Question for Guys who have had Vasectomies...

I had a granuloma with similar symptoms.  Took me several months to fully heal, and honestly took me a few years to not have rather extreme sensitivity.  Getting tagged in the pills by brushing up against something felt more like a lift and drop did before.

Of course, I had to have two vasectomies, and I'm a notoriously poor healer.  The doctor joked that I was too much man for just one.  The real story is that my testicles reacted rather dramatically to the fact that they were being invaded, (they retreated) so the second side he had a little trouble finding the Vas, and he thinks he might have cut the same one twice.  He was all concerned that I was going to be a Karen about it, but it didn't concern me.  He's human.  Stuff happens.

I'm still blissfully happy that I had it done, even with the complications.

In reply to tuna55 :

Wow!

In reply to Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) :

I'm doing better than what you described.

I notice sensitivity driving around a stiff sportscar on pothole pocked roads, and I feel discomfort when lifting ~1.5 times my bodyweight or using my foot to pull my body sideways while hanging from holds on a ceiling. Not exactly "typical" physical activities for most men.

I'm even fine if extreme physical activities are going to be uncomfortable as long as I know I'm not damaging anything. It would be frustrating to not be able to go to 100% exertion for a year or two, but I can be reasonably happy at 70-80% exertion.

I got an infection after mine.  Became septic, 105 degree fever, hospitalized, put on IV antibiotics.  Spent a week in the hospital and another at home before I could walk.  More pain than I thought possible.  I have broken bones, torn ligaments, stitches, cavities filled without Novocaine.   This hurt worse than all of those combined.  

I'm almost completely back to normal.  Saw urologist today and he said an infection a month or two after is not uncommon at all.  Extended my antibiotics and said call back if it comes back/things worsen but I should be good to go.

I don't think I've had any notable improvement since the start of this thread. I've been in less discomfort, but that seems to be purely a factor of not exerting myself and switching to fitted underwear.

Tried jogging yesterday. Didn't hurt, but I got about 1/2 mile of a light jogging before things started making their presence known again.

Going to try easing back into physical activity again. I'm getting antsy not exercising. The RN said "2 weeks" and if I'm not making things *worse*, it'll be good for my mental health even if I'm not really pushing myself.

I have a follow-up with the urologist who did my procedure next week.

On the bright side, Wednesday is testing and - ::fingers crossed:: - should be getting the all-clear.

Good luck sir!  
 

I should update mine, even after 2 weeks of antibiotics things aren't totally normal.  Certain exercises can cause a lot of irritation the next day.  Thankfully this time the irritation only lasted 1.5ish days. 
 

But seriously, this is really berkeleying frustrating.

In reply to ProDarwin :

Friday last week, moving around empty kegs to clean the outside wasn't a problem. Flipping kegs (even 5 gallon) onto the cleaning rack started getting irritating quickly.

Had scheduled a brew tomorrow until the farmer texted and rescheduled for later in the week. Carrying 55lbs bags wasn't an issue. Picking up 4 of them to dump wasn't an issue. Dunno how lifting 20 would have gotten.

For me it was one of those things that dragged on long enough to make you question if it was the "new normal" and get a bit depressed about it and then it goes away so gradually you don't even think about it. 

Feel for you guys. Hope it just goes away like it did for me.

ProDarwin said:

Good luck sir!  
 

I should update mine, even after 2 weeks of antibiotics things aren't totally normal.  Certain exercises can cause a lot of irritation the next day.  Thankfully this time the irritation only lasted 1.5ish days. 
 

But seriously, this is really berkeleying frustrating.

So I was pretty much in the clear for 2.5 weeks.  And now suddenly the pain is back.  Not quite as bad as last time but it's getting there.  Just sent another message to my urologist, right as a $250 bill rolled into my inbox for the last visit,  fun times.

Hey dude, are your balls better now?

tuna55 said:

Hey dude, are your balls better now?

Mostly. Still not 100%, but only off in very edge-case activities.

Bracing for bench press still hurts, but squats and deadlifts are fine. I'm still being careful rock climbing to not take any high, uncontrolled falls.

Since we are updating, I think I am finally in the clear.  Wow that sucked.

Yeah, same here. Friend of mine told me that pinch and roll still isn't the same for him years later but I'm in the clear and relieved. 

Beer Baron said:

tuna55 said:

Hey dude, are your balls better now?

Mostly. Still not 100%, but only off in very edge-case activities.

Bracing for bench press still hurts, but squats and deadlifts are fine. I'm still being careful rock climbing to not take any high, uncontrolled falls.

Did you ever go back to your doc?  

spitfirebill said:

Beer Baron said:

tuna55 said:

Hey dude, are your balls better now?

Mostly. Still not 100%, but only off in very edge-case activities.

Bracing for bench press still hurts, but squats and deadlifts are fine. I'm still being careful rock climbing to not take any high, uncontrolled falls.

Did you ever go back to your doc?  

Yes. He confirmed that I had a small sperm granuloma and it would probably take time to go away completely, that if things didn't get worse all of a sudden, there wasn't anything to worry about. That at this level, I was a better judge of how things are going than him.

Basically: "::Shrug:: If it hurts, don't do it."

It is possible for the vas to heal itself to other parts down there? So rather than floating along with the rest of the package, it's welded to something that doesn't move as much, and it gets stretched around?

pheller said:

It is possible for the vas to heal itself to other parts down there? So rather than floating along with the rest of the package, it's welded to something that doesn't move as much, and it gets stretched around?

That did not come up in any searches I did. The Dr. never brought that up as a possibility. I can feel the free ends and tell they're not stuck to anything.

Update:

Lifting today - did flat bench presses with braced legs on the floor without discomfort for the first time since the vasectomy. This is significant progress.