Large Lump and Pain Following Vasectomy

I had a vasectomy 4 weeks ago,thought it was finally getting better. About 4 days ago I started getting sharp pains, like needles poking me when I walked, even just walking to bathroom was painful. For the past 3 weeks I thought my left ball was just getting swollen, then 4 days ago it was obvious I now had 3 balls, the middle one didn't belong there. I went to dr yesterday, turns out I have hematoma, he gave me a choice, go home with pain pills and use warm wash cloths and maybe this would work or have it drained. I figured get it drained and get it over with, wow, that was the worse pain I have felt in my life, way way worse than the worst pain since the vasectomy. I have to leave the incision open to allow drainage, meaning I have to put a gauze inside of the open hole each day after bath, this sucks very bad. On a positive note, I am only one day since Dr, a lot of pus and blood has drained out. Earlier today, I was feeling normal again, but the gauze had fallen out, apparently this is where my current pain is coming from, but gauze rubbing on an open wound is always painful.

I had mine done about 5 years ago. NO bruising or infection, just a ltitle tender. I saw my girlfriend 5 days later, popped a vicodin which the doctor had prescribed and that it what I attribute my 3 month issue to. I was worried that things would not be the sam and wAntes to findicate out. Every thing was fine, hiwever, i dI'd not expect my junk to take such a beating, i though it would be ok. it took ****3***** months before I had an issue free day adyer that. By that I mean with every step I felt like my lower stomach dropped. I had issues for a couple minutes a time or two per month over the following year and a half. I spoke with a friend that said he was 100% after 6 months!!! The pain and BS I went through was well worth not having to worry about an unexpected pregnancy. NO worries now. I'm not going to lie though, I read horror stories online, BIG mistake. Don't do that. It'll heal up, it may take weeks or months like mine. But take it easy on your husband if your up for some alone time. Have him wear a jock strap for a while. After those first 3 months I went back to normal activity and I am very active, yard work, running, biking hitting the gym. it'll be fine but give it time. Hope this helps. Make sure he goes in TWICE to make sure he's shooting blanks before unprotected sex. Not having to worry about ever having to wrap it up is great, and looking back it was well worth it, not at the time, but after the 3 months it was.

FYI: the whole time, the urologist prescribed me antibiotics and kept telling me I had an infection when I didnt, I was just healing very slow. NO redness, not tender to the touch or moving while sitting or standing. JUST when I took a step. Difficult to explain but every step I took felt like being in a car going quickly over a hill. Felt like the bottom dropped out, like that. NO infection. Anyway, nothing but time helped me.

I had mine done 2 days ago they are black and blue and one side feels more painful then the other when I get up and walk around . Black and blue my sac is for sure but I don't feel all that bad bit I can't bend over or put pressure yet hope this heals fast. They meant you can walk but I don't know about work or lift sh*t it hurts.

I posted before, it took me three months, about 90 days, no exaggerating, before I had a day when I didn't feel off. I had spot moments through the next 2 years when things wouldn't feel right too, but those were once or twice a month for a couple of minutes each time, nothing prolonged and NOTHING like what it was from the get go. Everyone heals differently, I know guys that took 6 months to be 100℅ and I know guys that were food after 3 days. I saw the girlfriend about 5 days after mine, popped a Vicodin and that is what I attribute to a long recovery. I should have taken it easy. I'm sure you've read up in what to do, DONT read anymore, the internet is full of more stories about how things go wrong than if how things go right. You'll drive yourself nuts, TRUST me! Time, some people need more than others. Hope this helps. By the way, I'm about 6 years in and have no long term issues. Not having to worry about child support, its worth it. Remember too, I'm sure like me, you know guys who wish they would have had it done. The temporary pain and misery is worth it in the long run.

Hi there ! Iknow its been a year but just wanted to know how you recovered from this!

I read through this discussion site about two months ago, after my husband ended up with a scrotal hematoma following his vasectomy. I swore to myself that I would come back to the site and leave a response once things healed up...so, that all of you who are SUPER worried like I was, can have some reassurance.

His hematoma developed pretty much like everyone else's on here. The swelling and bruising came on fast and quickly...within an hour after his vasectomy we knew things weren't quite right. A follow-up appointment at urologist's the next day confirmed that, yes...it was a scrotal hematoma. Then, I made the mistake of researching online, trying to find more information--BIG MISTAKE! Scared the c**p out of me (fortunately, I didn't share all of this with my hubs...and thankfully, he's not one to Google stuff, like I am). I was a nervous wreck for almost three weeks...thinking the worst (based on stories I had read)--thinking he would never enjoy sex again, that he would end up being unable to work, etc. The biggest issue was just the SIZE of his scrotum--still huge and swollen. The actual hematoma, the hard mass within his scrotum, was about as big as a large avocado--but, that combined with the swelling, made his actual scrotum the size of a softball...for about two or three weeks. One of the best things he did was to get a jock strap and wear it 24-7. He said it also helped keep the pain down (less jostling around). We were able to have sex around week 2...albeit GENTLY. His first ejaculation felt "weird," he said...he described it as sort of a burning feeling as he was ejaculating. And, there was a good amount of blood in it (totally normal, so don't worry! Doctor told us to expect that, so we weren't worried about it). Again, I was secretly freaking out, thinking our sex life was ruined forever--he was worried, too! Well, guess what--the next ejaculation was TOTALLY great...and so has each one after that been. He had his vasectomy at the end of October...so, we're a little over two months out, now. The hematoma is still there, but has decreased A LOT in size--down to about the size of a ping pong ball. In the first month, there didn't seem to be a huge change in the size...but, this last month is when we've seen a lot of shrinking in size. The doctor said it could easily take 6 months to completely dissolve and go away. But, even though it's still there, it has NO impact on his daily life...he doesn't even notice it anymore...or, even think about it.
So, all of you who are feeling like I was two months ago, RELAX...it will be just fine! I know it's hard to imagine that huge mass just slowly going away over time, but it really will, trust me. :-) And, sex is GREAT!!

