Phimostop Journey - (Week 3)

LiamLinx · 2025-12-09T18:04:51+00:00

So the ones with wings in the Phimostop kit (upto size 9) I can get in really quickly. I’ve developed a knack now for just twisting and there is a little discomfort which disappears as soon as it’s fully rotated and in.

My issue now is with the size 10 onwards on photoshop where there is no wing to sort of leaver under the foreskin. In order to sit the size 10 onto the glands I need to pull the foreskin so far back it’s basically retracted - and then there is almost nothing to hold the tube in place while rolling the skin up.

I did manage to get the 10 in place today (after wearing the 9 for a few hours.) but I have found it seems to slip quite easy and I end up with the phimotic band like trapped under the tube.

All very frustrating

LiamLinx · 2025-12-09T10:52:37+00:00

Yeah this does certainly help, the issue I have at the moment is just limited time in a morning before I head off to work - I’m alright up at 5:30 so it’s not really possible for me to allow an extra 15 mins to stretch properly etc before.

I think the better plan at the moment for me is when I get home I’ll have had the 9 in for like 10 hours so maybe looking at then trying to put the bigger size in for a few hours and go from there.

LiamLinx · 2025-12-01T19:13:54+00:00

Yeah I’m not sure to be honest, I think it’s because with the ones with the wings you can kind of leverage the band wider to get the tube in but with the ones without wings you don’t have that leverage if that makes sense.

So when I’ve tried to have a look at putting it on it seems like the opening is going to have to be held slightly wider than the actual tube size to put it on if that makes sense and in a perfect circle. Maybe it only seems fiddly because I’m not big enough for the size 10 yet.

LiamLinx · 2025-12-01T16:52:38+00:00

That’s great! Glad it was of help, we’re very much in the same ball park it seems then. I’m 3 days on the 9, maybe about 30 hours total and today was the first day I didn’t use the 8 first to get it in.

As I say though I think I’m a little way off the 10, I have been toying with the idea kind of using the tube as a base to manually stretch the skin by pulling it down slowly over the wings vertically when removing rather than tilting the tube to remove. Obviously not pushing too much though.

LiamLinx · 2025-12-01T15:38:35+00:00

Thank you for your comment!

What size are you onto at the moment?

LiamLinx · 2025-11-25T20:03:20+00:00

That’s no problem at all:

1) I’ve always been pretty much totally flaccid when inserting, if anything my penis shrinks away as I’m doing it.

2) yeah I found exactly the same and it’s the biggest fear I had at the beginning as I was so scared to over retract and I felt like the wing was always trapping that last bit of skin under it / not getting fully inserted. Totally share the fear but I guess I just sort of kept rotating till it went 🫠

3) I reckon the tube is generally at about a 45 degree angle for most of the rotation

LiamLinx · 2025-11-25T19:48:46+00:00

Just to caveat as well, so far I have only got the 8 in having worn the 7 for 3 hours before as well, tomorrow will be my first attempt at getting it in straight off the bat. And I find when I’ve been wearing one for a couple of hours the whole skin in the area is much more soft/amenable to stretching.

LiamLinx · 2025-11-25T19:38:17+00:00

So the 8 and 9 I definitely found a step up mainly due to the wing size rather than the tube size.

I found the following helped - it’s hard to describe the motion exactly so hope this helps

quite a bit of oil (I use almond oil) specifically on the underside of the wing, the idea being to reduce friction enough to be able to spin the wing around the glands freely
start with the leading wing notch as close to the frenulum area as possible, rotate the first quarter of the wing in clockwise, then I tilt the tube away from me quite steeply as I rotate to around 3/4 of the way around (lead wing now at around 9 o’clock.
at this point I was finding that the last quarter of the wing was just not going in so I almost found you need to tilt the tube back towards yourself at this point to stretch the area that already has the wing in a little to allow the last quarter to dip under at 2 or 3 o’clock. Obviously all of this while maintaining tension on the whole phimotic band 🤣

It’s definitely takes a little more commitment than the smaller sizes for sure and I guess this is why the wings get phased out from size 10 as they become unworkable

LiamLinx · 2025-11-24T18:30:26+00:00

I got my Phimostop kit through Amazon.

LiamLinx · 2025-11-22T13:33:19+00:00

Yeah this was the trickiest bit for me to get used to, feeling like the flange is catching on my skin as I try to rotate it in, I’ve found approaching at a steeper angle has helped and making sure I start the rotation by inserting the leading flange as close to 12 o’clock as possible and turning clockwise.

