hi im only 19 and have an 8mnth old son who was diagnosed with hypospadias at birth. i just got a letter through for an appt at glasgow royal hospital for sick children the appt is for Oct 2010 and im really dreading it. the doctors havent explained it thoroughly with me which is annoying slightly coz now i fret constantly about whats gna happen with the op. does anyone have any information that could please help me? ie what the operation entails and what will happen afterwards. thanks my email is wee_mo90@msn.com because i dont know when i'll be back on this site and i check my emails daily

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Hello
just read your post and wanted to reply I'm 25 so older than you but I do think some medical professionals can lack in the way they explain things to younger mums for that reason. Don't let that put you of asking questions though. I ask lots however silly them may seem and my son has now been seen by a second surgeon because I needed to feel reassured his surgeon knew what he was doing!
I would recommend you join the forum as this has given me lots of questions to ask!. My son will not be having his first surgery until he is 2 in november but I feel quite confident in his surgeon's ability to do the surgery.
This probably will not help much but asking lots of questions has made me feel better about his future surgery.
take care
jayjays mummy