Karl, 35 - Wirral
Where were you born?
I was born in Upton Wirral.
When did you first become aware of circumcision?
I was around 7 or 8. As boys play and explore with each other, I found that my friend had a different willy to mine. He was circumcised and I loved the look of it. After that I always wanted my willy to be the same as his. My mum would say, ‘if you keep pulling funny faces the wind will change and you will be stuck like that’. So, I wondered if the same would happen if I kept my foreskin back. Didn’t work.
Are any members of your immediate family circumcised?
Not as far as I know, I do have some Jewish in my family and I guess they will be circumcised.
At what age were you circumcised?
34, I finally got my wish and was circumcised thanks to a zip! My foreskin was just skin – it’s hard to describe. It was covering my head and kept it moist and sometimes smelly. It was fun to play with and now it’s gone I don’t notice any it. I do however feel my head rubbing in my pants now and then.
What is the main reason you were circumcised?
My zip. I was in work and rushing back from the toilet and zipped up a bit too soon - trapping my manhood. I tried to cover it up thinking it would be ok and heal in a few days, but it didn’t. Four days later I had to go to the doctor’s and this was the first time I had to tell someone. My doctor was very understanding and said, ‘well let’s have a look and see what’s been done’. I pulled my pants down and I was not expecting the doctor to say, ‘WOW! I can’t deal with that, you’re off to the hospital’.
I was born in Upton Wirral.
When did you first become aware of circumcision?
I was around 7 or 8. As boys play and explore with each other, I found that my friend had a different willy to mine. He was circumcised and I loved the look of it. After that I always wanted my willy to be the same as his. My mum would say, ‘if you keep pulling funny faces the wind will change and you will be stuck like that’. So, I wondered if the same would happen if I kept my foreskin back. Didn’t work.
Are any members of your immediate family circumcised?
Not as far as I know, I do have some Jewish in my family and I guess they will be circumcised.
At what age were you circumcised?
34, I finally got my wish and was circumcised thanks to a zip! My foreskin was just skin – it’s hard to describe. It was covering my head and kept it moist and sometimes smelly. It was fun to play with and now it’s gone I don’t notice any it. I do however feel my head rubbing in my pants now and then.
What is the main reason you were circumcised?
My zip. I was in work and rushing back from the toilet and zipped up a bit too soon - trapping my manhood. I tried to cover it up thinking it would be ok and heal in a few days, but it didn’t. Four days later I had to go to the doctor’s and this was the first time I had to tell someone. My doctor was very understanding and said, ‘well let’s have a look and see what’s been done’. I pulled my pants down and I was not expecting the doctor to say, ‘WOW! I can’t deal with that, you’re off to the hospital’.
"I find talking about circumcision with my boyfriend kind of a turn on. He is also circumcised and we like to check each other’s circumcised willies out."
My doctor filled a few things in and printed out some paperwork and handed it to me. With that, I was off to the hospital for them to fix me. At the hospital I was admitted to the ward and after seeing a few doctors, nurses, specialists and waiting seven hours for a bed for the night I was then told at 11pm I was going to need a circumcision. It was happening the next day. I didn’t sleep at all that night. I had a drip and lots of pills to take to kill the pain and infection that was setting in.
The next morning, I was awake at 6am, it was the day of the operation. A few hours later the surgeons came around to see me and talk me through the operation, I was going to be given a general so I would be asleep. It was a long day, as one-by-one the others got taken down to the theatre for other operations. I was due to go at 3pm. I hadn’t eaten since lunchtime the day before. It had been over 24 hours and I was starving. 3pm came and went and at 3.28pm I was taken down to the theatre. I was clearly nervous I don’t like hospitals at all. The nurses tried to make me feel better and the last thing they asked me was do you snore? After that I was under.
I woke up to a blue tube being pulled out of my mouth. I started to choke and sat up in my bed. I was in the recovery room and was very cold. I wanted to go the toilet and threw the covers off and tried to get out of bed when three nurses came running towards me. I was told to stay in bed as I had a catheter in. By 6pm I was back on the ward and starving. I was finally able to have some food. The circumcision operation didn’t cross my mind I was in no pain at all.
The next morning a doctor came and told me that they had some complications during the operation. I had damaged so much outer skin that they had to remove it leaving mostly inner skin. Due to swelling they couldn’t stitch me together at that time. I was being held together with a mesh and had a catheter in. They would have to wait for the swelling to go down and they could operate again. I was sent home later that day and would have a district nurse come to my home to change dressings and make sure its ok. A week later I was back at the hospital and the wound had started to heal on its own. After four weeks the catheter was removed and I had healed. I had a high tight circumcision and it looked good.
I was happy I was finally circumcised and I loved it. Sadly, I also managed to cause some other damage when I got it stuck in my zip. I have some vascular problems from it and I’m still getting the vascular part treated.
Are you happy about being circumcised?
I absolutely love it. Wish I had been done sooner. Masturbation has changed quite a bit for me, but like all men we work through it and find a way that we like and carry on wanking. Before I would slide the foreskin over the head and a bit of spit and I was sorted, now I have to use lube and rub the head and inner skin to cum. The area where the frenulum was is also a good area to rub. It takes me longer to cum and I like that I have to work for it.