It all takes time, don't jump back in the saddle and go all out, that WILL delay healing, at least that is what I attribute my slow recovery to. If you must, go easy early on. I pounded after taking some some Vicodin and I was a mess for the next "3" months, "90" days, literally. EVERYONE heals differently. It seems most are 100℅ in a week or two, at least those that I have spoken with, but it took 12 for me. DONT look online as previously mentioned, horror stories only, no one takes the time to post how well things went.

About 2 weeks post Vas myself, was sore and painful for a few days. On about day 4 the soreness changed to pain and discomfort. After the swelling had gone away i was left with a walnut sized firm lump above my left testicle that is painful to the touch. Waiting to get a second opinion atm will post again later about any changes or updates!

Best advice: take it easy, everyone heals at a different rate/pace and do not go searching online. You will find horror stories. Never had the hematoma part, just tender as all hell when I walked for months. 99% all went completely away after 3 months. It took another couple to feel 100%. Just remember, no need to wrap it up AFTER your TWO checks and no "oops" that can happen. When it's all said and done you'll be glad you did it, but until then take it easy.

My husband is also getting a lump after about 7 days and serious bruising and pain.

 ***this post is edited by moderator *** *** web addresses not allowed*** Please read our Terms of Use

I had hospital vasectomy... heaps of pain a few days after... tubes in my sack seem very swollen and a lump under scab that I'm very worried about... testicles seem to have reduced to normal size... wondering if I made the right decision as well..
did not hear any or these stories before I decided to have vasectomy

Everyone heals at a different rate. I knew a guy that was good after 3 days and another that took 6 months to feel fine. For me, it took 3 months before I felt 100% for my first day. I don't know your background, but I'm divorced and my daughter is 2 hours away (4 hr round trip) and I see her in average, 11 days / month. An oops on my behalf would be good for NO ONE. Soooooo, getting snipped was my only logical option. Well that and having a scare, thinking one was in the way (which was not the case).

That is my reason. I now don't have to worry about an oops, don't have to worry about wrapping it up and don't have to worry about another mouth to feed not do I have to worry about splitting my time between two different families. It was the right desicion for me, ***BUT*** it sure didn't seem like it at the time for those three months.

For two years after getting snipped, I would feel a tightness and or burning sensation that would last from 10 seconds to 2-5 minutes, once or twice a month . . . . Everybody heals differently. So take a few Xanax for the time being as alcohol is a blood thinner and after a week or so if bleeding swolleness is no longer a concern, switch in over to beer for times when your anxious. I'm always going to think beer or booze is a better sedative than doctor prescribed meds if possible.. . . Within reason.
You may be better in a week or two, then again, you may end up in my situation. Like you said KNOWING that there are oddball situations out there and then being said one, is a lot better than NEVER being told of such issues. I dropped wait and spent a lot of days with horrible anxiety over how I felt and wondering if I did the right thing.

Just sit back and relax, it may be over quick or you may be in it for the long haul. A week, weeks, or months . . . The BS will be certainly be worth not having to worry about kid on the way that isn't planned. . . For whatever reason you may have.

AND your plumbing will work fine, don't go making sure with the girl friend that it does work . . . . Which is what I attribute my long drawn out recovery to. 5 days after, I jumped right in bed, everything worked fine, but the pounding my testicles took, well, I should have thought that one out and WAITED.

Hope this helps. oh, and one last thing, that lump you mention, just how often before getting snipped did you feel your sack??? It'll be swollen a but, then again it may have always felt like that, you may have never just never did an in depth testicle check on yourself and therefore never noticed.

i to am the same as you right side is killing me i feel like crying if i know this was going to happen no way would i have done it 3 day and your ok they say p i s s right off if anyone is reading this dont do it just wear a rubber

Took me three full months to recover, though some Vicodin and an hour with my girl friend, 5 days post op I'm sure didn't help. After 3 months I was good. Even after that I had a time or two a month that bothered me for a couple of minutes. It all went away for the most part after a year. AGAIN, after 3 months it was 100% OK, 99.9% of the time. Time, time and more time. Just gotta wait it out at this point. It'll be worth it in several or maybe 2 or 3 weeks, everybody heals differently. I had mine done about 5 or 6 years ago.