19th March 2009 - Day 10

Here we are at day 10, healing seems to be going very well now, and I can even see differences throughout the day. Still some swelling but it is slowly subsiding.

Yesterday evening and for some of today, I have been wearing boxer shorts around the house, which feels great. There is some sensitivity there, but a really good sensitivity from the head rubbing against the material. It’s a really nice feeling and not uncomfortable at all, which I know it can be for some guys.

I also slept last night in just my boxers, rather than tight briefs that I have been wearing to bed since the operation. I did not bother to tuck my penis down and put a dressing in my pants. I had a comfortable night’s sleep and I was not restricted at all when I got erect during the night. There was no spotting of blood or lymph at all on my shorts this morning, which is great.

I have taken some more detailed photos today, so that the incision line can be seen more clearly, The join of the 2 pieces of skin is really good, and is healing well. It is just on the top where it is healing slightly slower and has a little bit of gaping. The stitches are all still in, and at the moment I don’t feel like trying to remove them, I would prefer them to come out on their own accord. The ends of some of the stitches are now harder than they originally were, I think that if I did try to remove them then just the external ends would come away and not the full piece of suture. I will keep a close eye on them over the next few days. My aftercare leaflet states that the stitches will fall out by themselves between 14-21 days.

The frenulum area is still healing much slower. After my bath each morning, this area goes a little “gungy” which then dries out throughout the day and starts to look like a regular scab. Only to go “gungy” again when I have my next bath. I am just having 1 bath a day now, and hopefully the frenulum area will start to dry up more over the coming days.

The peeling and flaking on my glans seems to have stopped now, the skin there is very soft at the moment, so I am sure it will peel some more at some point.

So day 10 feels really good, and it is great to sit at home without the over awareness that I have had up to now, with everything feeling just as it should be.