The last 10 days have been a testing time for me. After deciding not to have any more children it was agreed that I would have a vasectomy. I spoke to a few friends about it and it all seemed to be a straight operation. So I decided to book myself in for the op.
Arrived at the appointment with a surprising amount of confidence and calmness. I was greeted by a nurse with a big smile on her face and she said ” mmmm you must be here for the snip?” not sure how she knew, I must have had my hands in my pockets I guess.
I was called in to the operation room told to strip from waste down. There were four people in the room two nurses and a surgeon and a doctor to assist. I’m not a shy person so dropping my trousers wasn’t a problem. The nurses didn’t laugh and point which was a relief.
Hopped up onto the operating table. It was at this point that one of the nurses pointed out that I had one of my socks on inside out, I said “thanks for pointing that out but to be honest at this point that’s the least of my worries. I look to the Surgeon for support he just smiled and pinged his gloves. “just going to have a feel round” he said, at least his hands were warm. “You’re going to feel a small scratch” he said as he injected my nuts! I can tell you it was no scratch unless you have ever been scratched but a fully grown male lion.
The nurse held my arms against my chest. I wanted to have my right hand free so I could hold surgeons nuts in my hand and every time he hurt me I could give his nuts a squeeze. I wasn’t allowed to do that, shame.
I could feel him pulling and tugging and I told him it was still painful. So with more injections given I started to sweat, by all the confidence and calmness had gone out of the window. I could feel the nurse holding my hands a bit tighter.
The worst thing was there was a clock on the wall and I was watching the time, they said it would take 10 minutes, yea right! 10 minutes had gone and surgeon said “will have this sorted in a few minutes it’s all a bit tangled in here” Great knots in my nuts! After about 20 minutes he said “there you go that’s the left side done, now on to the right” so more injections and 10 minutes later all done and stitched up.
The next thing I was asked to go into a room with a Doctor and he would explain what happens from here. I will not go into detail and samples and test tubes. While I was sat there I thought this doesn’t feel too bad. Then the doctor said “we have put a lot of local in there and we have had to move things around a lot, you will be bruised and in the next hour or so it will be painful but you should be able to go to work tomorrow”
He was right it was painful when it came round and the next day I was black and blue. The thing they forgot to tell is that I would get an infection over the next couple of days and end up back at the GP. It is now 10 days post op, I’m still off work and taking medication to fight the infection. Things are on the mend.
Hope this doesn’t put you off having a vasectomy. I have friends that have had the op and gone back to work straight after the op. it just seemed to be a bit complicated for me.
So finger crossed (not legs) I will be better soon.
