post vasectomy recovery

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Today is Monday, Jan 28, and I had the procedure done last Friday. I have a "mild" amount of discomfort today, but certainly not anything that would prevent me from working. I have to be a little careful sitting down, and standing up, but that's about it. There is still a little swelling around where the stitches are, maybe the size of a marble, but that's about it. I took a few vicodin on Friday, 1 on Sat. and 1 on Sunday. There wasn't a massive amount of pain, just "discomfort".....like I had been "grazed". I recommend it to any man who is 100% sure they are done having kids. Can't wait to put it use!

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I had mine done last Friday and today is Tuesday. I am getting a bit of pain most when I go to stand up and I have a ache feeling mostly in my left testicle. I am hoping this goes away.

I have very little to no swelling except for where the stitches are.

My procedure was much more painful than I was expecting but as long as I can make it through this week or so and get back to normal, it will be worth it.

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I had mine done on Feb/14/08. Ya a very nice little Valentine for my wife. I now sit here on day 08 and am still very uncomfortable. The procedure is what's expected. But I think that a normal recovery time of a week is inaccurate. I am not in any real pain but I have to say...WOW. It still is not over. Feels like I have a softball between my legs. Still swollen and sore. (and I take public transit...ouch!!!!). I did what they said to do in post-op but.....Anyways someone posted ahead of me a couple of posts and I think he has the right idea. GET A JOCK STRAP! I am getting one tomorrow. For those that had no probs with this operation, consider yourself lucky. In the end it is still better than to ask your wife to go through major surgery.

All the best my friends.

hoops · Newbie Joined: 25 Mar 2008 Posts: 1

Wow, I am happy that I did not find this board until AFTER I had my vasectomy last week.

I am 39 and have been toying with the idea of cutting the VAS for several years. Finally decided to take the plunge on Friday, March 21st. Decided to have it done for the first round of the NCAA's. Procedure was smooth. Except for the short 2 second pain on each of my testicles (doctor used the freeze spray, no needles), there was no additional pain. I was in and out of the clinic within 1 hour, and home in time to watch the first tipp-off. I then put my feet up, grabbed several ice bags (I had two different bags of pees spring a leak so I opted for double bagged Ice) and preceded to watch tourney hoops for 3 days straight.

I medicated with percocet the first two days and occasional tylenol after that. I am on day 4 post VAS cut and I am feeling pretty good.

Unlike some of the above posts, I had a few bloody drips on my briefs the first two evenings but no gushing (there were no stitches put in my sack). I have continued to use the ice bags when sitting and put a pillow between my legs to sleep to keep my legs from crushing my tender boys.

My only advice is to heed the post procedure suggestions as closely as possible. The more time on the couch with the ice the better. I will continue to take it easy and with any luck I will be swinging golf clubs again this weekend.

Final word is to do your research before you set out to do this thing. I talked to several of my friends, some had better experiences than others, and made the decision to go with a clinic that they had been too and had no issues.

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It is now 4 days since my vasectomy, unlike most of you I have very little pain, I do have some swelling and bruising, but not a lot. The main thing I have noticed is the difference in ejaculate, it is noticable, and slightly worrying... less, and thicker... I am probably the exception to the rule as I am now completely pain free...

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I am 42 and had a vasectomy 6 days ago. No major issues except 2 days of pain and some left sided bruising.

I ignored my doctor's advice and started to have sex with my GF three days later.

BIG MISTAKE.

I stopped before orgasm but managed to tear my sutures. Still, a vicodin and rest and in a day I was back to normal.

Friday is 7 days after the event and that's when I am going to try out the new plumbing. With a condom of course. 4-8 weeks until the semen samples test sperm-free.

arj · Newbie Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 1

I always find it interesting how when you go on the internet, you see mostly negative opinions of things. Are we to assume most of these guys are still writhing in pain somewhere since they only came on to post a complaint?

I read this board prior to my vasectomy and it got me very nervous. Since I had never had any sort of surgery I didnt know what to expect. I decided if my experience was not bad, I was going to come back here and talk about it. And it wasnt bad at all.

Shaving my scrotum was the worse part in retrospect. It took me almost 2 hours and my skin was very irritated.

The surgery itself was no worse than a dentist visit. The application of the anestetic was the closest thing to pain. I dont really know what the device looked like, but it felt like someone slapping my testicles with a rubber band. It was a lot more unexpected and surprising than painful (the doctor said the needle is way worse than this thing). After the first "slap" it kicked in and I didnt feel a thing the rest of the time. I had the no scalpel surgery, I really didnt feel a thing. The cut was so tiny I could barely see it the next day.

