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Appreciate the replies.

My balanitis is not that bad compared to some of the horror stories I'm seeing on Reddit and on the internet in general. I was terrified for a bit there because I've now been on 3 medications, and the 2 azole based ones did nothing (which means I must have an azole resistant bug).

I can post pics if people want to see them.

As for pulling back, well, I'm on the 2nd night of pulling back. Thankfully my foreskin stays pulled back with no extra effort, so that's roughly about 7hr times 2 times, + I work from home 3 days a week (I had to go to the office today and also tomorrow), but yesterday I pulled back an extra 5hr during the day. Total time so far = 19hr.

I'm already seeing a minor difference. The tip is starting to get just a little bit less red, and the meatus (the worst red patch) was really shrunk and dry, and just a tad bit less red.

The biggest change: The pain is MUCH less now. For the past 3 weeks, that burning sensation, let's say a 2 out of 10 in the pain scale, but feeling like that 24/7 and especially when I'm trying to concentrate for my job was HORRIBLE. But just in that time, I've reduced it from 2 to 1. My pain is now juuusst barely noticeable.

As long as I can keep the pain low (or even be pain free) during my healing, I can make it thru this. I was so excited today, I feel for the first day in 3 months I might actually get my life back!

I never knew there was this whole other side to sexual diseases that aren't considered "STI's". I've been reading about the crazy suffering both men and women go thru with these infections, but because they are not "STI's", the establishment does not seem to give too much of an eff.

I am SOOO glad I found out about pulling back, and this forum. I'm actually quite enjoying being pulled back on its own, it feels cooling and refreshing. I sleep face side up, and sometimes on the side, so I just sleep with no underwear and no blanket and it doesn't bother me at all, and during the day when I am sitting doing my work, I just let it hang out pulled back.

I've had to be very mindful of my tip NOT contacting surfaces that may be dirty, like my chair or desk, and cleaning my hands throughly before touching my penis.

I still have a bit of worry about trying to be peeled back with underwear on. Not so worried about the discomfort, but rather the chance to infect it with something worse. How do you guys handle that?

I will keep updated with progress for sure.
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Hi, i have read ur story and maybe the exposure will help because it won't be moist all the time.
Don't try to be all day exposed, switch between exposed and covered from time to time until ur glans gets used to it if you feel really unconfortable, but if u don't try to keep it always retracted.
You should start by just pulling back but if that doesn't work or the infection is also on the inner foreskin use the taping method to keep everything exposed and dry it out.
Keep trying going to doctors until u find the ultimatre solution.

That is my recomendation and if u want to ask anything just reply to this thread.

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Polls / Re: Permanent or part timer?
« Last post by marcelino on 2024-03-27 21:07:15 »
Full day for 2 years and 2 months.

Full full for a month, very hard (tough and iron hard ;)) at night, max arousal, but with a sheath on it is perfect now, nothing moves and sensitivity at its lowest, great !

Already aware of a neat decrease in sensitivity with my partner and much dryness.
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General Discussion / Re: Everyone’s flaccid state
« Last post by marcelino on 2024-03-27 20:53:03 »
Here is mine after about 1week of permanant retraction. Have noticed a substantial change in skin and glans texture already and somewhat reduced sensitivity, also experimented a bit with toothpaste to dry the glans and skin which seemed to be effective. Still having some difficulties with slipping forward but not had much luck with methods to keep it in place so far

Same dryness and look here. Been retracted for +2 years and never been pulled back at night, way too much sensitive.
Tried a couple of times with a ring behind the corona, but woke up with the skin pulled up every time ...
Now for 2 weeks I keep wearing 24/7 a silicone sheath (exactly my girth, cut to2-3cm long) and nothing moves and it's a perfect match for nights. The 1st week I had very hard times at night (constant erections, 3h of sleep), but now it seems like totally used to and I do have a big decrease in sensitivity !
Even when hard, now my skin cannot stay up, it rolls back on its own :)

As Bottomkek said, my dream would be to achieve an inner foreskin drying, but I think, without a circoncision it is impossible ...
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General Discussion / Re: Everyone’s flaccid state
« Last post by Bl@de on 2024-03-27 09:09:17 »
2 Months retracted. It usually stays back on its own. At night I wrap a gauze bandage behind the glans.
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General Discussion / Re: Rate my dry glans
« Last post by HeroicGlance on 2024-03-26 22:26:11 »
Wow! It's just a golden standard of permanent foreskin retraction.

Actually- I had been retracting occasionally for 22 years.  I only started doing it permanently 3 years back.
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I agree that my foreskin has become relatively smaller as my penis has gotten larger and thicker. I used to have an anteater dick covered with skin but now it's barely covered.
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It is an overreaction to consider your penis a dirty area.  A penis is actually usually cleaner than your mouth or hands in terms of dangerous microbes.
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I personally think, my 5 cents, that (para)phimosis is a natural phenomena of a penis to widen the skin and make it easier for a glans to come out or stay out. Only a medical issue when you really can't put the gearbox back to neutral, so to say. Otherwise it goes almost as fast as it came.
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Definitely oils. Alcohol is absolutely not good for the natural defenses. Too much soap either. In the Victorian age, there were those who actually strongly advised against washing babies with soaps, but use oils instead. For health reasons.

In this day and age, your penis won't fall off after some alcohol or a fresh shower. But when you treasure what you were gifted with down there, use oils.
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