Before i get into this, do NOT let this discourage you from getting snipped if you're looking through this subreddit pre-snip. Just be sure to find a trusted and reputable urologist/clinic (what i didnt do), and you'll be fine.

I got the snip 12 days ago. I could go into the many reasons why this clinic made it a less then pleasant experience, maybe I'll make another post about that. But about 4 days ago the stitches broke off and the surgical site opened a pea sized hole, you could see inside of it and see a weird white ish substance. It also seems like theres some stitches clogged inside of it. This is obviously very concerning. But upon calling the urology clinic the nurse didn't really seem to care, saying i could come in after the weekend is over and have it checked (i called on Friday). Ok i get it if theres no availability right now, but she had 0 instructions for what i should do, or if this is something i need to get treated. Didn't have an set answer of if i should cover the area, or apply any anti bacterial ointment to it. So here i am with my ball sack ripped open not knowing what to do, lol. Even thought about going to urgent care just cause the clinic didnt seem to give me any attention about it.

Has anyone had similar issues? If so, what instructions were you given?

Just had the call. Still have active and live sperm. Had a rough recovery, and after all that to hear it has failed isn't the news i wanted today.

Was really looking forward to one less thing to worry about in life. Dont think i want to do it again. Meh.

So I got snipped last wednesday so its a bit like 4 days, I didnt come here to see all the complications everyone else had or had not had. It seems like similar to miscarriage, everyone has wildly different experiences.

The doctor said we could try having sex on day 4 if everything felt ok, condom on, and at the time all I had was a slight ache similar to after getting slapped in the left side so we gave it a shot. However, I didnt take into account that everything is very retracted and pulled up inside of me so the slapping and hip thrusting of the act was mega uncomfortable. Also the release was just kinda empty of pleasure so I'm curious of three things.

• Is it normal to have the testes pull up into the body in response to the procedure?
• Does the feeling of pleasure come back after fully healed? How long?
• How long did it take for the dull ache of the procedure to go away?

Hey guys, newly snipped here.

Now that you have had it done and have started to either have sex or jack off, do you feel like your missing something extra at the end?

Usually after sex i feel tired and all my tension has been released, but now i just feel like whats the point.

Any one else feel this way?

Does it come back?

Hi all,

I finally got my op done last Thursday (on the NHS), and touch wood all has gone really well so far. No real pain, and my fellas haven't swelled or bruised at all, which I'm rather thankful for.

My only worry is that I woke up this morning with the scab covering the wound fused to my boxers, so it has come off. This has left the wound completely open, which I am slightly concerned about. It doesn't look too bad, it's not bleeding just appears to be raw skin. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on it over the next few days.

Has anyone else experienced this? Did you use any kind of plaster to cover it, or just keep it dry and cover with boxers? I've been using Vaseline on the scab while showering at the recommendation of the GP that did the operation for me, but not sure whether to continue.

Would appreciate any advice!

I'm two weeks out. Incision has healed great, no hematoma, no bruising, etc. But damn if my nuts aren't still really sore, especially at the end of the day, even wearing Boxerjock/Saxx/etc. Can't really pull them when jerking and can't pound when fucking... pretty annoying. It's not life altering pain just walking around but any motion or tweaking hurts like a MF

EDIT: So, 24 hours later... I am feeling great improvements. I guess all I had to do was whine to this sub-reddit and look like a dummy? Pain significantly less today and I'm able to walk better.

Leaving this up though, because averages are averages for a reason. If you need the extra day, TAKE IT!

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I feel like I'm being a bit of a baby. I'm 72 hours removed but today was definitely the worst day. Taking off the jock strap at any point results in major "just got kicked in the balls" ache, and swelling seems worse. I am waddling around for small amounts of time.

I realize everyone is different, but reading so many people be up and doing light activity at this point is kinda blowing my mind. Just don't know if what I consider tolerable is different, but I feel like I need more days of icing and doing nothing.

Question, I had my vasectomy done almost 3 years ago now. My Dr gave me a sample cup and told me to bring in a sample after 15 ejaculations. My problem is that I work 6 days a week from 7am to 6pm. I cant get a sample to his office because I'm at work.

Have any of you guys used an at home test kit? Where do I get one? How accurate is it?

I'm ready to do away with condoms but my wife will absolutely not allow such a thing until I show I have no more swimmers.

Thank you in advance!

I got a vasectomy 10 years ago when I was 25 and haven’t had any issues since. I recently entered a new relationship and we’ve been using condoms for the past two months, but we’re considering ditching them soon.

Lately, I’ve been seeing so many posts on reddit about women getting pregnant even though their partners had vasectomies years ago. How the fuck does this happen? Is recanalization really that common, even a decade later?

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I had my no scalpel vasectomy exactly 2 weeks ago today. The first week was the expected ball pain but the incision itself was scabbed over and healing nicely. That was, until day 7 where the scab had fused onto my briefs unbeknownst to me.

