Having a Vascectomy, what should I expect?

[Chris&Amelia]

Originally posted by Tomswane
The thing I have never seen posted (which makes me wonder how many fake posts there are) is the wet dreams. The Testes are still making sperm but with the vas blocked there is no where for it to go.

Odd. I have yet to experience wet dream or any sort of leakage (well, other then when I'm aroused naturally)

[Harold_N_Ann]

It's been over 20 years since I had my vas done. It was performed in the Urologist's ofice and it took longer for them to drape me that to do the procedure.

I don't remember pain being a significant factor. My doctor recommended I stay off my feet for a couple of days then no heavy lifting for a couple of weeks.

It was a great decision for us. No more pill or condoms. Sex became spontaneous. Anywhere, anytime.

I would advise it for any man,.

[artboy]

Hi all...great topic...I had mine done a little over 3 years ago....very quick procedure...good meds afterwards (im a wuss..heheheh) used the little guy the second day....whoa! big mistake....I told Stacie, I wanted to see if everything was still working....basically I just got horny after she stepped outta the shower...it seemed like a good excuse at the time....wrong!!!!I had major swelling...picture dark blue tennis balls.....and the standing and sitting pain lasted maybe 2 months...but all is well, We have three kids...and shes no longer on any birth control....although... if the barometric pressure drops suddenly, I feel a slight throb down there....heheheh..

I would definately recommend this for any male....its not as big a deal as some folks make it out to be...

Lee

[Chris&Amelia]

Originally posted by artboy
shes no longer on any birth control

She's still on The Pill, for two major reasons: (1) We still play with other couple who aren't surgically safe, and this will help in case there's an accident (his condom breaks, etc.). Also, (2) she is much more regular with her period when she's on The Pill, and it has the beneficial side effect of making her cramping much more bearable.

[MIbbwcpl]

We both got done. He did it 4/03 and I did it 9/03. No sense in taking risks either way. Mine has screwed with my hormones (but I am also bfing a 7 mo old), and his is pretty much ok besides the ocassional incision itch.

Sterilization is definetly the way to go in this lifestyle to avoid any 'mistakes'. I like black men...and we're white. (not meaning to be offensive) I couldn't imagine explaining that to unknowing family/friends!!!

[sdexcalibur]

I had it done me being 27 with 2.5 kids, Unfortunally they had to snip and burn me, I was laid up for a couple of days, and back to work by the end of the week. During the snipping it felt like tons of pressure, not really a hurting feeling but very uncomfortable. Ice work wonders. Use IT

I had mine done about 5 years ago.

Best thing I have ever done.

I have had teeth cleanings that hurt more than that.

The doc told me to show up about a half hour early and I could get a valume.
So I did. It definately helped.

Once we got into the room it got a little uncomfortable. Apparently it was intern day and they had a bout 8 people in the room to watch the process. :slam"

When they got me in on the table they asked me if I wanted to watch.

I told them I dont think so.

So they put a blue sheet up at my waist.

Then came the only painful part.

THE NEEDLE!!

He told me it was going to hurt and it did!!

But only for a few seconds.
But he had to do one for each nut.

After that he gave it a minute or two and asked me if I felt anything.

I told him no.

He said good it must have worked because I am squeezing your nut right now!

After that I had a dude sitting in a chair by me talking to me about the weather ot whatever and before I knew it they were done.

The whole thing took about 45 minutes.

After that the doc said to by a few bags of frozen peas and swap them out on my nuts to keep the swelling down. He recoomended peas because they tend to form to your package better than ice.

He also said do not lift anything heavier than a 12 ounce can for at least a week. ( Lucky for me thats what size can my Beer comes in )

I followed all his directions and never had any discomfort or problems.
I would reccommend it to anyone.

Everyone I know who did have problems admitted to lifting something heavier than they should have.

[austxmark]

I got mine done 8 months ago. The pain was minor and I healed up in a few days. The problem was and still altho its getting better is that it hurts when the womne is on top. She has to lean forward a bit to take some of the weight off. If the women is small its less of a problem. As I get more excited it hurts less tho. I am beginning to wonder if it will ever be totally pain free. Over all it was worth it.

[SABRE777]

Had mine done last year. Froze Pea's are the thing. There small and last longer than ice. But, it wasn't hurting 3 weeks later I would go back or talk to someone else.

[fire1269]

Originally posted by Harold_N_Ann
It's been over 20 years since I had my vas done. It was performed in the Urologist's ofice and it took longer for them to drape me that to do the procedure.

I don't remember pain being a significant factor. My doctor recommended I stay off my feet for a couple of days then no heavy lifting for a couple of weeks.

It was a great decision for us. No more pill or condoms. Sex became spontaneous. Anywhere, anytime.

I would advise it for any man,.

same goes for me- only it was only 1 1/2 years ago. i even drove myself home! stayed off my feet for a few days,and used ice packs as prescribed (though i didnt feel the need for them- but wasnt taking chances!) after 4 kids,it feels great to go bareback with no worries!
i highly reccomend it!

Bob

[hoistsail]

Mine was about 25 years ago. There was not a lot of pain really, it was a out-patient operation at that time.

The funny thing was all the nurses. There were five in the operating room and all came up and handle my balls. Now I have very large balls and they can really hang down at times. But each nurse came up and did something like it was a needed part of the procedure.

Had the nick name of orange crate as a young kid, because at camp one of the kids so my large hanging balls and said you need an orange crate to hold those in.

Just to do not rush into sex after the operation.

[MrYaWanna]

I'm surprised to see all the posts with complications, minor and not so minor. I was fortunate to have a trouble free procedure with minimal pain and absolutely no long term effects at all. The only thing I had to do was go back 4 times before my sperm count went to zero. Apparently I had a lot of the boys hiding out hoping to survive! The Doc could not believe it. Anywho it finally stopped and away I went. I would definately recommend it. The ladies have to go through enough grief in this department. I figured it was the least I could do and I already had enough kids for one lifetime

[lordkuri]

ok, so I have a ? for you guys that have done this. We've discussed my getting cut, and we're thinking it would be for the best overall, but there's 1 problem. I will NOT submit to needles of any kind. It's a mental thing that stems from a childhood incident with being in the hospital and having an IV put in wrong. I literally black out and go insane if I'm subjected to one (I've hurt people when that happens, much to my embarrasment and dismay ), and when I had my wisdom teeth taken out about 2 years ago, it literally took 5 orderlies to hold me down long enough to get the IV in to knock me out so they could take 'em out. It's really not a pretty sight

so, my question is, what are the alternatives, if any, other than insisting on being put under for the process?

-B

[good times]

When they did mine they just used a little local antisthetic and I was to busy concentrating on not getting a woody while the nurse was swabbing down my equipment even to notice. They also gave me a valium a half hour before, which I uderstand is pretty standard, so I found that made me not care until it was too late anyway.

[lordkuri]

well, the valium is a no-go due to religious beliefs (naturalist, no synthetics get put in my body, etc) so I'm hoping I'll be able to just tough it out without. Thanks for the info, and as far as the gettin' a woody, well hey, if the nurse is cute, I can't help that

thanks again!

-B