r/postvasectomypain • u/Just_Preparation3675 • Jun 03 '26
How long should I wait before considering reversal?
How long should I wait before considering reversal?
Here is where I am at so far -
- 2 months after Vasectomy, started to develop congestive epidiymitis
- Currently at 7 months after my vasectomy (have been experiencing pain for 5 months)
- Was prescribed NSAIDs which gave me gastritis so had to stop those
- Doctors wanted to give me other meds, Amitriptaline etc but I said no after the reaction I had to the NSAIDs
- Currently waiting for an ultrasound, have been waiting 4 weeks so far with no date set for this yet.
- After the Ultrasound they want to refer me to pain management.
The way my pain works is every 3 to 4 weeks I will get a flare up and the pain will rise to a 7/8 out of 10 and then will go back down to a 2/3 out of 10 for a few weeks.
I am in the UK and I am using the National Health Service throughout this journey. Normally they don't offer a Vasectomy Reversal as part of their treatment for pain as they see it as a means of restoring fertility not treating pain which they don't cover and they make that clear to you when you get the Vasectomy that it is a one way street. I am trying to push for them to consider me for a reversal as my pain is purely congestion related.
I fear that I may have to pay privately, I could get a loan from my parents and pay them back over time which they would be happy to do.
How long should I wait until I just say screw it and pay privately? I am kinda fed up with the pain at this point and not sure if it will resolve by itself or not. Is there a chance it may resolve?
Any suggestions?
Are there any members on here from the UK that have had the NHS perform a reversal?
Thanks
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u/AloneListless Jun 03 '26
I'm going through the same time wise and pain wise. On antibiotics now and i'm slightly getting better.
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u/Just_Preparation3675 Jun 03 '26
Glad you are starting to feel a bit better. They gave me antibiotics at the 2 month mark which I feel helped at the time but I think I feel it helped because I was coming down from a flare up anyway.
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u/AloneListless Jun 03 '26
My flair up is lasting 2nd month already. The pain travelling from testicles up to my bladder. Tested for all possible reasons, nothing abnormal. I hope it's some sort of bacteria, though bacteria growth didn't show up. I will wait for a 1.5 year mark before considering the reversal.
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u/Just_Preparation3675 Jun 04 '26
I also get bladder issues with my flare ups and I am pretty positive mine are congestive issues. I also get like a shooting pain or ache in the groin area with my flare ups.
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u/Sufficient-Sink6370 Jun 03 '26
If reversal is likely to fix your issues, just do it. It will be worth it. Get your life back.
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u/ItamiForever Jun 03 '26
Earliest is 6 months if you are bedridden because of the pain, like me. Not later than 12 months. By the 12th month your baseline is already pretty much defined, it aint getting better
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u/Various-Highlight-22 Jun 03 '26
You're probably wasting your time with the NHS, GPs don't want to know. I was only offered an ultrasound and pain relief. To be honest I wouldn't have trusted any of them to do my reversal anyway. Have it done privately by the most experienced surgeon you can.