'The Snip'

[pub car king]

I'm planning on a week with the playstation feeling sorry for myself as I have quite an active job.

[johnnydun]

I was back at work the next day, but I only fly a desk for a living.

I took 2 days off, the boss thought I was being a bit of a fanny, until he discovered they dont do the op in the groin area anymore, they cut right into the ba sack.

[stimpy]

That's been about a year since I had mine done and I will now list the crap things during the process.

1, while lying practically upside down with your tackle out waiting to get sliced the surgeon will clean you with the coldest fluid on earth without much warning. Couldn't breath for a couple of minutes.

2. Takes ages before you get the all clear or "shagging letter", like months and months.

3. I live 40 minutes from the hospital and you have to put your first sample in for 9am and within I think it's an hour of producing it. So basically had to knock one out just before leaving the house. The leaflet you get says to keep it warm and suggests putting it in your pocket, my partner helpfully cuddled it in the car.

4. Second sample is in the hospital, in a room with a wee door in the wall through which you can hear the people that will be testing the sample going about their business while you have to get in about it with nothing but a plastic pot and a copy of Men Only for company. I couldn't have been much further away from doing the needful if the male nurse had stayed to watch.

On the plus side, I can't find the scar and we don't have to worry about contraception anymore.

If you're sure, and I mean really sure it's the best option out there IMO.

I would have quite happily had it done in my late 20's after my second son was born however my marriage broke down and I met someone else and at 40 was blessed with a daughter, that's why I would say you have to be really really sure before such a permanent step.

[welshbairn]

I would have quite happily had it done in my late 20's after my second son was born however my marriage broke down and I met someone else and at 40 was blessed with a daughter, that's why I would say you have to be really really sure before such a permanent step.

 

You probably made the right decision according to this..

 

 

It is estimated that the success rate of a vasectomy reversal is:

• 75% if you have your vasectomy reversed within three years
• up to 55% after three to eight years
• approximately 30-40% after nine to 19 years

These figures are based on the number of couples who successfully have a baby after the man has had a vasectomy reversal. Pregnancy rates also depend on the fertility of the female partner and are lower if she is 40 or older.

 

 

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/contraception-guide/pages/vasectomy-reversal-nhs.aspx

 

Apparently the scar tissue grows rather than shrinks after a vasectomy so your tubes are a mess even if a doctor splices them together again.

Edited April 10, 2016 by welshbairn

[RH33]

I got my tubes clipped last year.

The dr who did the initial consult, while I understand they need to be sure you're sure, was rude. I had huge hemmorage after my third and was touch and go. He's clearly never cast eyes on my notes. Went on about my "mental problems"!

I've three, last one was traumatic and more wouldn't be fair on them or me. Was the safe, sensible option.

My bf is snipped as well, but long before we met.

[stimpy]

Apparently the scar tissue grows rather than shrinks after a vasectomy so your tubes are a mess even if a doctor splices them together again.

The tubes float about inside you and can on rare occasions find themselves again and reconnect making you fertile again. Now that would be messed up.

[11thHour]

Had my second daughter in January there and that is definitely me with regards to having any more kids especially since I said all my days that I would never have kids, but I just don't think I can bring myself to get this done. It sounds fucking horrible.

[dogmc]

Had my second daughter in January there and that is definitely me with regards to having any more kids especially since I said all my days that I would never have kids, but I just don't think I can bring myself to get this done. It sounds fucking horrible.

It's a week of horrid but for me was well worth it. After 2nd kid my missus was increasingly allergic to the pill....tried loads different ones but all made her ill n she did like me wearing condoms. Surgeon I had might have been bit robust with me but I'm tadpole free so good result in end.

[AyrshireTon]

Was the cleaning fluid as cold on your bollocks as Stimpy said?

[pub car king]

Well this Saturday is going to be shite

[Cream Cheese]

If I had to choose between the wife and my fully functional manhood, i'd like to think it would be a pretty straight forward decision tbh.

