Besides reporting the doctor, which I will do. I already read the warning sticky and as soon as I get all the information I will have that doctor send his letters. Here is the story: ( Oh and no flaming. I'm traumatised enough right now and had a nervous episode already. I know I'm the worst parent in the world for allowing this to happen, don't need to rub it in, k? )
Wednesday, Thursday. Paddy ran a fever of about 102. Had no other symptoms, no runny nose, no cough, nothing. I thought maybe he could be teething with 2nd year molars because he was drooling and chewing on things. So no big deal, we get through it. He gets better.
Sunday morning ( today ) early in the wee hours Paddy wakes twice crying. When he got up in the morning I took him to the potty to pee, and after a minute of crying and struggling he finally peed and screamed bloody murder. Okay so he's got a UTI. It's a Sunday, so off to urgent care we go. *His urine did not smell normal either* I've had enough UTI's in my own life to know that smell. We got him to pee in a cup at the hospital so they did not need to catheterize him. I went out to get everyone a bite to eat. As I pulled back into the parking lot my DH calls and says I need to come inside right away and talk to the doctor.
The doctor ( a sexist, ignorant UA violation ) accosts me and starts preaching about how my son has adhesions that are causing him pain, that he does not have an infection, but that the skin has pulled so tight that it is making it difficult to urinate. I start to get upset because I know that this could not possibly be the problem, that retraction was NOT the solution. The doctor became angry, belligerent, and hostile with me. I was crying and extremely upset. The doctor said he was "wasting his time waiting for me to make a decision", and kept insisting the only way to end Paddy's discomfort was to retract the foreskin. I felt cornered and threatened by both the doctor and my DH. Against my better judgment I gave the doctor permission to retract my son.
The damage is done, I can't go back in time and reverse it. I need to know what steps to take to make sure Paddy doesn't get an infection from this, and if his foreskin really was causing him pain, isn't there another way to make it more comfortable besides retracting it? What about that estrogen cream? I asked the doctor about all these things and he said "I've never heard of anything like that. I've seen this thousands of times and had to retract. It's the only way to fix it." Obviously we know that isn't true.
The doctor also said we had to keep cleaning under the foreskin and keep retracting it, which I refuse to do. I want my son to heal, not continually be injured.
[SIZE="2"][B]
We took Paddy to the ER again last night at 2:00am. We got them to do another urinalysis which showed several indications that he has a UTI. This doctor was great and professional, gave us an rx for antibiotics and they gave him some Motrin which worked WAY better than the acetaminophen we were giving him. We went straight to the pharmacy and got the medicine, got home around 5am and everyone went to bed. Paddy is feeling much better today and isn't screaming when he pees. So my initial instincts were proven correct. I'm filing a complaint about that other doctor today. I also have him scheduled later this week to see a *foreskin friendly* urologist. The nurse I spoke with on the phone was horrified and agreed that Paddy should be seen to ensure there isn't more serious damage and make sure he heals properly.
I recieved a phone call today from the director of the emergency room where we first took Paddy. He left his HOME phone number and asked me to call him back, so I did. This doctor proceeds to tell me he spoke with the head of urology ( the same man, interestingly enough, Paddy is going to see tommorrow ) and upon further testing of the urine sample, while there was bacteria present it was not the kind consistent with a urinary tract infection, and that both urine samples tested negative for white blood cells, and that it was my son's FORESKIN that was infected, and that retraction was the ONLY way to examine the problem. I don't believe a word of it. I think this hospital is going into MAJOR cover-their-ass mode, a doctor giving me his home freakin phone number. Not sure what to think about any of it...
Well we saw the urologist today. This urologist was the son of the head of urology the director spoke with. HE has a different opinion than his father does about this situation. The bacteria found on the culture was PROTEUS and originating from his URINE. This could be an indication of a condition called reflux, where the urine flushes back into the kidneys during urination. Patrick will be travelling to Akron Children's Hospital next Wednesday to get an ultrasound and a test where they will catheterize him and fill his bladder with dye. It is the only way to test for reflux. If left untreated, Patrick could have serious damage to or even lose his kidneys. The urine test done today was negative, which is good, the antibiotics are doing their job. I know someone asked about kidney stones, and the doctor mentioned that as a possibility. There is genetic predisposition to urinary problems. DH had a kidney stone very young ( about 25 years old he said, which is young for that) and before I had kids I suffered from chronic UTI's and also had a cystoscopy performed when I was 4 years old. My ureters are narrower than they should be.