The sensitivity has changed quite a bit. Before the foreskin would roll over the head and that would give me sensation - as my glans was very sensitive. For me and when I would cum I couldn’t even touch the head as it was so sensitive. Now I love rubbing my hand over the head – it’s such a turn on. The frenulum area, inner skin and head are sensitive but the head isn’t as sensitive as it was. Sometimes when I cum I still can’t touch it but that sensation is fading slowly.
What is the best/worst thing about being circumcised?
Best for me is the look I love it. I think it looks so much better and it feels better for me. Worst part is the sensations changed. I know it’s not the same for everyone, but for me I did have a change in sensation. It wasn’t a big change but I did notice it. Would still get circumcised even if I didn’t have to as it’s the best thing to have happened to me.
Have you had any memorable conversations about circumcision with mates?
Not really. I did have a friend in secondary school who was cut and liked to whip it out whenever he could. We became good friends and we are still friends now. He knows I’m now circumcised and yes we have compared them.
I find talking about circumcision with my boyfriend kind of a turn on. He is also circumcised and we like to check each other’s circumcised willies out. We talk about it quite a bit. I’m happy to be cut and so is my boyfriend. He was cut when he was 14 as he had a tight foreskin. He is cut very low and tight with the frenulum removed and I’m high and tight and no frenulum. We talk about it a lot and do get turned on by it.
If you had a son, would you circumcise him?
Yes I would. The biggest mistake for me was that I waited and never went through with it until I had to. If I had a son I would make sure he was circumcised.
The next morning, I was awake at 6am, it was the day of the operation. A few hours later the surgeons came around to see me and talk me through the operation, I was going to be given a general so I would be asleep. It was a long day, as one-by-one the others got taken down to the theatre for other operations. I was due to go at 3pm. I hadn’t eaten since lunchtime the day before. It had been over 24 hours and I was starving. 3pm came and went and at 3.28pm I was taken down to the theatre. I was clearly nervous I don’t like hospitals at all. The nurses tried to make me feel better and the last thing they asked me was do you snore? After that I was under.
I woke up to a blue tube being pulled out of my mouth. I started to choke and sat up in my bed. I was in the recovery room and was very cold. I wanted to go the toilet and threw the covers off and tried to get out of bed when three nurses came running towards me. I was told to stay in bed as I had a catheter in. By 6pm I was back on the ward and starving. I was finally able to have some food. The circumcision operation didn’t cross my mind I was in no pain at all.
The next morning a doctor came and told me that they had some complications during the operation. I had damaged so much outer skin that they had to remove it leaving mostly inner skin. Due to swelling they couldn’t stitch me together at that time. I was being held together with a mesh and had a catheter in. They would have to wait for the swelling to go down and they could operate again. I was sent home later that day and would have a district nurse come to my home to change dressings and make sure its ok. A week later I was back at the hospital and the wound had started to heal on its own. After four weeks the catheter was removed and I had healed. I had a high tight circumcision and it looked good.
I was happy I was finally circumcised and I loved it. Sadly, I also managed to cause some other damage when I got it stuck in my zip. I have some vascular problems from it and I’m still getting the vascular part treated.
Are you happy about being circumcised?
I absolutely love it. Wish I had been done sooner. Masturbation has changed quite a bit for me, but like all men we work through it and find a way that we like and carry on wanking. Before I would slide the foreskin over the head and a bit of spit and I was sorted, now I have to use lube and rub the head and inner skin to cum. The area where the frenulum was is also a good area to rub. It takes me longer to cum and I like that I have to work for it.
The sensitivity has changed quite a bit. Before the foreskin would roll over the head and that would give me sensation - as my glans was very sensitive. For me and when I would cum I couldn’t even touch the head as it was so sensitive. Now I love rubbing my hand over the head – it’s such a turn on. The frenulum area, inner skin and head are sensitive but the head isn’t as sensitive as it was. Sometimes when I cum I still can’t touch it but that sensation is fading slowly.
What is the best/worst thing about being circumcised?
Best for me is the look I love it. I think it looks so much better and it feels better for me. Worst part is the sensations changed. I know it’s not the same for everyone, but for me I did have a change in sensation. It wasn’t a big change but I did notice it. Would still get circumcised even if I didn’t have to as it’s the best thing to have happened to me.
Have you had any memorable conversations about circumcision with mates?
Not really. I did have a friend in secondary school who was cut and liked to whip it out whenever he could. We became good friends and we are still friends now. He knows I’m now circumcised and yes we have compared them.
I find talking about circumcision with my boyfriend kind of a turn on. He is also circumcised and we like to check each other’s circumcised willies out. We talk about it quite a bit. I’m happy to be cut and so is my boyfriend. He was cut when he was 14 as he had a tight foreskin. He is cut very low and tight with the frenulum removed and I’m high and tight and no frenulum. We talk about it a lot and do get turned on by it.
If you had a son, would you circumcise him?
Yes I would. The biggest mistake for me was that I waited and never went through with it until I had to. If I had a son I would make sure he was circumcised.