Had the big V today.
 

Went the scalpel-less route and all is well so far. My appointment was for 9:30. I got there 10 minutes early and checked in. I was back on the road home at 9:42!!!!

Go home and put a icepack on it. Stay there tonight, tomorrow and maybe move around on Sunday afternoon.

Push being active before Sunday at the earliest and you will end up with what is called "big ball syndrome" and pain like you cannot believe.

This is consistent with what I have heard. This is not the time to be a hero/toughguy.

Yep, been doing the frozen peas and corn all day, but I need to work this weekend. I'm hoping tomorrow night but will wait till Sunday if I think I should.

The main problem is that for most it feels fine after a day. If you try then to act normal the area will swell and put you down for sure. Have a friend who found out the hard way and it was not funny... at least for him!

Len, if you need to work at a desk or on a computer or such then thats fine but moving around is what seems to hurt the situation. Find something to do while sitting down and take at least a day and a half off.

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Had the same procedure a few years ago. Virtually pain-free. Just like you, I had it done on a Friday and basically sat around the house all weekend in my robe or a pair of loose shorts. Go Commando as much as possible!!!

The other guys have five the best advice...don't exert yourself and by Monday you'll feel like the old you.

Of course, that doesn't mean you should start exerting yourself right away on Monday either. You'll know when it's time.

Randy

Be sure to let all the girls know you can't knock 'em up...and take the test samples in while still in the condom. Female lab workers LOVE it when you do that. :rolleyes:

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Interesting, my doc told me to wear tight fitting undies. I think he said the sack shouldn't hang or stretch, but I imagine every doc has his theories.

I take it your married because If you even bring this issue up to a woman its instant "wow your a selfish jerk".

Oh yes. married w/two boys (1 & 3).

How do you figure? I'm thinking about getting it done - why would it be considered "selfish"? If anything, I'm looking out for someone else's interest too.

Reminds me, a guy at work (M3 nut) is going to have this done behind his wife's back. I guess she goes to stay with her sister in Florida every year for a week. I'm still thinking she will be able to tell but I know nothing about this. Do you have to have your Wife's signature or something?

I don't think it's selfish, perhaps short sighted but I can understand the reasoning.

Back to the bag:D Another question I'm getting conflicting answers on is the icing routine. I have been told both:

Ice it constantly for the first day or two, as much as possible.

and..

Ice it on and off in 20 minute cycles for the first day or two.

Which is it?

Just bring this subject up with your GF and see what happens. I've learned the hard way to steer clear of this.

They ask if you're married and they want to see a woman check the "I agree" box on the form, but it would be easy to fool them.

But....anyone that would do that shouldn't be married anyway.

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Mallet and anvil?

Also women get off on the fear of pregnancy. I don't why but its very true if your clipped they think its because you wouldn't stay with them if something happened. Its a commitment thing.

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:) Just a couple punctures. No stitches or even a band aid, it's so small it doesn't even bleed (beyond an initial drop or two).

BS on all that 'careful advice'. Go out and f' like a mink. Beer will cure the pain later ;-) Be the Dog you were born to be !!

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:eek: :eek: This exists now? Wow, goes to show how out of touch I am. I had mine about six weeks after my now-23 year old daughter was born in 1982. There was most definitely a scalpel involved!

Afterward, we went over to visit my parents and to have dinner, play cards, etc. My son, who was only about 15-16 months old at the time was sort of standing/walking along the edge of their coffee table in the very shaky tenuous way that toddlers do and started to fall. I was sitting there with my feet elevated and I reacted. I lunged up to catch him as he fell to keep his face from hitting the table edge and I felt a hot rip in the "junk area". It hurt but went away fairly quickly and I thought I was fine. I got home later and went to change for bed. When I took off my pants, I was blood from waist band to upper leg. I had torn a stitch completely. All turned out well, but it scared the hell outta me.

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Randy

Sackroscopic?

That's the idea, Randy!

Actually with the scalpel-less technique you just pinch the vas between the loose skin and tear the skin with a blunt clamp. Scalpel-less ain't blood-less.

