How ghastly is a vasectomy?
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scrwright said:
Just investigating this now, wifey been told to knock the pill on the head & after 3 offspring its time to MTFU.
Is there vast difference in service between the NHS & the likes of Bupa etc?
Doing a desk job & getting it done on a Thursday/friday & back at work for monday doable?
I am okay with the burning smell (had my eyes lasered, no one told me about the smell up front) it the odd pulling sensation that will have me barfing
From what I've heard the only difference getting it done on the NHS is waiting to have the procedure just takes a bit longer, i.e. 4-6 months as opposed to having it done in a couple of weeks time if you go private, plus private is about £350; well it was 4 odd years ago. Is there vast difference in service between the NHS & the likes of Bupa etc?
Doing a desk job & getting it done on a Thursday/friday & back at work for monday doable?
I am okay with the burning smell (had my eyes lasered, no one told me about the smell up front) it the odd pulling sensation that will have me barfing
As for going back to work, I had mine done on a Saturday and I was back in work the following Monday.
hedgefinder said:
take a small tip from someone with previous experience of this......
just make sure that the doctor actually takes notice of you the FIRST time you mention it if you need to tell him that the injection hasnt worked and you can still feel everything!
That was the only bad bit when i had the snip. Surgeon put the needle into numb then started cutting straight away. Hurt somewhat, then things went numb.just make sure that the doctor actually takes notice of you the FIRST time you mention it if you need to tell him that the injection hasnt worked and you can still feel everything!
Was fine after a few days, bit of black & blue colouring but no real swelling.
I've just had one - and by 'just' I mean in the last half hour.
Procedure itself wasn't a problem - no pain and only very minor discomfort. Worst part was the smell of the cauterisation which was reminiscent of when I tried to light joint off the hob and burned my eyebrows off.
It does feel like i've had a whack in the knackers though!
Procedure itself wasn't a problem - no pain and only very minor discomfort. Worst part was the smell of the cauterisation which was reminiscent of when I tried to light joint off the hob and burned my eyebrows off.
It does feel like i've had a whack in the knackers though!
What a timeley thread!
My own view is absolutely no surgical procedures unless medically/physically required.
A case in point is one of my work mates who has just returned from having a vasectomy. He didn't take it easy. The picture he showed us yesterday can only be described as a puss filled oozing lump of ebola infected gangrenous death. apparently it stings a bit too.
there's an odd smell that wafts by if he walks past you too.
HTH
My own view is absolutely no surgical procedures unless medically/physically required.
A case in point is one of my work mates who has just returned from having a vasectomy. He didn't take it easy. The picture he showed us yesterday can only be described as a puss filled oozing lump of ebola infected gangrenous death. apparently it stings a bit too.
there's an odd smell that wafts by if he walks past you too.
HTH
TVR1 said:
What a timeley thread!
My own view is absolutely no surgical procedures unless medically/physically required.
A case in point is one of my work mates who has just returned from having a vasectomy. He didn't take it easy. The picture he showed us yesterday can only be described as a puss filled oozing lump of ebola infected gangrenous death. apparently it stings a bit too.
there's an odd smell that wafts by if he walks past you too.
HTH
Game, set and match to the "no thanks" camp! My own view is absolutely no surgical procedures unless medically/physically required.
A case in point is one of my work mates who has just returned from having a vasectomy. He didn't take it easy. The picture he showed us yesterday can only be described as a puss filled oozing lump of ebola infected gangrenous death. apparently it stings a bit too.
there's an odd smell that wafts by if he walks past you too.
HTH
LeftmostAardvark said:
My experience (c&p from a previous thread):
I had a bit of a nightmare experience - they forgot anaesthetic on the second side and I jerked hard as the scissors went in which cause them to create an exit wound. That took a while to heal and hurt pretty badly when it happened. It did heal eventually though...
I'm out on this point alone!I had a bit of a nightmare experience - they forgot anaesthetic on the second side and I jerked hard as the scissors went in which cause them to create an exit wound. That took a while to heal and hurt pretty badly when it happened. It did heal eventually though...
Had mine done, about 3 years ago, and the private, but paid for by the NHS doctor, who was doing all the one locally on a contract for the local hospital, seriously underplayed the chronic pain risk. Mind you, if you get paid by the procedure, you don't want to put people off.
For me, the only long term side effect is my balls are bigger. Short term was 4 days of pain.
Oh and more sex with my missus. Lots more.
I decided to have it done, when my nephews and nieces started having kids, and I decided that at 45 there was no way I wanted to father any more kids. My wife thought that I might want to consider if she died and I remarried a younger woman, but I said "hell no" so she agreed too.
For me, the only long term side effect is my balls are bigger. Short term was 4 days of pain.
Oh and more sex with my missus. Lots more.
I decided to have it done, when my nephews and nieces started having kids, and I decided that at 45 there was no way I wanted to father any more kids. My wife thought that I might want to consider if she died and I remarried a younger woman, but I said "hell no" so she agreed too.
