Just got the
Bathmate and had the donut problem. I appreciate all the comments on this site, they helped.
I'm curious to know if this only happens in uncircumcised guys? I am not circumcised and am wondering if the excess skin is the problem. Anyhow, I read some tips and found I started to hard too fast. Also, when I am done now I massage with moisturizing lotion.
Also, i find the post about the
penomet and toxins a load of CRAP and my opinion is just
penomet throwing mud. Sure they may use surgical grade rubber and
Bathmate is silent on the matter and I will admit its possible for substandard materials to cause an allergic reactions, but I haven't read any complaints about this. The donut (fluid retention) is caused by pumping too hard too fast in a hydraulic vacuum, not toxins in rubber. It also has to do with the fact that this is a hydraulic vacuum which will affect your skins is permeability thus making it more susceptible to osmosis and diffusion with water. One possible remedy may be to pump in a salt water bath (epsom salts), but I'm not sure what affect this would have on the
Bathmate over time. Another may be to lube your cock with Vaseline to increase the water barrier.
As I said above (and so have others), gradual pumping and massage afterwards seem to work well.
Hope that helps future noobs.