So my 3 year old goes in for surgery Friday for an undescended testicle. He's got one big nut, whereas most little boys have two smaller ones. If only one descends I understand you basically get an oversized testicle to compensate. But ideally you want both. So you kind of force the other one down. From the way the surgeon describes it, it sounds like a fairly simple procedure. Although I guess if it were my own balls I'd feel differently. Sometimes the other nut just vanishes. You can still grow up to reproduce, though. But the weird thing is that you can have surgery in your pre-teen years to have a saline artificial testicle implanted. Yes, a cosmetic ball. So I guess I just find the idea of that fucking funny as hell. I can't laugh about it with the wife because, well, our son is going into surgery and everything. So I thought I'd share it here.
So that means when he's kicked in the nard(s), he'll stand a 50/50 chance of becoming instantly sick to his stomach and in incredible pain.
Thanks everybody. I kind of wonder what'll happen to The Big Ball if the other one descends properly. Will it sort of shrink down to fit in over time, or will he always have Hulk Nut?
When this thread runs its course, you should print it out and save it. So that way, when your boy hits his most awkward puberty stage, you can show it to him when he's around his friends.
In college I had some summer job and there was a guy on the crew who had half a sack and we used to say to him that he was really working his ball off.
One-y? I don't get it. Meh, I think every kid gets teased about something. It's not about being so completely flawless that you are invulnerable to teasing. It's about having the inner strength to know that people are laughing because they want to feel connected to other people. So laugh with them, and then somehow convince them to pick on some other jerk.
Hope this all works out. I know the idea is "amusing" - but surgery for little people is never fun, until it's all over. Good luck and hope he is safe home soon.
"Undescended Testicle" has a certain literary flair to it. Ode to Mook's Son Undescended Testicle Don't become a spectacle Jingle jangle like a real one For the girls you still should be fun Undescended Testicle Science is a miracle Thank you for the big fake ball I hope the girls enjoy it all
No doubt. I've had my own issues with kids/procedures, but sometimes, finding the lighter side of things helps the coping process.
Thanks guys. When he was born he had to spend the first half day of his life in intensive care because he wasn't breathing right. Then when he was 18 mos my 11 year old niece who was baby sitting him had to give him the Heimlich because he was choking on a piece of ham. So I guess after two pretty terrifying scrapes I'm not as nervous about this one.
