In a little under three weeks, DS (age 9) will be getting circumsized.
I guess I need to put the disclaimer up front as I know how circumcision threads can go. This isn't something we're entering into lightly; we first sought advice three years ago, and advice at the time was to 'wait and see', and get DS to try to pull the skin back gently in the hope things would loosen naturally. However, we felt that there was no significant improvement so sought a further opinion just before Christmas, and the advice is that DS should be circumsized as it is likely he will experience problems when he is older. I accept this is a 'maybe' but would far prefer that he has the op now pre-puberty, rather than risk the likelihood of problems that may occur later.
Right, so on to my questions. Specifically I am hoping for any hints, tips and advice from others whose sons have been circumsized, particularly at around this age (9 years).
I don't even know what to expect at the hospital - I assume the op will be done under GA? If so, do I stay with him until he goes under?
What about afterwards - does anyone have advice to offer on how to help DS deal with the healing? He is terribly dramatic about all things medical, so I anticipate a fair amount of wailing and gnashing, which I will have to look past to see if there are real problems or things we can do to help.
Just to add in to the mix, we're off on holiday for two weeks, so his op is the first day after we return. In many ways I'm glad of that, as it saves time spent agonising (for him and me!). But it does mean that if I need any medical supplies in, I need to get them before we go.
Ok, I'm going to hit post and hope.