I went home drugged up and the rest of the day I had that 'kicked in the crotch' feeling. I just say on the couch and played Nintendo and my wife waited on me. The next day, I still had some swelling and that dull pain, but on a scale of 1 to 10, I'd give it a 4 at the most, and a 2 when not moving. I kept gause on it, but only saw a few drops of blood the first day, and none at all the second.

The third day I went about my business like normal, I was walking funny and still had irritated skin from the shaving but otherwise I was fine. Fourth day, I 'tried out the plumbing' and all is well!

I still have itching and irritation from the shaving, but its getting better each day, I'd rather have that than internal pain.

I am very happy with my decision to get a vasectomy. I highly recommend Dr Mostowfi, www.VasectomyClinics.com if you are in Illinois. He made the whole experience very comfortable and relaxed. I had to ask myself why any doctor would want to do this day in and day out, and then i did the math on how much he makes Shocked

Kirk C · Moderator Joined: 28 Apr 2008 Posts: 890

I have to take issue with the description of what is being removed by vasectomy. First, it is a second of the spermatacord. Second, there is no sperm present in the semen once it is completed. The appearance of your semen doesn't change after the operation.

Different doctors approach the surgery differently... some cut through the scrotum from the side, some from one slit in the front center, and some two slits.

The local anesthetic shouldn't burn, but there may be an initial stick. It depends how it is applied. By hypo, by gauss, by swab, or spray? Each will have a different sensation.

In my case, there wasn't quite enough injected, and the numbing started to wear off half way through the second process. The doctor injected some more and it went away, but I was surprised how quickly it surfaced.

I also didn't understand the instructions for post-op care, and had an infection OF MY OWN CAUSE. You must keep the site clean, and dry, and avoid setting in a bath that would soak the stitches and infect the cut. If kept clear and dry, no problems should result.

You'll also want constant support, with either a supporter, or jockey shorts..NOT BOXERS! The discoloration would be greater with less support, and any internal bruising will be more intense, if it weights down the scrotum.

You'll be instructed to take it easy, off your feet for two days, not because you can't walk, but to keep from blood pooling down in the scrotum. The average return to work day is between day three or four, assuming no complications.

In my case, the decision to sterilize was a big boost to my sex life. After more than ten years of using condoms for birth control, the additional intensity of unprotected sex made intercourse a new mind-blowing experience. So, I strongly recommend the procedure, even though I had some site infection. The improvement was dramatic after I got some Cipro to knock out the infection. The scaring is very slight, and can't be seen unless you know where to look, and stretch out the scrotum to find it.

So, despite the horror stories above, I think it is very worthwhile and should be considered, ONLY if you have decided that you are done fathering children. The process is much less invasive than with a woman.

But it also doesn't prevent her from getting pregnant... only prevents you from becoming a father biologically.

Please note that you're bound to hear a lot of complaints and horror stories from people on a board like this, because those who enjoy it, or had no problems, have no reason to come to a board like this one and complaint, or comment. They just go on with their lives.

So, you're seeing a skewed sample...

Talk with your doctor or family planning clinic about the procedure and specifically what and how it will be done. Forewarned is forearmed. Tell them your concerns, and ask them to address them.

Good luck!

cr1971 · Newbie Joined: 01 Jun 2008 Posts: 1

So like a few others stated thankfully I avoided this board until after my surgery, which was 5/30/08. First of all, I'm an "experienced" patient....over 35 major surgeries mostly related to one motorcycle accident but others due to other issues, sleep apnea (tonsillectomy, septum straightened, uvula removed). Any way, I'm 36 and have 1 14yr old son and not looking to make anymore. I put the surgery off for a few years in case I met a woman who wanted children, luckily I found a woman with 1 kid and zero desire for more.

Back to the subject line, if you know what sleep apnea is then you might know that in order to get the surgery you must go through at least 1 if not 2 or 3 sleep studies, which I did. Any way I'm a side sleeper...my testicles can get squeezed in the middle of the night and right after this surgery I put some thought into this and used a pillow in between my legs and took Excedrin pm which limits your movement at night more so than Tylenol PM. Very little pain; I had sex the day after and even taught my step daughter how to ride a bike without training wheels.

So for all of the guys who were in pain more than 2 days look at how you sleep and what you wear. I'm not a butt-hugger shorts guy but I bought a few for the days following. I wear "trunks" most of the time.

Its Sunday night 56 hours after the surgery...I'm ready for work tomorrow but I won't resume working out for another 2-3 days, I'd rather use whatever hip action I can muster for sex.

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The ones that are still having persistant pain-did you guys have a urinologist do it or a family medicine doctor. If you had a family medicine doc do it, you chose the wrong person. The swelling is caused by your doctor not carterizing the area of cutting.

I was a bit sore after. I had very little, if any, pain the next day. Two days later and I'm bored and ready to be active again.

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