code_0:

Leave that poor boy alone pls. Aboki where dey carry am like that no be human being? Them no dey put woman belle?

BUSH MAN: honestly i dont intend to cut corners i will pay whatever money it takes, but after this sad story i am not comfortable doing it anymore plus his mother is treathning to take him away from me if i persist on doing it,i know its our beleive but its the beleive worth the risk?

BUSH MAN: this is exactly what his mother said

centje: every endeavour in this life is a risk. Even life itself is a risk. Your wife had to pass to near death to give birth to the same baby,them are all risky. Please don'k 'chicken out' 'cause of this singular incident. If you read the previous posts you undertand that its possible this kid has an illness possibly a bleeding disorder. The precaution you should undertake is to be sure your kid doesnt have such before going for the circumcision. So please go ahead with what you believe in.

centje: every endeavour in this life is a risk. Even life itself is a risk. Your wife had to pass to near death to give birth to the same baby,they are all risky. Please don'k 'chicken out' 'cause of this singular incident. If you read the previous posts you undertand that its possible this kid has an illness possibly a bleeding disorder. The precaution you should undertake is to be sure your kid doesnt have such before going for the circumcision. So please go ahead with what you believe in.

phyl123:

This child has two parents, i think both of them have got to agree on this issue, if bushmans goes ahead, he could loose his marriage, son and even go to jail so it is not worth the risk.

centje: you know women get scared easily...maybe he could convince her.

centje: you know women get scared easily...maybe he could convince her.

centje: Phyl123,
It depends on what necessitated the blood transfusion. Its left for the medical doctor to decide whether the kid needs circumcision now or later in life.

ACM10:
You are right Centje. But, how can you explain "bleeding to death"? Even if there was an amputation of the penile head; the child would still have survived.
I think that blood clotting disorder should be fing.ered as the possible cause. If we probe further, we might get a history of bleeding disorder in the family.

toluene12:
circumcision is a surgical procedure and whatever method used, the foreskin is excised. Since the male organ is innervated, removing the foreskin is painful. For adults the procedure is performed under general anesthesia, however for neonates topical anaethetic agents may be applied prior to the procedure. But this topical agents normally irritates a neonatal skin, thus its not encouraged. The baby feels the pain and he's irritated for a day or two otherwise he's is okay if properly done.
Non therapeutic circumcision is controversial in western nations and that may explain the difficulty in assessing a health facility to perform the procedure in the U.K.
However, circumcision has its benefits, it prevents UTI, reduces the risk of having STI includng HIV, and cancer of the penis.

Wise-talk:
This is one thing i fear. Doctors and nurses should be extremely careful when dealing with issues relating to life and health. The nurse in question is said to be experienced, having done it over the years. I see carelessness and little mistakes causiog serious problems. These people will never take it likely, especially when they now know that she is a black woman from Nigeria.

toluene12: Most likely a case of hemophiliac, a bleeding disorder that affects mainly the male gender. Parents first notice this bleeding problem after circumcision when the bleeding fails to stop despite conventional hemostatic methods.

babybird82: My son didn't have his foreskin cut, he had a ring attached to his cap and the ring Fell off in like a week or so. He didn't even feel any pain. I was scared too as a first time mother then but when I was told about the ring procedure I opted for that.
I paid only five thousand naira then in 2008 for the procedure.
I am surprised a lot of people are not aware of this ring procedure.

Cyberknight:

The foreskin isn't cut away with a knife or other implement, a ring is used to constrict it and it sloughs off. The baby suffers no pain. Very common procedure, so if you have a son, make sure that's how they circumcise him.

code_0:

Without cutting? Can u explain further pls. Possibly get more details from your mum and get back to us.

nnedozie22:


Circumcision can be done without cutting with the use of "PLASTIC BELL" that is attached to the phimosis which falls off after sometime. There is no risk of bleeding or infection.

chaircover: That is so sad.

the parents should have rushed the baby to the nearest hospital when the bleeding wouldnt stop

toluene12:
plastibell is one of the methods used in circumcision and is the commonest method in our modern hospitals. The plastibell ring is tied around the rim of the skin attached to the glans while the remaining part of the foreskin is trimmed off. Its prefarable because the cup like ring (plastibell) protects the glans during the procedure and reduces the use of scissors on the glans.
its not wise to leave the foreskin behind, it carries the risk of being a focus of infection to the boy and what falls off few days later( with the help of the ring) is the remaining skin attached to the glans.
Now as per pain- since thats the bone of contention- the skin being worked is still part of the body, so its a painful procedure, however most patient are given a nerve block or topical anaesthetic agent so they only feel the pain of touch or some mild post op irritability or fever for like 24hrs, otherwise they are okay.

nnedozie22:


Circumcision can be done without cutting with the use of "PLASTIC BELL" that is attached to the phimosis which falls off after sometime. There is no risk of bleeding or infection.

lastpage:

One of my sons also used this method to get circumcised.
The plastic ring actually "strangulates" the foreskin and deprives it of 'blood and nutrients'.... it the end, it dies and falls-off like scab.

Seems safe and hygienic to me..... l think it should be promoted and awareness created on such method.

The "Knife and Cutlass" method seems scary and brutal!

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toluene12:
plastibell is one of the methods used in circumcision and is the commonest method in our modern hospitals. The plastibell ring is tied around the rim of the skin attached to the glans while the remaining part of the foreskin is trimmed off. Its prefarable because the cup like ring (plastibell) protects the glans during the procedure and reduces the use of scissors on the glans.
its not wise to leave the foreskin behind, it carries the risk of being a focus of infection to the boy and what falls off few days later( with the help of the ring) is the remaining skin attached to the glans.
Now as per the pain- since thats the bone of contention- the skin being worked on is still part of the body, thus ring circumcision is a painful procedure. However most patient are given a nerve block or topical anaesthetic agent so they only feel the pain of touch or some mild post op irritability or fever for like 24hrs, otherwise they are okay.

nnedozie22:


Circumcision can be done without cutting with the use of "PLASTIC BELL" that is attached to the phimosis which falls off after sometime. There is no risk of bleeding or infection.