DS just got out of surgery today for hydrocele/hernia repair. That part seemed to go fine (seems a little tender visually, but I think should heal fine). The doctor 'let me know' after the surgery that she "pulled back the foreskin and cleaned up a bit since" she figured "he was asleep and she could clean it better than (I'd) be able to in the bath". That was really annoying as she left his penis' tip looking red and raw. I have never been agressive in cleaning under his foreskin since I figure it pretty naturally washes well in the bath. We've never had any irritation there before (he's 2.5 yo).
So today, after a couple of pees, he's begun to complain about his penis hurting - not the incision, his penis. I'm guessing its from it being scrubbed raw and the urine coming in contact with the skin. Also, for a while there, he had some bloddy discharge from his penis (not the blood from the incision - I could tell from where it stained his undies). Like it's not traumatic enough to have to worry about caring for his incision to heal (particularly since he's a silly toddler) but now having to worry about any trauma he'll have going pee.
Currently he's taking Tylenol for pain as directed. I'd like to decrease the dose/frequency, but I would hate for him to feel pain from the surgery. He did amazingly well with the whole experience and don't want him to become deathly afraid of hospitals/doctors because they made him feel all sorts of pain. He was in no apparent discomfort over this hydrocele (although he complained of tummy aches which we're not sure if they were related to the hernia) - it was done to prevent the hernia from progressing to the next stage. So, he doesn't really understand why he had to be operated on in the first place. As it is, they gave him some super gross medicine to put him to sleep and now he says the tylenol tastes yucky too (he used to ask for more because it's so sweet so it's not that he doesn't like the taste, he's just made the association between the med's at the hospital and his Tylenol drops).
Is there anything I can do to help his pain? What should I do to help his penis (or his incision, really) heal? I am particularly interested in trying homeopathic treatments but also willing to go the conventional route if it means he'll feel less pain. I'd appreciate any help/advice/suggestions
Just to update: it has been 34 hours since surgery and he's still complaining of penis pain, winces at times when he pees, has requested not to use underwear since yesterday, and doesn't let me even lightly pat his penis with toilet paper after going pee. His incision seems to be fine. It's his penis that hurts him most. Please help.
So today, after a couple of pees, he's begun to complain about his penis hurting - not the incision, his penis. I'm guessing its from it being scrubbed raw and the urine coming in contact with the skin. Also, for a while there, he had some bloddy discharge from his penis (not the blood from the incision - I could tell from where it stained his undies). Like it's not traumatic enough to have to worry about caring for his incision to heal (particularly since he's a silly toddler) but now having to worry about any trauma he'll have going pee.
Currently he's taking Tylenol for pain as directed. I'd like to decrease the dose/frequency, but I would hate for him to feel pain from the surgery. He did amazingly well with the whole experience and don't want him to become deathly afraid of hospitals/doctors because they made him feel all sorts of pain. He was in no apparent discomfort over this hydrocele (although he complained of tummy aches which we're not sure if they were related to the hernia) - it was done to prevent the hernia from progressing to the next stage. So, he doesn't really understand why he had to be operated on in the first place. As it is, they gave him some super gross medicine to put him to sleep and now he says the tylenol tastes yucky too (he used to ask for more because it's so sweet so it's not that he doesn't like the taste, he's just made the association between the med's at the hospital and his Tylenol drops).
Is there anything I can do to help his pain? What should I do to help his penis (or his incision, really) heal? I am particularly interested in trying homeopathic treatments but also willing to go the conventional route if it means he'll feel less pain. I'd appreciate any help/advice/suggestions
Just to update: it has been 34 hours since surgery and he's still complaining of penis pain, winces at times when he pees, has requested not to use underwear since yesterday, and doesn't let me even lightly pat his penis with toilet paper after going pee. His incision seems to be fine. It's his penis that hurts him most. Please help.
there have been more cases of this in the last month or 2 that I have seen in all the years I have been here. What she did was forcibly retract your non retractable ds in essence she ripped the glans from the foreskin where it was still attached. She had NO right or reason to do this and she has caused your ds pain and suffering and she needs to know what she did was assault.
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s to you and your little man. This happened to my neighbours son a few years ago(i think 4) too. The surgeon forcibly retracted him and then instructed them to keep retracting it and put numbing cream on it in the morning and at night. Poor little thing, took longer for his penis to feel better than his groin. I would write a letter of complaint at the very least and send along some proper intact care info. You just might protect other little guys from suffering the same.
