Acquired undescended testicles

[Soremama]

Does anyone have any experience with this? My 1 year old was born with perfectly normal testicles and over time they've now gone into his groin area (confirmed via ultrasound) and it’s now looking like he’s going to have surgery which I’m dreading (he’s almost 2)

If you have any experience with this please let me know yours.. thank you.

Hey! Not got experience of what happens next but sounds like we’re just a few months behind you. My little boy is 13 months and over the last couple I’ve been questioning whether one testicle isn’t disappearing. Went to the GP this week and he confirmed he can’t locate the one I was worried about and has referred DS for ultrasound. I feel awful that I haven’t had it checked before now because I kept questioning it and my DH said he thought it was fine. I feel protective of my little boys privacy and so haven’t asked any friends with boys what “normal” sacs should look like. Anyway just to say you’re not alone and hope it’s going ok.

Hi yes when my son was born in 2012 he had none. We went to an appointment at 6 weeks to be told one had descended and one hadn't. We were told it usually descends by 6 months so had an app to go back at 6months. When we went it was still undescebded so they booked him in for surgery.

So when he turned about 14,15 months he had his first surgery. It was literally just a day appointment, we went in and when it was his turn i sent dad whilst they out him to sleep because I knew I'd cry lol. He was in about 45 mins, when he came back was just a bit drowsy. They made him some toast and gave him a drink and within 30 mins he was crawling about like nothing had happened.

We were told his testicle had an active blood supply meaning it was keeping it in his abdomen, so they couldn't move it they had to cut blood supply and see if it would descend naturally to find a blood supply. Either that or it will die off and need removing he was booked in for another surgery 3 months later. Literally the same day appointment same process, but his testicular had died so they just removed it. We were told this wouldn't affect fertility in the future, but can cause a higher chance of testicular cancer. We were told at the follow up appointment that when he becomes a teenager he can get a prosthetic testicle fitted if he is bothered cosmetically by it. He's not he always tells people he has one ball

So its literally a simple operation try not to worry. He was crawling around fine within 30 mins with each operation. He had a tiny cut in his lower abdomen which isn't even visible anymore. He wasn't in pain afterwards at all I was worried about nappy changes etc but again this never caused an issue. Hopefully ive explained it enough for you, I know its scary having an operation and it definitely affects us more than them! Hope everything goes ok :)