Day 10 & 11

From here on in i think its going to be slow and gradual progress in terms of healing. I will club the days where there isnt much to report. The salt water soaks have really gone a long way in the healing process. Based on my personal experience, I would recommend anyone who has undergone a circ to start doing it as soon as the doc gives the OK to take regular showers. I can see that things are healing. They still look a bit rough and no where close to what id like it to finally look like but for now it will suffice.

The sensation in my glans is getting more and more stable. Now the top view of the glans feels fine for the most part when brushing against my undies. Its the bottom part or the frenelum area thats still sensitive but i think this is normal and with tight fitting undies its completely manageable.

On Day 11 i went back to the doc for a routine checkup. He said he was happy with the way the wound was healing and that i only need to take care to keep it clean and dry. From his side he felt confident that there shouldnt be any issues and that i could return to all my activities as and when i felt comfortable. That evening i finally went out for dinner and drinks, after 10 days of total inactivity. I even walked a fair amount and did not feel any kind of discomfort at any point. I am still putting a piece of cotton gauge in my undies before wearing them but even the gunky stuff that used to cause sticking is reducing day by day. Sometimes the gauge sticks to my dick because of the blood/fluid sticking to it. During those times i soak my penis in warm salt water and keep pouring warm water on it till the gauge just floats away smoothly and painlessly. There are even some moments when there is no stickiness at all and the gauge comes off dryly without causing any discomfort. 

Day 9 - Salt Water

I have pretty much gotten used to the way things go by in the day now. A little bit of pain and discomfort here and there. Overall its quite manageable now. Only sometimes when the stitches poke the wrong way it hurts like hell. I finally decided to try out soaking my dick in warm salt water as recommended by several other guys who have undergone adult circumcision. It actually was quite soothing. I dont have a tub so i had to use a plastic container and added a spoon of salt and filled it with hot water. I dunked my dick and balls in it and kept it that way for about 5-10min. I did this twice and felt really good each time. I guess the salt helps in healing the wound faster. I am going to be doing this more often in the coming days. I have been sitting at home constantly since i got circed, the only time i stepped out was for my follow up appointment. This week onwards im going to get out and meet some friends and start with all my shopping for going back to school.

In terms of progress i cant really say much. The most jacked up area remain the frenulum part. It still looks like some gross creature from an alien movie. Really hope it heals properly in due time.

Unfortunately it seems my genitals are doomed for bad things. I noticed these white pearly papules. Its a condition called PPP. Its only a cosmetic issue and does not pose any health risk but they are quite unsightly to look at. My biggest concern is that some girl may see me and get scared or freak out thinking i  have some sort of disease. From what i read, PPP afflicts roughly 10 to 25% of all men. Another problem i observed is that my left testicle seems quite lumpy as if it i broken into several little balls. This happens only when my balls are hanging loose. When my scrotum is close to my body i cannot make out anything is wrong. I again went about researching this and suspect i have a problem called Varicocele. Again this isnt life threatening but it seems this leads to immotility of the sperms which in turn causes infertility.

This really bummed me out. I dont want to dwell on it too much but i really would want to have a family of my own someday and this potentially poses as a big problem. Cant help but feel that my junk is messed up in so many ways. Anyway its just something i slept over. Hopefully im wrong and except for all the cosmetic anomalies i have a fully functional reproductive system.

Day 8 - Continued Annoyance

Im starting to wonder if the recovery process is slowing down already. The level of discomfort remains the same due to the hardened stitches. As long as im in my briefs and shorts i am ok but in the shower or whenever im in the buff the movement of may balls causes constant piercing sensations all over my cock. At this point im desperately waiting for the stitches to fall out. I read elsewhere that salt water baths can help sooth the pain. So will try that out soon only problem being i dont have a tub and so will have to dunk my balls in a bowl or cup or something.

Took some pics for personal record and overall from the top view things look nice and normal. But the behind frenelum area is still very scabby and covered in whitish yellow gunk. It looks quite horrendous and the scab is looks like a ugly messed up shirt button like shape on the bottom of my penis. Its still early days but i desperately want to have a normal/good looking penis once all the wounds heal. There is a marked colour difference since my shaft and overall penis is dark in colour while the glans and area just under it are pinkish.

