circumcision revision
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Circumcision Revision
Asked by G.H. from Dallas
on September 25, 2008
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Hi, have any of you had boys that have needed a circ revision? We are debating one for my almost five year old son, but I would like some input from anyone who's deal...
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- We are in the same boat. I have a 5 year old that will have in corrected in December. He recently had a PAINFUL one month infection. I am nervous about the "repair"...
- My son had one done just almost a year ago (he was 3 at the time). He had a few other issues in that region, so he had to be put under for the surgery. He did not ha...
- My 6 year old had a re-circ this summer, it looks beautiful and the healing wasn't so bad. He doesn't complain of pain and now we don't have to worry about whether he ...
Revision of Circumcision
Asked by E.C. from Chicago
on May 28, 2008
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Has anyone had to have their sons cicumcision revised/redone? Our Dr. originally told us that our son had a "fat pad" which he would eventually outgrow. Well he just...
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- we had the same thing happen and but since our son wasn't having infections they suggested we wait til he was 4, which we did. they did a quick outpatient surgery, he...
- One of my friends had this done last week for their 3 year old boy. They said they were way more traumatized than the child was. It was a quick procedure and he was ...
- No experience with this one, but I would think the earlier the better, to avoid any potential nerve damage/loss of sensation for him in the future.
Circumcision - Redo?
Asked by J.V. from New York
on February 1, 2008
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My son was circumcised at birth. A couple of months ago, I noticed that his circumcision was not complete. There's an area where the skin is still attached. The pedi...
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- Hi. My son, now 4, had the same thing happen and I have to tell you, it's a nightmare, but any doctor with a heart, will tell you that you NEED to get it corrected now...
- do it soon. I waited until my son was 10.. and it was a bad scene... He had to have a reg. surgery... and he remembers all the pain. I used Dr. Ring in Westfield NJ....
- Get a second opinion from a uroligist. Always trust your instincts when raising children. A second opinion is always a safe way to go.
Circumcision Gone Wrong
Asked by D.G. from Richmond
on February 27, 2008
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Has anyone had issues with circumcision having to be revised because it was not done correctly by the gynecologist? Well, it has terribly upset my husband and I. We ...
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- Dear D., I have not experience this type of trauma, but you may call Jack H. Olender (Attorney Office), ###-###-####, in Washington, DC. They are a team of excel...
- My son had a circumcision revision at the age of six months. The procedure was not a big deal. I was also nervous about him being put to sleep. He was fine, just ex...
- I just wanted to say that you want to be careful they dont take off too much of the skin. It is not unheard of that when a boy grows up they have had too much of the ...
The Pros and Cons of Circumcision
Asked by L.B. from San Francisco
on March 22, 2012
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Hi Mamas. I'm having my first child in August and my husband and I just found out that it is a boy! So far, I haven't found any really convincing reasons why one shoul...
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- Easier to keep clean, and that's a biggy in my book.
- we did not do it for our son. There is no medical reason to. His Dr. even said if we wanted it done, to go to another dr. because he will not do it because even he doe...
- I personally watched my second son's circumcission. They do use an anesthetic although I'm sure there was still some pain. The whole procedure just took a few minutes...
Circumcision Doctor near Portland, Oregon
Asked by S.C. from Portland
on February 10, 2010
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We had our third son at a birthing center 3 days ago and it was an amazing experience. We now want to get our son circumcised and are having a hard time finding a doc...
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- Dear S., Congratulations! My pediatrician recommended a doctor when we were considering doing the same after our son was born. Her name is Dr. Monique Pritchard an...
- Dr Michael Erickson with Sunset Pediatrics is our son and daughters pediatrician and I absolutely love him! I don't know if he can help you out with the circ, but he w...
- You have a great opportunity to get this done by a pediatric urologist. There are only a couple in Portland. For other urological reasons, my son saw and were very h...
Circumcision/revision Question
Asked by S.T. from Oklahoma City
on March 21, 2010
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Ok so when my son was born almost 5 years ago, it was important to me that he be circumcised before we left the hospital. To me it was important to have it done there ...
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- You can tell that your motherly instinct may be telling you that something may need a medical evaluation. I can't understand by your posting if you've had another pro...
- It is normal that he is always messing with himself....he is a boy, that's what they do, and everyone will think just that-even if he is messing with it for another re...
- It is normal that he is always messing with it. That's an ongoing thing with little boys, and will only get worse (around 13 oe 14!). As for being different, with hav...
Circumcise?
Asked by T.M. from Stationed Overseas
on February 21, 2010
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I'm going to have a baby boy in April and recently I've been thinking a lot on the decision to circumcise our son or not. He will be our second son and the first was c...
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- I had my son circumcised. Not really sure why...it was just one of those things that I always thought if I ever had a boy I would do. However, looking back made me w...
- I really don't have any advice about what to choose, but i will say(espcially being somewhere where it is not as common) to just be careful about who let do it, if tha...
- This is an irreversible elective procedure on someone who has no say in the matter. I understand that there are cultural factors at play when making the decision, b...
Boy Circumsions
Asked by H.P. from Jonesboro
on December 13, 2007
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Hi,I am looking for some moms who have ran into this same problem I am having....My son just turned a year on 12/4 he was circumsized a week after birth.I did the whol...
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- I think this is a lot more common than people realize. When the foreskin is cut off it is actually separating skin from skin so it is very easy for what is left to try...
- Hi H., I seem to have had only one run in with that. With my second son though and not my first. Just make sure that you pull the skin back and clean it. I do it at le...
- H., I had the exact same problem when I took my now 18 mo old son in for his 9 mo appoingment. The doctor noticed the skin was starting to grow back also. Noone told ...
11 Month Old Getting Tubes -- Bad Idea? or Normal?
Asked by S.B. from Dallas
on October 14, 2008
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My 11 month old is on the track for tubes in the ears. Is this common, or can the ear infections be caused by normal allergies? Are tubes the only way to go? We have...
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- I would take action sooner rather than later. My sister-in-law waited too long for my nephew and delayed his speech. He's now 4.5 yrs and starting to catch up to his p...
- My son got tubes at 6 months, and it did help...in one ear. He got an infection right away in the other ear. You might try keeping him in for a few days after the pr...
- Try taking cow milk out of your child's diet, it is a heavy allergen and the root cause of may ear infections; upper respiratory infections and intestinal issues. Pay ...
