My son had horrible phimosis, too, and after conservative treatments failed, I had a urologist circumcise him.

He was 10 years old.

So my question is - why did YOU wait that long? Is it because you are in Argentina and the circumcision is not common there?

When I brought my son to a urologist, in California, the urologist bluntly told me that the case was horrible and should have long been dealt with surgically, and I had to explain that we are Russians so circumcision is kind of a last resort measure which is why baths and creams had been tried. In the US, circumcision used to be widely prevalent, now is not so prevalent but prevalent enough to not be considered a last resort measure. But I felt very guilty for causing my son unnecessary pain by insisting on finding a non-surgical solution.

But he was a child so he was incapable of helping himself. I assume that the age of majority in Argentina is 18 give or take. So for over 10 years you were basically causing pain to yourself. Why?

I second Harley complimenting your English - the only reason I looked up your country of residence was to try to explain what in the US would be outright weird - why did you wait for that long?

I know people who underwent adult circumcision for religious reasons, and they all do fine in the end. The initial reaction wears off. You will be fine. However, those people I know did not have phimosis so they had good sexual experiences before the procedure. So maybe I should not have even brought up those examples since they are irrelevant. Well, the fact that people who have undergone adult circumcision is still good to know - right?

The reason I am asking why - why did you wait so long - is because this is highly unusual and might shed some light on a psychological issue that, in turn, would be relevant to your current state of mind.

At any rate, I have looked up life expectancy for males in Argentina.

76 years.

Not too bad, I'd say.

I have also looked up (I like data more than just talking) the age of sexual debut among males in Argentina. It is between 17 and 18 years.

So you are now 29.

You have "missed" about 11 years of sexual activity outside of the world of commercially procured sex.

Ahead of you are 47 years during which you can engage in sexual activity that is not being commercially procured.

What would you rather focus on - the missed 11 years or the future 47 years?