If you have phimosis, certainly when you go to a urologist, the doctor will go straight for the circumcision option. I’m still unsure about that, so I’ve been trying stretching exercises I found online. Progress has been slow—frustratingly slow. Right now, I can barely retract the foreskin enough to see part of the head when flaccid, and even that takes effort. When I’m hard? Forget it. The skin feels like it’s being squeezed by a rubber band, and forcing it back is way too painful. I’m trying to stay positive, but some days it feels hopeless. I keep telling myself that patience is key, even though I want this fixed now. Maybe if I stick with the stretches, things will improve. For now, masturbation is still a mess—half the time, I give up because it’s just uncomfortable.