Swollen Foreskin from Penis Pump

[wowjustdoit Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wowjustdoit]

So I have been pumping my penis now for a little over a month. It's been an on and off thing because I keep getting bruises on my shaft. Well my penis healed again, so today I decided to pump my penis with a condom on. I figured it would help prevent the bruising, acting as a protective barrier to my sensitive skin.

Well it worked! No bruises! But now my penis looks ridiculous. I pumped twice, eight minutes a piece. The shape of my head is different, my foreskin is swollen, and my penis skin feels thick. Is this normal?

My penis is definitely the thickest it has ever been, but it also looks.. eh, not so good. When I pump without a condom on, I don't get much of a girth gain at all... mostly just bruising.

I am seeking long term girth gains. Should I continue to pump with a condom on (maybe just not as long) or go back to pumping raw? The girth gain was impressive, but I didn't like the way my penis looked and felt.

[closed297 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close closed297]

Be careful mate i ended up in the hospital when that "swollen skin" would not retract..
You can still get it back over atm?
The minute you can't make sure you stop.

[JustALilMore Senior Member Member of the Month August 2020 Find all posts View Profile Close JustALilMore]

You are pumping too hard for too long. Reduce time and or pressure. And build up to it.

I've had one case of swollen foreskin when I first started pumping for 25 minutes. It has since never happened and that same suction level. You will condition yourself in time.

[Dangler Senior Administrator☼ Wizard ☼ White Tiger Award 2015 Find all posts View Profile Close Dangler]

No gauge to indicate VACUUM level ?

Maybe you could connect one in line to the cylinder, or shop around for one equipped.

[not2big Senior Super ModeratorPEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close not2big]

Rule of thumb to avoid the “doughnut effect” is to keep the vacuum level under 5 hg and time under vacuum under 20 minutes and even then, you foreskin can get a bit swollen for an hour or so.

[wowjustdoit Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wowjustdoit]

Its so weird tho because when I pump without a condom on, I can pump longer and the only thing that happens is my dick turns purple. Should I start wearing the condom when I pump?

[JustALilMore Senior Member Member of the Month August 2020 Find all posts View Profile Close JustALilMore]

Purple? Umm that's not good. Sounds like a circulation issue. How long have you been pumping?

[wowjustdoit Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wowjustdoit]

Roughly a month. Once I take it out, it starts to regain its color. It wasn't as bad when I had the condom on. BTW I am using the HYDROMAX 7. I am not sure what its max pressure is, but I try to max it out.

[not2big Senior Super ModeratorPEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close not2big]

Without a vacuum gauge, you should pump up until you feel slight discomfort and then back of slightly.

I have pumped for up to an hour at 5 hg or below and never experienced a purple dick.

[wowjustdoit Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wowjustdoit]

I pump the Bathmate up to as high as it'll go. I don't feel any discomfort and I am not really getting results. I believe I am doing everything correct. I am about 80% hard in the tube. I haven't been able to get up to 100%... I think I need a woman present for that!

[wowjustdoit Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wowjustdoit]

I took off the comfort ring and now I am seeing some results from the pump. I am not sure how to feel about it.. My dick kinda looks weird.

[JustALilMore Senior Member Member of the Month August 2020 Find all posts View Profile Close JustALilMore]

I pump the Bathmate up to as high as it'll go. I don't feel any discomfort and I am not really getting results. I believe I am doing everything correct. I am about 80% hard in the tube. I haven't been able to get up to 100%... I think I need a woman present for that!

You don't have to pump at full strength all the time.
That can take practice to get to 100% erection without much external stimulation. It is part of the training too.

[wowjustdoit Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wowjustdoit]

Okay. I'll try pumping at a lower level... Should I stay in it longer? Say... 10 minutes instead of 5 since I will not be putting as much pressure on my penis?

Also, how long until I start seeing girth gains after a pump? My dick definitely feels a little different afterwards, but I am not experiencing "pumped up girth gains".

[peforever Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close peforever]

You are way to eager for gains and it doesn’t work like that to increase the pressure to max and make your dick explode in size. First of all pumping by itself may not give you any permanent gains and definitely combine it with at least stretching and helping In between sets.

You are getting lots of edema and purple is not what you want to see.

I had bathmate X30 for the past 3 years and bought Paloqueth electric penis pump with masturbating sleeve (included) for less than $40 from amazon. I prefer this over bathmate by far. The sleeve inside the pump is perfect (I run hot water inside sleeve and then add lube it penis and enter the sleeve attached to the pump fully erect)and scrotum area is completely comfortable and my balls are always hanging even after 30 min Sessions (3*10 min). I am 6.5 in bpel and reach to 7 5/8 In in the pump and it is great for pulse pumping And I come out of the pump almost no edema.

[wowjustdoit Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wowjustdoit]

What kind of stretching do you recommend I do? I am eager for some girth gains!