Is fluid retention bad long-term?

Since getting the Bathmate I've come to understand what Fluid Retention is, and (sort of) how it's caused. Obviously it's a little weird, and it might interfere if you were pumping right before sex, but it goes away in a couple of hours.

Are there any cases where it doesn't go away? Where repeated fluid retention can cause other issues?

And while people have tips on how to avoid it, I also see people saying it stops happening as you get used to it. Is that true even if people don't change their habits?

I guess I just wonder how much I should worry. Even taking it pretty easy in the first few days, I've had it three straight days. Today I think I still have a bunch of it in my scrotum even 8 hours later (either that or all the creasing has caused some other issue) - things are still just really bunched up there and I don't hang down at all. My balls are clutched up tight like it's winter, except there's more skin there and it's 90 degrees out.

Well the fluid retention is, in my opinion, swelling you'd experience with an injury. Swelling isn't bad unless it's extremely prolonged and in the case of pumping I wouldn't be concerned if it goes away within 24 hours. Also, since you just started, I'd make sure to take it easier now so as to not over do it especially if you see fluid retention lasting more then 24 hours. Your body will begin to adapt to the stresses and the fluid retention will go down quicker and quicker.

I'm not sure it's analogous to swelling, really. Especially since much more violent and injurious activities like squeezes don't cause it. Also, it only lasts a few hours. And after an evening ball massage and some jelquing things were gone yesterday.

Day 1 I did 5 sets of 5 minutes with more than a minute in between (spent figuring stuff out) - had a bit of fluid up top near the glans that didn't last long and swelled from 5.25ish to 6" midshaft (!)
Day 2 was 6x6, fluid was closer to the base and annoying.
Day 3 I did 3x5 and then a 3 minute one. Got fluid up top and at the bottom, which was weird.

Was thinking today I'd take it easy and just go 3x3 minutes and be done with it. I'll be gone for three days and will just rest and jelq then.

I've yet to be able to do SSJ in between the pumping. The big vein on top hurts too much when I do that. It's also really tough for me to get hard enough. Am I correct in assuming that this will improve in time? I still have a lot of PC work to do. I've improved in that regard but was really weak before (as in dribbling after peeing all the time, which is annoying).

i have been pumping while having it and now i am 3 months out and no problems!

Alex78;444175 said:

i have been pumping while having it and now i am 3 months out and no problems!

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Alex=Warrior!

doublelongdaddy;444200 said:

Alex=Warrior!

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it was because of you i started doing Bm and when you said how strong you must work i must say it gave me power to go beyond otherwise i would just pump with comfort!

It still happens after three months, or you pumped through it and it got better/different?

OneWeekIn;444210 said:

It still happens after three months, or you pumped through it and it got better/different?

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i haven't pumped for 3 months now, and there is no retention but while i was pumping i was hardcore even while i was all swollen up i pumped! after a day all the fluid is gone, so there is no need to panic...

That is when i got the most gains!

How would fluid retention interfere with sex. I think that's the best time to have FR, I would want as much FL as I can before sex to make it look huge as possible with a big doughnut so the girl gets a shocker.

I would think it would kill sensation and also be a bit like the marsHydromaxellow into the keyhole effect.

Alex, after three months off did you keep all the gains?

I used the sleeve today. Other than being a real pain in the ass because it bubbled up every time, it was a much better experience. Ball massage first and then that... no marks, no fluid. I didn't push it as hard though, obviously.

I also clamped. I think I like clamping a lot more. Doesn't get the base the way a pump can though.

OneWeekIn;444255 said:

I would think it would kill sensation and also be a bit like the marsHydromaxellow into the keyhole effect.

Alex, after three months off did you keep all the gains?

I used the sleeve today. Other than being a real pain in the ass because it bubbled up every time, it was a much better experience. Ball massage first and then that... no marks, no fluid. I didn't push it as hard though, obviously.

I also clamped. I think I like clamping a lot more. Doesn't get the base the way a pump can though.

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Actually i think i even grew a little, i am few mm shy of 19 cm in length and 15 girth..

I'm five months in and I still get fr. Just as much as before. But I've also gained so hahaha fuck it. No pain no gain!

