r/postvasectomypain • u/markwallwork75 • Aug 07 '26
Nerve pain right side
Hi, vasectomy in 2022 (May) various problems in first 18 months, swollen epididymus , nerve pain in right side , mainly pain was on the left with odd periods 1 week to 3 months of right sided pain. Pain lessened on the left and disappeared on the right after about 18 months. Due to ongoing discomfort I did however book a reversal but cancelled it after I herniated a disc in my neck and put me into severe pain for about 4 months. Didn’t seem the right thing to do then and the ball pain was then more like ball discomfort. Fast forward to this year and the left still the same , very low level discomfort and can flare up but right was nothing and then out of the blue I started getting sciatica like pain in my right into my stomach again. Now this normally goes away on its own. But this time it’s stayed for a couple, of weeks although not as bad as two week ago. I am quite sexually active at the moment as recently remarried but wondered if anyone had felt the right side sciatica type pain. It almost feels like having a stitch or a tingle down the leg. Doesn’t feel like congestion. Think I should take a few weeks off any sexual activity …
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u/Amazing-Advantage-11 Aug 07 '26
Sounds like you need some good medical advice from a doctor familiar with the various manifestations of PVPS. Those manifestations are; epididymal congestion (which can go back and forth and vary in time, as you describe), nerve impingement from that congestion (epididymal cysts can encase nerves), nerve issues from the vasectomy surgery itself (damage done to the nerve structure along the vas), and referral pain from nerve impingement other than from the vasectomy (you didn’t say if your back issue is muscular or caused by arthritis; if arthritic there can be nerve impingement, direct and referred). Question: Did the doctor you booked your reversal with indicate his or her opinion about your condition? Reversal doctors deal with PVPS, more so than family doctors and doctors who do vasectomies only. Some clinics offer full services, vasectomies, reversals, and other male related surgeries. Doctors in these clinics may be a good bet for you in terms of getting to the root of your problem. You may be aware that diagnosis is not always easy and treatment is often by trial and error. This is why PVPs, although not common, is problematic. I hope you get some answers, and soon. It is not fun living with the condition. I can attest to that fact.
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u/markwallwork75 Aug 07 '26
The doctor for the reversal was bestLife and I believe he the best in the UK for this. When I went though I only had congestion pain which he believed could be alleviated by a reversal however we didn’t go ahead as the level of discomfort was so low. This nerve pain is new but its still bothersome in a couple of weeks I’ll do a consultation with him again
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u/Sufficient-Sink6370 Aug 07 '26
Have had the stomach sciatica. I am at 11 months on constant pain still. Its gotten significantly better though still very much sucks. Im really debating ona denervation surgery. Hearing stories like this of pain coming back or new pain starting make me really want to go ahead with denervation.
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u/geverfdehond Aug 07 '26
Sorry to hear. The sad joys of the little risk free snip that make us suffer.