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Another uninformed/misinformed vasectomy pain victim... The worst desicion of my life...
7/10/2010,
RabbidRabbids
ABSTRACT:
I would consider my vasectomy experiance to be the worst desicion of my life to date. I am only into this ordeal 10-11 weeks and it truely could be described as LIVING HELL.
SYMPTOMS:
Testicular pain, Abdominal and lower body pains... Read the post.
TREATMENTS/MEDICATIONS:
I was not perscribed much of anything as the guy that did the procedure still thinks I am ok. If you call Aleve a medication I have been takeing that. Alot of meditation needed.
OUTCOME/CURRENT CONDITION:
Day 72 is starting out just like day 71. Hopefully I come out of this wormhole in one peice. It is a little early to say but, it has been a bad trip for sure.
First of all, I now know that I am not alone. I know what I have went through
and still am. Other than burning both my hands and face off (first and second
degree)when I was 16, this has been the worst experience to date in my 36 years.
I was against the idea of vasectomy. I said NO, NO, NO to the very thought! My
wife talked me into the consultation and it all went south from there. I was
sold on what the doctor told me. "Nothing will change... No sperm. Give it a
week or two or less and you will be as good as new, and probably will be wanting
sex more. Don't be scared. It is all good..." He told me he had 900 and some
vasectomies and had nothing bad to say about it. SOLD...
BTW. There was some information that I took home that day of the consultation.
In that information were a few things that could go wrong. None of that
information was covered in the discussion in a manner that it should have been.
What transpires in the mans scrotum and body after vasectomy was not covered.
Nothing like if I hadda googled vasectomy FAQ, or complications and risks of
vasectomy, etc. Therefore I consider it now as he "sold " me the vasectomy.
The first 8 days wern't to bad, as I expected some discomfort for up to a week
or two. After that it has turned into a total life-altering nightmare. I will
keep this as short as possible.
From day 8 to 20 I had developed severe pain in my balls, and the pain spread
into about everything 1 foot above and below my waist. From day 20 to 32 I was
very sick to my stomach every day, and the pain had only intensified. I could
not beleive what was happening to me or that it could get worse. By this time it
had consumed my wife's and most definitely my everyday life in an extremely
painful and negative way. From day 32 to 50 I really would have rather been
dead. On day 43 I felt a bad sensation in my left leg and hip at work that felt
like it had 110 volts going into the back side of it. On day 46, if I laid back
in a chair after work or laid in bed at night, the high voltage pain in my left
hip/leg came back and was some of the worst pain I have ever experianced in my
life, all night long. It would ease up about 50% in the daytime. This went on
till day 50 and has not returned in this "high voltage" way. From this point
forward, day 51 to present day 71, it seems like all of my pain has reorganized.
It seems to have let up a little bit in my balls, but now it has spread into
both of my legs and knees almost all day long. I feel severe pain in my hips,
upper legs, the backs of my knees, sometimes my calves and feet. I feel pain in
my kidneys, random pains in my abdomen, side aches, and of course my balls still
throw a complete fit without warning, sometimes for hours on end. I feel
somewhat sick to my stomach about 50% of the time as well. Sex will trigger my
symptoms to worsen almost immediatly afterwards. Sometimes arousal will trigger
more pain as well. It really is like living a frickin nightmare.
I went to see the doctor that did the procedure about 10 days ago. He was the
one who gave me all of the wonderful "UNFACTS" about vasectomy. I wanted to see
what he would have to say about me. I was curious and at the same time wanting
to rip him apart at that point. It took some serious nerve for me to go back
there. He told me to take Aleve 2 times a day for a week and I would be better,
looked at my nuts and said, "This is not what it would look like if you had PVPS
or anything of the sort." I am like?????. I got about a whole 4 to 5 minutes of
his time. He looked at me like I was totaly nuts for being there and sent me on
my way.
I sure am glad for the internet. I had to use it to get some idea what the
heck was going on with me. If I hadn't of had it, I don't know what might have
happened. I'd probably be divorced. Although unfortunate for all of us men that
can relate to this story, I gain a lot of strength in knowing I am not the only
one, and can relate to other posts in forums and with other victims. It is not
in my head, but I have definitely been psychologically affected in a negative
way by this ordeal, no doubt about that. As for you will want sex more after
vasectomy, in my experience, I want it less and do not feel as much satisfaction
afterwards as before, let alone the pain that seems to follow in its wake.
For the life of me, I cannot understand how in a country with so many frickin
laws that this procedure can be "SOLD" to men in the manner it was sold to me.
It should be a crime and illegal. We deserve to know all of the facts and risks.
I did ask the doctor about any hidden risks before the procedure, and he said
there were none. My wife and I had never heard of anything like this and never
bothered to google it, as we both know several people that had the procedure
with no apparant side effects. What a mistake that was.
Something kinda strange/ironic happened during this hell as well. I made
contact with Dr.P at day 30. It was purely coincidence that I emailed him
looking for help and answers. I was in freak-out mode as I had not a clue what
was happening to me. He has been helpful and kind. I had no clue who he was at
that point in time. I just so happen to live about 1 hour from Gainesville,
Florida. I count my lucky stars that he is close and one of the best in the
world. I cannot say for certain that I have PVPS or will require treatment, time
will tell. Whatever I have is way beyond the norm. It is definitely not what I
signed up for, nor my poor wife. My experience has been light years from anyone
I personally know that had a vasectomy. Brutal, barbaric and destructive. It has
been hell and still is. I really hope I get better and can get back to my life
in the outdoors, riding a tractor and heavy equipment and normal guy stuff. When
will there ever be a law for this? I cannot even legally ride my 4-wheeler on
the dirt road out here in the country where I live! And this is okay???? I
cannot even ride it at all at this time.
Thank you to everyone that listened to my real life story. Hopefully I have
helped someone. I am not looking for sympathy. I just wanted my story to be
heard by the world and maybe help someone to avoid the same mistake or help them
with some answers or just relate. Please remember that the "SALE" of vasectomy
will come in the fourm of putting lipstick on a pig. If it sounds to good to be true, it
probably is. We would like to think that a Doctor or MD would someone you could
trust... Outragous!!!
My legs and nuts hurt.
---RABBID---
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