Lidocaine

[HeroicGlance]

I'm nearing my two year mark since I went permanent - and for me, the process of autocircumcision has been 40% physical effort, and 60% mental.  I was able to keep my foreskin behind my glans without manipulation for years, before I finally was able to get over those initial few weeks of discomfort/sensation, and KEEP things that way.

While I know that a goodly number of readers might have actually enjoyed that initial adjustment period - it was always challenging for me.  I was never able to get past the 2-3 week point before somehow, it became so annoying that I had problems concentrating on my work, and I pushed things back down to turn off that persistent "alarm."

What finally got me past those first few weeks was application of 5% lidocaine.  I tried to find a higher concentration, but such is not available in my country without a prescription.

During the first week, I was applying it as needed - which (admittedly) was at a higher rate that was on the label.  That having been said - Lidocaine can be safely applied at the 10-15% concentration - albeit for short periods.  After a week, I started scaling back the frequency of application, and reached the recommended frequency of 3-4 applications a day by the end of the second week.  I think I continued to apply "as needed" for a couple weeks after that, but by then, it was probably only once or twice a day.

By the time I hit the end of month two, I had stopped using Lidocaine entirely.  The adjustment continued for a few more months - before it felt completely natural, but by far, it was the easiest "intro" to the process I ever had.  There were times in the first couple of days where I felt 100% natural, and could forget my foreskin was retracted (I had to sometimes manually feel, to make sure - and I was never disappointed.)

Since it's been over 22 months since my (former) foreskin passed my coronal ridge, I flatter myself by thinking I have been successful at permanent retraction.

Anyone else had similar experience with this method?

[PossibleMagician130]

Do you lose the "penis awareness" feeling that The Piemel described so accurately?

[HeroicGlance]

Do you lose the "penis awareness" feeling that The Piemel described so accurately?

Well- during that initial week when I was applying Lidocaine "as needed," I did lose that "Penis awareness."

TBH, my goal during that initial period was to make things as unnoticeable down there, as it was when my foreskin was pulled forward, and I pretty much succeeded.  On the second day of application, my GF and I went on a five-mile walk and a ferry ride, and for most of the time I was unaware of my penis at all.

After I started scaling back, I got the awareness back, but thankfully, it was far more muted than it had been in any of my previous attempts.

These days - hmn.  It's hard to describe - it's just, well - there.

...But unless my mind is on that part of my body, I rarely really notice it anymore.  Sort of like your fingers - they are there all the time, but until you actually think about what you are touching, your mind tends to filter out most sensations - like a bit of background noise.

I will have to amend my OP, however - I do confess that I DID push my foreskin over my glans for about 2 seconds, about six months ago - simply out of curiosity of how it would feel.

Meh - after 14 months of constant exposure, I couldn't say I liked it much - and neither did my body.  TBH, pushing my glans back into my foreskin felt like trying to shove an XL pillow into a small pillowcase. I had to force the issue, and it took several attempts - when I succeeded, the skin sprung back immediately.  I don't see the value of doing so again...