Day 9

The stitches are really annoying me now, so I had a bit of a play with them and one seemed to disintegrate.  I was from the start worried about leaving them too long so that tunnels would form, but I expected that I would pull some stitch out but that wasn't the case.  It seem like the external bits of the stitch just fell off and the rest that was inside is now just gone (absorbed by my system I guess).

Anyway, after having one out, I wanted the rest out.  A lot of the stitches seem to be just hanging there not doing their job.  Only one side of the stitch is attached, so I'm sure they are better out than in.

I posted on the Inter-Circ Yahoo group to see what I should do and Bill LaBar suggested I should have a bath and try to pull the rest out.  It seemed like a good idea so I did just that, but I couldn't really make much progress.

My problem is it's difficult for me to tell whether one side has snapped off or not, and the space is too narrow to get in there if there are still two sides of the stitch attached.  I don't want to cut them off, but pulling doesn't seem to be getting me anywhere.  I think I just need to wiggle them a bit in the coming day or so and see what happens.  I've emailed Dr Waetcher about it, so we'll see what he says in regards to removing them.  It would be much better if they were out, because they are what makes everything uncomfortable.

Still no real improvement on the swelling of the inner foreskin.  I think I'll just have to wait this one out.  The wound that wasn't healing at the back looks better, and I managed to pull a worthless stitch out from this area that should help the healing (as it was getting stuck in there).

It's becoming clear that I shouldn't have told the doctor to cut off a little less, because I don't think the end result is going to be as tight as I wanted it.  But we'll have to see in a few weeks.  

Day 8

I had a long shower though and tried to wash it well, and this seems to have made the wound a bit worse, but I'm sure it will heal up.  You can see that the swelling remains in a big way, although I have emailed Dr Waetcher about this and showed him photos and he says it's fine, it just needs some time.

My whole inner foreskin and part of the head of my penis is covered in a hard covering, that seems to be peeling a bit.  I didn't really expect this seeing as my head was already exposed beforehand, and I actually think it has to do with the anti-septic cream I was using at the start or the fact that I was covering it up for the first few days (the hard bit is only where the bandage/gel was).

I'm thinking about trying to remove some of the stitches today as they are very annoying and the wound has healed, but I think I'll wait another couple of days.

Day 7

Today is one week since I've had the snip.  Luckily my urges to masturbate seem to have waned, which is just well because my penis is seriously swollen and the wound at the back seems to have opened up a lot more.

I've emailed Dr Wächter about it, and he says there is no problems but it looks like some stitches have undone themselves so it might take a little longer to heal. 

At the moment I'm wearing a protective bandage over the wound during the day and at night, otherwise I'm letting it get some air.  I think a lot of the problem with the wound at the back is the fact it's not getting enough air, so I'm going to leave the bandage off tonight and tomorrow to see how it goes.  I've made a thing out of rolled up compression bandages that stops my penis resting on my scrotum, which should allow for more air to get to the wound.  A lot of people have a lot of differing views on how a wound heals best, but I'm of the idea that non-interference and air heals wounds the best, so we're going to put this theory to the test.

Day 6

I've noticed today that in the frenulum area the wound seems to have opened a bit.  It looks ok, but I'm going to have to keep an eye on it.  The rest seems perfect and looks like it's already sealed up almost completely.

The stitches are the only thing causing me pain/uncomfortable feelings.  I hope they start falling out soon.

Day 5

The major thing to note to day is that my inner foreskin is really swelling up, you can see it in the pictures.  I hoped to avoid this, but I think it's unavoidable.

Otherwise, no real pain, everything looking good.

Day 4

I unwrapped everything this morning and had a shower and inspected properly for the first time the job that has been done.  In previous days I have just unwrapped, taken photos, put the gel on, and wrapped it back up as quickly as possible so to prevent any swelling.

I could already tell in the morning that it's going to swell, and there's nothing I can do about it.  From what I've read, this is completely normal with high circumcisions.

In any case, I am really happy with the job that has been done.  The cut line is really straight and I'm sure it's going to look good when it's healed.  I'd say Dr Waechter is up there with the best adult circumcisers.  You might notice that the line is not completely straight on the top, but this is due to the vein.  Apparently accord to Dr Waetcher, this will sort itself out once it's healed underneath.  Otherwise it's amazingly smooth and symmetrical the whole way around.

I went back to work today with no problems at all.  Chose to take the car though instead of the bike just to be safe.

One real problem is that I feel like I need to cum.  This was making me irritable, so I have just tried to masturbate, which was a mistake.  I thought I could cum just by massaging the head with lube, but I couldn't.  Nonetheless, I kind of feel better for doing it, and I don't seem to have pulled any stitches or caused any issues.  Still, it would have been better not to try actually.

Day 3

Not too much to report today.  Everything looks pretty much the same as yesterday, maybe just a little more swollen.  Today is the last day I need to apply the Freka-Cid (anti-septic) gel/cream/paste/salbe.  From tomorrow I have been told that I can shower, clean the area and just put a bandage around it.  Some bruising on the shaft has appeared, and some swelling on the left side of the penis due to the vein that was removed, but otherwise there isn't any issues. 

I have basically no pain at all at this point, looking forward to unwrapping it properly tomorrow though.