4 years of pumping, my experience so far

[migueldiazcanel]

Really great progress and determination. Your journey is inspiring for many of us.
Are you cut ?
I am but with years of pumping I grew my foreskin back. I got circumcised again. and lost alot of feeling in my glans.
I had never though that pumping could grow my foreskin back!
Keep up the good work all of you fellow pumpers.

Thanks for the comment, I am uncut and the foreskin really hasn't grown at all, but I mostly always keep it covered during pump sessions.

[migueldiazcanel]

The foreskin grew from below so it's basically getting thicker and making the shaft wider. I still wish to speed things up with length gains but I stop doing any stretching while I get into daily pumping everytime. I feel some length gains are very slowly being made and lost but I'm scared of doing anything too extreme for the moment, especially since the blister hasn't fully healed yet.

[migueldiazcanel]

2€ ring, best one ever so far.

[migueldiazcanel]

I am pretty sure now that the discomfort I was talking about the entire time is happening because I don't warm up or use heat anymore since I found out about var. veins on my balls years ago. If I would jump into hot water for a few min the discomfort would go away completely. I am sure if I would use some hot water before my sessions it would be much better, but it is very hard to do and I am not bringing any heat on my crotch with any device no matter what, I want to keep the balls as healthy as I can so I only use cold water when I shower.

[migueldiazcanel]

Did 40 min at last the other day, managed 40 min in 3 sets with maybe 20-30 min total break time in-between, this is how it looks after a couple of hours without wearing any ring or sleeve. I still have a hard time getting back into the routine, so i managed 40 min with very low pressure, barely reaching 5hg at times for a few seconds.
Did another 15 min set 3 hours later, things are going slow.

[PumpingAus]

Just read through your whole post. That pain sounds really bothersome, I'm surprised you've kept going with pumping.
When I pump I get some pain, like a dull ache, around the base and it feels kind of internal, definitely not skin level. What you are getting sounds very different?

Have you tried using coconut oil as a lube? I am somewhat prone to pimples on my balls and cock, but I've never had one from pumping apart from the one time I didn't clean my cock after pumping.

I also had the thought that maybe you should try some massage and stretching to warm up? I do very basic stretches and gentle jelqing for a few minutes before I pump. Basically just enough to start getting a semi erection, then I go in the tube. But I pump with a heat pad. What did you learn about varicose veins that has scared you off from using heat???

Edit: forgot to mention that your cock is huge. I'm still using a 1.75", only recently started needing a 2", and have realised I'll probably never get to tube sizes like you use.

[migueldiazcanel]

Just read through your whole post. That pain sounds really bothersome, I'm surprised you've kept going with pumping.
When I pump I get some pain, like a dull ache, around the base and it feels kind of internal, definitely not skin level. What you are getting sounds very different?

Have you tried using coconut oil as a lube? I am somewhat prone to pimples on my balls and cock, but I've never had one from pumping apart from the one time I didn't clean my cock after pumping.

I also had the thought that maybe you should try some massage and stretching to warm up? I do very basic stretches and gentle jelqing for a few minutes before I pump. Basically just enough to start getting a semi erection, then I go in the tube. But I pump with a heat pad. What did you learn about varicose veins that has scared you off from using heat???

Edit: forgot to mention that your cock is huge. I'm still using a 1.75", only recently started needing a 2", and have realised I'll probably never get to tube sizes like you use.

I thought that not warming up properly can be the reason, i get spots on the shaft that turn into dry skin wich eventually turn into small bruises/cracked open skin. This happens without being noticeable and further increases the pain i feel during pumping.
The varicose veins were only discovered, nothing else to report on them, i think i had them since puberty. When the varicose veins are visible i have to do stronger kegels in order to make them be invisible and have better EQ.
I only use cornstarch mixed with talcum powder for lube while pumping, i buy both of them by the pound.
The discomfort only lasts for a few tens of minutes at most anyway, sometimes for hours but usually that means the cracked skin opened up, after that it's comfortable and the dry skin heals up.
Thanks for the comment and kind words, i dont see myself as huge, i try and do my best with pe. You shouldn't be discouraged about the tubes, i believe you have to step up your game either start pumping more or maybe start with a bigger one than the regular, the 2,25". I was far from packing the 2,25" in 2019 when i was doing my first routine and stepped back to a 2" for a few good months in 2020, then continued for another year with a different straight 2,25, eventually after 1 year and a half of 2,25 pumping only i decided to check how a tapered 2,6 tube would feel, and fast forward 2+ years i can pack the tapered 2,75 after 4-5 hours of pumping in a day.
Currently at the same pumping level only bigger at the beginning and the straight 2,25 feels a lot tighter than the tapered 2,25 i started with years ago that never felt tight.

[migueldiazcanel]

Still doing my thing, pumping for 2-3 weeks, 1-2+ weeks only manual stretching, edging, no pumping or strong supplements.
I tried pumping today for 5 min, the pain started immediately, i had to use some hot water in the shower to ease down the discomfort.
I have started using my 2" tube again, after 4+ years, turns out it isn't too small for me, even though i can fully pack it in less than 20min and anything more than that causes severe discoloration and skin injuries+blisters, i want to concentrate on length for a while, besides glans girth. But my feeling was right before, the smaller the tube i start with after 1-2 weeks with no pumping, the more severe the post-session discomfort will be.
But I'm not giving up because of how my dick looks and feels after all these sessions, the permanent gains are what I'm after and my dick definitely is thicker and longer than it was, not pumped with no pills, I'm pleased with the results so far and hope to keep these results and gain some more.

[migueldiazcanel]

This is the stayer i use on and off when not pumped, a folded old L size hanging sleeve on top of a loose sleeve that is used to seal the pump at the base + 2" wide ring below these 2, provides a good semi that is comfortable to maintain.