I had a vascetomy yesterday and.........

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y2kc

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so after having a vasectomy does still something come out or does it feel like your are 9 again?

"something" (semen) does "come out" (ejaculate) and without getting too graphic, everything is the same except there is no sperm in the semen.
 

OutHouse

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Originally posted by: y2kc
yes, ice and and a jockstrap did the trick for me. the doctor did inform you that you still have live sperm correct? my doctor told me to have sex at least 15 times in two weeks (before my return visit) to make sure I got rid of all the live sperm...best two weeks of my life.

my dr told me to masturbate 15 times on on old #16 to ejaculate in the plastic jar she gave me and to take in to test to make sure there were no sperm. I kept track with a Visa-Vis pen on the bathroom mirror hehe

one thing that happend to me... about 2 months after my visit to the vet ;) after 20 seconds after "the moment" it felt like i was kicked right in the nuts. went back to the dr and she felt around and said it was scar tissue and gave me a months worth of motrin to reduce it. and after a month no more pain. Other than that no problems and glad that I had it done.

and MelikK there is absoutly no difference in the way it feels. In fact I think it feels better because I dont have to worry about getting my wife pregnant.
 

y2kc

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In fact I think it feels better because I dont have to worry about getting my wife pregnant.

I agree 100%. And my wife has been much more willing since. I'm just a breathing sex toy now.
 

resinboy

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I must share my pain with you all :)
I am 42: had a vasectomy about 10 years ago. It sucked- the anaesthetic wore off 3/4 of the way through the procedure, the needles hurt like hell.
About a year after the procedure I developed a " granuloma" in the left side. Basically the way things works, is when the boys try to leave the station, they get blocked by either a stainless staple ( in my case) or a cauterized tube. They then dissolve back into the body. In rare cases ( like me, of course) they crystallize, and cause a small lump, that hurts like hell when the Captain is at attention.( they put pressure on a nerve cluster).
I had to have a 2nd procedure, involving removing the stapled section, having the doc sutchering ( sp?) up the 2 ends. It sucked, and took 1 1/2 hours. I was sweating so bad and light headed when done, I almost hit the floor when I stood up.
My ahole doctor wouldn't prescribe any meds during the initial vasectomy, but I was smart and brought a Spanish armada with me for the 2nd go-round. To make things better, the only road leading to the facility I went to was torn up for construction- can you say OWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!
NOW is where it gets really interesting... A year after that , I started getting pain the OTHER side!!!!!!!! I said NO FRIGGIN WAY am I gonna go through the 2nd procedure again, so I just let it go. After a couple of months, the pain just went away, and I haven't had a problem in 8 or 9 years. DID I really need the 2nd procedure????

Resinboy
 

Geekbabe

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Hmmm.. my ex always whined about the possiblity of getting a vascetomy,I guess it was easier to watch me get cut stem to stern from c-sections and then later to watch me lose both fallopian tubes from the resulting infections and scar tissue.
 

Sluggo

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I got one about a year ago, and the most pain/swelling I had was 2 small bruises about the size of a quarter. It was virtually pain-free and the Dr. didnt even prescribe any pain killers, he told me that he was confident enough in his work that if I followed his aftercare instructions, I would have no pain, he was correct.

It seems that after a month or so, I still had to be slightly careful about getting too much bouncing action, or they would start to feel strange.

The new vasectomy procedure is really such a minor deal, I cant believe so many of you are so sqeamish about it. Hell lancing a boil or something is probably more painful than the vasectomy.
 

Stratum9

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I was thinking of getting one so my wife doesn't have to take bc anymore. I was wondering about the cost of the procedure. We don't have medical insurance right now and my wife's bc is covered by Medicaid. Would a vascetomy be covered by that too?
 

Kerouactivist

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Originally posted by: sean2002
Originally posted by: NightFlyerGTI
Wow, well glad everything went well. Never really understood this procedure. Did you get 'snipped' or am I way off? Without going into much detail, what is it?

I had whats called a no scaple vascetomy. Here's a quick explaination of what he did. First he cleaned mr gential ares with idione (sp) and put a drape type dressing the only my nads showed tru. He stuck a needle in my nads to numb the. I felt a slight pinch but thats it, you can pinch the skin on your nuts and it doesn't really hurt. he then used a pair of scissors to cut about a 1/2 inch cut in the center of my balls, he pulled out each tube and cut about 1/2 of and inch out and burned the ends. He did both tubes from the same incision and the whole process took about 30 minutes including the prep time. I'm the biggest pussy when it comes to pain but I can say I felt nothing during the whole process.



After hearing that I don't think I'll walk right for at least a week maybe a month!!!!
 

UberDave

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Originally posted by: sean2002
Originally posted by: tcsenter
Um...if your nad is the size of a softball, that is not a 'normal' post-vasectomy thing. It could mean you have a leaking blood vessel in there. Slightly swollen, 10 or 20 percent of normal, is acceptable but significantly swollen is not a good thing.

I ok maybe a tennis ball, but they feel like a softball.



:Q you've got huge nuts!
 

Pooteh

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Originally posted by: Squisher
<----prefers to keep sharpe objects away from nads.


I commend you for your bravery.








I'm glad no one has asked for PICS ;)



pics? pics? wusssy!!! i want video!! come on man, if your going to take such a leap why not record it as a cherished momment on video:) you can share your experience, the joy.

aren't you a manly man? or were you too petrified to hold a camera? :)


my friend had a human sexuality class where they showed a video of the procedure and some guy fainted:)
 

Mandrill

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Originally posted by: y2kc
In fact I think it feels better because I dont have to worry about getting my wife pregnant.

I agree 100%. And my wife has been much more willing since. I'm just a breathing sex toy now.


I have to concur with this statement as well. Pre snip, I never consciously thought or worried about getting my wife pregnant during the act but after the snip, the sex did seem better. I am guessing that there actually was some subconcious worry/fear going on and that knowing for sure that it wasn't going to happen alleviated that subconscious thought/worry. After all, sex is mostly mental.

A kind of funny ancedote when I had mine done:

After the proceedure was completed, the nurse who had been there the whole time assisting, said that she'd turn around so I could get dressed. I had been naked from the waist down for the past 45 minutes with her seeing everything. Modesty had gone out the window long before it was time for me to get dressed.


Stratum9: Look in your phone book for a Planned Parenthood chapter in your area. They should be able to give you some information about pricing and such. Or maybe find their web site as well.
 

sean2002

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Originally posted by: Stratum9
I was thinking of getting one so my wife doesn't have to take bc anymore. I was wondering about the cost of the procedure. We don't have medical insurance right now and my wife's bc is covered by Medicaid. Would a vascetomy be covered by that too?

Usually not, my insurance paid for it but I heard the cost in under $500
 

OutHouse

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frozen peas were my best friend.

oh and my wife was in the room and watched the hole thing and thought it was "very interesting" :disgust: