Hello, my son has a communicating hydrocele (which was noticed when he was about 9 months old) he’s been offered surgery next month (after a long wait) however he will only be 16 months old then. I cannot find a policy for my local trust , but all other nhs trust policies suggest for children to have the surgery between 2-4 years. I have discussed this with the surgeon who said they do it from 1 year in this trust. He is having the operation in the afternoon, so one of my main concerns is that I cannot explain to him why he can’t eat/ drink all day (he gets hysterical when hungry/ thirsty). I’m also concerned about pain / infection at his age. I was wondering if anyone else’s children have had this done and what the outcomes were? There seems to be a lot of risks at this age. I am a nurse myself but have little experience in paediatrics. Thank you in advance x