I am going to be contacting NOCIRC and also DOC. WE WILL NOT CIRCUMCISE OUR SON. PERIOD.
Wednesday, Thursday. Paddy ran a fever of about 102. Had no other symptoms, no runny nose, no cough, nothing. I thought maybe he could be teething with 2nd year molars because he was drooling and chewing on things. So no big deal, we get through it. He gets better.
Sunday morning ( today ) early in the wee hours Paddy wakes twice crying. When he got up in the morning I took him to the potty to pee, and after a minute of crying and struggling he finally peed and screamed bloody murder. Okay so he's got a UTI. It's a Sunday, so off to urgent care we go. *His urine did not smell normal either* I've had enough UTI's in my own life to know that smell. We got him to pee in a cup at the hospital so they did not need to catheterize him. I went out to get everyone a bite to eat. As I pulled back into the parking lot my DH calls and says I need to come inside right away and talk to the doctor.
The doctor ( a sexist, ignorant UA violation ) accosts me and starts preaching about how my son has adhesions that are causing him pain, that he does not have an infection, but that the skin has pulled so tight that it is making it difficult to urinate. I start to get upset because I know that this could not possibly be the problem, that retraction was NOT the solution. The doctor became angry, belligerent, and hostile with me. I was crying and extremely upset. The doctor said he was "wasting his time waiting for me to make a decision", and kept insisting the only way to end Paddy's discomfort was to retract the foreskin. I felt cornered and threatened by both the doctor and my DH. Against my better judgment I gave the doctor permission to retract my son.
The damage is done, I can't go back in time and reverse it. I need to know what steps to take to make sure Paddy doesn't get an infection from this, and if his foreskin really was causing him pain, isn't there another way to make it more comfortable besides retracting it? What about that estrogen cream? I asked the doctor about all these things and he said "I've never heard of anything like that. I've seen this thousands of times and had to retract. It's the only way to fix it." Obviously we know that isn't true.
The doctor also said we had to keep cleaning under the foreskin and keep retracting it, which I refuse to do. I want my son to heal, not continually be injured.
[SIZE="2"][B]
We took Paddy to the ER again last night at 2:00am. We got them to do another urinalysis which showed several indications that he has a UTI. This doctor was great and professional, gave us an rx for antibiotics and they gave him some Motrin which worked WAY better than the acetaminophen we were giving him. We went straight to the pharmacy and got the medicine, got home around 5am and everyone went to bed. Paddy is feeling much better today and isn't screaming when he pees. So my initial instincts were proven correct. I'm filing a complaint about that other doctor today. I also have him scheduled later this week to see a *foreskin friendly* urologist. The nurse I spoke with on the phone was horrified and agreed that Paddy should be seen to ensure there isn't more serious damage and make sure he heals properly.
I recieved a phone call today from the director of the emergency room where we first took Paddy. He left his HOME phone number and asked me to call him back, so I did. This doctor proceeds to tell me he spoke with the head of urology ( the same man, interestingly enough, Paddy is going to see tommorrow ) and upon further testing of the urine sample, while there was bacteria present it was not the kind consistent with a urinary tract infection, and that both urine samples tested negative for white blood cells, and that it was my son's FORESKIN that was infected, and that retraction was the ONLY way to examine the problem. I don't believe a word of it. I think this hospital is going into MAJOR cover-their-ass mode, a doctor giving me his home freakin phone number. Not sure what to think about any of it...
Well we saw the urologist today. This urologist was the son of the head of urology the director spoke with. HE has a different opinion than his father does about this situation. The bacteria found on the culture was PROTEUS and originating from his URINE. This could be an indication of a condition called reflux, where the urine flushes back into the kidneys during urination. Patrick will be travelling to Akron Children's Hospital next Wednesday to get an ultrasound and a test where they will catheterize him and fill his bladder with dye. It is the only way to test for reflux. If left untreated, Patrick could have serious damage to or even lose his kidneys. The urine test done today was negative, which is good, the antibiotics are doing their job. I know someone asked about kidney stones, and the doctor mentioned that as a possibility. There is genetic predisposition to urinary problems. DH had a kidney stone very young ( about 25 years old he said, which is young for that) and before I had kids I suffered from chronic UTI's and also had a cystoscopy performed when I was 4 years old. My ureters are narrower than they should be.
I am going to be contacting NOCIRC and also DOC. WE WILL NOT CIRCUMCISE OUR SON. PERIOD.
to both you and your DS
The ignorence of the medical profession on this issue astounds me 
:
Follow Mothering