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My son will love me for this.. very sore willy

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essbee · 12/04/2006 20:50

How normal is this? He's crying saying it hurts and to be fair does look red. It's been hurting over the last day but has obvs got worse, do you think it can wait til the morning?

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AllieBongo · 12/04/2006 21:24

how about ringing NHS direct and see what they say

AllieBongo · 12/04/2006 21:25

winkle, winkle, winkle,

cod · 12/04/2006 21:25

they willlsay balantisi
yes deffo not an emercengy

AllieBongo · 12/04/2006 21:26

is he asleep now?

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essbee · 12/04/2006 21:26

See winkles to me are seafood!!!!

Actually nhs direct are probably a good plan.

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essbee · 12/04/2006 21:27

No, he's perching on the edge of the sofa c omplaining, poor thing. That sounds sarcastic, it's not I promise!

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cod · 12/04/2006 21:28

calpola dn bed

AllieBongo · 12/04/2006 21:29

winkles and cockles! maybe let him sleep with nothing on his nether regions so it can "air" Calpol and bed... if not maybe a salt bath?

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essbee · 12/04/2006 21:33

OK going for Calpol and bed. He's nt crying now too.

If anyone thinks i'm being mad please say!

Thans for all your help Smile

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essbee · 13/04/2006 01:47

Ended up phoning nhs direct as ds was just screaming, they said (or rater the gp that rang back did) he'd need anti-biotics but tomorrow will do.

Anyway he's just woken up screaming and there is nasty stuff coming out of it too (sorry if it's tmi, but I have no experiene of this at all. It also niffs. I feel bloody useless, I can't sto pit and he wont let me near him.

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AllieBongo · 13/04/2006 09:01

hi essbee. How are things?

Chocol8 · 13/04/2006 09:07

How is ds this morning Essbee?

Ds has had this recently - I took him to the walk in centre and they said ballinitis - which appears to be a general term for winky infections I think.

They prescribed antibiotics but he ended up not having to take them. Previously i have bathed it in warn salt water but this time I had to pour it over as he wouldn't let me near it. But dp demonstrated (urghhh!) the foreskin-going-back action after drawing numerous pictures and ds not understanding it.

Hope he's ok.

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essbee · 13/04/2006 12:14

Well I finally got ds off to sleep about 4 so we're knackered! It's pink, swollen and it's hurting him but we have an appt with the gp at 3.45 as they're insisting they need to see him to get the anti-biotics. He's a poor boy.

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cod · 13/04/2006 17:28

and?

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essbee · 13/04/2006 18:45

It's balanitis, it's really swollen and red. How long did it take for the antibiotics to kick in? he's got something like 250mg amoxiclav?? (it's in the fridge and I can't be arsed to move right now!

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essbee · 13/04/2006 18:47

Oh and chocol8, apparentely balanitis is the inflammation of the top bit of the man thing wich has lots of causes! In ds's case it's an infection due to the fact he can't pull his foreskin properly back yet, well so the gp suspects.

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cod · 13/04/2006 18:56

REALLY fast
after two doses

cod · 13/04/2006 18:57

go adn give it to him you wicked witch

;)

AllieBongo · 13/04/2006 19:01

poor little boy! hope the anti-b kicks in soon..

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essbee · 13/04/2006 19:18

He's had one dose! and i am indeed a wicked witch. (and i'm glad it clears up fast! Ds has his birthday do on Saturday, he's going on rides at a theme park so could really hurt if not gone!!!!)

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AllieBongo · 13/04/2006 19:23

glad you got it sorted!

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