The doc got the first half done fine. But on the other side he tried for fifteen minutes to get the novocaine into the right spot and couldn’t. All the time he’s yanking and tugging at a piece of my anatomy that produces that special pain, guys.
Eventually, with me on the table and aware, he says “This isn’t going to work. We’ll need to reschedule for the other half.”
I tell him and his nurse to fuck off and get it done. Ten minutes of arguing ensue and I threaten to stomp him if he doesn’t go ahead. So I get the second one done without any painkiller at all.
The aftermath wasn’t pretty, either. That side swelled up like you wouldn’t believe. I let me GP handle the post-op inspections and stitch removal.
I certainly hope that’s not what’s in store for me!!
Why did the doc refuse to take the stitches out? I don’t know if I’d have enough nerve and will power to keep my self conscious while trying to pull stitches that have become embedded.
As an update. I have not taken any pain pills at this point although he did give me some tylenol 3 if I need them. The cut doesn’t hurt at all but my gut still has some residual ache as though I got kicked yesterday. I’m taking antibiotics but will try not to use the pain meds if I don’t have to.
Doc: Had a Gall Bladder and vasectomy double today. Opened him up top and bottom, then told the junior to remove the stones…
He won’t be having any more kids, thats for sure :smack:
My vaso was under local - there was some discomfort as the doc stretched the vas to snip it, but nothing too bad. You should see what they do when they castrate a cat - the vas is pulled out 10-15cm - ouch.
Non-event for me. Other than the first needle stick the procedure was painless. Felt sorta sore the next day as if things were swollen, which they were not. Walked with a slight waddle. Next day ops normal.
But as we have seen, there’s a non-zero risk associated with any procedure and that means somebody has to get the the bad outcome(s). Sorry it had to be you.
Mine was almost a non-incident. I could have walked home. Zero pain, minimal swelling the next day. Only pain & suffering involved was from me shaving myself (the guy gave me a home prep kit w/ instrux), did a bit too thorough a job and made my skin stingy-sore for several hours afterwards.
Mine was pretty much a non-event too. No preparation problems, no worries on the anaesthetic’s effectiveness; and since it was abut a week before the Super Bowl, the doctor and I discussed football throughout the procedure. No problems afterward, too. I’ve had a lot of worse experiences in my life, that’s for sure.
She said it wasn’t at all unusual for them not to have dissolved by that time (although it was a month or more after the operation, IIRC) - she said to come back if they still hadn’t dissolved after a few more months - but I just couldn’t leave it, as they were pinching me every time I took a step.
The needles were uncomfortable, but I expected that.
When he started cutting in and rooting around for the tubes… that was another story. I turned so many shades of color from ashen white to pale green, I thought I was gonna pass out or puke. Or puke then pass out.
When I said, “I’m feeling a little pain here, doc.” He said, “No pain, no gain, right?”
Greaaaaat.
Finally the madness was over, and I laid there while he mummified my package. 5 minutes later, I shuffled out to the waiting room, where my wife had been waiting for me. I could tell I wasn’t looking so hot, when her eyes widened, and said “oh no.”
Oh yes.
That sucked balls.
To anyone contemplating a vasectomy, find one that isn’t a butcher. I know they’re out there, I just got a tad unlucky.
I have several friends who had them. Two of them it went ok. One of them said it felt like getting hit in the balls with a sledge hammer. I’ll stick with condoms.
My former boss had his done under self-hypnosis and no other form of pain relief. I had a whole new level of respect for him after he shared that story.
My Dad’s friend had a boy, then a girl, then a vasectomy, then a girl, then a vasectomy. Doctors were impressed at how neatly the first one had healed itself.
They don’t give you valium any more.
I had a hernia repair many years ago (in the early 70s), and I floated and grinned all the way to the OR. The next couple days weren’t bad either.
About five years ago I had another one. That one sucked.
The anesthesiologist said that “things have changed”, and semi-apologized.
Screw the tough guy stuff, gimme my drugs.
Peace,
mangeorge
A tale of two friends of mine who underwent this procedure.
Friend 1 - scrawny little geeky guy - did exactly what the doctor told him - went home, relaxed, used ice packs, life was good.
Friend 2 - macho dude - pffffft - laughed at taking it easy - played softball that very afternoon. Ended up in bed for a solid week in sheer agony. Guess he showed the world how manly he was.
My doctor was very good about explaining exactly what was going to happen. The numbing injections were basically “Swab, stick, kick”. They were mildly uncomfortable for about 5 seconds until the happy juice did its thing.
I had a mild infection for a day or so, but he had scripped me for antibiotics just in case, and they cleared it right up. No problems since then and that was about 14-15 years ago.
Definitely. I had my done by a real urologist under full GA. I had soreness for a few days but no real pain and no subsequent problems whatsoever.
A friend had his at about the same time at a cheap(er) clinic. One of his balls swelled up to the size of a baseball and he couldn’t sit straight for weeks and weeks … and he works at home at a desk job. False economy, that.
Just from reading this post, even though the odds of this procedure causing undue pain, agony, and complications is low, is not low enough for me to ever consider having it done.