I always crack up when patients say "Are you gonna use the LASER, doc?" As if a laser would involve some kind of magical seamless, bloodless, painless cut. A white-hot tungsten butter knife would be about the same as most surgical lasers.

I guess I'm not quite old enough yet to understand how or why frozen veggies are usable as a sex toy. :p

Just a word of caution....I had mine done a number of years ago....the doctor did not want to wait until the anaesthetic took effect, I felt every slice of the scalpel....believe me...it was horrible.

Then I did not wait enough quiet time, the thing got infected, on antibiotics and required to spend as much time as possible with my knees elevated and apart...and yes, let the air at it. You can still see the scars.

Then I failed 3 tests in a row, they were almost ready to go in for a retry when the 4th test came in without wigglers.....it has been fine for 18 years now.

TAKE IT EASY...learn from my experience.

Dennis

The second day is gonna hurt. Tight fitting undies, ice and some meds and you'll be back on top in no time.

Len,

I am obviously NO expert here (wrong set of equipment for starters!)...most of our friends who have had the big V were all advised to wear 2 pair of tight fitting undies. Bit more support where needed I think...and they were all fine within a couple of days no matter which procedure they went with :).

Oh and keep the kids AWAY from you - Mike's brother had his done when his yougest was a toddler. Boisterous little guy who loved to lunge into Daddy's lap - you get the picture :eek: :eek:

True dat! dem grapes will grow to grapefruits if you let'm hang. Keep da boyz tight. Day beem fru a lot an day feel'n tough bout now.

len, the conflicting report is you're doing the icing. Get one of Joe's girls to change out the ice pack...the healing will take longer that way and I'm sure a lot more fun....

ice it in 20 minute stints. don't want any frost bite down there...

Glad I did it. When you want it you just hop on, no other worries.

No doubt that will be nice.

I'm on day two and feeling no pain yet. The boys are pulled up so tight from the icing I think their stuck to my spine.

I had a doctor who had recently moved from India do mine. The first mistake I made was not to shave the nads. One of his nurses used a blade and that was not cool. The doctor said he'd been in the military in India and used to do hundreds a day. These guys would get a free transistor radio for having it done. He told me to take it easy that day and I should be fine. He said he'd heard of guys playing tennis the next day. At the time I was a hard core runner and had already missed one day so the next day I went for my usual 8 mile run. It started raining about haflway through and by the time I got home it felt like my nuts were dragging the ground. They were about the size of grapefruit and I had to go have the fluid drained. Then the doctor told me he was kidding about anyone playing tennis. Geez. I never did go back in to see if I was good to go and didn't tell my wife for several years. She of course said what if?

Note to self,

Don't eat peas and corn at Len's house. :D

Reading this has made me sore...


KT

Do not ejaculate for at least 4 days, sure you will be horny, but, it will feel like the moment they severed the line.

After having mine done, A freind, you know the one who is always there to make you feel better, said:
"Dude, you are such a wuss. Real men jog home after a vasectomy."

man... I don't know whether to be anxious about getting it done or fear it from this read. Just had our second kid and that's enough for us. One boy, then one girl, million dollar family they say but I've yet to see a dime:D I'm 39 this June and wife is 37, we feel we are to old to have more plus don't want any more. I believe in a good reason to get it done not just so you don't have to worry about knocking some broad up relying on her being on the pill.

I do have one concern that maybe I'm just paranoid about. When I get old like 60+ is there a chance this will play a factor in getting prostrate cancer or some other illness because you not flushing out the swimmers anymore? It just seems bad to stop getting something out of you body that it's disigned to do. I realize the body will break it down from what I've heard being protien, just makes me wonder. Guess I'll have to ask the Doc when it comes time.

I was seriously considering signing up for club "V"... then I read this story.

Len,

Hows things hanging today? Hope nice and small! Keep the ice on!

Joe

I'm at work now and everything is fine, just a little tightness, but zero swelling. No actual "pain" to speak of.

I iced it for two solid days and my doc said that was 95% of the battle.

I did break one rule today though, we'll see if it haunts me.