Day 10, 11 & 12

Pain and discomfort pretty much all gone. Not that much to report!

Pulled it back further than before over the weekend (day 10) and girlfriend took a close-up photo so I could really see what it looked like. Not going to lie - it was horrible to see. But that's probably because of the lighting and the high resolution and so on. It wasn't too red, just pink, and there was only a little stickiness from the lymph.

Still maintaining the twice-a-day salt and soap wash and dabbing dry afterwards. Keeping it clean seems to be a really good thing as it stops it smelling and presumably helps it heal a lot faster.

Urges for sexual activity are very high by this point! It's not waking me up in the night any more but it's distracting me constantly throughout the day. Still going to leave off for at least another week before I even try anything gentle by myself, let alone sex. It'll be difficult but worth it to avoid ripping stitches or causing bleeding.

The stitches, as of day 12, are still all there as far as I can see. No idea whether they'll be absorbed, dissolve or fall out, but I've read not to worry even if they're still there after day 15. Can always phone the hospital in a couple of weeks if they're still there.

On the evening of day 12, I just tried getting fully erect to see if it was OK (no masturbation or anything, simply an erection unrestricted by clothes). I thought it might also help stretch and exercise it in a different way. Getting erect was no problem - I then rolled the foreskin down a tiny, tiny bit and felt a sharp pain. I stopped and decided not to try that again! It didn't do any damage, as everything was fine at wash time later.

I guess it's still healing!