Problem with uncircumcised boy...

[Anonymous]

My son is 8. He is uncircumcised. Sorry if this is TMI.

As recently as a couple of months ago he was able to pull the foreskin back from his penis with no problem. He let me know recently that he cannot anymore and it hurts ..looks like there are little cuts on it. Its not particularly red or anything. It doesn't hurt to pee or anything...just pull it back.

I have searched on the web. I have a call into the nurse, but she hasn't called me back yet.

Have you had this happen with your son? What was it? Adhesions? What is the treatment?

[Anonymous]

Sorry for the TMI.
Please check when ur DS is peeing - does the top balloon ?Is the pee coming out properly - full flow. It might not hurt but if he is not able to pee properly- you might want to see the doctor.My DS had similar problem when he was 8 yr old. His Pedi told us everything looked good, no infections nothing and asked us to make sure to keep it very clean but over the next few months it started hurting to pee and we had to get it circumcised. Sometimes it heals by itself - depends on individual.

[Anonymous]

Go see the doctor, but likely you just need a steroid cream that you apply for about 6 weeks.

[Anonymous]

How traumatic was it for your son to be circumsized as a boy instead of an infant? How long did it take to heal?

[Anonymous]

Second vote for a doctor visit. Keeping it clean and putting a little cream on it should do the trick. Circumcision is kind of drastic. We don't hack our ladybits off when we get yeast infections.

[Anonymous]

DH experienced this and had to have a circ.

The good news is that there is nothing wrong after the procedure.

Some buys are predisposed to issues and benefit from circ.

[Anonymous]

Oh please. There's no reason to assume the boy needs to be circumsized. Please go troll somewhere else.

[Anonymous]

sounds like phimosis

http://urology.ucsf.edu/patient-care/children/phimosis

I had an uncircumcised boyfriend (German) who had this. He laughs about it -- said the dr gave him a special cream had had to rub in on himself daily for 6 weeks.... around age 12.... he didn't mind the treatment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh please. There's no reason to assume the boy needs to be circumsized. Please go troll somewhere else.

Sorry just providing information first hand...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Second vote for a doctor visit. Keeping it clean and putting a little cream on it should do the trick. Circumcision is kind of drastic. We don't hack our ladybits off when we get yeast infections.

Not the same thing at all

[Anonymous]

Op, 955 and 1048 are the same people. troll alert! I think op started the thread about a husband pulling on his sons uncirc penis!

[Anonymous]

955 here. I am not saying get circumcised. I am saying, go to the doctor and make sure you follow up on it. Doctors did all kinds of test, no infection, we tried medicine and even a small procedure at doctors office to open the hole but nothing worked. Like PP said a cream might help, but in our case the skin was so tight that my son could not pee. He would avoid going to the bathroom. We tried different things but it did not help. Circumcision was our last option.
It took 3 days off school and a week to heal and be back to normal.It was painful for first 2 days :o( even with all the painkillers.

[Anonymous]

One of the many reasons my boys were circumcised after birth.

Just like the anti-vacc crazies, the anti-circ crazies never mention the numerous disadvantages.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One of the many reasons my boys were circumcised after birth.

Just like the anti-vacc crazies, the anti-circ crazies never mention the numerous disadvantages.

We don't really have proof of a problem that requires medical surgery, so you're jumping the gun a bit. Circ guys have genital issues as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:955 here. I am not saying get circumcised. I am saying, go to the doctor and make sure you follow up on it. Doctors did all kinds of test, no infection, we tried medicine and even a small procedure at doctors office to open the hole but nothing worked. Like PP said a cream might help, but in our case the skin was so tight that my son could not pee. He would avoid going to the bathroom. We tried different things but it did not help. Circumcision was our last option.
It took 3 days off school and a week to heal and be back to normal.It was painful for first 2 days :o( even with all the painkillers.

You do realize it's painful for days regardless of age. Right? Newborns just process and express it differently. It's also much more disgusting to have an open wound covered in feces and urine.