by bonason on Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:39 pm
Hey hooah, I've had some negative side effects. For starters, I don't use the gauze, I did try it for like 2 days when I first started, and really didn't like/care for it. I have a real good tolerance for pain, and at day 11 I tore the skin on both sides of my shaft, where the old mushroom stamper, meets the shaft. It was not good!! It took me two weeks to heal up to the point that I could start up again. I don't know if I had worn the gauze, if it would've happend or not, I can't say. but to everybody starting out, don't just listen to what your cock is telling you, check it out and make sure everything looks normal as well. You yourself stated that you got bubbles, I don't even know what that means, but it isn't normal, so if something like that happens to you new guys, stop for a while, get back to normal, and start over again. Now apparently I am some kind of glutten for punishment. As some of you have read, in some of the more recent posts. Between myke04 and myself, we've been monkeying around with different ways to put on the x-4, And I figured out a new way to put it on, THAT I TOTALLY LOVE!!!!!!!! But of course it came with a price, I was strapping in the old way, that I always had, and I was soooo maxed out ( But pushing myself to get gains!) And I was trying to just get strapped in, maxed out as hell. That it took everything I had, just to get strapped in, and of course I couldn't do it right, because there was no room left to play with. I pretty much could tell that I was in a little pain, and quite possibly doing some damage to myself. But heaven forbid I take a day off when it's not in my schedule, And I did get a, very little, tear on the under side of shaft just about a 1/4" back from my head, Not a bad one, but still I have to take a couple of days off!! So..... yes there are negative effects from the extenders, But you have to use common sence, if your dick is telling you it hurts, plain and simple, don't push yourself, I haven't had an extender my whole life, yet for some reason I felt like... this is my schedule, stick to it!! But now,If I miss a day here or there.... No biggy, again I hadn't had an x-4 until 2 months ago. So it really is just a bonus that I'm doing this in the first place. At least I'm trying for "the bigger hog!" This same stupid shit has happend to me twice now, shame on me!! But unfortinately it took two times for my dumb ass to figure it out, and now, never again!!! Listen to what your dick is saying, I can't stress that enough to the new guys, again, would gauze help not make this happen?? I don't know. Don't get me wrong though, you do want to feel pressure, JUST NOT PAIN!! You are right hooah, make sure that you don't have any extra skin in play when you are strapping in. THAT IS LESSON # 1 with out a doubt, once you get past that happening, your golden!!! And as for the slipping strap. try the metal clips, it does make a world of difference, and I think that in your situation, you'ld benafit from them. As far as your redness, It's from slipping, I was slipping when I would try to strap in, and than I was slipping on the way out, which again, Is why I tore. So be careful. The new way I strap in has taken all of that maxing the hell out of my poor cock, out of the picture. Totally. I wish that I had figured it out sooner. I never even considerd trying a different way, than what the instruction manual showed me, until myke04 had mentioned something, and it got me to thinking out side of the box! Again Thank You myke04! After 4 month's of this for you hooah, you should be able to wear the x-4 for longer amounts of time, in comfort, as you have a very good grasp on what's going on, with this whole process, So again, I would recommend the metal clips for you. Sorry that this novel I just wrote was so fucking long, and you had to sit through it all. But as always, Good luck everyone!!