[ ARC forum 2 ]
Written by Ralesk at 07 Aug 2002 23:25:05: Re: What is it
As an answer to: What is it written by George at 07 Aug 2002 19:05:26:
>I have noticed that I have what you call a phimotic ring. However when I am flacid I am still able to pull back all the way.
Then it's not serious.
> When I have an erection I able to pull back, however it hurts.
if you keep using your foreskin, it'll loosen up and stop hurting. Don't do it too vigorously, pain shouldn't be the significant part of the exercise.
> Sometimes I pull my foreskin back to just behind the head. This doesn't give me any serious pain, however still puts a lot of pressure on my penis. You seem to call this paraphimosis.
No. Paraphimosis -- to the best of my knowledge -- is the case when it gets caught there and you can't pull it forward (or only with big efforts). Your case doesn't seem like that.
> You also say that you should seek medical attention and after 20 minutes can be very serious.
Tell ya something, my mate had a very similar case, only he started from a point where he couldn't retract at all when erect. Later on, we experienced similar to what you have mentioned, and he hasn't suffered from his skin being pulled back for several minutes...
> Is this true for me can this really be that bad. What should I do?
In your case I very muchly doubt it could be too serious.