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Weird swelling post-circumcision

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ion28869
ion28869

Hi there,

I 'm a 21 year-old male who had a circumcision for phimosis four days previous. So far, my recovery has been going fairly well, aside from inevitably painful erections at night. I do, however, have an odd fluid swelling on the underside of the penis that has been present for the past 2/3 days. My surgeon advised me to expect "swelling" post-op, but I'm not sure if this is what constitutes normal swelling or not. The swelling itself is mobile, painless and isn't hot at all. There are no signs of infection that I can tell, aside from some redness. I have no issues voiding, am on no medications and have no other medical conditions.

Here's a photo. Any advice would be much appreciated. Not sure whether this is normal and to just leave it until it goes away or whether to seek an opinion from my GP. 😃

Thanks in advance for the help!

image!

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  • Wee_Dugie
    Wee_Dugie ion28869

    Posted

    If you penis is still the same as in the photo I would go to a walk-in health center - many hospitals now have an Urgent Care Center, rather than just an A&E department ......

    In my experience the vast majority of Phimosis cases can be resolved without circumcision .....

    • ion28869
      ion28869 Wee_Dugie

      Posted

      Hi there Wee,

      Thanks for your reply. So, you're saying that you're concerned enough by the picture and the information I gave that I should seek a second opinion?

      My circumcision was done after experiencing difficulty for a number of years and trying a number of conservative treatments, and was done based on the best advice of the consultant urologist and my own feelings about what should be done 😃 . Despite this minor complication, I'm glad I went ahead with it.

  • ion28869
    ion28869

    Posted

    So, I went to the nearby A&E - figured if something was going to be done, they were going to admit me to do it anyway. However, the doctor said that because of the location of the penis anatomically, fluid there drains slower than perhaps other parts of the body might, and as such he wasn't too concerned about the swelling. I was advised to give it another a week, and if it doesn't disappear by then, to seek advice from my GP. Case resolved! 😃

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