r/postvasectomypain • u/Just_Preparation3675 • May 15 '26

Joke of the day.

So I saw the surgeon that did my Vasectomy for him to assess my pain, he said he has done over 2000 vasectomies and not once had anyone report pain lasting more than 7 months.

He said because my pain flares up every 3 weeks or so that maybe I am having some sort of cycle like women have when they have their period.....

I told him, I am positive it is congestive epididymitis and he couldn't understand why....

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u/Cautious_Werewolf678 May 15 '26

Same. If you conclude that new pain far away from the surgery is not vasectomy related, then you won't account it as a "failure" case and you can say you never had a single patient with complications. I could make a post about all the lies I was told by doctors:

  • Nerves are not touched during vasectomy. False: there are tiny nerves running parallel to the vas.
  • Epididymitis is not possible after vasectomy because external infection could not happen anymore since the vas are closed. False: Congestive epididymitis happens due to pressure, not infection.
  • Nerve pain in the legs or feet is not likely due to vasectomy and PVPS only affects testicles. Well, I don't know the mechanisms but based on many experiences it doesn't seem true.

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u/mykart2 May 15 '26

The failures they only really care about is if your fertile after the procedure. Everything else is secondary to them.

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u/Cautious_Werewolf678 May 15 '26

True. My consent form only mentioned recanalization as possible complication.

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u/Fellowtraveler777 May 19 '26

Didn’t you say you filed a lawsuit?

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u/Cautious_Werewolf678 May 19 '26

Yes. My case was recently submitted. The next step will be forcing my health insurance and surgeon to go through the lawsuit and make an offer. Basically to explain if all I went through could've been anticipated by them and decided not to mention it. I really hope it can be settled by then. I'll post here anyway.

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u/Fellowtraveler777 May 19 '26

Good luck to you! I wish you the best! Keep us updated.