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Daniel's Rant V: Hypospadia (TMI, but Personal)
18 years ago
Hypospadia.
A congenital penile defect, in which the urethra does not fully extend through the glands of the penis during formation in the womb. Rather, a homornal imbalance (Gee, I seem to have a lot of those, actually... :| ) prevents natural development of the sexual organs, and the urethra will bend downwards and can open anywhere on the bottom of the penis. This defect usually occurs in 1 of every 150 to 300 males; depending on the source of your statistic.
The most direct problem of this defect is a hinderence in urination. Because of the mutated shape and size of the urethra's opening, urine passage is obstructed. It can be very hard to effectively urinate, or it comes out as a flat, wide spray rather than a controllable stream. However, in more severe cases, it also creates a downward bend in the penis as a whole; which can, later in life, obstruct one's ability to grow an effective erection. This is a condition known as Chordee. Additionally, it can also lead to complications with Pseudohermaphroditism, which in turn severely dents growth of the penis, testicles and scrotum during puberty. In my case, I managed to avoid the Chordee. I did not, however, have enough Cosmic Stock at the time to avoid the Pseudohermaphroditism.
The Hypospadia itself can be cured, with reconstructive surgery. This surgery comes in various forms; some are one-shot deals, that last anywhere from ninety minutes to three hours. Other forms of this surgery occur in a series of steps. Usually, a catheder is applied during the end of the surgery, as many doctors/surgeons prefer that patients not urinate until the surgery fully heals. However, the healing process itself, as with all invasive medical procedures, is open to it's own complications. This surgery involves reconstructing the urethra passage, and various amounts of the penis itself, depending on how far back the original opening opened. If scar tissue forms inside the reconstructions...
The amount of follow-up visits one will have to do, after the surgery, varies from doctor to doctor.
*sighs*
Why. Does all the defective shit. Happen. To me?
But who wants to hear the real kicker?
This corrective surgery is usually pressed by doctors/surgeons to be done within the first three years of life.
And yet... Here I am, almost 18. AND. IT. WAS. NEVER. CORRECTED.
And my mother knows about it to (well, I'd hope she would...considering it's a "From Birth" thing...). The doctors told her what she needed to do. And she didn't do it.
Wonderful way to drop the ball there, bitch. Yet again, you leave me to deal with my problems alone. THANKS. SO FUCKING MUCH.
>_<
A congenital penile defect, in which the urethra does not fully extend through the glands of the penis during formation in the womb. Rather, a homornal imbalance (Gee, I seem to have a lot of those, actually... :| ) prevents natural development of the sexual organs, and the urethra will bend downwards and can open anywhere on the bottom of the penis. This defect usually occurs in 1 of every 150 to 300 males; depending on the source of your statistic.
The most direct problem of this defect is a hinderence in urination. Because of the mutated shape and size of the urethra's opening, urine passage is obstructed. It can be very hard to effectively urinate, or it comes out as a flat, wide spray rather than a controllable stream. However, in more severe cases, it also creates a downward bend in the penis as a whole; which can, later in life, obstruct one's ability to grow an effective erection. This is a condition known as Chordee. Additionally, it can also lead to complications with Pseudohermaphroditism, which in turn severely dents growth of the penis, testicles and scrotum during puberty. In my case, I managed to avoid the Chordee. I did not, however, have enough Cosmic Stock at the time to avoid the Pseudohermaphroditism.
The Hypospadia itself can be cured, with reconstructive surgery. This surgery comes in various forms; some are one-shot deals, that last anywhere from ninety minutes to three hours. Other forms of this surgery occur in a series of steps. Usually, a catheder is applied during the end of the surgery, as many doctors/surgeons prefer that patients not urinate until the surgery fully heals. However, the healing process itself, as with all invasive medical procedures, is open to it's own complications. This surgery involves reconstructing the urethra passage, and various amounts of the penis itself, depending on how far back the original opening opened. If scar tissue forms inside the reconstructions...
The amount of follow-up visits one will have to do, after the surgery, varies from doctor to doctor.
*sighs*
Why. Does all the defective shit. Happen. To me?
But who wants to hear the real kicker?
This corrective surgery is usually pressed by doctors/surgeons to be done within the first three years of life.
And yet... Here I am, almost 18. AND. IT. WAS. NEVER. CORRECTED.
And my mother knows about it to (well, I'd hope she would...considering it's a "From Birth" thing...). The doctors told her what she needed to do. And she didn't do it.
Wonderful way to drop the ball there, bitch. Yet again, you leave me to deal with my problems alone. THANKS. SO FUCKING MUCH.
>_<
But, I plan on getting that surgery. Even if I have to turn tricks to get the money for it.
In the end, it didn't do any good. As it stands, I'll just have to wait until I scrape up the money for the surgery, and pay for it myself.
Which is why, once I get my hands on the bank account my grandmother started for me, I'll be opening up for true comissions and such. *nods*