I have tried to get my penis hard just to see how it looks. But even in semi hard state it starts to hurt too much so i cant make it fully erect yet. But im disappointed with how small my penis looks even in semi hard state. Even prior to the circ my cock was not massive in any way but it was a decent 5 inches when erect and quite small when completely flaccid or cold. Now it seems to be swollen a bit and the glans feels heavy and bumps onto the sides of my thighs like the dong of a bell. At semi erect state it looks much smaller and feels like i have lost and inch or two. It has become quite a bit thicker but the length has become quite less. This should all me temporary though and in the coming months everything should revert to normal shape and size.

At night i was sleeping in the buff and could feel a gush of weird pain through my shaft goinng up to the head. At the same time the tip of my glans/ opening had this tinging feeling. In terms of discomfort the last 3 nights have been the worst since the beginning. I think the pain is due to the skin healing and also maybe the stitches are dissolving on their own.

Day 6 & 7 -- Crown Of Thorns

In terms of appearance not much improvement over the last two days. Im clubbing the days as i have pretty much been experiencing the same thing over the last 48 hours.

The major discomfort right now is solely due to the stitches. During my last appointment i had asked the doc about the stitches but he said not to worry about it and that they would fall on their own. The last time i had stitches was on my head sometime last year and back then the regular kind was used which were plucked out by the nurse after about ten days. Im not sure how soluble stitches work or whether they always dissolve as i have read on other blogs that they dont always fall out on their own. In my case the stitches are literally sticking out like thorns and i was able to count 4 such thorns on and around the frenulum area. These stitches even feel very thorn like as i have tried touching them with my finger. It literally feels like im wearing a crown of thorns on my dick head and has been causing me a lot of mental and emotional distress than the actual physical pain. Now my ball sac is hanging lose and so when ever it dangles it feels like getting some mild injections-- very discomforting. Most other guys experienced more discomfort during the initial days and apart from the pain during night time erections no one reported much about pain caused by the hardening of these stitches. In my case though, these stitches are causing more pain and discomfort during my 6 & 7 day than i experienced during previous days. I am hoping that the doc will pull them out during my next appointment if they dont fall out by then.

To deal with this piercing feeling i have started wearing tight underwear like trunks and briefs. The elastic in the underwear keeps my dick in place thus preventing the constant poking from the stitches. Since the freulum still looks a little scabby and messed up i put a piece of cotton gauge on it. After this i was feeling totally fine. I wore my shorts and was able to move freely with only minor neglectable discomfort. I went to sleep that night in my underwear itself. At around 2 am i started to feel very uncomfortable and so decided to sleep in the buff. I went to the bathroom to take off my underwear. The gauge had gotten stuck to the scab and gunk on the frenulum and caused me a world of pain when i tried to remove it. I had to pour several mugs of hot water on it so that it cam off on its own. The pain was by far amongst the worst i have felt since i got circed. I desperately need the stitches to dissolve.

ONE WEEK COMPLETED --  The next day completed a whole week since i got circed. I have decided to alternate between underwear and being in the buff. Try to minimize the pain as much as possible by avoiding previous mistakes. Day went OK with the same amount of occasional dull surges of pain, However my in the night my one year old baby nephew of all things decided to give a hard slap to my cock while i was eating my dinner. Luckily i didnt get to badly hurt but i can now see a slight purple hue on the base of my glans. Probably caused from the trauma. Overall my glans has lost quite a bit of sensitivity and now im able to touch it without getting that weird shock like feeling. Its still sensitive if i rub side ways but at least its getting more stable in terms of sensitivity.

Day 5 - Frenulum

I decided to click pictures of my penis for my own record to see how will it improves as the days pass by.
the top and sides of my dick look fine but the behind part where the frenulum is, is quite messed up. I am not too concerned though as it looking like scabbing which may fall of in time. Also in other blogs i noticed that all the other guys too usually had their frenulum area having a ghastly appearance.

