Disappointed by my gains over 18 months

I have been doing ad hoc stretches and jelqs for several years, but I bought a pump and extender about 18 months ago. My measurements and records have been sloppy, but I may have only gained 1/4 inch to a 1/2 inch in erect length. My maximum pumped length gained by 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch.

- When I began several years ago, I didn’t have a ruler and I was using a DVD sleeve to approximately measure. The erect length was 5 to 5-1/2 inches.
- When I bought the pump and extender 18 months ago the erect length was around 6 to 6-1/4 inches approximately.
- Last night the erect length was around 6-1/2 inches.

It’s possible that I have increased the erect length by 1-1/2 inches in total over about 4-5 years. I thought people were supposed to be able to gain 2 inches normally without too much effort?

I have been using the noose-type extender (LeLuv Slider) with as much tension as possible (without slipping out of the noose) for at least a couple of hours each day most days for the past year. Sometimes I have slacked-off or used the pump instead, but it has been a lot of effort.

Do you use heat?

I tried a time or two using a microwaveable sock that I bought for that purpose. It seemed to be too much hassle for me.

I use a lot of tension on the LeLux slider extender, so I can only wear it for 15-20 minutes. When I take off the extender I do some manual stretching for a couple of minutes before putting it back on again. Typically I get 4-8 sessions per evening of 15-20 minutes each, but the tension is high. The process of taking off the extension, stretching, and putting it back on again is probably 10 minutes. Overall it takes a couple of hours or more each evening.

Wrap a heating pad around your extender (or pump cylinder), making sure not to obstruct the tension. Try a cheap one and see if you see any difference. If you do then consider a higher end heat pad (nir, etc).

Thanks, I will give that a try and see how it works.

Your 1-1.5” estimated gain is over a 20% gain! That’s a lot. To get an idea, go online to a cylinder volume calculator and I’m betting, if your girth is still around the same, that your total penis volume gain is way over 20%. Volume is more important than length as long as you’re reaching the sensitive spots, which at your 6+” length you would be. Any woman would notice a big difference.

Thanks, that is a good point. The girth has definitely increased, because originally my penis was too small to stay in a condom whenever the erection was less than full. Now the condoms stay on like they should.