[pub car king]

I have now joined the sterilised of p n b as of 11 this morning.

It was a strange experience laying back on a table looking at a bike light above a bit Like a really inappropriate dentist. It wasn't even that weird getting stripped in front of 3 people. The injection was like when you get a filling and see smoke coming off my baws was a bit concerning but no real pain or drama it was literally done in under 10 minutes.

I now feel mostly okay but it aches a bit like taking a mitre mold master to the stones at great speed. The only issue was I had to pick up the 1 year old who fell over and banged her head which did twinge. Hoping this is as bad as it gets.

Oh and I got a party bag to take home with sample pots and pre paid envelopes.

[The_Craig]

Bump.

So after the birth of 2nd the_craig jr a month ago, I've decided to put an appointment or to ask if I can get my wings clipped. I have discussed it at length with Mrs the_craig over the past 18 months so it's not a snap decision.

So we'll see how we go...

[scottsdad]

I got mine in 2014 - I've posted on this thread at the time.  Now for an unhappy update.

In November I woke up one morning feeling like someone had kicked me in the right baw. All day I was in pain and hobbling about. I thought nothing more of it and gobbled down some painkillers. Only the pain didn't go away. After a couple of weeks I went to the doctor. He (and his medical student) examined me, which basically meant they felt my baws for lumps or bumps.  There were none.  Then the doc squeezed on the tubes holding the baw, and I just about hit the roof. 

He diagnosed epididimytis. Now, this comes in 2 forms - chronic or bacterial. Bacterial comes from either chlamydia or E coli, so he started me off on antibiotics and painkillers. 2 weeks later, no change, so he changed the antibiotics to some really powerful ones. Another 2 weeks, and again no change. So it wasn't bacterial Now, he reckons I've got the chronic version.  Things that make it flare up (for me) include driving and ejaculating - that's right. 2 minutes after letting loose I get a feeling like I've been stabbed in the baw. I have to wear "supportive" boxers and sometimes, when it's really agony, sit with a hot water bottle resting on my nuts. 

In talking to the doc, he asked if I'd had a vasectomy. I said yes, and he told me that this sometimes happens - the scar tissue has become inflamed or irritated and hence, all my pain. He's got me on some ultra-low-dose anti-depressant which is supposed to help shut out the pain signals. Been on these for over a month and they have helped a bit. Reading online, this could go away within a few months - but a study done in 2002 interviewed around 100 guys with this condition, and the longest anyone had it for was 27 years. Today I got my prescription refilled, and I'm trying to cut down to 6 co-codamol a day.  It's agony at times - I was about in tears last night. 

[Shandon Par]

17 minutes ago, scottsdad said:

I got mine in 2014 - I've posted on this thread at the time.  Now for an unhappy update.

In November I woke up one morning feeling like someone had kicked me in the right baw. All day I was in pain and hobbling about. I thought nothing more of it and gobbled down some painkillers. Only the pain didn't go away. After a couple of weeks I went to the doctor. He (and his medical student) examined me, which basically meant they felt my baws for lumps or bumps.  There were none.  Then the doc squeezed on the tubes holding the baw, and I just about hit the roof. 

He diagnosed epididimytis. Now, this comes in 2 forms - chronic or bacterial. Bacterial comes from either chlamydia or E coli, so he started me off on antibiotics and painkillers. 2 weeks later, no change, so he changed the antibiotics to some really powerful ones. Another 2 weeks, and again no change. So it wasn't bacterial Now, he reckons I've got the chronic version.  Things that make it flare up (for me) include driving and ejaculating - that's right. 2 minutes after letting loose I get a feeling like I've been stabbed in the baw. I have to wear "supportive" boxers and sometimes, when it's really agony, sit with a hot water bottle resting on my nuts. 

