To cut a very long story short,
I am now 30 years old and I have finally had it done. As you can probably see,
I was more sceptical and worried about this procedure than I guess the majority
of people are. But the truth is, there is nothing whatsoever to worry about.
What I will say, however, is that people seem to be very ‘vague’ about the
whole thing. I have heard massively differing information from different
sources in terms of surgery time, recovery time, time until you can function
normally etc. I simply want to document my own experiences for you, so that you
can see how it worked out for me. I am sure everyone is different, but at least
you can use this as a rough idea!
This time I got my operation
done at a private hospital (couldn’t put up with the idea of waiting again – and
my wife has a policy!), but this does not mean anything is different in terms
of how it works. It just means that I had a guaranteed time slot, and that I
got a free bacon sandwich when I came around from the anaesthetic. I went for
two appointments leading up to the surgery. One was to meet my consultant to
discuss the problem and what he would have to do. The other was to see a nurse
to do a pre-op health check which involved taking a urine sample, blood
pressure, nose and groin swabs (to check for MRSA) and a general questionnaire.
Nothing painful – or too embarrassing!
In the meeting with my
consultant, he gave me various pieces of information.
Firstly, if you are reading
this ‘pre’ surgery, be aware that there are alternative methods available to
you if your condition is less severe. In some cases, the condition can be
helped and controlled through ‘exercise’ and steroid cream. Partial
circumcisions, I believe, are also an option. Make sure you discuss these
possibilities with your doctor so that you know you have made the right
decision. There is no turning back once you have had a circumcision! However,
this is exactly what I had.
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