Now my shaft skin is bunching up close to my glans base and i can see its going over the swelling area just below the base. Now my doctor didnt give me any option as to the "style/look" of the circumcision. But after reading about it on other blogs looks like he gave me a low and loose cut. Hence the bunching up of shaft skin at the glans base. Every time i take a piss i pour warm water on my penis and try to rinse of the white gunk that appear just below the base. Im afraid to pull back the skin and reveal the swollen ring partly because im not sure if i would cause damage from the pulling and secondly i would be terrified to see something weird. Right now my penis looks totally fine from the top view. Just the glans exposed and immediately below the glans is the bunched up skin from the shaft. The stitches have started to claw on the side and if have to keep pulling my ball sac away to stop that constant poking feeling. It feels a bit like thorns poking unless i adjust by balls out of the way.

I figure i will continue with the warm water washes several times a day until the next week when i have my next appointment with my doctor.

Just a note that prior to circ i used to lift weights thrice a week and used to have protein shakes. I have stopped exercising completely and am starting to get really fat as i am stuck at home all day and now eat out of boredom. But i read on several sites that protein can help with post surgery healing and so im still on the shakes hoping it will help me recover faster. Im still walking slowly and with some discomfort specially from the dangling of my dick and balls.

Im now looking forward to having the stitches fall  out soon so that i can have erections without that thorny feeling and also so i can have a look at how my dick looks when fully erect.

Day 4 - Bandages Off

Finally it was monday.. the day i had been waiting for since saturday. I would be going back to Dr.Vernon for a checkup and dressing change as well. I was really hoping to hear some good news today in terms of healing progress once the bandages were off.

By now my bandages were completely soaked in urine. My balls and thighs were getting slapped by the bandages and hence were getting that irritating wet feeling. Since the bandages were so wet i constantly felt like i needed to urinate. Moreover due to the usual erections that occur while im asleep, the bandages were also moving off from where they initially were and now were even covering a major part of my glans.
I was smelling like a public lavatory that entire day and the stench wouldn't go away no matter how many times id wipe my self with baby wipes or try to dry the bandages off with tissues. It was highly embarassing and i just wanted the day to go by so that i could visit my doc and get the bandages off.

When evening time finally arrived i got ready. As mentioned in previous posts, while at home i only wear a garment called lungi (something like a long, think cotton skirt) and my dick and balls would dangle loosely. Though wearing this garment allowed for more air and ventilation it also caused a bit more discomfort from all the dangling and movement whenever i would walk. However to go to the clinic i first put on my underwear (trunks style). The close fit of the trunks allowed the penis to be held at 12 o'Clock position without much movement. I was able to wear y shorts comfortable over the underwear and was even able to walk easily, although at a much slower pace than i usually walk.

At  the clinic, Dr.Vernon removed my bandages. Though he was just unwinding them, the constant pushing and tugging feeling pained me as my penis was very sensitive. When the bandages were finally off i had a horrible burning sensation on my dick and needed a relax for a couple of minutes before it subsided. The doc said that the wound was healing quite well and told me i needn't worry about anything. The gmals was still sensitive and i couldn't pull up my penis as my frenulum area was very sore. He gave me a gauge square and using that i was able to wear my clothes. The doc said i could take showers now and to let the water flow from my body onto my penis so that it slowly gets used to all these sensations. He told me i no longer needed to take the painkillers and also gave me a betadine ointment to apply all over the glans.  I asked him about the urine flow and he said that probably happened because the bandages were creating some blockage.

Once home i took off all my clothes and finally had the time to inspect my cock. The head was looking quite good and the part where the incision was done was actually covered by the shaft skin and it was bunching up over the incision and swelling. SO it looked like a turte head peering out of its shell. Even my urine flow had become fine again and i was able to pee straight and standing up. The turn of evens brought a big smile ot my face. I was completely relieved that i could pee straight again and also by docs words that i was healing nicely. I hope this continues for the remaining weeks so that most of the healing is done before i leave for school.

DAY 3 - Frustration

Day 3 seemed like a repetition of day 2. Woke up in the morning with the usual stiffness, choking feeling on my dick. I was literally counting the hours down to the next day as i desperately wanted to get rid of the bandages. Fortunately there were a lot of distraction through out the day as many relatives came home and so my mind was not completely focused on my penis.

Still faced the same issue while taking a piss. Unable to direct/aim the flow into the pot and instead its just spraying all over the place. By far this was the biggest annoyance since i got the circ. The pain comes and goes in widely interspersed waves.