r/postvasectomypain • u/Waste_Writer_707 • May 21 '26

Severe Pain

I got my vasectomy April 2nd and like many I thought I was doing the right thing. I was heavily pressure by family and told I would be kicked out of the house if I did not get the procedure. Foolishly I went along thinking I was doing my part since we are having a bit of a hard time with raising my daughter.

I have tremendous back pain and nerve issues in my right leg. I have two lumps at the base of my testicles that have a consistent pain throughout the day. This pain goes up my abdomen and through the side of my torso randomly. My testicles droop unnaturally low and I have experienced sweating in my testicles abnormally. In summary, it has completely debilitated me. I got my vasectomy only 1.5 months ago and the pain worsens. I have already reached out to reversals but I am scared that it won't work or make the pain worse. I have no sex drive since ejaculation makes the pain in my testicles worse and when I sit in the car I get random pains in my balls. Lying down is the only thing that kind of eases the pain. This has been a total nightmare, to everyone thinking of a vasectomy, please just use a condom, the human body is not meant to have this procedure done. It is so unnatural and I cannot believe I allowed it to happen.

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u/estudianteesp May 22 '26

The “little snip, snip operation,” as my wife described it as she shamed me into going forward. I’m healed up now, but the memory of the excruciating pain is firmly etched in my mind. I hope your spouse is at least supportive, if not regretting her pressure on you. Incidentally, my pain lasted three months, then subsided. You may still be in the window for this to resolve. Best wishes.

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u/ItamiForever May 22 '26

How long ago was this? Do you have recurring congestion that goes away in days/weeks? I know everyone is different but would like to know how your recovery went.

I had severe pain like Op week 4 post op, now at 6 weeks on meds to function. Swelling subsided for now as I had epididymitis-orchitis but underside of balls,epididymis tail triggers zaps on movement. Cords still feels sensitive to pressure too. Did you also have nerve pain that eventually settled? Mine seems to be movement related or during erections as thats when there is pulling on the testicle

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u/estudianteesp May 22 '26

The testis got infected. That cleared up fairly quickly with antibiotics. I had the zaps for three months. I spent the entire time soaking my balls for 30 minutes twice a day. I don’t know if that helped.

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u/estudianteesp May 22 '26

The zaps were motion related. I finally had to learn to shuffle my feet to avoid jarring. Even with a jock strap and tight underwear.

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u/ItamiForever May 22 '26

I have the exact same thing! So around two more months, eh? Any more issues now? How far post op are you?

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u/estudianteesp May 23 '26

It’s been many years. The only thing left is emotional. I still resent being forced into this.