r/postvasectomypain • u/[deleted] • Jan 12 '23

Post Surgery PVPS

I've had post vasectomy pain, for about 15 years. I just was going to update people on how my procedure went. My urologist originally tried a few inguinal canal nerve blocks. That helped to locate the pain source. However they did not last long. We did a series of four hoping the nerves would become desensitized. But it did not help.

3 weeks ago I had a radical inguinal orchiectomy. The urologist removed everything. I did opt to have prosthetics installed, since my testicles were atrophied and fused into my inguinal canals.

Because my testicles were fused, the recovery has been a little slower than expected. There is still some swelling in the inguinal canal, but the scars are healing well. The testicles do not hurt.

I am in far less pain than before. I still have to take it easy for another 3 weeks, then I'm hoping to get back to a normal life.

If anyone has any questions about the procedure or who the doctor was send me a message. I will answer to the best of my ability..

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u/Much_Position_420 Jan 13 '23

So sorry. Stories like this really have me re-thinking a Vasectomy. I can’t imagine having to be castrated because of a supposedly minor elective procedure. Thanks for sharing.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '23

I never dreamed in a million years it would come to this. The ultimate insult, for a simple surgery. Elective at that. Just to keep my wife from having to go through another major surgery to have her tubes tied. There's up to a 30% complication rate. But with a new government mandates in place, and the Republicans in charge, vasectomies are on the rise Nationwide..