There is NO SUCH THING as 'minor surgery' ! Anytime the skin is broken and bleeding occurs, is a perfect site for infection.
Well, urine is sterile, and you're instructed to keep as clean as possible (changing dressing often, soaking/showering if it isn't too painful, etc. There IS a risk of infection, but it doesn't seem very likely.
Trying to scare the crap out of the poor man certainly isn't going to make things better, so shame on you. The point of things like the internet and message boards is to
share information. He has every right to ask questions about his circumcision in a "penis support group", where it's likely that other members will have valuable information for him, or may have even been circumcised later in life just as he has and have been where he's at.
Hey thanks man. I didn't know about the water thing.
Yes, it helps to clear the system of the harsh effects of the anesthesia, the anti-inflammatory drugs, to alkalize the body (which helps to reduce inflammation in its own right) and it also encourages the circulation of blood and lymphatic fluid. At the very least, you certainly don't want to be dehydrated while your body's trying to repair itself.
Not sure what kind of cut I got, to tell you the truth, but if swelling is common, I think everything is probally fine. I'll just give it a couple of weeks and see then.
Yeah. From what i've seen/heard, the swelling around the scarline can persist for a solid three weeks, easily. Occasional bleeding is fine, but this should stop after about 10 days, when the stitches start coming out and the wound closes up. If it's bleeding after this, see a doctor. The swelling should be mostly gone by about the 6 week mark, and completely gone a full 60 days after the operation.
Oh, and as far as the picture: Now's not the right time to post something like that on here. I'd wait until some of the swelling has gone down, at around the 3-week mark.