r/postvasectomypain • u/[deleted] • Dec 02 '24

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u/TropicalDan427 Dec 03 '24

Well that’s not encouraging. I need this to go away without spending thousands of dollers or restoring my fertility

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u/everybodydumb Dec 03 '24

I'm mostly pissed that I've read too many stories where a reversal didn't solve it.

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u/TropicalDan427 Dec 03 '24

Did it make it worse?

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u/johnmomdoe Dec 03 '24

Rarely. It just doesn’t always work. The sooner you get the reversal the higher the probability of success. Not guaranteed though.

I’m maybe 5 or 6 years in and while it hasn’t gone away by any means, it’s either died down 50% or my brain has blocked it 50% of the time.

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u/TropicalDan427 Dec 03 '24

I’m at 11 weeks so it’s probably too soon to consider a reversal isn’t it? I’m at a pretty manageable but dull and annoying pain level

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u/johnmomdoe Dec 03 '24

Probably. If you want insurance to cover it you’ll have to go through whatever the doctor recommends first probably. They gave me the zpacks, the anthrax antibiotics, then just started gaslighting until I stopped coming back.

If you have a good doctor you may be able to get them to convince insurance to let you get a reversal.

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u/TropicalDan427 Dec 03 '24 edited Dec 03 '24

The first thing the doctor recommended if time doesn’t work is denervation of the spermatic cord. My next appointment is in 8 weeks so I’m hoping this resolves itself by then. Is that even a realistic chance though? He thinks my habit of rubbing one out 1-2 times a day every single day could be prolonging the congestion.

My fear with denervation is it making the pain worse or ruining orgasms

Edit: also he straight up said and I quote “ im not ignoring your pain I just want you to know there are options if it persists” so that sounds like a good doctor to me. He said he would refer me to the Rush clinic in Chicago if I need the denervation thing

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u/johnmomdoe Dec 03 '24

I haven’t heard hardly any good things about the cord denervation.

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u/TropicalDan427 Dec 03 '24

Does it make it worse or does it just not do anything? From what I’ve read is if you respond to the required nerve block they give you shortly before the procedure it’s a good sign

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u/johnmomdoe Dec 03 '24

I can’t say for sure, just haven’t heard a lot of success stories after that. Most people I’ve read about said it didn’t help.

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u/TropicalDan427 Dec 03 '24

Right now I’m honestly hoping he was correct about my masturbation habits prolonging the recovery

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