Nordicut`s story

[Nordicut]

Hi.

I have been a member here for a while and now it is time to introduce myself and tell you my story.

I am 23 years old and I live in Sweden. I was cut when I was 7, due to phimosis. I remember it very well. My parents were very concerned about by penis, because the skin had never been able to retract, so they made the decision to take me to the doctor. Because the skin was very tight and could not be retracted he decided that a surgery was necessary. I also remember the day of the surgery very well, especially when I woke up from the anesthesia. A nurse came to put on some kind of salve. I looked down at my penis, and totally freaked out. Of course the penis did not look very attractive, since it still was some blood and some stitches, and I saw my glans for the first time in my life! I will never in my life get that picture out of my head. I have never blamed my parents for my circumcision, since they only did what was best to me.

As I said I live in Sweden, and here is circumcision very rare. I have always been very ashamed because my penis looked different than others. I always tried to hide it in the shower after the gymnastics in school.

I learned about foreskin restoration a long time ago. I saw a documentary on Discovery Channel about foreskin restoration. I became very interested and looked it up on the internet. I was then very young (maybe 15), and did not start to restore at that point, but it gave me hope for the future.

It was not until a couple of months ago I started to search for it again, and decided that I wanted to give it a try. I found a very easy guide for T-taping (thank you Tormod!) and started to restore. The T-taping worked very well, but I had a lot of problem with my skin getting very sore. I used the tape 24/7. After two months I started using the TLC tugger (thank you Ron!). It works very well and don’t think I will ever use tape again. I have never gotten it to work during night so I only tug about 12/7. I also try do a lot of manual tugging.

I started with a loose cut, CI3, and now, after 4 months I think I am a CI4. My (primary) goal is CI7.

I have never had any sexual problems. I have always enjoyed sex and orgasms have never been a problem. My purpose for restoring was just to increase my self-confidence and to get a normal penis. 4 months into my restoring the sexual sensitivity has increased a lot, and orgasms is much more intense, and I am very happy. I am also glad that my girlfriend is very understanding, and she is the only person who knows that I am restoring, and she is even the only person that knows I am circumcised (except for my family).

Thank you! :)

[Americut]

Thanks for sharing, Nordicut! That is unfortunate, as surgery is not the only option (and should never be the first) for phimosis relief. What's done is done, sadly. Fortunately, you were able to learn about restoration. And on the Discovery Channel?! Wow! Won't be finding that on the American Discovery Channel, I'm sure. I hope you see this through, and arrive where you want to be, physically and mentally. It's good that you have an understanding girl to be there, along the way. If not for mine and the extent to which I care for her, I may never have researched circ damage, and then have come to discover foreskin restoration. Now we both get to experience the benefit and pleasure in the development of the latter.

[Samurai Drac]

Wow. A fellow 23 year old! It's a sad (or is it a good?) day though when more and more younger kids appear looking for help... it just means people are realizing what has been done to them.

I am so sorry for loss Nord. I am not sure which is more tragic, the loss here in the USA where at this time about 50% of men are being cut on average (Can you imagine the penis wars in 20 years? Half of America will be lacking a foreskin, the other half will have one... I can only imagine what medicinal advances will be made to recreate what we have lost, or the outrage of circumcised men as a whole) or where it is almost unheard of in Sweden.

The love of a good woman will cure most anything, so count your blessings you have one so loving and accepting and supportive. :)

Again, I myself am (almost) 23, so if you ever want to talk life issues of any type, let me (or us all) know.

Welcome to the brotherhood.

[Nordicut]

That is unfortunate, as surgery is not the only option (and should never be the first) for phimosis relief.
The doctor told me and my parents that there were some kind of salve, but my phimosis had gone so far that it was no option.

And on the Discovery Channel?! Wow! Won't be finding that on the American Discovery Channel, I'm sure.
I don’t remember if it was an American documentary, but they spoke English so it might was from U.K. I remember that it was about a man who had finished restoring, using foreballs.

It's a sad (or is it a good?) day though when more and more younger kids appear looking for help...
I think it is good. The sooner the better.

[Americut]

The doctor told me and my parents that there were some kind of salve, but my phimosis had gone so far that it was no option.

You say you were cut at age 7, right. It's possible that your foreskin couldn't even retract yet, due to the natural fusion to the glans that just about every boy has, before puberty. Some boys still carry that fusion into the mid teen years, even after puberty. This is what I've read. At age 7, its very possible that your foreskin and glans were still naturally fused. This misconception of phimosis is very harmful. I've heard more than a few circumcised men who were circumcised as infants, yet say that their parents told them it was for "phimosos" - A condition which is virtually impossible in infants and pre-pubescent children.

Wow. A fellow 23 year old!

There are more here than you think, eheh. I'm 23 and there are some much younger than that, here. :P

[Nordicut]

The circumcision might wasn’t necessary. But what is done is done, and no my plan is to get my foreskin back.

[Americut]

The circumcision might wasn’t necessary. But what is done is done, and no my plan is to get my foreskin back.

Right. Good plan :p. I just told you those things, because I think that doctors falsely diagnosing phimosis is a big problem, especially when it leads to the all-too-common unnecessary circumcision. After all, I am an intactivist and this is what I do. Just be aware for the future because should you have a son, we don't know what kind of doctor may try to convince you that he requires circumcision, for faulty reason(s). There must be awareness to prevent the mistake.

[Nordicut]

I promise you, no one will ever circumcise my son!

[cobra]

Was your phimosis causing problems for you, like pain, or somehow interfering with your ability to urinate? If not, it really wasn't phimosis. It was a misdiagnosis. I'm sorry if that bothers you, but like Americut said, we are only saying this to prevent you younger men from making the same mistake your parents did. The simple fact that a foreskin doesn't retract is not a cause for automatic circumcision. Some doctors will use that as an excuse to make some money, but really, it's an issue for the adult male owner of said penis whether he wants to try to stretch it out, or (in rare cases where there is actually something wrong) get it surgically corrected. In cases where there is pain or urinary obstruction or infection, it MIGHT be necessary to have a surgical intervention... but even then, the doc could just do a slit to open the foreskin up. It doesn't ALL need to be amputated!

[z726]

I don’t remember if it was an American documentary, but they spoke English so it might was from U.K. I remember that it was about a man who had finished restoring, using foreballs.

I wonder if this man may have been Wayne Griffiths. He was the one who invented the foreballs (and was also one of the founders of NORM), and has appeared on several TV shows discussing foreskin restoration. I haven't heard about one on the Discovery Channel. Do you remember the title?

[Nordicut]

Some doctors will use that as an excuse to make some money,
In Sweden health care is free and the surgery didn’t cost anything. The doctor does not earn any money on performing a lot of circumcisions or whatever he does. He always has the same salary. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t try to defend the doctor, but I still don’t blame my parents for the circumcision.

I wonder if this man may have been Wayne Griffiths. He was the one who invented the foreballs (and was also one of the founders of NORM), and has appeared on several TV shows discussing foreskin restoration. I haven't heard about one on the Discovery Channel. Do you remember the title?
No, I don’t remember the title, but I know that they talked a lot about NORM.

[4Foreskin]

Nordicut,
Welcome to the forum and the world of FR.

I was cut when I was about 4 or 5 for phimosis. I am also like you in that I don't blame my parents. They did what the doctor told them was the best option.

I do think the doctor(s) that recommended the circ should be held accountable for malpractice.

Take care and keep tugging,