Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 18 Location: Oxford, UK
Post Circumcision Posted: 03-16-07 07:42am
Good afternoon chaps.
I suffered from a very tight foreskin for
years, and in fact tore the frenulum on a
couple of occasions, until my GP finally
referred me to have the snip on the NHS.
So, last Tuesday, having shown my Johnson
to a vast number of people in the
preceding months, had my operation
postponed twice, and built up a healthy
dread of the impending operation, I went
along to the Day Surgery Unit at my local
hospital and had the job done.
The wound was wrapped in gauze and
surgical bandages when I woke up, and the
doctor advised me to leave these on until
the next day, when I was to run myself a
salty bath and sit in it for half an hour.
That I duly did, and the dressing came off
in the warm water to reveal the full
extent of the butchery that had taken
place. Not pretty - something like
Frankenstein's cousin.
The doctor advised me to redress the wound
after this daily bathing ritual, for the
first week or so. All well.
The problem only began when my little
fellow became sufficiently well for me to
begin to have erections during the night
again. Not only was this excruciatingly
painful, waking me up several times every
night, but I also lost two of the
dissolvable stitches that been put into
the wound to help the two edges of skin
bind together.
I went back to the hospital and saw a
consultant urologist who told me that this
would not be a problem, that the wound
would heal whether or not the two stitches
in question had fallen out. I then had my
follow up operation with my GP, who also
said that the wound was healing OK and
that the missing stitches were not a cause
for concern.
However...
Ten days after the operation, the wound is
still bleeding (albeit only sporadically),
mostl obviously from the area where the
two stitches had fallen out. If the skin
is pulled back at all, I have the
impression that there is nothing holding
the skin together. This is in sharp
contrast to the other side of the wound,
where the two edges have joined together
nicely.
As well as this, there is still swelling
just underneath the line of the wound. I
am under no illusions as to the trauma
that my poor willy must have been put
through in this process, but the swelling
is very uneven, (again, mostly on the side
of the penis where the two stitches fell
out).
Can anyone who has had the operation or
knows anything about post operation
recovery set my mind at ease?
Thanks very much,
Alex
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blulyneguy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 334 Location: Idaho,
Alex Posted: 03-16-07 08:18am
I have had alot of surgeries (not the one
you had though) and lopsided swelling, or
'gaps' in the skin are normal. Where the
stitches came out it will most likely just
turn to scar tissue. Some woulds ooze for
a long time. I had a vasectomy and my
stitches broke, had a gaping hole that
oozed for 5 weeks. Hurt like hell but
eventually healed. The key is to get it to
clot. Try a guaze pad on it-but don't
remove it for several days. If you take it
off and on, it will tear the clot loose
and you'll start over.
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woodsinho
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 18 Location: Oxford, UK
Re: Alex Posted: 03-16-07 08:57am
blulyneguy
wrote:
I have had alot of surgeries
(not the one you had though) and lopsided
swelling, or 'gaps' in the skin are
normal. Where the stitches came out it
will most likely just turn to scar tissue.
Some woulds ooze for a long time. I had a
vasectomy and my stitches broke, had a
gaping hole that oozed for 5 weeks. Hurt
like hell but eventually healed. The key
is to get it to clot. Try a guaze pad on
it-but don't remove it for several days.
If you take it off and on, it will tear
the clot loose and you'll start
over.
Thanks for your reply blulyneguy.
It's difficult to know whether or not I'm
just being a hypochondriac with this, but
it is very hard not to worry about
something so, er, close to all of our
hearts! I have been fortunate enough not
to have had much surgery in my life, so I
guess it's partly just that I don't have
much of a field of reference.
I've actually stopped dressing the wound
now, and am just applying vaseline to the
scar line to reduce friction with my
clothes - hopefully things will keep
improving!
