Friday, April 11, 2014

Recovery - R.I.C.E.

Note: Since I was in a developing nation with strict drug policies, I was given no pain pills. You cannot take NSAIDs (increases chance of bleeding) so everything but acetaminophen was off the table. I cannot take acetaminophen so I took nothing, no booze, no grass ... nothing.

This list of to do's is comprised of advice from a half dozen or so people I know who had this surgery. I should have listened to their advice better and hope that you will.

To Do's :

Wear tighty-whiteys or really tight briefs. Any hanging hurts.

Ice and Rest.

Ice as much as possible. Once your junk gets inflamed, it drastically increases recovery time. Ice for half an hour, take off for ten minutes, put back on.

Don't get your stitches wet for two days, AKA, ice with a plastic bag to protect you from condensation.

Lay down, put a shirt, blanket, towel, under your junk so it is supported completely.

Since you cannot wash, use iodine to keep the area clean and put on antiseptic ointment (one time per day according to the instructions) until you feel up to showering.

Dip your junk in hot (slightly salty) water (after three days) to increase healing time and get the stitches out faster

Don't sneeze or cough. Any sort of inner pressure is magnified and hurts like hell.

Pissing and Pooping is rough the first couple of days. Don't push. Just wait until it happens.

Binge watch T.V. - It is better that way.

Don't have your lady around if she wants to get fresh. Your junk will hurt once you start getting erect.

Lay on your back, side laying hurts.

Have someone bring you food and water.

Getting up hurts because you use more muscles relating to your junk than you think / create more internal pressure than you think.

Protect your balls at all costs.

Drink lots of water and sleep.

Eat healthy food during this time. Save the burger or taco until you can push out the massive shit that will be waiting.

Don't push yourself to become active sooner because you can do some serious damage and you don't want your junk getting cut open again.

Wait a week, minimum, to blow your load.

Once you feel better, enjoy your new life.

F.A.Q.

This is according to me in my specific situation. My junk is different from yours so we might have different experiences.

Ask in the comments if you have any additional questions.

1) What is the process? 

http://www.webmd.com/sex/birth-control/vasectomy-14387
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/birth-control/vasectomy-4249.htm

2) Does it hurt?

Yes. If done traditionally, you have a needle inserted into your junk and floods of pain issue (like a normal shot) with the injection. Various times during the surgery, I felt extremely sharp pains combined with lots of dull pains. Not a good time, but well worth it.

3) Shit they skim over. 

You are awake and hear and feel what is going on. You hear them snip the vas deferens, you feel the heat of the cauterizing tool, smell the burnt flesh, feel your insides being yanked around like you are a "Saw" victim. It is unsettling if you are weirded-out by that sort of thing. Take some meds (if the doctor tells you to) to reduce anxiety. In a developing nation, I didn't get anything besides a local anesthetic which was only marginally successful at dulling the pain.

4) How long does it take?

About ten minutes per side.

5) Drive home?

Get someone to pick you up. You won't be moving very fast and don't want to drive a car.

6) Recovery ?

Everybody is different. People want to claim you can get out an about in two days. That was not my experience. Remember, it is your junk we are talking about. A little bit of pain means get the fuck back to bed. Do you want to man up and possibly damage your love maker or relax and make sure that you have the rest of your life to have carefree sex? If you work construction give yourself at least a week, possibly longer. Get your boss to okay an extension if you need it. If you work in an office, maybe you can do your job sooner. I work construction and don't know how it would effect your job performance.

Read the links online about the procedure and the mentioned recovery time but complications are rarely mentioned. I got the lucky draw I guess and had some frayed nerves to deal with. Instead of a week to feel better, it took almost three weeks. In fact, after a month my balls are still sensitive. Cats or dogs jumping on my balls is not fun and riding a motorcycle with ball slapping the seat over large bumps or potholes is still noticeable. Remember, this isn't your arm or a bum knee, this is your junk.

Maybe you will be like the normal guy who recovers in three days and fucks soon after, I was not. Keep in mind that you can easily be the marginal percent and plan accordingly. The worst that happens is you go camping or fishing because you took additional time off.

7) Sperm ?

Get yourself checked twice, once at 6 weeks (if you get a "0" then do it again in a few days to verify) else try it periodically after that. Get checked though!

8) What's it look like?

About the same volume but much runnier. It is also significantly clearer.

If you have ever jerked it in the shower, you would have probably noticed that sometimes have your mess "hangs" up on the grate/strainer, like a loogy in the sink. That stringy shit, isn't there anymore. Your mess is much more like liquidy sticky jelly.

9) Taste?

The online community suggests that you will taste roughly the same. Maybe even less semeny. I don't have the same partner I did after the vasectomy so cannot first-handedly compare. Sorry. I didn't expect to make this blog.

