Three Weeks In
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:31 pm
I started to comment in another thread, but decided it would be best to start my own update. All has been going pretty well for me except for some residual swelling and build up or hardening in the scrotum, which does seem to be improving. The doc also provided a prescription for a steroid (methylprednisolone) that will clear it up quickly apparently, but because of the impact of the steroid on the immune system, he wanted three days of two different antibiotics before taking the steroids, so I can start Friday. Will need to take antibiotics for 2wks and the steroids for 5-7 days I believe. Steroid is in this special pack showing how to take with 6-8 over the course of the first day with the number of pills declining each day.
I pumped for the first time. I had already played with and felt around the pump to find where the deflate buttons were, but recently decided to try first to deflate and then inflate. I was lucky and things went well and was actually pretty easy for me. It did get very hard quite quickly. Not a tremendous number of pumps or time required. I got some full pumps and some small or partial pumps that were also effective for in inflating. I have the classic titan pump and you can hear it when you make a normal or hard pump. It seems that you can pump it easier/slower and you may not hear anything. If there was low music, TV or any kind of noise it would be drowned out, particularly if you weren’t listening intently for it. The noise doesn’t worry me at all.
Fortunately it wasn’t painful, even as I thought it might be getting close to the current max. I didn’t push it too far since it’s still early, but it seemed that I would be comfortable with it pumped up for for quite some time.
Size looked good considering the stage of recovery. It definitely grows in length and girth, but not like my grower used to. A quick measurement showed length just below 7” and girth just below 5”, which is down somewhere between a 1/4” - 1/2” on both. I’m not worried about this considering all I have heard about being patient and what happens after cycling.
Deflating is possibly a bit trickier or just a different kind of experience. The plastic nature of the cylinders is very obvious as you squeeze your dick to deflate. You can feel, and possibly hear, crinkling as it deflates. You are feeling this on the inside and with your fingers. There were no problems really, but the pump did squirt away from me once in the deflate process.
The remaining swelling that has hardened to some extent on the left side and some floating around lower near the pump, complicates the process a little, particularly deflating. It will be quite easy once that clears up.
It was cool to have it inflated and also deflated. Fiancé thought it looked good too, felt good (just a gentle touch with clean hands) and liked how hard it was. I also deflated it this morning to run the kids to school, a few errands and a walk after. It was much more comfortable getting in and out of the truck and just sitting/driving. The easy mile walk with the dog was comfortable too. I also wore normal clothes. It’s certainly a bigger flaccid than the grower I was sporting all my life, but it wasn’t offensive in Under Armour gym shorts. I was happy with my package and the comfort when deflated. I have found Obviously pouch underwear to be comfortable and supportive at this point, although I do wish the pouch was slightly bigger. These are not the separate pocket type, just one supportive pouch, which is fine now that the incision is mostly healed.
Although a lot going on during this process, I’ve not had to deal with anything too difficult or painful yet. If I can get rid of this build up/swelling I’ll be feeling real good about where things stand.
Hope this helps some folks. I’d be interested to hear about anyone’s story with swelling and the kind of hardening in the scrotum that I’m now dealing with. How quickly it cleared up with steroids or otherwise. Thanks.
I pumped for the first time. I had already played with and felt around the pump to find where the deflate buttons were, but recently decided to try first to deflate and then inflate. I was lucky and things went well and was actually pretty easy for me. It did get very hard quite quickly. Not a tremendous number of pumps or time required. I got some full pumps and some small or partial pumps that were also effective for in inflating. I have the classic titan pump and you can hear it when you make a normal or hard pump. It seems that you can pump it easier/slower and you may not hear anything. If there was low music, TV or any kind of noise it would be drowned out, particularly if you weren’t listening intently for it. The noise doesn’t worry me at all.
Fortunately it wasn’t painful, even as I thought it might be getting close to the current max. I didn’t push it too far since it’s still early, but it seemed that I would be comfortable with it pumped up for for quite some time.
Size looked good considering the stage of recovery. It definitely grows in length and girth, but not like my grower used to. A quick measurement showed length just below 7” and girth just below 5”, which is down somewhere between a 1/4” - 1/2” on both. I’m not worried about this considering all I have heard about being patient and what happens after cycling.
Deflating is possibly a bit trickier or just a different kind of experience. The plastic nature of the cylinders is very obvious as you squeeze your dick to deflate. You can feel, and possibly hear, crinkling as it deflates. You are feeling this on the inside and with your fingers. There were no problems really, but the pump did squirt away from me once in the deflate process.
The remaining swelling that has hardened to some extent on the left side and some floating around lower near the pump, complicates the process a little, particularly deflating. It will be quite easy once that clears up.
It was cool to have it inflated and also deflated. Fiancé thought it looked good too, felt good (just a gentle touch with clean hands) and liked how hard it was. I also deflated it this morning to run the kids to school, a few errands and a walk after. It was much more comfortable getting in and out of the truck and just sitting/driving. The easy mile walk with the dog was comfortable too. I also wore normal clothes. It’s certainly a bigger flaccid than the grower I was sporting all my life, but it wasn’t offensive in Under Armour gym shorts. I was happy with my package and the comfort when deflated. I have found Obviously pouch underwear to be comfortable and supportive at this point, although I do wish the pouch was slightly bigger. These are not the separate pocket type, just one supportive pouch, which is fine now that the incision is mostly healed.
Although a lot going on during this process, I’ve not had to deal with anything too difficult or painful yet. If I can get rid of this build up/swelling I’ll be feeling real good about where things stand.
Hope this helps some folks. I’d be interested to hear about anyone’s story with swelling and the kind of hardening in the scrotum that I’m now dealing with. How quickly it cleared up with steroids or otherwise. Thanks.
