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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 ...
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 ...
