The vasectomy operation
I should add at this point that a week before I had phoned the surgery to confirm the appointment for next week. Having reflected on the last appointment I had requested the room be a bit warmer (if you've read the last post you will know what I mean...) and to let me know if that was a problem. No news was good news! In this time I had managed to shift about a third of a stone in weight, being at the higher end of the overweight BMI. Hoping to continue this trend...And so, about 6 weeks after the first attempt, the day arrived. I had already booked the afternoon off work, shaved and showered (was impressed by the speed bracken can grow back), taken the diazepam an hour before the appointment, mother in law turned up to look after the boys and my wife and I trundled to the surgery.
Diazepam is brilliant stuff, it got working within 15 minutes of taking it and the relaxing feeling of warmth and calmness took over. Almost like feeling drunk, but still in control.
We turned up, signed in at reception and sat in the waiting room. We got called in by the doctor. Confirmed that I was still happy to continue, reminded my self about the conversations at the previous appointment and within a minute we were on our way to the theatre.
Same procedure as before, strip from the waist down and on the table. Arms were no here near his balls this time.
Everything hanging out, all relaxed and both tubes located with ease, winner winner. Local anaesthetic in the skin, same place as before, small sting but not for long. And again in each tube, again a further sting but not for long.
The success rate this time around was looking MUCH better.
Now, my wife was with me this time around, she is not the squeamish type, and I think she rather enjoyed the experience. Not as in to see a man suffer, but to see the procedure from a medical perspective.. Seeing a man having the snip and "doing his bit" so to speak.
Next the incision. Didn't feel a thing. Pulling the left vas tube was a bit uncomfortable but absolurely no pain whatsoever. I didn't watch, but I did ask to see the vas tube, and once it was out and separated I was offered a look. It looked like a loop of white spaghetti. I resumed staring at the ceiling, listening to the radio and let the doctor do his thing.
Moving to the right one, he was able to do the same from he same incision.
I genuinely didn't feel any pain during the procedure. Even being stitched up at the end was pain free. It was a bit uncomfortable having things "put back in the right place" but still no pain. A plaster over the wound and it was all done. Getting up off the table was done slowly and was again a bit uncomfortable, but managed to get dressed and back to arguably a more dignified state!
Job done!
We went back to the doctors office to go over after care and what happens next. Existing contraception should still be used until a clear/negative semen sample has been given at approx 4 months time (swimmers are present in tubes for some time after the snip) and there are specific instructions on how to do this, or rather (not "how", digging a hole here) that the sample has to get directly to the hospital in a warm state within an hour of, erm, "production".
Keep the wound dry for 48 hours, "flannel jobs" spring to mind and the y-fronts keep everything in check.
We thanked the doctor, shook hands and we drove home. I must admit I walked to the car a bit gingerly as things were uncomfortable but again not painful.
