[ ARC forum 2 ]
Written by Rood at 27 Jun 2003 04:10:55: Lube, Length of prepuce, and the frenum
As an answer to: Re: A quick thanks to chImp written by chImp at 26 Jun 2003 15:47:36:
>Dude, you don't NEED vertical stretching. Phimosis guys already have (by definition) longer foreskins than normal people.Where did you get that idea, chImp? I had an extremely tight foreskin and there was absolutely NO excess length. Quite the contrary. Beware of unfairly equating your circumstance or experience to everyone else.
>>Can I make two points that are personal to me: 1) my glans hurts like hell
>>if in contact with anything. I can just about stand water from the shower on
>>it, but as a test I got a sponge and wiped the head gently whilst in the
>>shower. The pain was ****ing immense.
>This is the norm for phimosis people. The pain sensitivity will adjust.Sensitivity to the point of pain may be the "norm" and it may not. I had absolutely no hyper-sensitivity in the glans. My sensitivity seems to have been primarily in the foreskin, sad to say. Again, beware of how you generalize.
>>As mentioned previously, lubrication helps a little but not much.
>It's gonna be quite a long time before you can have anything "comfortable". For instance, I have an unusual masturbation method (lying down whilst gently rubbing the penis with a thin piece of clothing) and for a period, I couldn't use this method, because the glans got exposed and it hurt (so be prepared for a bit of sexual frustration at some point in the future!). Now it's OK. It adjusts itself.
Water, or cloth for that matter, as lubricants, are about as effective as sandpaper. Try one of the commercial lubes designed for circumcised men...WET, ASTRO-GLIDE, KY, or equivalent. Even household vegetable oils are better.
>>2) The frenulum's tight. Has anyone stretched theirs with success?
>Jake Booth has. I'm not sure whether mine is TOO TIGHT or not. I haven't had sex yet, so I simply don't know.As for stretching one's frenum, Jim, Ralesk, and PaulB are the authorities.