Foxtrot,
I can't really add too much to what has already been posted. I think the medical advice and the stories of "It happened to me/him/her and I/he/she is still here" are right on and very valuable.
The one thing I will add is that I commend you for posting this and seeking input and talking about it. Fellas aren't real good at that generally, and we tend to down right suck at it when it invloves anything related to our notion of manhood. Whatever the trajectory of this is, you are over the first hurdle by realizing you will do better by leaning on some people to get through it. Too often folks say "God doesn't give you anything that you can't handle." That's bull. God gives us things that we can't handle all of the time. But God also gives us friends, spouses, parents, children, relatives, and audiophiles to help us handle them.
Post back. Let us know what's going on, so we can walk with you through the struggle and celebrate the victories with you.
Jerome
I can't really add too much to what has already been posted. I think the medical advice and the stories of "It happened to me/him/her and I/he/she is still here" are right on and very valuable.
The one thing I will add is that I commend you for posting this and seeking input and talking about it. Fellas aren't real good at that generally, and we tend to down right suck at it when it invloves anything related to our notion of manhood. Whatever the trajectory of this is, you are over the first hurdle by realizing you will do better by leaning on some people to get through it. Too often folks say "God doesn't give you anything that you can't handle." That's bull. God gives us things that we can't handle all of the time. But God also gives us friends, spouses, parents, children, relatives, and audiophiles to help us handle them.
Post back. Let us know what's going on, so we can walk with you through the struggle and celebrate the victories with you.
Jerome