Close to give up on my stealth stretcher

[Caxsaw]

Hi,

I’m really struggling to use my stealth stretcher. The problem being blisters forming on my glans, even if I’m using a silicap, and almost no vacuum? Initially I could wear it for a few hours without any issues, but now I get blisters even if I’m only using it for one hour after several days off.... It seems totally random whenever they will appear, so for the time being I don’t dare to use it anymore as it shuts down my sex life for a week each time it happens.

Any tips here? It’s such a great tool if only my dick could handle it...

 

[DLD]

Do you squeeze all the blood out of your head before you wrap and strap down?

 

[Caxsaw]

Not sure if I get what you mean? I roll on the silicap as snug as possible to a flaccid penis. Then I attach the bell and apply the tiniest level of vacuum I can manage with the pump before I hook the bell up with the rubber band attached to the band around my leg. Am I missing something? My head does expand slowly inside the bell while I’m stretching due to the vacuum, but I guess that’s the way it has to be?

 

[DLD]

@Lightning may be able to better answer this. He should be her soon.

 

[Lightning]

Are you using the microporous tape on the head of your penis under the silicap? Is the bell size you are using too big for you? You want to use the tightest fitting bell to eliminat fluid retention (swelling). Do expect some expansion of the glans, that is natural with vacuum stretching.

 

[philevan]

Not sure if I get what you mean? I roll on the silicap as snug as possible to a flaccid penis. Then I attach the bell and apply the tiniest level of vacuum I can manage with the pump before I hook the bell up with the rubber band attached to the band around my leg. Am I missing something? My head does expand slowly inside the bell while I’m stretching due to the vacuum, but I guess that’s the way it has to be?

Tape has worked for many, including me. However I no longer need tape.Remember to be very safe at safe with using tape use at first little as possible, and try to get rid of the stickiness much of it at first. Leave a little dog ear at the end so you can more easily peel it off.

 

[Caxsaw]

So I’ve been using the biggest bell from the very beginning, and that might have been foolish of me. I thought the silicap added enough compression to avoid blistering.
The middle bell was quite a snug fit and didn’t let the head expand much so I gave it a try and actually managed two hours without any blistering! Maybe this was me just being stupid. I’ll know in a few days when I’ve logged some more hours with it.
Thanks so far guys!

 

[Lightning]

So I’ve been using the biggest bell from the very beginning, and that might have been foolish of me. I thought the silicap added enough compression to avoid blistering.
The middle bell was quite a snug fit and didn’t let the head expand much so I gave it a try and actually managed two hours without any blistering! Maybe this was me just being stupid. I’ll know in a few days when I’ve logged some more hours with it.
Thanks so far guys!

Good to hear you figured it out. Allot of people make the mistake of jumping into the biggest size thinking it will give them bigger gains when in fact it causes issues. You should be good now.

 

[Caxsaw]

Thanks to you guys I’m quite sure my issues are now resolved. When I received the kit I only pulled out the parts I thought needed, and as I’m only using it when I’m home I didn’t give the sizing of the bell any thought, and picked the large one (big mistake!).

The last few days I’ve been using it 2+2 hours with some rest in between, and today I increased to 2+3. No fluid retention or discomfort of any kind these days. Hopefully I’ll be wearing it for 4-5 hours straight during next week, and continue to increase it weekly. I’ll report back with an update in a few weeks.
Finally I can focus on making progress instead of worrying!

Thanks again!

 

[DLD]

Brothers helping brothers you guys always make me proud.

 

[Caxsaw]

Just a final update a week later:

I have been using my stealth stretcher every day the last week, and increased my sessions gradually to two 4hr sessions per day without any kind of issues along the way after I changed the bell size.

My blister problem was solely due to using a bell size that was too big.

Just wanted to put an end to this one, as there are so many threads where people don’t bother updating when their issues are resolved or they give up.

Thanks again guys!

 

[49-er]

Good news, glad it's all sorted, time to gain

 

[DLD]

We never give up and we never give in, the spirit of the brotherhood

 

[huge-girth]

This thread deserves to be a sticky thread. So, using a bell that is too big for your glans is the major cause of blisters with the SIliStretcher. I will keep that in mind and save this thread for future reference.