The V Word.

[Doug]

Vasectomy. After this next kid is here, I gotta get one. The wife sez I must or no-no anymore. My dad had it and he had to get admitted due to infected, he sez they looked like grapefruit. I break into a sweat just thinking about it.

Any here have it? Everything go ok? I'm only 26, so I don't know if I should really wait.. This will be my 3rd kid, we only want 3...

 

[Al]

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Originally posted by Doug:
This will be my 3rd kid, we only want 3...

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Only??? :eeki:

We were considering 3. By the time they got to be 10/12 or so I'm soooooooooooooooo glad we stopped at two. Actually should have stoped at 1. Yea believe me you don't ever want 4. You'll see...later...

 

[jsharp]

I had it done 10 years ago and it's not a big deal if it's done right. I've had no problems with mine at all. The procedure was almost totally painless, but not quite.

Heck, everything was even functional less than 48 hours afterwards.

The guy that did mine had done hundreds of them. Look around and find the local doc that specializes in such things. It's actually just minor outpatient surgery with a local but given the area,

it's good to have someone who knows what they're doing. If nothing else for the confidence level...

 

[Pablo]

I got snipped. Left one swelled and went blue. Feel better now. No infection. This was about 5 years ago.

 

[PRND3L]

BTDT. Agree with jsharp. When I got it done last year, the doc told me, "Don't worry, I've done a few of these -- just today in fact." That made me feel a bit less nervous.

No problems here.

 

[JHZR2]

uck... ewww... aggg... owwww...

isnt that why the invented 'the pill'?

I think Im going to go faint now.

JMH

 

[97tbird]

so..err..this has no effect on the moment of "release" and how you feel during it?

 

[PRND3L]

nope. and the viscosity and amount of 'spilled oil' hasn't changed either.

 

[97tbird]

That's a relief

 

[Razl]

Yeah, but the "pill" is not good for a women's long term health. I got sniped 2 years ago, no big deal. Getting hit in the groan is much more painful.

The local aesthesia injection burns a little when first administered but last only a few seconds. The actually procedure is about 15-20 minutes and all you feel is slight pulling, but no pain.

I hear the reversal process is painful and not covered by your medical plan.

 

[XS650]

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Originally posted by 97tbird:
That's a relief

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Pun intended?

 

[Doug]

So, It's like going from a 15w40 HDEO to a 5w20 as far as viscosity?

 

[jsharp]

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Originally posted by Doug:
So, It's like going from a 15w40 HDEO to a 5w20 as far as viscosity?

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I noticed no viscosity change. There may be a slight decreaase in sump capacity now though. Think of it as running a smaller filter that has *much* better filtration.

 

[michaelc80]

I had it done back in the mid-80's. It was one of the best things I've ever done.

For me the actual procedure was somewhat painful as the doctor has to search around and move things into the correct position. Once that was done it was painless though.

I was back to work the next day, but I was careful not to lift anything for a couple of weeks.

It certainly frees things up with the love life though-I never have to worry about it being a good time or not.

I have noticed no difference in desire or ability.

 

[JHZR2]

without getting into graphic detail... care to elaborate what could be wrong to make it painful? Was stuff 'tied naturally' down below, that had to be 're-adjusted'?

Im only 25, not geting married until next June, and want kids... but this is something that I might as well learn something about now. Plus, Im really squeemish (I faint from blood tests), and learning about stuff that I find really disgusting and repulsive helps me to not be quite as squeemish, and better able to deal.

Personally I couldnt even imagine somone crawling around inside of me doing some procedure without me being totaly drugged and knocked out. I couldnt handle it, and my heart and blood pressure would go through the roof... I know if did when I had to get a novocaine shot once...

JMH

 

[moribundman]

When we were kids, about 14 at the time, one of my friends had a vasectomy -- at least that's a euphemistic way of putting it. A bunch of us was horsing around with a soccer ball in one of my friends' backyard. While trying to intercept an incoming ball, one of my friends ran backwards without watching where he was going, and when he jumped high to kick the ball out of midair, he fell backwards into, or rather onto, a picked fence, which then collpased under the weight, but not before one of the points tore into and ripped wide open his scrotum. After a short while there was a lot of blood, something that looked like it belonged in a butcher shop could be seen, some high-pitched screaming started and one of the adults, who had been attracted by the ruckus, passed out and fell into his own precious grape trellis (A decade of labor ruined, he kept saying for years).

My friend was out of commission that whole summer, and cruel as we kids were, we always teased him about the incident. Whether or not he suffered permanent damage, I do not know.

 

[jeepman]

I had mine done about 5 years ago, and it was the best thing I ever did. We considered "the pill" but as was mentioned earlier I was concerned about the long term effect for my wife, so I decided to have the "V" done. I was in and out of the office in about 20 minutes, I drove myself home afterward (even though the doctor's office didn't recommend it), and walked around the local mall for 2 hours that same night. Other than a little nagging the next morning (like I had been kicked) I was fine and never looked back. Viscosity is good, Volume is good, and now I don't have to worry about her missing a pill dose, or me finding a little foil package if the mood strikes. I have spent a lot of money in my life on things that didn't work out, but that was the best $300 I ever spent, and no aftereffects after the first day at all.

I decided to do it thinking that it was the right thing to do for my wife, because the female procedure is so invasive. They made a small cut, flamed up a laser that severed the tubes (the only thing that freaked me was seeing the tuft of smoke go up in the air, but didn't feel a thing), and had me out in under a half hour. Most Quick Lube places aren't that efficient!

I would endorse it to anyone considering having it done. The medical science is very good now days, and it is the right thing to do for you and your wife IMO.

 

[The Critic]

Using condoms sounds more appealing than going under the knife.

 

[GROUCHO MARX]

Well the knife doesn't protect one from STDs. You hear?

 

[Oldmoparguy1]

Had it done 30 years ago. Compaired to my other surgeries, it was the a snap.