Hyperspadias Surgery

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Hi all,

My 6 month old son is undergoing surgery next week to correct his hyperspadias. Has anyone had any experience with this surgery? I'm a bit nervous, he seems so little to be operated on :(

How was the recovery, pain etc? Thanks!

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Anyone???

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One last time????

[moozle]

Sorry I can't help, no idea what it is but all the best! Maybe call the Dr doing the op so you can ask all of your questions before the surgery? I'm sure he or she will be happy to discuss it with you.

[Lateralus]

Good luck to you & your little one x

[sniggle6]

Sorry I can't help, no idea what it is but all the best! Maybe call the Dr doing the op so you can ask all of your questions before the surgery? I'm sure he or she will be happy to discuss it with you.

Thanks. I have spoken to the dr but was hoping to hear from another parent and what their experiences were. Hyperspadias is where the opening of his urethra is in the wrong spot and his foreskin doesn't go all the way around.

[The Fox]

Hey my son had this surgery when he was 9 months old. he initially went in for the surgery at 6 months old but was actually really sick so they rescheduled the surgery.
The surgery itself went for about 1 1/2 hours. I had to take him in to the operating theatre and hold his hand when they gave him the anaesthetic. That was probably the hardest part, they tell you before hand but once they breath in the gas on the mask it makes their breathing go all raspy and heavy and weird and it was pretty scary but completely normal.
The recovery was ok, we spent one night up on the ward where they managed his pain medication and we came home the next day. He was sent home with some strong pain meds but we didnt need them, we alternated between panadol and nurofen, so we would give him nurofen an hour before the panadol was due to wear off. my best advise would be to keep on top of the pain relief for the first three days.
My son had a stent in which is like a catheter and they took that out a week after the surgery. unfortunately my son developed an infection and became really really ill so we were admitted to the RCH for a week whilst he was on IV anti biotics, i knew something wasnt right with him a few days after the surgery but my doctor brushed it off, i was right, so go with your gut and if you think something isnt right demand to see the surgeon.

Sometimes they need a second surgery, my son did, he had it last novemebr so i around 16 months old. It was alot easier the second time, i asked if we could go home instead of spending the night and that was awesome, its hard on both of you trying to sleep up in the ward when there are other kids who are sick in pain and hurting, my boy was much better at home. The second surgery took about 2 hours and was longer then they expected but they fixed everything and other issues that they werent even aware of until they did the surgery. That surgery healed fine. Im not sure if it was because he was a little older or because he didnt have an infection this time but he really recovered well. from what i have been told, the recovery should of been like this the first time but we didnt know he had the infection so that would of made it harder.
If you want to know anymore questions feel free to PM me. :hugs: its a hard thing to go through, i remember starting the same thread as you have done on here last year and i got no replies, i guess not many people on here have experience with it

[moozle]

So glad you found someone to chat to about it!!! I hope everything goes smoothly with his op and recovery is speedy :)

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Thanks so much! As far as I'm aware, we're scheduled for day surgery so it doesn't seem there will be an overnight stay.

That's what I'm scared of, when they put him under and also of infection afterwards. I've asked DH to take the day off work so he can come to the hospital as well.

Thanks again. I can't think of any questions at the moment but I'll PM you if I do.

[The Fox]

Thanks so much! As far as I'm aware, we're scheduled for day surgery so it doesn't seem there will be an overnight stay.

That's what I'm scared of, when they put him under and also of infection afterwards. I've asked DH to take the day off work so he can come to the hospital as well.

Thanks again. I can't think of any questions at the moment but I'll PM you if I do.

yes definitely good to have your DH with you, if you feel it is too hard get him to go into the room with him. The initial anaesthetic is just a mask then afterwards when your not in there they give him a needle in the back like an epidural so he wont be in pain when he wakes up just disoriented and probably scared. You will be ok and feel better once its all over with, it can be very mentally and emotionally draining. Dont be too scared about infection, just be vigilant. The registras didnt even believe he had an infection until the professor said it was infected because infection is just rare for that surgery.
Good luck and please PM if you have any questions or even just want to chat

[SammiJane]

Hi, my son has just turned four, he had similar surgery a week before his birthday. My sons was a little bit more complicated and he was meant to have two surgeries but in the end they did it all in one go!
It was only day surgery for us but in the end we did end up spending a night in hospital as he didnt take enough fluids in and was vomiting. They didnt give us any strong meds we and the nurses just gave him panadol. He had a catheter in for 9 days after the op was done. The first few days afterwards are a bit horrid as they are very very sore but my boy bounced back and was running around with friends about 3 days afterwards. We did have to keep an eye on him with his catheter bag as he is such a ruff and tumble boy! He also had antibiotics as he had a catheter. He didnt have a spinal block or anything like that. The explority surgery he had back in January they numbed the sight once they were done just before he woke up(you could see the needle marks)
Any questions dont hesitate to ask:yes:
Good luck!!