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blulyneguy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 334 Location: Idaho,
the *junk* Posted: 03-16-07 09:00am
Yeah, our area is very sensitive. The
clothing rubbing it- I know the feeling. I
wouldn't use veseline on it though. That
will keep it soft- you want to dry it out
so it heals. Just put some antibiotic
ointment on it and some gauze- keep it on
as long as you can. Do not let it rub on
your clothes- it will take alot longer to
heal.
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HealthySex
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 414
Posted: 03-16-07 14:49pm
I'd advise against vaseline as well, but
because it traps bacteria and can cause
infections. An antibacterial ointment or
something your doctor suggests would be
better.
I would also think it's not good to keep
it wrapped for days without changing.
There is a reason you're supposed to
change bandages often, because of
infection. Infections will only make the
healing slower and less complete with
likelier chances of scars. If sticking is
a problem then perhaps the ointment would
help as well gauze that is specially
designed to be non-sticking.
You didn't mention infection, but it's
always good to avoid them so you could
take internal measures. Such as avoiding
alcohol and sugar. Garlic, Vitamin C,
Zinc, Echinacea, Elderberry, Colloidal
Silver, Oregano Oil and Probiotic
supplements are all things that would
increase immunity and fight infection. Not
saying you have to take them all, just
mentioning some options.
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woodsinho
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 18 Location: Oxford, UK
Posted: 03-17-07 05:52am
HealthySex
wrote:
I'd advise against vaseline
as well, but because it traps bacteria and
can cause infections. An antibacterial
ointment or something your doctor suggests
would be better.
I would also think it's not good to keep
it wrapped for days without changing.
There is a reason you're supposed to
change bandages often, because of
infection. Infections will only make the
healing slower and less complete with
likelier chances of scars. If sticking is
a problem then perhaps the ointment would
help as well gauze that is specially
designed to be non-sticking.
You didn't mention infection, but it's
always good to avoid them so you could
take internal measures. Such as avoiding
alcohol and sugar. Garlic, Vitamin C,
Zinc, Echinacea, Elderberry, Colloidal
Silver, Oregano Oil and Probiotic
supplements are all things that would
increase immunity and fight infection. Not
saying you have to take them all, just
mentioning some
options.
Thanks for your reply.
I'm currently using the vaseline because
I've been told by all of the doctors I've
seen (and the post op literature that they
gave me) that this was the best course of
action - the latter even advising that it
will help the wound to heal, as well as
reducing chafing against clothes... A
couple of other information sites on the
internet recommend similar measures, and
discourage use of antiseptic!
I've stopped dressing the wound too, again
on doc's advice.
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christinamuir
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 50 Location: san diego
Posted: 03-18-07 11:33am
hi,
Vaseline is fine to use. I had both of my
boys circumcised and I was told to use
vaseline on them too.
Hope you are feeling o.k.
Christina
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woodsinho
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 18 Location: Oxford, UK
Posted: 03-19-07 10:34am
christinamuir
wrote:
hi,
Vaseline is fine to use. I had both of my
boys circumcised and I was told to use
vaseline on them too.
Hope you are feeling o.k.
Christina
Feeling a lot better thanks Christina.
How old were your boys when you had them
done?
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christinamuir
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 50 Location: san diego
Posted: 03-19-07 12:44pm
deleted because of drama
Last edited by christinamuir on 03-19-07 18:06pm; edited 1 time in total
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mr tibbs
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Feb 2007 Posts: 51 Location: england
Post Circumcision Posted: 03-19-07 13:38pm
christinamuir
wrote:
Hey Alex,
I had my boys circumcised when thet were
little. My son who is now 3 was done when
he was about 3 weeks old. He had the bell
method, where the Dr. put a plastic thing
under the skin on the head of his penis,
and then a string was tied around the
foreskin until the skin fell off. It
looked really ugly and painful. My last
baby who is about 4 months old was done
when he was about 3 1/2 weeks. The Dr.
used a scalpul and cut the foreskin off.
My son was supposedly numb for a couple of
hours from the anesthesia and he was fine
afterwards. Not any more cranky or
anything. The area looked red and
swollen, but not too bad compared to my
first son. My husband was in the room
both times, but I wanted no part of it.
