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@auggiefrog: My son has hypospadias but didn't require surgery. I do have two friends whose children had to have surgery for a chordee (one of whom is a pediatrician). They were both nervous about going under with anesthesia but both kids did great. My nephew also had a hernia surgery at 18 months and I know my sister said it was a rough few days of recovery (poor sleep, grumpy, etc) but the anticipation was the worst part. Sorry I'm not more help. Hope everything goes smoothly!

My son had chordee and a slight hypospadias - the urologist ultimately decided to correct the chordee but not the (very mild) hypospadias. The surgery and recovery were about as well as can be expected - it was tough bringing him into the OR and he cried a lot when he woke up and spent most of the rest of the day sleeping. We had a tough time removing the dressing on day three but finally managed to soak it off. And he's good as new now! It's so scary as a parent, but it's a really routine surgery for a pediatric urologist. Wishing you good luck!