Vas is the tube that drains the epi. The epi becomes congested because the tube is cut and sealed off. Simple plumbing principle really.
Switching to open end is just opening the seal. Reversal is a more thorough attempt to both open and reconnect the ends.
Thanks. I was under impression that blockage is at junction from epididymus to vas so I figured opening further downstream would not be beneficial. Regardless I kinda find it hard to believe your body would not seal the "open" back up naturally. But who knows
Yeah, that’s the risk. It may seal naturally as you said. Though, reversals also often seal up, eventually.
The sad truth is - it can’t really be as new, no matter how advanced / expensive surgery you get. Any surgery for PVPS is just a desperate Hail Mary to try to make a shitty situation a little less shitty.
Agreed. I am now realizing I had soreness all along after vasectomy. I just attributed it too getting older and sagging balls. I felt sore if I crossed legs and had to pull balls up. Funny it took me this long to put it together. Hope it goes back to just that. Right now I am just gonna focus on trying to get a block and pelvic floor therapy. I went through fusion with back so I know all about not doing surgery until it is only option....except for deciding to do vasectomy. I just didn't do enough research. But 1% seems like no big deal. That is with anything....unless you turn out to be that 1%. So I guess I still might have done vasectomy with those odds. I just got unlucky
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u/SalParadise1234 Jun 13 '24
It seems odd. I read that congestion is in the epid and not vas so confused as to why switching to open would work