Men: Getting snipped. Yay or nay?

[iijakii]

Should have talked that out more before making the jump, lol.

 

[hunter_le five]

I'll buy a beer for any man who wants to come here to my place of work and kick me in the stones.

Then we'll see about who's impregnating who or not.

 

[kombat]

I'll buy a beer for any man who wants to come here to my place of work and kick me in the stones.

"Paging @Billy-Klubb, @Billy-Klubb to the front desk immediately, please."

 

[banesong]

I'll buy a beer for any man who wants to come here to my place of work and kick me in the stones.

Then we'll see about who's impregnating who or not.

Hey.. Wanna meet for lunch at freetail? You can blame random passers-by for a dilemma.

 

[Willy_Liverdye]

We are more than sperm donors !

A man has the right to make that choice.

Pardon my distraction from the topic at hand butt since we're already talking about parts down under

I had my third hernia repair and the day after I was released my appendicitis decided he wanted out too.

So there I am with eight one inch cuts in my belly and willy aint happy 2mos later he's still laying around and one of the boys seems to be getting a 56 year growing spurt so we wake willy up and he won't even look at me keeps staring off to the left

Wife got me Dr appointment its a new guy (I didn't get to keep my Dr) so I call him (he sounds russian) we go over some of the finer points and he says bring me a pic no not photo ID and not sleeping so my question is

Wood direct lighting be appropriate?

 

[slym2none]

I feel dirty laughing at that.

 

[kombat]

Wow... that's .. uh... that's a lot of information.

6 days out for me, no longer wearing the supportive jock strap. Never had any bleeding/swelling/pain. Still a very faint hint of an ache, almost like a slight cramp. I'm considering taking it for a "test drive" this weekend to see how everything works (doc said no activity for at least 7 days). It'd be nice to shave again too, things are starting to itch.

 

[Homercidal]

Wow... that's .. uh... that's a lot of information.

6 days out for me, no longer wearing the supportive jock strap. Never had any bleeding/swelling/pain. Still a very faint hint of an ache, almost like a slight cramp. I'm considering taking it for a "test drive" this weekend to see how everything works (doc said no activity for at least 7 days). It'd be nice to shave again too, things are starting to itch.

The itch is from the shaving.

 

[Randar]

I may regret saying this, but I can't believe how easy this has been so far.

Ahhh, the no-needle/no-scalpel procedure is awesome. Had it done over a year ago. I was back to running and mostly normal activities the day after the procedure.

 

[pandamonium]

I'm a urologist and do these things day and in and day out. I'm just here to say that the "no needle no scalpel" thing is a bit of a gimmick. It's really the same procedure, just done with different instruments. Much more important is the competence of the doc doing it and your particular anatomy (it's amazing how anatomy differs from patient to patient - thickness of the skin, size of the vas, proximity to blood vessels, etc). So don't let that be the deciding factor. Choose a doc who does at least 50 of them a year, preferably a urologist but a busy family doc who does them a lot of them could be just as good.

 

[Michigan_Wolfman]

SWMBO had her tubes tied after daughter #2 was born, per doctor's orders. "Having any more babies would be too much of a strain on your heart." he tells her. Anyhow...Earlier last year, SWMBO and I were suspecting she might be pregnant again (morning sickness, fatigue, all that stuff), so the hospital did an ultrasound and told us 'Congrats, you're having twins!" I'm going...."How the hell did this happen?! My wife had her tubes tied!" So....long story short, there was some discussion about me getting Ping and Pong snipped, and I was understandably apprehensive about the whole prospect. Then, out of the blue, we get a letter from the hospital on official letterhead, apologizing for, and I quote..."giving you the wrong ultrasound pictures. Upon further review, we have discovered that there is no visible indication of pregnancy, and previous blood work confirms this as well." After SWMBO talked me out of wanting to go up to the hospital and planting my size 11 boot up somebody's ass, I was actually quite relieved at not having to go under the knife after all.

 

[jimmerz]

I had it done 4 yrs ago. I was thinking about it for a while but was always nervous. I ended up getting testicle cancer and they had to do an Inguinal Orchiectomy (take my ball out). So, I asked my Dr if he could snip the other one. I was lucky, I had it all done while out cold. The next day I iced it and 3 days later I was almost fully working out again. Nothing strenuous, but I felt fine. Oh, 1 child and that is all we wanted!

 

[MaxStout]

SWMBO had her tubes tied after daughter #2 was born, per doctor's orders. "Having any more babies would be too much of a strain on your heart." he tells her. Anyhow...Earlier last year, SWMBO and I were suspecting she might be pregnant again (morning sickness, fatigue, all that stuff), so the hospital did an ultrasound and told us 'Congrats, you're having twins!" I'm going...."How the hell did this happen?! My wife had her tubes tied!" So....long story short, there was some discussion about me getting Ping and Pong snipped, and I was understandably apprehensive about the whole prospect. Then, out of the blue, we get a letter from the hospital on official letterhead, apologizing for, and I quote..."giving you the wrong ultrasound pictures. Upon further review, we have discovered that there is no visible indication of pregnancy, and previous blood work confirms this as well." After SWMBO talked me out of wanting to go up to the hospital and planting my size 11 boot up somebody's ass, I was actually quite relieved at not having to go under the knife after all.

Glad to hear your wife won't have to endure something that could be bad for her heart. What a relief! The news of twins itself would've put a strain on MY heart, had I been in your shoes. Yikes.