Had I been a single mother I probably
wouldn't have had it done, but my husband
is circumcised so he really wanted his
kids to be too. I just hate when my kids
are upset or in pain, so for me it was
really hard.
Good luck to you,
Christina
Why on earth did you have your sons'
penises mutilated beyond repair on the
arrogant whim of your husband? Shouldn't
a drastic decision like this be made by
your sons, only your sons, when they are
old enough to decide for themselves? They
will now never know the overwhelming
benefits of a part of their anatomy that
nature has given them for good reason.
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blulyneguy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 334 Location: Idaho,
Re: Post Circumcision Posted: 03-19-07 13:47pm
mr tibbs
wrote:
christinamuir
wrote:
Hey Alex,
I had my boys circumcised when thet were
little. My son who is now 3 was done when
he was about 3 weeks old. He had the bell
method, where the Dr. put a plastic thing
under the skin on the head of his penis,
and then a string was tied around the
foreskin until the skin fell off. It
looked really ugly and painful. My last
baby who is about 4 months old was done
when he was about 3 1/2 weeks. The Dr.
used a scalpul and cut the foreskin off.
My son was supposedly numb for a couple of
hours from the anesthesia and he was fine
afterwards. Not any more cranky or
anything. The area looked red and
swollen, but not too bad compared to my
first son. My husband was in the room
both times, but I wanted no part of it.
Had I been a single mother I probably
wouldn't have had it done, but my husband
is circumcised so he really wanted his
kids to be too. I just hate when my kids
are upset or in pain, so for me it was
really hard.
Good luck to you,
Christina
Why on earth did you have your sons'
penises mutilated beyond repair on the
arrogant whim of your husband? Shouldn't
a drastic decision like this be made by
your sons, only your sons, when they are
old enough to decide for themselves? They
will now never know the overwhelming
benefits of a part of their anatomy that
nature has given them for good
reason.
Alright....let's not have this arguement.
It is about personal choice. By the time
children are old enough to make that
decision, it turns into a 'large'
operation instead of a 'minor' one. This
is the 'advice' area, .N.O.T the opinions
section. This arguement can be avoided
altogether by just letting it go. Just my
2 cents.....
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mr tibbs
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Feb 2007 Posts: 51 Location: england
Re: Post Circumcision Posted: 03-19-07 14:51pm
blulyneguy
wrote:
mr tibbs
wrote:
christinamuir
wrote:
Hey Alex,
I had my boys circumcised when thet were
little. My son who is now 3 was done when
he was about 3 weeks old. He had the bell
method, where the Dr. put a plastic thing
under the skin on the head of his penis,
and then a string was tied around the
foreskin until the skin fell off. It
looked really ugly and painful. My last
baby who is about 4 months old was done
when he was about 3 1/2 weeks. The Dr.
used a scalpul and cut the foreskin off.
My son was supposedly numb for a couple of
hours from the anesthesia and he was fine
afterwards. Not any more cranky or
anything. The area looked red and
swollen, but not too bad compared to my
first son. My husband was in the room
both times, but I wanted no part of it.
Had I been a single mother I probably
wouldn't have had it done, but my husband
is circumcised so he really wanted his
kids to be too. I just hate when my kids
are upset or in pain, so for me it was
really hard.
Good luck to you,
Christina
Why on earth did you have your sons'
penises mutilated beyond repair on the
arrogant whim of your husband? Shouldn't
a drastic decision like this be made by
your sons, only your sons, when they are
old enough to decide for themselves? They
will now never know the overwhelming
benefits of a part of their anatomy that
nature has given them for good
reason.
Alright....let's not have this arguement.
It is about personal choice. By the time
children are old enough to make that
decision, it turns into a 'large'
operation instead of a 'minor' one. This
is the 'advice' area, .N.O.T the opinions
section. This arguement can be avoided
altogether by just letting it go. Just my
2 cents.....
