Modified my routine somewhat to eliminate all edema, I am circumcised so I tended to get some edema between head and circ scar. What I found was that for me, even 5 min at 10inhg would create a small donut (fat lip) that went away in about 20 min by wrapping. That’s still more than desired, so with experimentation, ended up with this new routine.
I determined pressure limits as:
1. First limit was to stop at a good “tug” feeling, which starts at about 7 for me and progressively gets higher as the session continues.
2. Somewhat arbitrary stop at 10, nervous to spend much time higher than that.
3. Second limit was to stop when expansion under negative pressure stops as a “push” or perhaps maximum pull would be better said (12 for me).
I don’t think there’s any point to pump past the point where my unit stops expanding in the tube. I have two brake bleeders, different makers, so pressure is verified.
Routine:
Enter semi-erect (50ish%, maybe less), hot water (as hot as I can take) in cylinder.
First 15 min cycle - 15 sec pump slowly until I feel a tug or hit max of 10inhg (hit 10 after about 7 min), hold for 30 sec, full release to 0 for 15 sec, repeat.
Second 15 min cycle - 15 sec pump slowly to 10, hold 15 sec, pump quickly to 12, hold 15 sec, full release to 0, repeat.
Final 5 min - same cycle as above but with ice water for 5 min total time.
Result has been .5 gain in length as previously reported, .5 in girth, no edema or other negatives. EQ is through the roof, frequent hard night wood (enough to wake me at times) and the Mrs. Is very pleased with the new girth. Thanks to Gprent’s incremental routine, I’ve only had one donut ever (on an air pump test) and only mild edema when working this routine out. No red spots, no loss of EQ or sensitivity, in fact both have significantly increased. The Mrs. Set a new quickie record earlier this week tickling my frenulum - not sure how long (wasn’t watching the clock) but my response was very quick and highly intense, surprising us both. Nearly shot myself in the eye (she was aiming, of course).
- Jxx