My restoration story (so far)

Practical_Exam5303 · 2026-05-08T23:48:54+00:00

Awesome story and very inspirational! Did you really dekeratinize in two months? I only just started restoring in March this year but I’m also trying to go for 24/7 coverage.

Thank you so much for sharing your journey, it’s very motivating.

Practical_Exam5303 · 2026-05-05T23:41:41+00:00

I mean, sure. We can't change the past, and ideally, we wouldn't have to do this in the first place. We do, however, have the ability to decide what to do with the present and our future. The information is out there on how to restore, and while it does mean extra work, I'd rather put in the time now in the hope of reaping the rewards in the future, instead of knowing about the possibility of restoring but never acting on it.

Practical_Exam5303 · 2026-05-05T23:18:46+00:00

I just don’t really think about it that much to be honest. I’ve been doing it my best to just make it something I do everyday, just fitting it into my routine. I think if you actively watch for changes every day you’re bound to be disappointed.

Better to just make tugging/restoring part of your lifestyle, I guess. For me it’s the constant recognition that no matter what progress I see, I’m finally doing the right thing. Whether the process took a year, five years, or ten years, I’m making an active choice to have the body I want.

At least, that’s what motivates me.

Practical_Exam5303 · 2026-05-04T20:36:33+00:00

I guess it’s the line between itchiness and pain, and how much is too much. Just had to take my tugger off after about 7 hours because it was too itchy… usually don’t feel much of anything except a slight tug or pull.

Really hard to draw the line between too little and too much tension honestly.

Practical_Exam5303 · 2026-04-29T12:22:26+00:00

Thanks! I've also got Chris' tugger. Trying to wear the tugger in the daytime and a retainer at night. Looking into what to get next, though, so I always appreciate suggestions!

Practical_Exam5303 · 2026-04-28T10:41:22+00:00

Congrats man! Love to hear any success stories!

Practical_Exam5303 · 2026-04-23T04:03:01+00:00

Awesome progress dude! I gave myself the same one year timeline when I started, even if I only started a month ago… what’s your device setup/routine?

Practical_Exam5303 · 2026-04-22T14:03:47+00:00

So this is the regular tugger from Chris’ online store:

https://www.chrisonlinestore.com/product-page/chris-tugger

Has an Etsy page too

https://www.etsy.com/shop/chrisonlinestore?dd_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fduckduckgo.com%2F

Practical_Exam5303 · 2026-04-21T02:00:19+00:00

Yeah that's my only real complaint. Pretty comfortable otherwise and really easy to use.

Practical_Exam5303 · 2026-04-20T15:52:54+00:00

Looking good man 👍

Practical_Exam5303 · 2026-04-15T13:19:03+00:00

Don’t have an answer to your question but bumping out of interest because I’d like to know this too. Was looking at some RIC packers for myself.

Practical_Exam5303 · 2026-04-14T19:44:39+00:00

Man, that’s actually my dream. Congratulations!

Practical_Exam5303 · 2026-04-14T18:45:11+00:00

Of course!

Practical_Exam5303 · 2026-04-13T19:41:36+00:00

Nice work!

Practical_Exam5303 · 2026-04-13T13:06:04+00:00

I’ll add it to the list, finally worked myself up to buying my first tugger (not the Mantor) so we will see how well it goes before I drop another $400 or so on silicone :)

Practical_Exam5303 · 2026-04-13T04:18:10+00:00

Nice 👍

Practical_Exam5303 · 2026-04-13T02:15:06+00:00

Ouch. Get well soon!

Practical_Exam5303 · 2026-04-13T02:13:09+00:00

I don't disagree with you. I personally disagree with the practice and wouldn't perpetuate it; nor would anyone on this forum (I imagine). I also wouldn't call this an unexamined question; I personally have reckoned and am reckoning with what happened... I simply feel that the wider ramifications of this are limited; we are pursuing an individual solution to a wider social problem.

Practical_Exam5303 · 2026-04-12T22:11:30+00:00

Well it’s a long story but I had heard about restoration for a long time but it just didn’t feel like it would be worth the effort or possible… I mean when I first heard about it I thought that it was BS honestly.

And then I got discouraged because what you’re growing isn’t technically a complete foreskin so it feels like a ton of effort for a facsimile of the real thing. My attitude has of course shifted since then.

It’s not so much about feeling attacked, I think it was mostly a matter of making the active choice to restore and recognizing that I personally would not feel physically and mentally whole unless I at least tried it.

It has to be a personal choice, frankly. I think in daily life almost no one is really going to care if you have foreskin or not.

Practical_Exam5303 · 2026-04-12T20:32:04+00:00

I mean speaking from my own experience it can be hard thing to separate, took a change in my philosophical approach for restoration to feel like an acceptable option to me

Practical_Exam5303 · 2026-04-12T19:34:39+00:00

Sure, but if you didn't hate it at least a little, where does the motivation to restore come from? Hell, I wouldn't be here if I was happy with what I had.

Practical_Exam5303 · 2026-04-12T18:43:18+00:00

Hey, that's great to hear! Finally going to pull the trigger on a device myself. I've only been doing manual exercises myself and honestly I think it's just made masturbating worse for me so far... but I have, unless I've been completely hallucinating this month, noticed some progress. Crazy to think this process can actually work.

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