 

[mikeasu]

I'm a urologist and do these things day and in and day out. I'm just here to say that the "no needle no scalpel" thing is a bit of a gimmick. It's really the same procedure, just done with different instruments. Much more important is the competence of the doc doing it and your particular anatomy (it's amazing how anatomy differs from patient to patient - thickness of the skin, size of the vas, proximity to blood vessels, etc). So don't let that be the deciding factor. Choose a doc who does at least 50 of them a year, preferably a urologist but a busy family doc who does them a lot of them could be just as good.

So what's your take on the "spontaneous reversals"? I'm still a bit paranoid sometimes about a late reversal, after going through my procedure -no needle/scapel, and IIRC, cautery on both ends of both tubes, Fascial interposition. Zero swimmers on first followup, zero a year later. Am I nuts (pardon the term) for worrying?

 

[iijakii]

Found this photo evidence of vasectomies being performed back in the antiquities

 

[Helly]

Haha @iijakii. I think you snapped a pic of me at the dr this morning.

Had mine done today. Resting at home with frozen peas and plenty of snacks. The procedure went well. I got light headed and thought I might faint afterward. 10 minutes and some apple juice later I was good as new. I'm sore for sure, took a nap earlier and a pain pill just now.

 

[pandamonium]

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[pandamonium]

It's incredibly rare and I can't fully explain it. Last I looked, they estimated a 1 in 2000 chance. Most docs are using pretty standard techniques... I do titanium clips, remove a segment, and cauterize the ends. Others do fascism interposition and ties instead of clips. I think as long as it's done right, with any of the above methods, it's absolutely the most effective (practical) form of birth control. Again I don't really get how "recanalization" happens, I think it's just horrible horrible luck. It's happened to patients of some docs that I know do great vasectomies, so it has nothing to do with inexperience. Of course, a sample has to be submitted 6-8 weeks after the vasectomy to make sure the swimmers are gone in the first place...

 

[iijakii]

My doc was bold enough to say that if someone isn't shooting blanks the doc didn't do it right; if a section is removed and the ends cauterized there's no chance. He told me the few cases he's been involved with (both studying and as the practitioner) it was due to not clearing the pipes/waiting.

 

[Helly]

My doc said he had his first failure recently. At first he wasn't pumped about it but he figured it may give patients a little more motivation to do the follow-up checks. I've heard enough horror stories lately and we've got a houseful already. I'll be doing everything by the book.

 

[Helly]

Woke up this morning feeling pretty good. Back to the couch with some frozen peas as a precaution. Definitely gonna take it easy today.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Yeah, I'm kinda thinking about a follow-up check as it's been 3 1/2 years. Just in case.

 

[Helly]

48 hours post-procedure. Feeling much better but still sore. Continuing with the medication, frozen peas, and taking it easy today. Happy Easter all.

 

[jspain3]

I had to be tested three times afterwards because the lab misplaced one of my samples.

 

[broadbill]

It's incredibly rare and I can't fully explain it. Last I looked, they estimated a 1 in 2000 chance. Most docs are using pretty standard techniques... I do titanium clips, remove a segment, and cauterize the ends. Others do fascism interposition and ties instead of clips. I think as long as it's done right, with any of the above methods, it's absolutely the most effective (practical) form of birth control. Again I don't really get how "recanalization" happens, I think it's just horrible horrible luck. It's happened to patients of some docs that I know do great vasectomies, so it has nothing to do with inexperience. Of course, a sample has to be submitted 6-8 weeks after the vasectomy to make sure the swimmers are gone in the first place...

Interesting cut and paste from link:

To cut to the chase, according to the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists1 there is 1 in 2000 chance of a pregnancy resulting from vasectomy failure – 0.05%. This figure is generally accepted as being accurate, and the figure most doctors will quote when asked for a reliability figure. This figure is based on men having been given clearance after submitting samples for analysis in order to rule out early failures and recanalization (spontaneous re-joining of the vas deferens). One study4 puts the rate at 1 in 4000 (0.025%) when DNA proven paternity of post-vasectomy babies was taken into account.

As I read this, the 1 in 2000 pregnancy rate is when paternity is not taken into account and is closer to 1:4000 when it is. Back to my assertion that the doctor take the blame for something that may not be their fault.

 

[isseldor]

I had it done on the 17th, just in time for the tourney games. Dr. gave me 1 Xanax to take before coming in, so I was nice and calm for the procedure. Did the frozen peas for 2 days and only took one of the pain pills, didn't want to not drink during the games. Overall it wasn't too bad.

 

[pandamonium]

Funny story for y'all- I also do vasectomy reversals which is a very difficult and expensive (out of pocket) surgery with a marginal success rate (50-80%, depending on a few factors). Anyways I had this patient come in with his wife to discuss getting this done. He later comes back to see me without his wife and asked me to just take him to the OR and make the incisions to make it look like I did the reversal, but not actually do the reversal. Apparently SWMBO was more into the idea of more kids than he was...
but yeah he basically wanted to pay me several thousand dollars to stab him in the scrotum and then sew him up.

 

[Helly]

Haha funny stuff. I'm back at work today. Still sore but I feel much better than yesterday. I was in pain at the family Easter party.

 

[NewJerseyCowboy]

Yay for sure! Only regret was not doing it sooner.

 

[kombat]

Choose a doc who does at least 50 of them a year, preferably a urologist

My guy does 14/day, and has done over 44,000 in total. He was highly recommended, and everyone I talked to while I was considering it had gone to see this same guy. I had high confidence in him.