My DS is 5.5 and I was not able to afford to get him cut when he was born becasue the insurance didn't cover it at the time. DH and I are in the position where we could probably do it now and want to go ahead with it. Has anyone every done it this late?
Re: Parents of LATE circumsized boys, come in!
Uh oh! Ima go make some popcorn!
Annelise 3.22.2007 Norah 10.24.2009 Amelia 8.7.2011
Now it makes a bit more sense...
that does make a huge difference. I've had pts that I couldn't place a catheter b/c it was so tight... that can cause issues.... talk to the pedi, see if it's necessary now. talk to your son about it. they do numb it locally... use a lidocaine jelly... most kids are more humiliated than in pain. they are groggy for a day ... but many were doing just fine the next day. they have to lay low for a few days... no playground, riding bikes and what not... but usually the urologist just prescribed motrin for pain and that was enough.
good luck.
DH chose to have his done at 13 years old (he was learning about being Jewish and thought it was the right thing to do). He was in some pain for a week or so... but it did not scar him for life and we had our two boys circ'ed.
I'd probably wait until it's absolutely medically necessary or until your son agrees to it at this point...
well, that takes my judging down several notches...
and Kev's- suck it.
either way it sounds like he is in for some penile discomfort- poor kid!
I hope it goes well-Im sure it will.
good Luck!
I agree with this.
Me, too. I wouldn't put my son through it at any age unless it was an undisputed medical necessity.
I hate this post. It would be like saying : I feel badly. I threw my kid on the ground.
then when people comment on that being kind of mean, clarifying that you did it to keep him from being hit by a truck!
big difference.
OOOOOR maybe I am just a bitchface waiting to pounce....
either way, I am not of a mind to care what people do with their baby's weiner. but I do find circumcision at a late age for purely cosmetic reasons to be a little...eh. for medical reasons, or to prevent later problems makes perfect sense.
the end.
You can put away the claws now people.