freaking out about circumcision!!! HELP! ASAP

[Sunkissed19]

So our son was circumcised on thursday morning....we had to wait and do it at a doctors office because they dont do it at the hospital i delivered at. Anyway, everything went perfectly and i was told to do frequent diaper changes and put Vaseline on it everytime (gobs of it supposedly) so i did. We had to go out of town (2 hours including a ferry right) that night because we found out that we didnt get the house we were expecting to get so we had to go over to the new town to find one. ANYWAY, im still over here in the  new town at DF's parents house and last night before bed i changed my sons diaper and i was just about to wipe his bum when i lifted his legs up and the plastic ring fell off!!!! the doctor said it was supposed to come off in 7-10 days on its own and to only call if there is excessive bleeding...its not bleeding at all and looks pretty good...isnt really even bruised. but im FREAKING OUT!!! its saturday, im in a different town and i have no idea who to call since his doctors office isnt open...im so worried my sons penis is going to be ruined and look weird for life or not heal properly...has anyone ever even heard of this happening?! all the internet websites say "it cant fall off too early but if it DOESNT fall off after 8 days to call the doctor" WTF it cant fall off too early.....im pretty sure it just did! and i didnt pull it off...didnt even touch it...it just slid right off. fell off actually...just plop. i am seriously freaking out ....please somebody have something to tell me about this.;...

[LosingMyMindInGA]

Glad to hear all is well.  Docs where I have been don't use the plastibell, they jsut snip the skin off and call it good.

[Sunkissed19]

so i called the after hours number for my doctors office and the doc called me back and said as long as its not bleeding profusely or oozing discharge that its totally fine and is probably just healing faster than most. which he said i should just feel lucky about lol and continue cleaning it and applying vaseline after diaper changes for at least the next five days and that everything is just fine and normal with his penis...FEW! haha thanks anyways girls! idk why i didnt think to try an after hours number for the doctors office (thanks losing...i owe ya one!) i feel so much better after hearing it from a doctor even though DF swore up and down that it was most likely fine and just healing  fast...he got to say a big "i told ya so" haha but i dont care im glad its ok!!!

[ammanda]

Oh okay sorry, I didnt notice anything cause i was pretty much on bedrest after i gave birth cause of the epidiosomy lol.. so Df did all the changes, he jsut informed me that they only wrapped it with a bandage or something so i guess there was no clip or anything.  im sorry for the misunderstanding,  Im very very tired lol.. im sure you understand,  but yea i was told they are trying new ways to do it. Without any plastic or metal rings.  Which i like I guess, Df said the the bandage was to come off the next day after words and heal on its own and thats what it did.  I dont know if there trying this everywhere or jsut where im from.  So saying that i dont know anything, like i thought, you might wanna call someone

[Sunkissed19]

im *bumping* because i didnt think you saw my last question i had for u ammanda lol

[ammanda]

Sounds perfectly normal.. Try not to worry hun, i know its easier said then done. but everything sounds fine!!!!

[Sunkissed19]

u called it a clip? was urs the little plastic ring with a string tied around it or did they use a different method with your son? could u explain that a little more?

[Sunkissed19]

thats the thing....it looks totally normal...it isnt even all scabby or bruised...no bleeding whatsoever not even a little. its only a little swollen ...not too swollen though....just like it has been since we got it done...even a little less swollen then when we first had it done actually...and it doesnt hurt him to touch it when i put on the vaseline...is he just a super fast healer? because they say the plastibell (plastic ring) will fall off on its own when the glands have healed....it looks normal...i just dont get it and im very scared. its just one thing after another for me lately.

[ammanda]

Coles clip fell off after a day and half.  And his is perfectly healed.  The clip doesnt have to be on there for 7 to 10 days. i dont know what thats talking about.  i know i was worried about every lil thing, with his circumsision.  Id say dont worry about it. unless it starts bleeding alot.  coles bled a lil bit but not much and it also got a lil puss.  and also dont put too much of the vasoline, just a glob on the pad before u put it over his penis.  and only do that for 24-48 hours is what i was told.. and dont mess with it... if your worried u can still call the labor and delievery lol.. thats what i did, when we ran out of the vasoline, and couldnt find any, i called them and asked them what else to use and by then it was 3 days later and they told me to stop using it right then.  but its fine. like I said Coles fell off within a day and half.

[LosingMyMindInGA]

Neither of my boys had the plastic ring kind of circumcision.  Is there an after hours number for your doctor you could call to ask about it?  That would probably be the best thing to do.  If not, as long as it isn't bleeding and doesn't seem to be cuasing him distress I don't see why it can't wait until first thing monday morning.  But if it has you really concerned, check and see if maybe your insurance company has a nurse line you can call. Usually calling a doctors office or ER they will just tell you they can't give you advice unless you come in.  

[Raerae336]

i have all girls so i don't know how much help i can be but i would say look into your phone book in the town you're in.. there has to be hospitals open for emergency and such.. call and ask to speak with a nurse. explain your situation and they should advise you. let them know that you don't have access to your regular doctor but need to know if he needs to be seen.  I am sure they will help you. best of luck!