1 Week After Circumcision - Taking Off Bandages

It's finally been a full 7 days after the procedure and I am glad it seems as if time is going by quickly. I have been in slight discomfort almost persistently throughout the days and nights this past week, but things are slowly but surely getting more tolerable. The biggest problem so far had been the frenulum area on the penis head. There has been a white yellow colored ooze forming going up to the bottom of my urethra trip. After visiting a local urologist and researching on line, I foudn out this is normal and can continue up to a month. It has been bothersome because the sticky residue makes my penis head get caught to my underwear, so when I pull it off to pee it hurts. I've had to do this very carefully.

Here are some symptoms I've been feeling:

- Itchy very light pain around incision line
- Flaccid penis state is still very swollen and much larger than my pre circ flaccid state (maybe 2-3x as big!)
- Walking carefully and slightly irregular 
- Hyper sensative head
- Brownish/clear secretions left on underwear (yikes! but I guess its also normal.. the lymphatic fluid mixed with blood or so)
- Penis head getting stuck to underwear
- Urethra can sometimes feel slight pain when peeing
- Itchy/uncomfortableness at base of penis from the shaven hair growing back and pricking me

This was not the painless easy recovery I was hoping for, but with carefulness, it's been pretty bearable and I am looking forward to my recovered improved penis.

Wearing Underwear after Circumcision

So as my penis head was getting stuck to my regular underwear and was not very comfortable, I went out and bought some boxer/brief silk nylon material undergarments. Wearing that alone wouldn't be sufficient as the penis could be bumping around my inner groin area, possibly getting caught to the hair. So what I ended up doing is wearing a soft cotton boxer with an opening around the penis area. I'd position my penis to protrude out of this area. I then would wear the nylon/silk boxer briefs over the boxers for a protective soft layer of comfort. This has been the best solution I could think of and it has worked pretty well.

Taking Off the Bandages

As instructed, I soaked my penis in a cup of hot water for about a few minutes. The bandage was definitely stuck around the frenulum and head area as there is dried up blood and residue from the secretions. After soaking it in water, the bandages came off pretty easily with a few areas around the frenulum which I had to slightly pull off with minimal pain. I think looked at my full my penis and let it finally breathe after a whole week, whew.

Swollen Ring around Penis Head

The appearance was not exactly what I was expecting. There is a HUGE ring around my penis head and shaft. The right side is bruised with red/black marks, the left side is clear. I've seen, there is similar stuff I've seen that eventually healed and changed in appearance a whole lot. For example, visit this guys blog and look at his recovery pictures. He also had a swollen ring around his head which finally smoothed out. I am hoping this will happen for me as well. I spent a lot of time and went thru a huge hassle seeing a doctor in Florida to ensure my chances of obtaining my desired cosmetic result would be at its highest. I'm also hoping I'm swelling up and recovering this way because this is just how my body heals, and because of the nature of my skin, the previous small size of it being in its flaccid state, and because of the amount of tissue removed.

Besides the swollen ring (which isn't painful), everything else feels and ok and my penis head seems to feel better. The sutures are also a bit prickly and I am fearful they might get stuck to my undergarments. I think the blood flow should be a lot better without the bandage on, and the head is tolerating more and more touch. It is no longer sticking to my undergarments anymore even though there is still yellow/white stuff around the frenulum area. The most uncomfortable parts now is the suture area feeling a bit prickly sometimes, and the head is still nonetheless sensitive to touch.

Here are some pictures, very unsightly, I really hope things look decent when all healed...

Stay tuned for next week when I remove my sutures on the 13th day (as instructed). If my penis appearance changes much in the mean time, I will take pictures and update my blog.