When I took them off, I took the scab off with it. A fair amount of blood but nothing too horrendous and it was remedied quickly with pressure and gauze.

That has frustratingly kicked off a cycle now where I'll put gauze on to help in healing but they then also fuse to the wound as it heals. It's been almost a week of a heal-rip-scab-off cycle. I'm going to see my GP in a few days but in the meantime has anyone experienced this or have any tips? It's quite annoying and I don't know the best course of action, thanks!

Got mine done today. That was an extremely painful procedure. I was expecting the "small pinch" of the needle, and that came and was fine.

But the numbing didn't really happen, or was severely delayed. I asked for more numbing and the doctor goes, "I used 10 cc's, I can't do more".

It was the second most painful experience of my life, right between acute pancreatitis and getting a pilonidal abscess lanced.

I'm mostly fine now, sitting with frozen peas and taking my Tylenol. But that was an awful experience.

Overall I am glad I got it done, but damn.

So I just started looking up information because I plan on getting one soon, and I’ve never heard of a no-scalpel, no-needle vasectomy. The thing that got me was this FAQ about being able to have sex within a few days of the surgery. My knowledge was that you shouldn’t do anything for a month, so that the surgery can be completely set, but it’s still able to be assuming you use contraception?

Has anyone done this type of vasectomy before, and did it work for them? (This is the first business that showed up when I googled places that do vasectomies in Ireland)

Good morning,

I'm 24 years old. Me and my partner talked about not wanting kids for different reasons. Now, I want to get a vasectomy but I'm not sure which clinic is the best one to get it. I keep reading failed vasectomies and vasectomies that take too long to work.

Would there be anyone that had a successful vasectomy recommend a clinic that we can go to? Thanks in advance.

Just got vasectomy a month ago. I’m 23, have no kids, and have never had any. As for the reason, I really just don’t see myself having a kid or being a father figure. Plus, I don’t think it’s a good idea to start a family given the state of our country right now. And even if we do elect good politicians in the future, the scars left by corruption won’t heal quickly or disappear overnight.

Maybe the life I grew up in also played a part in my decision not to have kids or start a family of my own. I grew up in a lower-income, mid-sized family, and as the firstborn, I was often forced to understand that we simply couldn’t have everything, even when it was something we needed. Basically, I grew up seeing just how poor we were. I witnessed the hardships and struggles my parents and brothers went through just to get us to where we are now. Plus, I’ll be the breadwinner of the family, soo... with that, I’ve passed the torch to my brother to continue the family bloodline HAHAHA (if he wants to, of course).

With that long story of my life kind of rationale, I can confidently say that I’m 100% sure about not wanting kids. I don’t want to add more stress and burdens to my life. I’d rather focus on myself, stick to my cats, and give the inner child me the chance to finally experience the things he never got to have growing up.

I tested 8 weeks -1 day

60 ejaculations.

I feel very good. And I am excited for my 2nd test. Odds are I shouldn't have to worry about it.

Just 25 more days, and will finally not use condoms again, and w/o my partner using birth control. It should be a very good experience and peace of mind.

Hi guys

So I’m about 3 days post op surgery(41 year old) and I have a stinging pain where i believe was the incision site on my right testical, is this normal?

Experiences??

Just did my second semen analysis test after about 4 months and 40+ ejaculations. The first test around 20 ejaculations had about .50 M/ml and now on the second test I’m at .11 M/ml. So just a minuscule amount over the cut line of being clear. Do you think I need to retest?

I had my no-scalpel vasectomy 3 weeks ago, and the recovery has been very smooth. However, for the past couple weeks the incision site hasn't really changed or improved.

There's no bleeding or obvious issues, but the incision is still clearly visible as a ~1cm long white line with the skin immediately around it a dark red/purple. It's never scabbed over, and it doesn't really seem to be closing further or changing colour.

Is this typical of the wound healing or should I be concerned? I was hoping it would just be clearly healed by now, but with how it looks it worries me that it could easily tear open.

Just sharing my anecdote since I didn’t see any like this when researching my vasectomy. I had a scalpel-less with both ends clamped. clear test (EDIT) 3 months later. I had pain with sex, just prior to climax ever since. Now I have an another kid on the way… at least there’s no more pain. I know this is rare but mostly wanted to emphasize yearly tests. My urologist didn’t recommend any after the initial all-clear. I checked mine with an Amazon microscope and saw swimmers in the first field of view after finding out our big surprise. Physicians aren’t perfect and neither is observational studies. Just a heads up!

Just wanted to know what’s normal in what others experiences were. I can see the incision site. There’s a small opening or separation. Very mild pain especially when hanging so I keep the jock strap on 24/7 . Look like tonight there are no sutures remaining

Occasionally, I read on here about recanalization and pregnancy years later.

I saw my Dr. the other day and asked him for another sample analysis.

I asked him what his thoughts are on continuing spot checks every year or two.

He was pretty adamant that I dont need to worry about it if I've received an all-clear that showed zero sperm (not just clinically infertile).

I left with a requisition anyway.