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May 2008
Has anyone's son had a circumcision revision? If so would you recommend your
Surgeon or Urologist? Our son needs a revision and we've spoken with a
Urologist who we really liked but are uncomfortable that he does the surgery in
a Surgery Center not at Children's Hosp. We also spoke with a surgeon who can
do this at Children's Hosp but we were not very comfortable with him at all.
We are told the risks of the procedure are minimal but the anesthesia is the
biggest concern. Has anyone used the Surgery Center on Telegraph and 38th ish?
Would you recommend this for a pediatric procedure?
Unsure Mama
our son had to have a circ revision (and bilateral hernia repair)
when he turned two years old. we went to chi lee, md who is a
urologist who sees both adults and kids. he came to us on the
recommendation of our pediatrician, whom i trust implicitly. we
were offered the choice of children's or the surgery center and
went for the surgery center. we didn't want to be in the OR
waiting room with a lot of worried parents. we didn't want to
deal with the admissions process that we would have had at
childrens. and we had not doubt about the competency of any of
the people involved in dealing with our son-the anesthesiologist,
urologist, or any of the recovery team when it came to children.
our experience there was as good as it could have been. we were
the first case of the day (something i totally recommend). we had
a private room where the dr and anesthesiologist met with us
beforehand. they also gave our son his pre-sedation medication
there, so we could totally be with him as he got a little nutty. they carried him to the OR
themselves (no gurney!) and that was really good. i thought i'd
lose my mind if my son was upset or crying or reaching out to me
as he was led away to surgery. none of that happened and it was
smooth sailing. the were great with the pain management at home
too- gave him a walking epidural since the codeine made him barf.
my poor baby! i'd say go for the surgery center- a lot of these
drs operate at both and you avoid the whole hospital/sick kid
scene.
paige
I missed the original post, but had to chime in with my
experiences with pediatric urologists. My daughter had a
bladder reflux and our pediatrician sent us to Dr. Chi Li. He
was fine, although I was uncomfortable taking my baby girl to an
office that had viagra pamphlets in the waiting room. But, when
my daughter's condition didn't improve, he told me over the
phone that she needed to have surgery. I went to Dr. Lawrence
Baskin at Children's for a second opinion. Not only was I more
comfortable taking my baby to Children's, but Dr. Baskin seemed
to be up on the latest procedures. He said we should wait to do
anything, and if we needed to do anything, there was a somewhat
new, non-invasive procedure we should try first. My daughter
did eventually have to have the procedure, and our experience at
Children's was good - they are experts at dealing with nervous
parents and kids. About a year later, my son developed a
hernia, and we went back to Children's. Can't remembe!
r the name of the doctor, but he was in the same office as Dr
Baskin (Children's Surgical Associates maybe?) My son had to
have surgery, and again, overall, it was a positive experience.
I didn't see the original post, but we had a circ revision with
Dr. James Betts at Children's Hospital, and I wanted to put in a
good word. Although the atmosphere at Children's is busy and
not as intimate as a clinic, we had a lot of confidence in the
expertise of the people working with our son. Dr. Betts did an
amazing job, and our son has no unpleasant memories of the
experience (he was 18 months at the time, but he had another
surgery at Children's at age 3.5, and he still likes it there).
The nursing staff was great.
If anyone reading this is wondering why a circumcision would
need to be revised, I'd like to share our story: the OB who
performed the original circ wanted to do a ''conservative'' job
(i.e., take off only a little), which sounded at the time like
she was being really reasonable and not ''old fashioned'' and
severe. As it turned out, this resulted in a weird appearance
and recurrent adhesions that required uncomfortable treatment
(and ultimately, a fairly involved surgery). Needless to say,
all this was incredibly upsetting. So, if your doctor
recommends anything that sounds like a ''conservative''
circumcision, ask a lot of questions about what that means . . .
Anon
June 2004
Our son will need surgery to repair a block in one of his
ureters so his kidney drains properly - he has a grade IV
hydronephrosis. The surgery is currently scheduled for
September. He will be 7.5 mnths old. I am looking to get
advice and share experiences and apprehensions with other
parents who have had any of the following similar experiences:
with their baby, with our surgeon, Dr. Baskin or at Children's
Hospital, Oakland.
While I don't have experience with infant surgery per se, I do
have experience with Dr. Baskin. He is considered to be one of
the best pediatric urologists in the Bay Area. You can also be
assured that Dr. Baskin would not recommend surgery unless it
was the ONLY option. My daughter was diagnosed with a bladder
reflux when she was about 3 months old. At that time she
started seeing Dr. Lee. Around 18 months he said her condition
was not going to clear up and she should have surgery. We got a
second opinion with Dr. Baskin who said that there was a good
chance her condition would clear up on it's own, if it didn't
there were other less-invasive procedures to try before surgery,
and why do surgery when she wasn't experiencing any
complications from the condition? And, he was right. At 2.5
she's showing no signs of a bladder reflux!
FYI, my daughter was hospitalized at Children's when she was an
infant. I was allowed to sleep overnight with my child and the
staff were very kind. (although some nurses were better than
others...)
Good luck with the surgery.
July 2002
I'm looking for recommendations for pediatric urologists. Our
pediatrician has referred us to Dr. Chi Lee, but I have been unable to find
much
information about him. My 5-month old daughter has a condition which may
require
surgery, so I want to be sure we have the best doctor!
Maggie's mom
I actually met with Dr.Lee today as our son needs
surgery at age one to correct something. I feel very
comfortable with Dr. Lee after meeting with him. He
came highly recommended from our pediatrician and does
seem to know his stuff. (A very nice personable guy to
boot). I think you need to book an appointment about
2 months in advance so you should call ASAP.
ruemedi
We were also referred to Dr. Chi Lee by our pediatrician,
and we've been very happy with him. (He saw our infant
son several times in his office, then operated on him
at Children's Hospital when he was 1.) He was friendly,
straightforward, patient, and great at explaining what
was going on. And his office staff was wonderful--they
always plied my son with stickers and cookies and made
him feel special. Good luck!
Anonymous
My 2-1/2 year old son is having hernia repair surgery
in early March. Dr. Joel Piser (in Berkeley) is doing
the surgery. He sees both adults and kids. I've only
seen him once, but I've heard good things about him.
I liked him well enough and he has a good ''bedside
manner.'' Obviously the whole experience of having
to watch your kid go through surgery is unnerving, but
I feel confident that Piser will do a good job. Good
luck!
cathy
I highly recommend Dr. Sumner Marshall in Berkeley. I
had to go a couple of times to follow up after my son's
Brit (circumcision), and he was very highly recommended
to me by my pediatrician and others. It was a very
traumatic experience for me (if not for my son!), but
he was a very gentle, kind older man, and he made the
very best of an difficult situation -- and my son is
fine now! I felt very confident that my baby was getting
the best care, and I would certainly use him again if I
had the need.
Sign me
anonymous
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