Moms of boys or med knowledgeable

[Jalapeñomel]

folks...

My 4 year old nephew is having surgery today because of issues with his testicles. One of his testicles never dropped, and over the last year, his other testicle ended up going back up.

We've been told that he could have a slight decrease in fertility/sperm stuff, but otherwise the risks seem minimal.

Does anyone have any experience with this sort of surgery? If so, has there been any long lasting issues?

[Kristinmo]

My BFF's son had that surgery a few months ago (at almost 4). Quick recovery and no issues. It's super common but I know surgery is always scary.

[Jalapeñomel]

Sept 25, 2013 14:42:59 GMT -5 Kristinmo said:

My BFF's son had that surgery a few months ago (at almost 4). Quick recovery and no issues. It's super common but I know surgery is always scary.

Oh this is excellent news! And makes me feel a lot better.

[4speedy]

My nephew had a testicle ascend when he was about 10ish due to getting hit in the groin with a baseball. (Who knew they could go back up?). He had the surgery and it was a piece of cake. We dropped some joke books off later the same day and he was moving around like it never happened. He's 16 now and he has never had another problem.

[Jalapeñomel]

Apparently the little guy also had a hernia, so they fixed that while they were in there too. Poor thing...that's a lot to handle at 4 years old.

[anodyne]

DHs brother and cousin had this as children. His brother has two children, he cousin has three. No fertility issues with either.

[missmaddie]

2 of our nephews, brothers, both had this done when they were like 2. Apparently it's quite common.

[sawyerthedestroyer]

This is one of the things on my list of Things I Never Wanted to Know about My BIL.

He had this issue as a child, but his mom ignored it until he was older than your nephew (he was six or seven).

I only know this because my sister was talking about their TTC issues. She was pretty upset with her MIL for ignoring it for so many years because one of their doctors said it could be a contributing factor. They have managed to conceive naturally after years of trying and she is due next month.

[Monica Geller]

My BIL had a similar surgery back in the 80s. He's fathered 5 children. If that info helps at all.

[AHappierHour]

This happened to my exH and we were not able to have kids.

[janiejones]

I think my sister told me something about one of my brother's going back up. I didn't ask for clarification, he'd be mortified if I knew.

[Monica Geller]

Sept 25, 2013 20:17:29 GMT -5 sawyerthedestroyer said:

This is one of the things on my list of Things I Never Wanted to Know about My BIL.
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LOL! Same here!! The things a MIL will share in a hospital waiting room.

[looseseal]

Yeah, another 'wish I didn't know this' but apparently H's grandfather had this condition. He didn't have the surgery until the 1950s (during a hernia operation) but he went on to father 5 children.

[DirtyMartini]

My brother had this surgery 25 years ago and his wife is currently pregnant with their third baby. My mom was worried about this, and I think she even had my brother tell his wife (gf at the time) about possible complications conceiving down the road. However, it has not been an issue for him (them).

[TrudyCampbell]

I don't know much about it, but my DH had this surgery and I'm currently pregnant with our second child.

One of his testicles is smaller and it is noticeable. I'll probably DD that tidbit soon

[jinkies]

My husband had this as a child, and he remembers the surgery, so he was older than 4 when he had it (I think he was 6 or 7, but I'm not going to ask because he'd be mortified to know I'm putting this on the internet...).

It doesn't seem to have been particularly traumatic for him, and we had 2 kids with no issue.

[Jalapeñomel]

Thanks for sharing! I feel bad for the kid having to have surgery in such a sensitive area, but relieved to hear it's not all that uncommon.

[Jermys]

BIL had this and is infertile as a result. But apparently it's not common to be completely infertile? I dunno.

[isabel]

Wow, I would never have thought this condition was so common.

[textbookcase]

My uncle had this and he ended up being infertile. A friend of mine also did and he has 3 kids.