Just out of minor surgery...................wasn't bad at all.

Sherardp

Friday here in Japan and I went in to complete a vasectomy this morning. Figured I was done with that part of making children so I opted for the procedure. All in all, I rated it at a 2 or 3 out of 10 in regards to pain. The shots down there felt like a small ant bite or something similar. Once they were in there, you feel some small amount of pulling on the cords (think dentist but way less). Clamps were applied, scissors went snip a few times. From there I was sewed up and sent on my way with Percoset and Motrin for the weekend. I post from my couch with ice packs on the fellas. So anyone thinking on it, all in all not bad. :loneranger:

tonyb

Yeah..yeah Big Baby. Had mine done years ago....nurse was straight out of MASH...and the doctor had one glass eye. There's a story with that one too.

Hope the boys are doing well, doesn't take that long to recoup. Don't be picking up heavy stuff either. I'm sure considering your local, plenty of ways to help the boys along.

gdb

What do you call a mountain climber with vasectomy ?? Dry Sack on the Rocks...... I'll be here all week, thank you and please tip the waitress ! Hope all "three" of you feel better soon !!

Systems

Hope all "three" of you feel better soon

I think there is just two feeling bad, the other one is just keeping an eye on them.:cheesygrin:

tonyb

I guess he can say someone touched his squeezebox.

If Brock was your Doctor, he'd throw new caps in your sack and send you on your way.

gdb

Funkist...all juice,no seeds !!

nooshinjohn

hope you feel better soon...

Sherardp

Thanks for the humor guys. Any ideas of what I can do since I'm on couch arrest? Only so many movies I can watch, been on the Xbox since 11ish after getting home. TonyB, I'm sucking it up buddy, your procedure sounds like movie material. HAHA!! Thanks again guys.

gdb

I'd avoid **** viewing at all costs if I were you. You know what I'm sayin' ?

polkfarmboy

This thread needs some pie lol

mantis

Glad to hear everything turned out ok.

deronb1

frozen bag of peas works well. molds to the body better

tonyb

Read up on your favorite material....audio. Plan your next project around the house. Research what you need to on the internet.

Really a day or 2 is all you need to be able to go back to your daily routine, mind you still not picking up heavy stuff for awhile.

SolidSqual

A marine that shoots blanks? The defense budget really is being slashed.

falconcry72

SolidSqual wrote: »

A marine that shoots blanks? The defense budget really is being slashed.

lol!

halo71

Here ya go. Hope ya feel better. I had mine done last year.

thsmith

Glad it went well but I doubt they sewed you up, more like Cauterize.

After day 3 I have to try mine out to make everything was still functioning.

TMI !

tonyb

You did a good job describing how the proceedure goes and feels. We should turn this thread into Vasectomy Stories, volume 1.

Since Sherard was bold enough, here's my experience with this.

From a man's point of view, mention Vasectomy and we run the other way. Not because we are babies as women tend to put it, but men in general have a relationship with that ....uh....thing. We aren't used to strangers touching our private parts like women have to when they go to a gynocologist. So after my 2nd daughter the now x-wife tells me she's done and would rather I get the proceedure than her getting her tubes tied. Keep in mind I'm only 25 at the time. Could not convince her to have more kids as a boy was what I was shooting for. So I gave in.
I have a sister who's a Nurse at a very well regarded hospital so I asked her to steer me to a good doctor. I tell her I didn't want a guy who does this on the side, like a mechanic who fixes cars in driveways. I want a good doc who specializes in this. Ok, she gives me the name of the dude and I go for the consultation. My sister told me thats all this guy does is vasectomies, like 1500 a year. Ok cool, but after my consultation I had one very apparent concern. The doctor had a glass eye. So I call up my sis...."WTF...you send me to a guy with one eye....to do surgery on my nuts ?" "Did I push you down a flight of stairs or somethin' when we were kids ?"
She laughs, I was serious though. Last thing I want is for a fly to go into this guys good eye while he's cutting. Know what I'm sayin'? She calms me down and reassures me of the outcome.
Day comes, and the usual get naked under this hospital gown and lay on the table routine. Haven't seen the doctor yet, but in comes the nurse to prep me. Ok, think Hot lips from the old tv series MASH, but 20 years older. If she could, she would have had a cuban cigar hanging out of her mouth. Tatooed, wrinkled...yet somehow in a weird way, attractive. She starts shaving you down there to prep for surgery. I tell her to be carefull, she smiles and says " Don't worry a loss of an inch or 2 won't make a difference." Ha ha....I was starting to rethink this decision. Doctor comes in, gives me the shot just like the OP describes, and tells the nurse to get me ready. I thought she did that already. Nurse comes back with what appears to be a roll of tape of some sorts. "What the hell is that for ?" I asked. She replies with a smirk on her face, " So you don't scream." I wanted to bolt right then and there but I froze with my hands clenched so tight on the bed rails my knuckles were turning white. She obviously saw my face and told me to relax, she was joking. She lifts up my gown and proceeds to tape my....ok, family forum....**** ?......to my stomache. Now, don't know about the rest of you guys, but when a strange woman touches you, what happens ? Yep, zing....tape pops off. She comes back and applies more tape. Zing...tape pops off again. " Ok Mr. Barone, you can't keep doing this." "Well , stop touching it then." She tells me to count the ceiling tiles to relax. Strange as it is, it worked. Doctor comes in, ready to cut, and she grabs my **** to hold it in place. She gives me a look....."I told you not to touch it." Doctor smiles.....and I say " Doc, please, whatever happens, don't blink."

