Medical forms...

[bugmenot]

I had a thought the other day.

I've seen a number of medical forms that asks something to the effect of "Has your child ever had surgery?" I don't know if they ask what the surgery was, but I know there's more than enough forms that have a box to check yes or no.

Suppose there was a kid who was circumcised with no other surgery.

How many parents would be likely to put "yes" vs "no?"

[PuppyFluffer]

I suspect none of them would check yes as they don't consider it "real" surgery.

[bugmenot]

Originally Posted by PuppyFluffer

I suspect none of them would check yes as they don't consider it "real" surgery.

That's what i'm thinking. Ugh.


If it's something like a registration for a sport, they're more interested to know if the kid ever had knee, leg, foot, or arm surgery...something of that matter. I think it's more along those lines that they're more likely to say "no."

In terms of sports or schools, most parents wouldn't say "yes" on a form because of a circumcision. I can see why they wouldn't, as schools and sports teams wouldn't care about that, but it's not exactly entirely true logic.

[Greg B]

lol, this recently happened to me. All my life, when filling out these forms, I ignored my RIC. Just never thought about it. Until the last few years, that is. Now I have decided to take th opportunity to put it down, as a learning sensitization method, if nothing else.

So this past fall, when I went in for surgery, there was the question: "List all surgeries you have had."

So, I put down circumcision as the first one, curious what the nurse would say during the review. It clearly caught her by surprise. She seemed a bit uncomfortable, but quickly said that we didn't have to worry about that one. And that was all that happened.

But I will continue doing this. Amputating the most sexually significant part of my penis, as far as function and feeling goes, is and should be recognized as a big deal. And, when I have finished restoring, this may lead to further discussion, since it won't look like Have been circumcised.

Regards

[PuppyFluffer]

Greg, I am so glad you are claiming this and wirting it which makes others acknowledge it and perhaps think about it.

I hope your restoration continues to go well and I wish I could be a fly on the wall to see the expression on the face(s) of medical staff that are confused by your intact status yet your claim of circumcision.

[Greg B]

Thanks, that will be a milestone for me. I think it will be very interesting, grin.

[Ron_Low]

Originally Posted by PuppyFluffer

I suspect none of them would check yes as they don't consider it "real" surgery.

When I filled out a history for my latest doctor, there was a question on page 4: "Have you ever had surgery to the genitals (private part)?"

I put: Forcible circumcision 1962, Non-surgical foreskin restoration 2001.

[bandgeek]

Originally Posted by Ron_Low

When I filled out a history for my latest doctor, there was a question on page 4: "Have you ever had surgery to the genitals (private part)?"

I put: Forcible circumcision 1962, Non-surgical foreskin restoration 2001.

That's awesome!

[bandgeek]

Originally Posted by Greg B

lol, this recently happened to me. All my life, when filling out these forms, I ignored my RIC. Just never thought about it. Until the last few years, that is. Now I have decided to take th opportunity to put it down, as a learning sensitization method, if nothing else.

So this past fall, when I went in for surgery, there was the question: "List all surgeries you have had."

So, I put down circumcision as the first one, curious what the nurse would say during the review. It clearly caught her by surprise. She seemed a bit uncomfortable, but quickly said that we didn't have to worry about that one. And that was all that happened.

But I will continue doing this. Amputating the most sexually significant part of my penis, as far as function and feeling goes, is and should be recognized as a big deal. And, when I have finished restoring, this may lead to further discussion, since it won't look like Have been circumcised.

Regards

I think that's great...if it just gets one more person thinking about it, it was worth it.

[MommytoB]

I think that's great that males who dislike their circumcision are acknowledging that it's a surgery because I think not many people even including the medical people consider circumcision surgery even though it removes a part that a male will never get back.

[Fyrestorm]

I had to remind my DH (in front of the doctor) that he has indeed had surgery. The doctor just kinda chuckled