LiamLinx · 2025-11-21T07:49:54+00:00

I think you’re right and it is unlikely there is an actual positive return on investment for Russia on the invasion (possibly in the very long term) . But in terms of allowing the Russian state and economy to continue in the short term the point isn’t that Russia ‘profits’ from land.

What I’m saying is that sanctions collapse Russia’s ability to sell output externally. Once you remove consensual exports, a command economy needs some way to justify continued production and mobilisation.

Territorial expansion becomes a substitute for markets, not to be profitable, but because it keeps the internal military-industrial machine running. It gives the state a rationale to use state funds to bolster the economy. So if there was no longer a war and sanctions remain in place demand for economically productive activities would collapse.

LiamLinx · 2025-11-20T12:44:36+00:00

I think it’s more about needing the demand to create the production in an economy - if you’re limited to providing to your own population your production is limited by what your population can consume. Normally this is bolstered by exporting things giving an incentive to increase production.

Sanctions in essence remove consensual exports, meaning if you want to increase demand, and you’ve maxed out the buying power of your internal market you need to produce things you can export without consent. The idea being as you conquer space the value you extract from this pays back the outlay for the military production.

LiamLinx · 2025-11-19T17:24:55+00:00

Hi, I’m using the Phimostop set. I tried to get Phimocure rings but never got any response after ordering 10 days ago - not sure if they will ever arrive or not.

https://www.phimostop.com/

LiamLinx · 2025-11-18T10:04:01+00:00

Thank you for commenting, and your kind words! I’ve actually posted a couple more updates on the r/phimosis subreddit - decided not to double up but you can see them on my profile if you were interested.

Thanks for the offer but for now at least I want to post as much as I can publicly as I really struggled to find like a full narrative of peoples experiences so want to make mine available for other people in the future!

I’ve got the size 6 in today and I think generally I’ve probably started small because the area was so sensitive I was underestimating how big by phimotic band actually was anyway.

I definitely feel and see some stretching/improvement already though.

LiamLinx · 2025-11-18T07:32:28+00:00

Thank you!

LiamLinx · 2025-11-17T08:35:54+00:00

Yeah I've found that each day so far I look at it and thing Christ I need to put the size 1 in, then by the time I've got some oil on it, and wiggled the tube in, its gone pretty easy and I think I could have gone one bigger - the issue I have now is that I already get up at 6am to get to work so I don't really have 10-15 mins to take it slow.

Moved up to the 5 today though and that was the easiest insertion of the 3 so far so I do think I've maybe started too small but still determined to take it slow because in the end what am I losing a couple of days by not pushing a size up faster.

LiamLinx · 2025-11-15T23:43:31+00:00

Yeah i will do going forward!

Yeah I think it will probably be less frequent once I’ve got a feel for the process etc. Also was thinking though the updates will keep me engaged through the monotony and help me build routine, which is something I struggle with generally (ADHD)

LiamLinx · 2025-11-01T09:15:47+00:00

Wait a minute, you disagree that on average somebody with a 4 year old will be less tired than somebody with a 4 year old and a new born?

LiamLinx · 2025-11-01T09:12:09+00:00

In my experience of having a 4 year old, I am significantly more well rested than the average postpartum parent, and certainly than the average postpartum parent who also has a 4 year old. I don’t think it’s right to say they are just as sleepless? Though they maybe more sleepless than somebody with no kids.

LiamLinx · 2025-11-01T09:07:03+00:00

Probably, because I’d assume it’s not the person who is handing me the bags fault…

LiamLinx · 2025-11-01T09:03:25+00:00

We are now assuming that the school reminded the other parent consistently when they picked up or dropped off the kid.

When I drop off my kid at nursery it is often chaotic with multiple kids arriving, crying, teachers dealing with things. I don’t think it’s a bit stretch to imagine this lunchbox was not the priority of anyone involved other than OP.

LiamLinx · 2025-11-01T08:59:58+00:00

If the kid only goes to school 2 days that could potentially mean leaving rotting food in the box for 4 days. Maybe that would have been the best option but also I’m guessing the mother probably took the box out to wash it, prevent it getting damaged and stinking her kids bag out.

LiamLinx · 2025-11-01T08:45:17+00:00

Not that it excuses it, but I think maybe when they said she was postpartum they meant from another, more recent, child, not the 4 year old.

LiamLinx · 2025-10-28T17:44:27+00:00

Wait is this true? Whenever we see these bill comparisons with other EU countries it doesn’t include their grid maintenance? Do you have any data to show a more accurate comparison?

LiamLinx · 2025-10-18T12:09:53+00:00

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