The rest went as the OP desribes, slight pulling, then they tie each end in a knot. Close you up and send you home with meds. My sis calls me to see how it went. You hospital people are sick f$#ks I told her. She laughs about it even today. Me, not so much.

sucks2beme

Just be sure to do the follow ups. Things could get ugly if you have a round in the chamber.

steveinaz

Do you squat to pee now, or are you still lifting a leg?

I'm kiddin bro....LOL

halo71

The way they did mine was "1" tiny cut. About the size of the end of a pen. Right in the middle. A little pulling could be felt. A few snips then he cauterized the tubes. Which it looked like a big solder gun to me. Pushed the tubes back in. Afterwards just a band aid.

And many, like I didn't, probably do not know this. And it may be like this in other states. After a lay off for 6 monthes, taking a job making less than half what I was making. And not being able to afford insurance at the new job. I found out there is state (or federal) money sat aside for people (without insurance) to have the procedure done for free! Anyone interested should call their local health clinic and ask about it. I think I ended up paying $15 total.

pdxfj

I had it done about 15 years ago and haven't looked back sense. Never really wanted kids, and my mother once told me that when I was 10 years old I asked her if it was okay if I never wanted kids.

I had a good doctor, but my procedure took longer than he anticipated. Even though I was numbed up it wasn't enough to dull all the pain. He had to keep digging and digging to get the tubes and really pull hard to get them out. By the time everything was finished I had completely sweated out my shirt.

Was sore for a few days but not bad enough to take anything for it.

steveinaz

*gets up off the floor*.......where am I?? I think I passed out.

FTGV

halo71 wrote: »

The way they did mine was "1" tiny cut. About the size of the end of a pen. Right in the middle. A little pulling could be felt. A few snips then he cauterized the tubes. Which it looked like a big solder gun to me. Pushed the tubes back in. Afterwards just a band aid.

.

Thats how our "Gentle V" clinic does it here.Short time on table chatting with the doc as he did his procedure.Then I was out the door with an Ice pack and driving home.Some soreness and lots of bruising but that healed quickly.

byfthalone

may just be TMI? lol....glad it went well and with little discomfort....ya'll wanna talk about discomfort, let me tell ya about having that procedure reversed!!!!

Drenis

Christ I can't read this thread anymore.

I'm out.

maximillian

+1.... snip, pull, cauterize. I can't take any more of this talk you guys are scaring the boys.

tonyb

Best keep those boys under lock and key for awhile, who knows....the way things are going it may become a mandate for all over the age of 40 to get snipped.

sucks2beme

I think giving that away for free would be a really fine idea. But that would make me a bad
person, wouldn't it? I had mine done 22 years ago. Best money I ever spent!

cnh

Sherardp...best for a quick recovery. Tony, heck of a story there, have you considered a second career in stand-up?

I'm very impressed. You guys often surprise the you know what out of me! Bravo! You're better than I. I must admit I could never go through with something like this. It does seem a little extreme to both my wife and myself. I would never have her submit to any procedure and I, obviously, wouldn't go there either. It is a personal choice, a good one for those who can handle it. But there are other ways to control this. My last child was conceived 15 years ago. And "nothing" has happened since then just using normal safeguards (and that does NOT include BC-pills or medications of any sort). And age, my wife will be into menopause in a while, takes care of the rest.

But, nonetheless. My hat is off to all of you, halo included.

cnh

scottyboy76

Hilarious guys, and good luck to you sherard.