Circumcision

[nakeita]

My son was circumsized on Wednesday (he was 5 days old). We were told to change the gauze pad at every diaper change with liberal amounts of ointment. From the moment we first saw the results of the curcumcision we thought something was wrong because it just didn't look right. However we weren't sure as neither my husband or myself had ever seen a just-circumcized penis before. Luckily, our follow up appointment was on Friday, only two days away. When the doctor saw my son's penis he agreed that it didn't look right. He said it had "turtled". In other words the head had been sucked back inside, like a turtle pulls its head back inside its shell. So what we are seeing is a little shaft with a red swollen area at the top. In the middle of the red swollen area you can slightly see the very tip of the penis head.

In the two days following the circumcision it had started to heal so the doctor had to break a little of the skin and pop the penis head back out, obviously causing pain and bleeding. We were instructed to pop the penis head back out every 5-6 hours so that it didn't begin to heal back inside this swollen area again. Today is now Sunday and it doesn't appear to be getting any better. Everytime we pop the penis head back out it seems to cause our son a lot of pain as he screams bloody murder. Then before we can even get a new diaper on, the head is sucked back in.

Does anyone know what this is called and how long we will have to keep doing this before it heals and becomes normal? It's killing me having to cause my son what appears to be so much pain every other time I change his diaper and it is causing him to hate having his diaper changed, even when we don't touch his penis. Is it really necessary to keep poping the head back out? I read that when dealing with things like adhesions it's best to just leave it alone and it will eventually do what it is supposed to do naturally (I'm not saying my son's problem is adhesions because I have no idea what he has). Any help or advice or similar stories with results would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely, Amanda

[UroDoc]

Hard to know exactly what is going on with out being able to examine him. It sounds like, emphasis sounds like, not enough foreskin was removed. Adhesions may form, do your best but it sounds like the circumsicion will need to be redone, good luck

[lj64628]

poor boy it sucks that he has to go through so much pain but inocent people are always the ones that pay when people make stupid disions how was that skin hurting him anyway

[nakeita]

First I would like to say that about a week after posting that comment, the problem began to go away and my son is perfectly fine now!

Now…. I wasn’t asking for your opinion on whether circumcisions are right or wrong, I was looking for some help for a rare problem that occurred after the circumcision was already done.

Your comment was very ignorant. If you can’t provide helpful and useful information, then you should move on and leave your personal opinions to yourself.

For your information, we did not make a “stupid decision”. Unlike you, we are not ignorant. There are many pros and cons for circumcisions and after carefully reviewing both sides my husband and I opted to go ahead and do it.

A few facts…..

~ Circumcised infants are less likely to develop urinary tract infections, especially in the first year of life. UTIs are about 10 times more common in uncircumcised compared with circumcised infants. (Have you ever had a UTI? I have heard that for a male it is one of the most painful experiences you can go through, almost as bad as giving birth! If there is something you can do to prevent it, YOU SHOULD!)

~ Circumcised men may also be at lower risk for penile cancer

~ Some studies indicate that the procedure might offer an additional line of defense against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV

~ Penile problems, such as irritation, inflammation, and infection, are more common in UNcircumcised males.

~ It's easier to keep a circumcised penis clean,

~ Circumcision is said to heighten the sensitivity of the tip of the penis, increasing sexual pleasure later in life.

……. Just to name a few reasons!

Thank you!

[kumishi]

Maybe it was infected because as far as I know this heal within two weeks. So you can visit your family doctor to give some prescription for your son.

Thank you and hope this will help you for the immediate remedy.