https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/blog/1/locale/en-CA/Phimosis-Blog This blog outlines my personal experience and the progress of my phimosis treatment, please note that I am not a doctor and I am not qualified to give any medical advice. en-CA Phimosis Community info@phimosis.community Sun, 08 Mar 2026 03:19:09 GMT Sun, 08 Mar 2026 03:19:09 GMT DotNetNuke Blog RSS Generator Version 0.0.1.0 30 https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/220/Week-12-16mm Last week I ended up at 14.5mm, nothing special happened this week and I ended up at 16mm. https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/220/Week-12-16mm Mon, 31 May 2021 04:00:00 GMT 2021-05-31 04:00:00Z https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/218/Week-11-14-5mm-and-first-dose-of-Covid-vaccine Last Friday I was at 12mm and this week has ups and downs, but I ended up at 14.5mm which is great progress for a week. https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/218/Week-11-14-5mm-and-first-dose-of-Covid-vaccine Mon, 24 May 2021 04:00:00 GMT 2021-05-24 04:00:00Z https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/216/Week-10-Doctor-phone-call-and-12mm This week I started at 10.6mm and ended up at 12mm, I also had my second doctor's appointment. https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/216/Week-10-Doctor-phone-call-and-12mm Fri, 14 May 2021 04:00:00 GMT 2021-05-14 04:00:00Z https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/214/Week-9-10-6mm-and-a-new-blood-test I have not blogged about progress in a while but things have been going smooth with my 3d printed plugs. I kept on printing them in 0.2mm increments and growing 0.2mm every day or every other day without any remarquable issues. I reached 10.6mm and also had a second blood test this week. https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/214/Week-9-10-6mm-and-a-new-blood-test Fri, 07 May 2021 04:00:00 GMT 2021-05-07 04:00:00Z https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/212/Week-6-5-4mm-and-3D-Printing I have been thinking about buying a 3D printer for a while, this week I pulled the trigger and bought it. I also designed some cool new things to help me stretch my phimotic ring and cure my phimosis. https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/212/Week-6-5-4mm-and-3D-Printing Sun, 18 Apr 2021 04:00:00 GMT 2021-04-18 04:00:00Z https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/210/Week-5-5mm-and-I-can-pee-standing-up This week I progressed from 4.5mm to 5mm using a combination of the ear tapers, knitting needles and teflon tape. I also had a new blood and urine test and for the first time ever, was able to pee in a bowl standing up. https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/210/Week-5-5mm-and-I-can-pee-standing-up Sun, 11 Apr 2021 04:00:00 GMT 2021-04-11 04:00:00Z https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/208/Week-4-4-5mm-Phimoheal-review-and-teflon-tape This week I progressed from 4mm to 4.5mm, I also tried the Phimoheal rings and was very disappointed in the product. https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/208/Week-4-4-5mm-Phimoheal-review-and-teflon-tape Sun, 04 Apr 2021 04:00:00 GMT 2021-04-04 04:00:00Z https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/206/Week-3-4mm-Phimoheal-rings-and-knitting-needles Took my time and used all the week to slowly get form 3mm to 4mm. I did reach 4mm last week but went in too quick and caused a small tear that took a couple of days to heal. 1mm increments is a huge progression for one change of size, I need something that has more sizes, so ordered a couple of new things. https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/206/Week-3-4mm-Phimoheal-rings-and-knitting-needles Tue, 30 Mar 2021 04:00:00 GMT 2021-03-30 04:00:00Z https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/204/Week-2-3mm-and-small-tear It took me from Monday to Wednedsay to finally get from 3mm to 4mm with multiple sessions per day trying to get to the 4mm ear taper fully inserted. Then I got some blood in my urine and had to spend a lot of time waiting to see a doctor and in the process dropped down to about 1mm. I managed to get back to 3mm by the end of the week and learned tings along the way. https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/204/Week-2-3mm-and-small-tear Mon, 22 Mar 2021 04:00:00 GMT 2021-03-22 04:00:00Z https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/202/Ultrasound-sonogram-exam Today was the day I was scheduled for my sonogram exam. I was not scared and mainly very curious about the process. I am also now at 3mm which is nice. Getting to 3mm in the past without steroid cream took me multiple weeks. https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/202/Ultrasound-sonogram-exam Fri, 12 Mar 2021 05:00:00 GMT 2021-03-12 05:00:00Z https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/200/Day-2-2-5mm Not much to report but this is the second day of the treatment. I started this morning with the 1.6mm but it took many hours to get it completelly in with multiple trials. I was not thinking all work from yesterday would be almost lost after about 8 hours of not stretching. Still using the steroid cream twice per day and using it as lubricant to insert the tapers twice per day. The rest of the insertions are done using coconut oil and it's working well. https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/200/Day-2-2-5mm Wed, 10 Mar 2021 05:00:00 GMT 2021-03-10 05:00:00Z https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/198/Day-1-First-stretchings Right after my first in-person meeting with my doctor, I got a prescription for Betaderm, a topical steroid cream that helps removing possible adhesions, reduces possible inflamation and has a positive (in this case) side effect of thining skin. I am starting this journey in this blog post with my first foreskin stretches. https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/198/Day-1-First-stretchings Mon, 08 Mar 2021 05:00:00 GMT 2021-03-08 05:00:00Z https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/193/Meeting-my-doctor-in-person In this post I tell the story of how I told my doctor about my phimosis and got started on a stretching regimen with steroid cream. https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/193/Meeting-my-doctor-in-person Sat, 06 Mar 2021 05:00:00 GMT 2021-03-06 05:00:00Z https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/191/First-blood-and-urine-test My family doctor prescribed me blood and urine tests. Today is my appointment day at this clinic where they specialize in taking such samples. https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/191/First-blood-and-urine-test Mon, 22 Feb 2021 05:00:00 GMT 2021-02-22 05:00:00Z https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/180/Meeting-my-family-doctor I previously met a doctor in a clinic due to an urinary tract infection (one of multiple). She referred me to a collegue so I can have a family doctor to follow up on this situation and in general too. In this post I outline how that initial discussion with my new doctor went. https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/180/Meeting-my-family-doctor Thu, 21 Jan 2021 05:00:00 GMT 2021-01-21 05:00:00Z https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/176/Why-I-started-this-treatment In this post I explain a bit of my history and what brought me to try stretching to cure my phimosis. https://phimosis.community/en-ca/Blog/Post/176/Why-I-started-this-treatment Mon, 04 Jan 2021 05:00:00 GMT 2021-01-04 05:00:00Z