Precisely! The personal choice has been
denied to the children! It is not an
opinion it is a fact. However large or
small the operation is has nothing to do
with it; the only people who can decide
are the boys themselves.
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woodsinho
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 18 Location: Oxford, UK
Re: Post Circumcision Posted: 03-19-07 15:56pm
mr tibbs
wrote:
blulyneguy
wrote:
mr tibbs
wrote:
christinamuir
wrote:
Hey Alex,
I had my boys circumcised when thet were
little. My son who is now 3 was done when
he was about 3 weeks old. He had the bell
method, where the Dr. put a plastic thing
under the skin on the head of his penis,
and then a string was tied around the
foreskin until the skin fell off. It
looked really ugly and painful. My last
baby who is about 4 months old was done
when he was about 3 1/2 weeks. The Dr.
used a scalpul and cut the foreskin off.
My son was supposedly numb for a couple of
hours from the anesthesia and he was fine
afterwards. Not any more cranky or
anything. The area looked red and
swollen, but not too bad compared to my
first son. My husband was in the room
both times, but I wanted no part of it.
Had I been a single mother I probably
wouldn't have had it done, but my husband
is circumcised so he really wanted his
kids to be too. I just hate when my kids
are upset or in pain, so for me it was
really hard.
Good luck to you,
Christina
Why on earth did you have your sons'
penises mutilated beyond repair on the
arrogant whim of your husband? Shouldn't
a drastic decision like this be made by
your sons, only your sons, when they are
old enough to decide for themselves? They
will now never know the overwhelming
benefits of a part of their anatomy that
nature has given them for good
reason.
Alright....let's not have this arguement.
It is about personal choice. By the time
children are old enough to make that
decision, it turns into a 'large'
operation instead of a 'minor' one. This
is the 'advice' area, .N.O.T the opinions
section. This arguement can be avoided
altogether by just letting it go. Just my
2 cents.....
Precisely! The personal choice has been
denied to the children! It is not an
opinion it is a fact. However large or
small the operation is has nothing to do
with it; the only people who can decide
are the boys
themselves.
Well for what it's worth, I wish my
parents had had me circumcised when I was
a baby. It would have saved me a whole lot
of trouble, psycho sexual counselling to
get over the trauma of tearing my frenulum
three times, and other assorted ills.
Don't be so arrogant as to tell other
people what to do - live your own life.
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mr tibbs
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Feb 2007 Posts: 51 Location: england
Post Circumcision Posted: 03-19-07 16:59pm
Yes, but YOU have made the choice...that
is my point.
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christinamuir
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 50 Location: san diego
Posted: 03-19-07 18:05pm
For those of you that disagree with the
choice that was made to have my kids
circumcised, to hell with you. I'm not
responding to negativity or immature
remarks after this post. I'm quite happy
with the choice my husband and I made.
I've researched the pros/cons and feel
educated in my choice.
Alex, I hope I helped some, feel free to
PM me if you need/want to. I hope this
topic doesn't turn ugly and get locked
because I know that you came here looking
for answers. Unfortunately this is just
one of those topics that people feel
strongly about and can't be persuaded
otherwise, myself included.
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mr tibbs
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Feb 2007 Posts: 51 Location: england
Post Circumcision Posted: 03-20-07 01:42am
Of course you are happy - it is not you
who has been mutilated without consent!
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woodsinho
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 18 Location: Oxford, UK
Re: Post Circumcision Posted: 03-20-07 05:08am
mr tibbs
wrote:
Yes, but YOU have made the
choice...that is my
point.
Well, MY point is that having the ability
to choose would have been infinitely less
attractive a proposition in my case than
having been circumcised at birth, and has
condemned me to all that I've had to go
through up until today. I would rather
have never had to choose, but you don't
understand as you haven't lived through
what other people have (I am far from
being alone in having suffered from this
kind of problem). Again, leave out the
petty insults and bring your own kids up
the way you feel they should be brought
up.
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