Well, today I finally did it. I put an end to populating the world with my eccentric clones and got snipped. A procedure that was a lot more painfull than everyone said it was going to be. (Those 2 novicaine shots are killers!:eek: )
Anyway, I’ve read that 4 out of every thousand men who have this done the vas grows back, making the man fertile again. My doctor told me that is such a rarity that I shouldn’t worry about it. But none of the information he gave me even mentioned it, and all of the forms I signed insisted the proceedure was permanent. Nowhere on any of the forms did it say “We are not responsible if you become furtile again”.
And in 2 months I take a sperm test, in which they’ll tell me there is no sperm in my semen.
Sooooooooo…if 10 or 20 years from now I make my wife pregnant, do I have grounds to sue them?
I don’t know about lawsuit grounds, but from what I’ve heard, right now ice packs are your FRIENDS. So snuggle up with one. Also, don’t do ANY lifting for a while, even if you think you can do it. I am not a doctor, but I HAVE read a few things.
Welcome to the land of the sterile! Wasn’t it just about the most fun you’ve ever had in your life? I thought I was going to die. “It won’t hurt a bit.” Bullshit, man, it hurt like nothing I’ve ever experienced before. I believe that I could have done a less painful job with two bricks.
As to whether you have grounds to sue: Sure. Grounds to sue are one thing, the reasonable expectation of winning is another. Unless you could prove that the doctor was so inept as to be guilty of malpractice I doubt that you’d succeed. Particularly when you were informed of the failure rate going into the procedure and still went ahead with it.
Frozen peas are, indeed, your friends. A jock strap will also help (got to support the boys, you can’t have them hanging by threads that have been cut). Take it easy, milk the sympathy as long as you can.
Yeah, milk this for all you can get. My husband is still getting points for his after 7 years, especially after I heard all my sister’s horror stories about her own sterilization (done because her husband refused, but didn’t want kids.) Make sure your SO sees them constantly once they get to the avocado stage. She would have to be a true ice princess not to treat you like a wounded hero then.
Thank you very much, that is all I am going to say for now. There is more that could be said, but I have to go roll around on the floor for a bit in empathetic agony.
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[Edited by manhattan on 12-28-2000 at 09:59 AM]
When I had mine, I asked the doctor how long how long I should wait before running again. He told me to wait a week. Nine days later, I ran a 10-mile race. This was a ver, very bad decision. After that, I waited many weeks before I ran again.
Just as a counterpoint (and for the benefit of those who may be contemplating this procedure) my operation was virtually painless (just a quick sting from the anesthetic needle), took about 20 minutes during which the nurse and I chatted about my job (I think the doctor was muttering “excuse me, but I could use a little help down here”, but we both just ignored him), and after walking around a little gingerly for a few days everything was fine.
The equivalent operation for a female is much more serious, so fankly if you and your SO are considering taking a permanent birth control solution it’s the male who should be heading or the doctor.
I don’t mean to imply that my situation was the norm, just that it was far from painless (as it was described to me by my father and both of my brothers). The needle stick to numb the skin was a cinch, but the shot directly into the vas deferens was the equivalent of being kicked by a mule, and the pulling of the vas through the incision was almost too much. The good doctor (I believe his name was De Sade) kept tellling me “Really, it shouldn’t be hurting that much.” He then proceeded to inject more lidocaine. I ended up having a systemic reaction (too much lidocaine, too much stress): fever of about 104, tremor, passed out in my bathroom and hit my head, terrible intestinal trouble (lost about 10 pounds), just a complete mess. Tubal ligation is much more major surgery, though, and I felt it the least I could do. Another person I know has used this same urologist and has an equally unpleasant experience. Oh, well. You lives and you learns.