I tried three different things today (after being off yesterday and not pumping since thursday):

doing it in the bath tub (much easier for many reasons, including being able to hear my �naked people movies�)
10 minute sessions (easy enough)
Slow Squash Jelqs

I came out of the first ten minutes fluid-free and expanded to roughly 6" girth (last week I was a touch over 5.25 and have been closer to 5.5" since starting this). The SSQs felt great. In the second I was pushing close to 190, though I'm not sure what the point of length measurements is in a girth device... still, it's worth noting that my BPenis EnlargementL is just over 6.5 and I was below 170 to start out. I came out of it with a purple cock that looked and felt like it was transplanted. Holy shit.

I should've stopped there. I went for another round and I swear to god I filled the X-40.

Unfortunately, it was mostly fluid. And the SSJs didn't help. If anything, they made it worse (though softening up was probably at fault for that). I look like the michelin baby. It's frightening. And terribly unsexy and kind of ruins my plans for tonight.

I guess 3x10 is more of a clamping thing, not so much a Bathmate. I'm confident that this won't be an issue, thanks to this thread, but I do want to avoid this as much as possible. There's no way I'd show my cock to any woman like this. I'll stick to shorter sets, I guess.

I did just measure it at a shade under 6.5" mid-shaft though while erect. Pretty amazing, even if it is kind of gross. I'm going to hold out hope that I can get to around 6.25" fluid-free fairly soon and eventually make a good portion of that permanent.

Does getting that much expansion mean I might possibly have a brighter future than others in this?

Of course! Expansion equals stressed tissue equals permanent deformation which mean permanent gains

If only there was an analogous feeling for length work. I get done with that and just feel like I have a skinny exhausted penis. Plus I never feel like I have the grip to get through a real session with it. I hate length work.

Yesterday I had a lot going on so I rushed a quick 10m Bathmate shower and then clamped 2x10 after. No fluid, nice and full carrying over all evening into this morning, when I felt like I had a club between my legs. It wasn't majorly expanded, but I have to think it was closer to 5.5 than 5.25 and it was as hard as a rock, not just extra fluid/skin like yesterday morning. It makes me wonder if some lighter days are better for me. Just like how rest and recovery is so important with muscle building. I've never quite gotten on board with the idea that 7 days on/0 off was a great idea. For girth, anyway.

I will say this - even if I haven't made any permanent gains, I have already noted a massive increase in confidence/arrogance, which has affected my behavior and improved our sex. It's not like I was ever small or un-confident before, but I've started behaving a lot more aggressively lately as if I had a giant one. Makes me wonder what life would've been like if I was just born with one. It was no 10" Miami trip, but last weekend I had some excellent adventures of my own. For that reason alone, Penis Enlargement is worth doing. (Especially for that one guy who is still a virgin. Shit, I should go find his thread.)

OneWeekIn;445250 said:

If only there was an analogous feeling for length work. I get done with that and just feel like I have a skinny exhausted penis. Plus I never feel like I have the grip to get through a real session with it. I hate length work.

Yesterday I had a lot going on so I rushed a quick 10m Bathmate shower and then clamped 2x10 after. No fluid, nice and full carrying over all evening into this morning, when I felt like I had a club between my legs. It wasn't majorly expanded, but I have to think it was closer to 5.5 than 5.25 and it was as hard as a rock, not just extra fluid/skin like yesterday morning. It makes me wonder if some lighter days are better for me. Just like how rest and recovery is so important with muscle building. I've never quite gotten on board with the idea that 7 days on/0 off was a great idea. For girth, anyway.

I will say this - even if I haven't made any permanent gains, I have already noted a massive increase in confidence/arrogance, which has affected my behavior and improved our sex. It's not like I was ever small or un-confident before, but I've started behaving a lot more aggressively lately as if I had a giant one. Makes me wonder what life would've been like if I was just born with one. It was no 10" Miami trip, but last weekend I had some excellent adventures of my own. For that reason alone, Penis Enlargement is worth doing. (Especially for that one guy who is still a virgin. Shit, I should go find his thread.)

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The LengthMaster is great with grip, like cement. Also, rubber, latex or leather gloves rock for grip.