Hydrocele - Windsor,CT

If you are concerned about him becoming "traumatized," then earlier is probably better. He will recall and understand more as he's older.

Get a second opinion, and maybe a third if you're still not convinced. One of mine had surgery for a hydrocele at under 1 year old. He wasn't traumatized at all, although it was a little scary for us. I was more trusting of doctors back then, and never questioned it or got a second opinion. If I had to face that choice now, I would research it thoroughly, and get a second/third opinion. But it all went well for my son.

I actually posted questions about this a couple of years ago :) The dr. diagnosed our son with a hydrocele about 3 - 4? years ago (I think in 2011). It was the first time it was noticed and there was no injury that we could come up with. After careful deliberation and talking to two doctors, we decided to "wait and see" rather than do surgery. He is almost 18 now and has had no issues (yet). Obviously this is a personal decision for you and your family, but just to share what we learned - we found that the wait and see approach was best for us. If you are truly uncomfortable with surgery right now and it really isn't an emergency, maybe waiting is a good option?

Good luck!

Get a few opinions. The older you are, the more you remember.

My son didn't have this, but he had a nevous sebaceous on his temple, about the size of a quarter, that would grow a lot when he hit puberty and could become cancerous. He had 2 surgeries before he was 3 and remembers neither of them. He has a small scar on his temple where the growth was removed.

My son had hydrocele surgery when he was around 2. Too much fluid was entering his scrotum and it was getting larger and larger. The surgery was quick and painless, he was walking and playing a few days later. I really didn't want him to experience hernia so it was a relief that the problem was corrected. As with most health issues it's better to deal with them sooner than later. Good luck.

I looked back on Mamapedia & this is what I wrote under "What happened" :
First of all thank you for your advise and prayers. The surgery went very well, my son had signs of hernia setting in, so we caught it just in time. We were in the hospital 8:00 a.m. till Noon. I took his blanket, socks and favorite cup and teddy. He wasn't feeling so good because of the IV needle but once they took it out he settled down. He's resting in bed watching dvd's because he has rubber legs from the shot. He's almost back to his old self. And I'm happy and grateful it's over. Although if he has another procedure done at a hospital I will ask for them to give him a sedative for the ride home. He totally freaked out from the experience. It was hard to handle him during the ride home and it took 2-3 hours for him to calm down.