and apply new bandage to it. You may also way it put some oiutment such as polysporin on it. Once the car starts to close, you can switch to vitamin e oil. (helps scar disapear).
>>3) Sleeping - I currently sleep in my boxers will this still be feasible?You'll probably want to sleep on your side in feotal position, which reduces tension on your remaining skin during nocturnal erections. No sleeping on your belly.
>done in Berkshire, England. Unlike everyone else’s experiences I have read
>about, I am having a General Anaesthetic.Have you asked your doctor to justify this overblown anesthetic instead of a local ? Local anesthetic does not affect your mind or your general well being. General ones put you in a strange state for a number of hours after.
Also, local anesthetic wear off slowly, allowing you to adapt to your new penis's sensations.
General anesthetic is much more expensive for a health system, especially for such a simple cosmetic procedure. Some doctors say that it is required because it gives them more time to perform the operation. This may be a sign that they are not very experienced in this procedure. Ask your doc how many adult circs he performs per week/month.
>question I have - my Penis when flaccid is actually quite small and short, >although when erect, gives a good 8 inches. Does this mean that my Circ will be >tighter, and that the cut/scar will be much further up the shaft?
Location of the scar is not related to the above. But it is something which you must discuss with your doctor.The above relates to how much skin is actually removed. And again, this is something which you must discuss with your doctor and make sure he sees you both soft and hard to gauge hos much skin can/should be removed. And yes, a "grower" presents a more difficult challenge since it is harder to get a cosmetic result when soft without resulting in it being overly tight when hard.