In talking to the doc, he asked if I'd had a vasectomy. I said yes, and he told me that this sometimes happens - the scar tissue has become inflamed or irritated and hence, all my pain. He's got me on some ultra-low-dose anti-depressant which is supposed to help shut out the pain signals. Been on these for over a month and they have helped a bit. Reading online, this could go away within a few months - but a study done in 2002 interviewed around 100 guys with this condition, and the longest anyone had it for was 27 years. Today I got my prescription refilled, and I'm trying to cut down to 6 co-codamol a day.  It's agony at times - I was about in tears last night. 

Well that was a pleasant bump, befitting of the thread. 

What about getting steroid injections into the bollocks? Has the GP referred you back to a urologist? A GP will probably just give you the low-level drugs but a specialist might go more radical (ie injections) or some stronger drugs.  

[Adam]

1 hour ago, scottsdad said:

I got mine in 2014 - I've posted on this thread at the time.  Now for an unhappy update.

In November I woke up one morning feeling like someone had kicked me in the right baw. All day I was in pain and hobbling about. I thought nothing more of it and gobbled down some painkillers. Only the pain didn't go away. After a couple of weeks I went to the doctor. He (and his medical student) examined me, which basically meant they felt my baws for lumps or bumps.  There were none.  Then the doc squeezed on the tubes holding the baw, and I just about hit the roof. 

He diagnosed epididimytis. Now, this comes in 2 forms - chronic or bacterial. Bacterial comes from either chlamydia or E coli, so he started me off on antibiotics and painkillers. 2 weeks later, no change, so he changed the antibiotics to some really powerful ones. Another 2 weeks, and again no change. So it wasn't bacterial Now, he reckons I've got the chronic version.  Things that make it flare up (for me) include driving and ejaculating - that's right. 2 minutes after letting loose I get a feeling like I've been stabbed in the baw. I have to wear "supportive" boxers and sometimes, when it's really agony, sit with a hot water bottle resting on my nuts. 

In talking to the doc, he asked if I'd had a vasectomy. I said yes, and he told me that this sometimes happens - the scar tissue has become inflamed or irritated and hence, all my pain. He's got me on some ultra-low-dose anti-depressant which is supposed to help shut out the pain signals. Been on these for over a month and they have helped a bit. Reading online, this could go away within a few months - but a study done in 2002 interviewed around 100 guys with this condition, and the longest anyone had it for was 27 years. Today I got my prescription refilled, and I'm trying to cut down to 6 co-codamol a day.  It's agony at times - I was about in tears last night. 

Genuinely crossed my legs reading that.

[pub car king]

f**k sake in 18 months into a bare back extravaganza now I have to be mindful that this is a possibility 

[welshbairn]

4 hours ago, scottsdad said:

I got mine in 2014 - I've posted on this thread at the time.  Now for an unhappy update.

.....the longest anyone had it for was 27 years.

Hopefully you'll get shot of it soon, sure that guy's case was exceptionally unusual. 

Edited March 8, 2018 by welshbairn

[glassnahalf]

On 16/03/2015 at 13:45, Ebanda's Handyman Services said:

Get general anaesthetic if offered. I got local and it was one of the worst decisions of my life.

 I got mine done in the early 1990s, my wife couldn't possibly go through another pregnancy due to medical concerns. Lying on the table I was a-sweat. The nurse asked if I wanted a general and I totally agreed, to which the surgeon said no, we've started and then wholeheartedly went into the procedure. Needle into the balls, then again, then again. Hardly any effect. The whole procedure was torture but was over in half an hour. I was in agony for 24 hours afterwards but if I was to do it again at the time, of course I would.

Edited March 8, 2018 by glassnahalf

[Taxman]

Got it done in 1996, a bit uncomfortable due to the doc's laissez-faire attitude to anaesthetic (not enough) but went to the pub afterwards. A piece of cake compared to being circumcised under LOCAL anaesthetic a few years back. The anaesthetist was feckin' useless!!!