10) Physical Change. 

If you have a traditional vasectomy there will be changes.

Your vas deferens will be tied resulting in (4) pea-size (or slightly larger) lumps in your sack. Two will be attached to your testicles where the tubes were and the others will be hanging around somewhere. (everybody is different). Mine are a bit sore but my friend (who had his vasectomy six months ago) reports no pain at all.

I notice my balls are much "freer". They hang lower and swing faster. Because of some nerves, in the process of repair, they are a bit more sensitive. Watching out for animals and kids for a bit. I will update this blog after a few months to tell what happens.

My junk looks bigger though with the added freedom so I guess that is a plus.

11) Complications.

Shit can go wrong. I am living account of it.
Read the warning from the links provided.

For those worried about cancer or dementia, the science isn't there yet and if it was, you have to ask yourself if a lifetime is living is worth one (out of thousands) of chances/ways to develop problems in old age.

http://theturekclinic.com/services/vasectomy/post-vasectomy-vasectomies-pain-risks-and-complications-side-effects/

12) Was it worth it?

Yes

Should You Get A Vasectomy?

Yes!!! Fuck Yes! Don't hesitate, it will be the best decision of your life.

Pro's and Con's.

Not Breeded Yet - Pros

1) Raw Doggin'!!! ------  Able to have better, more meaningful, more intimate, less worrisome sex (if you or your partner do not have any STI's. Spreading diseases is NOT COOL!)

2) Freedom to live your life without children, if you choose.
3) Won't contribute to exponential population increase.
4) Save money and time... forever!
5) Retire earlier (almost guaranteed with all the money you are saving from not supporting a kid)
6) Live a life without anything weighing you down.
7) Never worry about an abortion again. (great if you are anti-abortion) Remember, it is her choice, not yours. If you don't want the kid and she does ... too bad; because you cannot get out of the situation. Remember that. As a man you are subject to the decision that the particular lady holding your seed wants to make, whether you like it or not.
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Note: You can always find children to hang with if you need some kid time. Volunteer at a school / coach a sport / babysitting your friend's or family member's kids / etc.

You can always get kid time ... the same is not true. Ask anybody with a couple kids about adult time, about a free night, about relaxation.

Not Breeded Yet - Cons

1) Still have to where a condom if you have an STI or your partner might.
2) Might want kids, or your partner might want kids.
3) Reversals are debatably do-able but really expensive.
4) The surgery hurts, temporarily.
5) Recovery time.
6) Cost of surgery (compared to controceptives over a life time, this surgery is CHEAP)



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Already a Father - Pro.

1) Raw Doggin'!!! ------  Able to have better, more meaningful, more intimate, Less worrisome sex (if you or your partner do not have any STI's. Spreading diseases is NOT COOL!)

You already have the bastards, you might as well ensure you don't any mistakes. Love your kids with all your heart. Love your spouse / lover without worry of a mistake and be happy with your decision. 

Already A Father - Cons.

1) Still have to where a condom if you have an STI or your partner might.
2) Might want kids, or your partner might want kids.
3) Reversals are debatably do-able but really expensive.
4) The surgery hurts, temporarily.
5) Recovery time.
6) Cost of surgery (compared to controceptives over a life time, this surgery is CHEAP)


Purpose of This Blog.

There is so much bullshit on the net regarding information about vasectomies that I couldn't sit idle while men were seeking answers, especially answers to basic questions which are Nowhere! Websites with open questions from five years back asked questions I also desired to have answered. Nobody answered them. So I created this blog.

This blog features first-hand information about the procedure and answers F.A.Q's to questions proposed by anonymous guests on all sorts of blogs.

No, I'm not a doctor. Take everything that I write with the knowledge that it is accurate TO ME, and me alone.

This is going to be quick and dirty because I am a busy guy. If there are mistakes of grammar or structure that someone wants to nitpick... fuck off and have a nice day.

Please comment with your own experiences or advice so that fellow men can also benefit from your information.

(Note) Since trolling men go around calling people with surgery complications "faggots", "idiots", "pussys", etc. any comment like that will be deleted. I want to ask those dudes if there dick is bigger now that they have nothing better to do than pick a fight online. The answer is that it isn't. Obviously the best part of being post-vasectomy (the sex) isn't keeping them occupied. Are you all bored of internet porn already? So shut the fuck up and move on. Thanks.
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About Me.

Male. <---- Required!!!
Mid 20's.
No kids.
No Wife.
Traditional "Scalpel and Needle" surgery.
No Pain Pills
Local Anesthetic
Procedure done at a military (foreign military) hospital overseas while on a vacation.
Religion - None.
Regrets - None.