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amother
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Post Mon, Feb 13 2017, 6:54 pm
Has anyone dealt with undescended testicles in an older child? My son is 5 years old. Every year at his yearly check up, his Dr. has mentioned it, but she has always said that if they "drop" in a warm bath, he should be fine, which they did. Now I've noticed that they don't seem to be dropping in the bath anymore.

Dr. Google has me very worried! If it's an issue, it will require immediate surgery.

Has anyone been through this?

Also, who do I make the appointment with? His dr? A urologist? What do I say the appointment I
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amother
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Post Mon, Feb 13 2017, 7:08 pm
My friends son had twisted ones and he went to a specialist to take care of it. Go to the doctor and ask him again. I know google loves to scare the h--- out of people!
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amother
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Post Mon, Feb 13 2017, 7:31 pm
I know someone that had 2 kids born with one not descending. They had surgery to correct. It was a small outpatient surgery.
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amother
Lilac


 

Post Mon, Feb 13 2017, 7:56 pm
Make an appointment as soon as you can with a pediatric urologist. Usually these are corrected by one year.
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amother
Gray


 

Post Mon, Feb 13 2017, 8:37 pm
Relax. DS had this. It's not the end of the world and totally fine that you waited until now to see. His didn't come down because it was twisted somewhere on the way down. Since it was useless, the urologist removed it during surgery. As another poster said, outpatient surgery. He recovered quickly.
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amother
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Post Mon, Feb 13 2017, 8:45 pm
If your sons testicles "dropped" in the bath, then he has retractile testes (which go up and down and are still normal at this age), not true undescended testes. If you are no longer seeing them drop down, then you need to see your pediatrician again and let him know. There are various positions he can try to make your son stand/squat in to see if he can bring them down and if he cannot, he may send you for an ultrasound or send you to a urologist.
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amother
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Post Mon, Feb 13 2017, 9:02 pm
amother wrote:
Relax. DS had this. It's not the end of the world and totally fine that you waited until now to see. His didn't come down because it was twisted somewhere on the way down. Since it was useless, the urologist removed it during surgery. As another poster said, outpatient surgery. He recovered quickly.


It's only not the end of the world because only one twisted. You know that if both twisted your son would not be able to have children?
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amother
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Post Mon, Feb 13 2017, 11:58 pm
My DH's mom discovered it when he was 8. He had corrective surgery. We never even thought about it until I was already pregnant. At that point it was more of a joke than a worry.
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amother
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Post Tue, Feb 14 2017, 12:46 am
amother wrote:
Relax. DS had this. It's not the end of the world and totally fine that you waited until now to see. His didn't come down because it was twisted somewhere on the way down. Since it was useless, the urologist removed it during surgery. As another poster said, outpatient surgery. He recovered quickly.


His testicles were removed?
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amother
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Post Tue, Feb 14 2017, 12:57 am
amother wrote:
His testicles were removed?


I imagine it was only one testicle. I am not that poster, but yes, if the testicle is twisted (testicular torsion) then it shrivels and dies, and they usually remove it. And while doing it they usually 'tack' down the other one to prevent it from twisting too.
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amother
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Post Tue, Feb 14 2017, 4:19 am
amother wrote:
I imagine it was only one testicle. I am not that poster, but yes, if the testicle is twisted (testicular torsion) then it shrivels and dies, and they usually remove it. And while doing it they usually 'tack' down the other one to prevent it from twisting too.



Correct. And the way that poster is laughing about it is idiotic. Not a big deal? Tell that to my son who cant have children.
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amother
Ginger


 

Post Tue, Feb 14 2017, 6:48 am
My DS is overweight. His keep on disappearing. His pediatrician and another dr said its fine as long as it keeps on coming down normally.

It never hurts to check things out.
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Post Tue, Feb 14 2017, 10:28 am
this should have been corrected a long time ago ... not sure why the doctor is making light of it ... the sooner it is fixed the less trouble he will be in later when it comes to reproduction

please get an immediate second opinion with a knowledgeable specialist
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amother
Purple


 

Post Tue, Feb 14 2017, 11:11 am
amother wrote:
Correct. And the way that poster is laughing about it is idiotic. Not a big deal? Tell that to my son who cant have children.


Oy, so sorry. Did your son have test. torsion? was he born like that?

My son was born with one testicle. In the hospital was told that it'll probably still come down. After a while they realized that he probably had a torsion in utero and it shrank bc they were able to feel a tiny little something there. I went to a couple of specialists, some said yes to surgery, others said dont have to. At the end didnt do it. So even though a man could have kids with one (its like having one ovary), I am so worried that the other one could also twist. I was told that if my son ever complains of pain down there, I should rush him to ER.
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amother
Dodgerblue


 

Post Tue, Feb 14 2017, 11:27 am
amother wrote:
Oy, so sorry. Did your son have test. torsion? was he born like that?

My son was born with one testicle. In the hospital was told that it'll probably still come down. After a while they realized that he probably had a torsion in utero and it shrank bc they were able to feel a tiny little something there. I went to a couple of specialists, some said yes to surgery, others said dont have to. At the end didnt do it. So even though a man could have kids with one (its like having one ovary), I am so worried that the other one could also twist. I was told that if my son ever complains of pain down there, I should rush him to ER.


Yes. That is what happened to my son. Bilateral testicular torsion, as he was being born. He should have been rushed into surgery, but the hospital misdiagnosed and now we have to live with the pain of their negligence.
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amother
Brunette


 

Post Tue, Feb 14 2017, 8:28 pm
I hope everything works out fine, but call one of the organizations that does medical refferals like Shuki Berman or Echo. They should be able to advise you where to go.

Refuah Shelaima
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amother
Puce


 

Post Tue, Feb 14 2017, 8:40 pm
amother wrote:
Correct. And the way that poster is laughing about it is idiotic. Not a big deal? Tell that to my son who cant have children.


I'm really and truly sorry for you about your son.

However, one testicle can provide enough sperm to populate half the planet.

The reason men have two is so that one can serve as a backup to the other one (for example, in case one gets twisted) similar to the way we have two kidneys but we can function fully with only one.
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