# Re: my five year old

> Written by RS on 03. October 1999 at 21:23:29:

> In Reply to: my five year old written by Eric Worthington on 27. September 1999 at 06:01:38:

> >This web site has taught me to have my boys
> >pull forward and back on their skins.

> PLEASE, not as brutally as that, ... !

> >My 5 year old however has only a very small hole through which to
> >pee, when he pees the head fills up like a balloon causing him pain,
> >nothing of the head can be seen.

> Yes this is in fact called ballooning, can cause bladder damage if it continues too long, ...

> >I plan to take him to a pediatric
> >urologist, but being in the USA I'm afraid they will just offer
> >circ. as the solution.

> If stretching does not appear to be working; a half circumcision would be adequate to remove the restriction. ... your powers of persuasion are called for, ...

> At some point you will need to go to a doctor, but first I`d suggest spending a few days getting to understand the condition better. You need to check if your son has a phimotic ring, .. a little time spent understanding the subject would make it worth a doctor discussing this with you in an intelligent manner, instead of simply prescribing an operation which you dont understand.

> you can go to the welcome page again and read the abstracts and then follow the links for phimosis - or go direct to

> https://www.male-initiation.net/phimosis_research.html

> There`s a couple of very rational reasons not to be circumcised which you could discuss with any doctor: the lack of lubrication seems the best of these
> https://www.male-initiation.net/postcirc.html see under phimosis treatment

> Good luck and happy hunting
> Robin
> www.male-initiation.net

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