this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2024
47 points (100.0% liked)

askchapo

22752 readers
403 users here now

Ask Hexbear is the place to ask and answer ~~thought-provoking~~ questions.

Rules:

  1. Posts must ask a question.

  2. If the question asked is serious, answer seriously.

  3. Questions where you want to learn more about socialism are allowed, but questions in bad faith are not.

  4. Try !feedback@hexbear.net if you're having questions about regarding moderation, site policy, the site itself, development, volunteering or the mod team.

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Getting the procedure done this week. Ordered some underwear with ice packs and sleeve for comfort. Planning on laying on the couch watching DS9.

Any advice from those who have already crossed this Rubicon?

top 38 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yeah I was feeling better like 24 hours later. Don't expect to be on the couch for a week. Icepacks and DS9 sounds like a good start.

The place I went to had a TV on the ceiling to distract you, but the doc put on a nature documentary about owls, the thing turned into a mirror with all the night shots...

Other then that it was fine.

And I can't stress this enough:

Get fucking tested by the fucking deadline. Do the 20+ wanks and get tested when they say to get tested. Something like 70% of men don't get tested. That's how you end up with an unplanned kid. Don't be an asshole like that!

[–] Mog_Pharou@hexbear.net 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I just did it like last week. It was nothin'. Didn't even need ice packs or nothing. Back to like 90% normal in one day

[–] Speaker@hexbear.net 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How about your vital essences? Are you replete with power now that you have no choice but to conserve? How often do you levitate in a given week?

[–] Mog_Pharou@hexbear.net 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I am the kwisatz haderach. I see all paths behind me and all paths before me

[–] PorkrollPosadist@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

I am imagining a Haus of Decline comic about the pain box.

[–] mars@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Follow whatever instructions they give you when it comes to waiting on exercise/sex. In the moment it'll definitely feel fine, but you will be punished later. Speaking from experience lol.

Also icing before bed is good, also buying extra ice packs is probably a good idea (4 was a good number for me, but you can always just return them later so get a lot).

Also, if there isn't anyone around to help after, try to set things up so that everything's within reach of the couch when you get back. I had help, but they couldn't be around for the entire recovery period, so yeah keep the essentials close by.

Oh and there's probably going to be dried blood in your ejaculate the first few times so take whatever precautions you need to/don't freak out.

As far as my experience, I wasn't one of the fast recovery period guys. But even then it wasn't too bad, I just moved around and did things carefully, tried not to push it (ex. going on long walks without very supportive underwear). I'd sometimes have discomfort after sex, but that was usually my fault if you know what I mean. It's hard for me to place exactly when I felt totally normal, but I'd say within a month or two I stopped having to be careful about the way I did things. But that's just me, and I did have an injury back in the day that may have been the reason why it took me a minute to feel totally normal.

[–] mars@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh and if your uncircumcised try to clean off your jockstrap or whatever as frequently as you can, I got balanitis because I didn't lol

[–] mars@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

Also I'd recommend getting the no scalpel procedure if you aren't. Probably fine either way but I've read there's a greater chance of complications/longer recovery if you get an incision

[–] jwsmrz@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] ValenThyme@reddthat.com 6 points 2 months ago

seriously don't fucking do it :(

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 13 points 2 months ago
[–] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I needed icepacks all day for two days, but i walked for 40 minutes after i had it done (dont do that)

I told the doctor I was having it done to destroy white supremacy and he laughed while he cut me open lol (you can do that, it's not illegal, yet.)

Also, paracetamol

[–] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Oh they told me I'd probably have blood in my c*m the first time so I filmed it and no blood :( I was gonna do demon jizz on trotsky

[–] abc@hexbear.net 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

bruh lol I'm crying at the thought of someone just whacking it over a picture of trotsky only to go louie-wtf when they don't see blood in their jizz. thank you for that

[–] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago
[–] miz@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago
[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

Now we know where Cannibal Corpse got the song inspiration

[–] regul@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago

If you're just getting it done laproscopically it isn't too big of a deal. Just ice and ibuprofen and laying down for a day or two. Your sack will be black and blue and the doc will tell you volcel-kamala, but most pain should be gone in a few days.

My buddy got his done with like, general anaesthesia and they opened him up a lot more and it sounded like he had a much rougher time.

[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 10 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Don't get blue balls...it's brutal. Or has been for me and I've had mine done for a year

[–] trabpukcip@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago

😢 not for me lol

[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I thought that was a fake joke thing??

[–] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago

Nah its real and its weird, but you jerk off and it mostly goes away.

[–] booty@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago

Blue balls is not fake and is not a joke. You might be getting it mixed up because some guys exaggerate it and/or use it as an excuse to pressure unwilling people into sex. But it's a real thing. Anywhere from moderate discomfort to mild pain.

[–] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I still get pain like that after 9 months, have to massage down there a bit sometimes during intimacy (lol)

[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

If I'm beating cheeks I feel bruised on the left and right sides on my pelvis like I mashed the cords or something. It's a blessing and a curse.

[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

Do not think "oh, it's been almost long enough, I'll be fine" and be physically intimate with someone

Wait the recommended period at minimum, or you will be uncomfortable for hours

[–] Owl@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

Painkillers, ice packs, and a distraction are enough. It's not so bad.

[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

I preferred a thin layer like a once folded beach towel between the site and the frozen pack. something I could adjust... not so cold I lose feeling. maybe a naproxen sodium for pain but I don't remember there being much after the first 24-36 hours.

follow their instructions for rest time before exercise and cleaning. better to wait an extra day than invite extra pain.

mine was real chill, local anesthetic, but I will say that I get some pain that I didn't used to if a partner plays rough with the bag.

[–] SHOW_ME_YOUR_ASSHOLE@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago

Honestly my recovery wasn't an issue. I just layed on the couch and played video games. Any discomfort was outweighed by the joy of never having kids.

[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago

I preferred having a slight barrier between the site and the frozen pack, like a folded beach towel (thin). maybe some naproxen sodium.

follow their instructions for cleaning and time to rest before exercise etc.

[–] Ithorian@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

Frozen peas on your nuts and a couple days of video games. It really wasn't as bad as I expected it to be.

[–] FloridaBoi@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

Everyone’s anatomy is different and this procedure seems more like an art than a science for the urologist.

I had a longish recovery which was like 6 weeks for all of the swelling and 95% of the discomfort to go away but I think mine was out of the norm. During that time it felt like I was recovering from getting kicked in the balls. Not the immediate aftermath of a kick rather a dull ache as if I had been kicked several hours before. Icepacks helped a lot.

Repositioning is needed as there may be a sharp pain here and there but be gentle. Over time any and all pains lessened and disappeared altogether.

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago
[–] ChestRockwell@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

You already have it down. If you don't mind wasting a bag of frozen peas, they are good for additional ice.

Get a jock strap as well, you'll want the support.

[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

put ants in it

[–] CthulhusIntern@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Mine was easy as hell. Like, it didn't even constantly hurt, it was just more sensitive for a bit, like a bump from my thigh that I normally wouldn't even feel, I could feel then. The hardest part was being unable to cum for a week. I was also put under for the procedure, a lot of people aren't.

[–] hungrybread@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

All I needed was an ice pack, but really ended up just defrosting a couple pints of ice cream on my junk for 2 days.

FWIW, my BIL was golfing within 24 hours of his vasectomy