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Undescended testicle - comfort me please

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giddykipper · 12/03/2009 20:38

DS having his undescended testicle descended on Monday.

I'm terrified.

Please come tell me that my PFB will be OK.

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rempy · 12/03/2009 20:41

Your PFB will be OK.

Honestly.

He will be home the same day (I presume), he will have lots of lovely local anaesthetic to help with his pain relief, as well as yummy calpol and neurofen.

He will not only have a normal looking scrotum, but his fertility will be improved.

That the sort of thing you were looking for?

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giddykipper · 12/03/2009 20:44

Yes thanks

I just have this horrible image of him being so small and vulnerable on the operating table without me.

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rempy · 12/03/2009 20:47

He will be lovely and warm and snug on the operating table, we very often use hot air blankets to keep LOs toasty.

And it wont be for long. About 30 minutes max in theatre. Bit of fannying about either side though to add to that. And they sometimes take quite a while to wake up and recovery often dont call parents through until a child has done a first wake up (and then they often go to sleep again), so dont be surprised if you are hanging about for an hour.

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giddykipper · 12/03/2009 20:54

This will sound crazy, but I've been desperate for him to have a cold so that they have to postpone it. I'm convinced it will come down on its own given time (because I'm medically trained of course and I know these things ). Ironically, he has been the healthiest I have ever known him over the last month.

Thanks rempy, it's good to have an idea what to expect. I'm just nervous about general anaesthetics.

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rempy · 12/03/2009 21:36

Totally reasonable to be nervous about an anaesthetic. Its a weird thing we do!!!

But we do it a lot, and it really is quite safe.

Delaying it will only postpone your anxiety - get positive, and get it done. It will be out of the way.

And testicles can come down on their own, but after a certain age, it wont. And surgeons wait till after that age before they offer surgery. So scrub that as an option I'm afraid. But nice try at wriggling out of it!

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BCNS · 12/03/2009 21:41

it will be fine ds2 had it done. take tissues for you.. I lost it when they put him under and couldn't see through tears to find my way out!

when he's under grab a coffee, make any phone calls, to blub that he's under to nearest and dearest, and then he'll be out , and fine.

sagacious · 12/03/2009 21:43

ds had his done at 23 months

Operation was at 10.00 he was in recovery in 45 mins and eating a jam sandwich at noon, discharged at 3pm and watching fireman sam at 4pm.

No complications, didn't even complain about it hurting.

rempy · 12/03/2009 21:43

Which I could remember mrsjammi, but its lost in the mists of medical school surgical notes.........

I do know they delay operating on little little ones for two reasons a) it might descend and b) anaesthetic risk is increased for neonates.

There are some however that are so high that they are never going to descend, so for a proportion of children surgery is totally inevitable.

sagacious · 12/03/2009 21:45

additional .. ds was diagnosed as a newborn, he had regular checks to see if it would come down, consultant reckoned after 18 months it was v unlikely

BCNS · 12/03/2009 21:47

ds2 was 25 months.. his was one of the it's up so high type

rempy · 12/03/2009 21:51

Thank you sagacious, saved me a trip to the attic to look it up.....

scienceteacher · 12/03/2009 21:59

Mine had bilateral undescended testes, and he had an orchidopexy at around 26 months. The op took just over an hour, and he was out of it for the rest of the day. We left hospital at about 6pm, and he then went on to sleep on the couch until we finally put him to bed.

By next morning, he was his usual self. He was mildly curious about his dressings, but as he was still in a nappy, he didn't have a lot of opportunity to fiddle with them. The scars faded really quickly.

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giddykipper · 12/03/2009 22:12

They noticed the day after he was born, he's now 22 months. It's up high but I can feel it, it has dropped quite a bit but not far enough.

His appointment isn't until 11:30am by which time he's going to be famished and grumpy. Hopefully there will be enough 'interesting' things going on to take his mind off it.

Thankfully DP is coming with me - I told him he had to have a day off work because I knew I wouldn't cope on my own

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rempy · 12/03/2009 22:32

Giddy, he can drink water till 2 hours before the op. If you can time things well that should help a small amount with the grumpiness.

JUST water!

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giddykipper · 13/03/2009 07:33

They've told me he can drink water until 11:30am - does that mean he's not going in until 1:30pm then??

That's an awful long time for a little boy to go without food.

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chimchar · 13/03/2009 07:41

giddy....hope all goes well today.

my ds had bilateral undecended testes diagnosed at birth...he had his first op on the one side at 3, and the oter when he was 7....

its horrible seeing them go under, and the hour of waiting is awful, but after that, they bounce back really quickly. home the same day, running around a day later, back to rmal very quickly.

as awful as it i, because its your baby, i try and console myself with the fact that its not life threatening, its very routine as ops go, and its something that is better sorted than not.

thinking of you. let us know how you all get on.... have a hug to! ((())))

chimchar · 13/03/2009 07:42

oops.

just seen its for monday! god luck for mon then instead of today!

chimchar · 13/03/2009 07:43

[blush GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD luck, not god luck! lol

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giddykipper · 13/03/2009 07:44

Thanks chimchar. I well up already when I think about it, I'm going to be worse than useless on Monday.

(Then I feel guilty because some parents/children have to go through things that are infinitely worse and I shout at myself for being pathetic!)

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chimchar · 13/03/2009 07:50

its not pathetic at all...its your baby. i know exactly how you feel...but really, its ok. not a lovely day by any means, but the staff are fab, used to dealing with anxious parents....

take your little boys favourite toy for him, and take something for you too....go to the shop while he is under, browse the magazines, then get a coffee....it helps to pass the time. cry if you need to!

put it out of your mind now for as long as you can and enjoy your weekend. xx

chimchar · 16/03/2009 19:23

hey giddy.

how did it go today? how's your little man, and how are you?

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giddykipper · 16/03/2009 20:28

He's OK (of course)

I'm shattered, no sleep last night with worry, tense all day, need my bed!

He didn't end up going in until nearly 2pm which is a long time since breakfast, but he was great, no whinging at all. He was excited when we went into theatre, "lots of doctors" (he likes doctors), he fell asleep in my arms, I burst into tears! 90 stressful minutes, back onto the ward fast asleep. When he eventually woke up it took probably an hour to get his head straight, but then he ate an apple, two yoghurts and three biscuits and drank about half a pint of water! Just gone to bed now as right as rain.

Phew.

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chimchar · 17/03/2009 06:58

awww. great news.

glad it all went well, and glad you're ok too.

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