Mine was fine - it's mildly undignified and the smell wasn't great ... reminded me of leaning over a soldering iron when I had long hair.
Hair growing back following the pre-op shave was uncomfortable but, strangely, Vagisil cream seemed to solve that!
And a +1 for very supportive pants for a week or so ...
Hair growing back following the pre-op shave was uncomfortable but, strangely, Vagisil cream seemed to solve that!
And a +1 for very supportive pants for a week or so ...
Mark-C said:
Hair growing back following the pre-op shave was uncomfortable ..
According to my wife, who used to be a Nurse, pre-op shaving is very 1970's and does not make the likelihood of infection any less. In fact the potential for small cuts might increase the likelihood of infection. But hey these people live in 1970. Had mine done last August, procedure was ok, uncomfortable but not painful.
But... Since the Op I've had a constant ache in the left nut with a pulling sensation through my abdomen. Had scans and LOTS of examinations by what feels like half the NHS staff in the country. Sounds like it's a rare complication of the surgery and I may end up with 1 ball should I wish to have a pain free life.
Having a vasectomy is a bigger decision than many will have you believe.
But... Since the Op I've had a constant ache in the left nut with a pulling sensation through my abdomen. Had scans and LOTS of examinations by what feels like half the NHS staff in the country. Sounds like it's a rare complication of the surgery and I may end up with 1 ball should I wish to have a pain free life.
Having a vasectomy is a bigger decision than many will have you believe.
My GP simply advised me to take some Speedos to wear afterwards, to stop the nads dangling. 
I had the op on a Friday afternoon, back to work on Monday. Had a dull ache over the weekend, but nothing much.
I didn't have any external stitches as the Dr used cold gel packs on the sac to shrink it, and the small incisions closed by themselves.
A couple of months of sex using condoms, then I had to knock one out into a beaker and take it to have a count done. 2 hours later they called and told me no swimmers were present.
I had the op on a Friday afternoon, back to work on Monday. Had a dull ache over the weekend, but nothing much.
I didn't have any external stitches as the Dr used cold gel packs on the sac to shrink it, and the small incisions closed by themselves.
A couple of months of sex using condoms, then I had to knock one out into a beaker and take it to have a count done. 2 hours later they called and told me no swimmers were present.
ajcj said:
It's fine. Rock up with shaved plums, change into hospital gown, avoid catching the eye of anyone else in the waiting room. Get shown in to a small operating room with an upside-down dentist's chair on it, so your hips are higher than your feet. Man comes in, positions bright lights onto your genital area, starts giving the sprouts a good rolling about. You make uneasy and stilted small talk, and try to ignore the attractive female nurse hovering in the background. He explains the procedure, then paints your bits with some kind of antiseptic that takes days to scrub off. Injection goes in, one into each tube, uncomfortable but not painful. Everything goes numb.
Doctor makes a small incision in the scrote, then uses a hook to pull the tube out into the fresh air. Small talk is drying up a bit by this time. He clamps the tube, cuts a section out of it (to stop the ends from finding each other and healing up) then cauterises the ends. Repeat with tube #2. Silence by now, really nothing left to say. He puts a soluble stitch in to close the hole, plaster over, job done.
Walk very gingerly into the waiting room, nurse explains after care - ice, rest, don't shower for two days, then make sure you have as many ejaculations as you possibly can for the next two weeks. You ask what the record is. Joke falls flat.
Go home (best to have someone pick you up), sit on sofa with back of frozen peas under chuds, watching TV and occasionally whining for cups of tea. Next morning, marvel at bruising that has changed your wrinkled family retainer into an avocado. Take some iboprufen to damp down dull ache. Repeat sofa/tv/peas/tea day. Take it easy on day 3.
The guys I know who had an issue did something stupid like riding a horse home from the operation. They felt fine on day 3 so went out running, that kind of thing.
Pay money, get the best service you can, treat it with respect and take it easy for three days afterwards. You'll be fine.
UnsubscribedDoctor makes a small incision in the scrote, then uses a hook to pull the tube out into the fresh air. Small talk is drying up a bit by this time. He clamps the tube, cuts a section out of it (to stop the ends from finding each other and healing up) then cauterises the ends. Repeat with tube #2. Silence by now, really nothing left to say. He puts a soluble stitch in to close the hole, plaster over, job done.
Walk very gingerly into the waiting room, nurse explains after care - ice, rest, don't shower for two days, then make sure you have as many ejaculations as you possibly can for the next two weeks. You ask what the record is. Joke falls flat.
Go home (best to have someone pick you up), sit on sofa with back of frozen peas under chuds, watching TV and occasionally whining for cups of tea. Next morning, marvel at bruising that has changed your wrinkled family retainer into an avocado. Take some iboprufen to damp down dull ache. Repeat sofa/tv/peas/tea day. Take it easy on day 3.
The guys I know who had an issue did something stupid like riding a horse home from the operation. They felt fine on day 3 so went out running, that kind of thing.
Pay money, get the best service you can, treat it with respect and take it easy for three days afterwards. You'll be fine.
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