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Day 5 after V
Question:
I wore a jock for 7 weeks. Even sometimes in the evening laying on the couch I needed it. I wouldn’t have been able to work without it, or at least with any sort of comfort. Odd thing — I didn’t get better gradually, as one would expect. For 7 long weeks I thought "this is it for the rest of my life." Then within a matter of 2 or 3 days, I felt much better and haven’t used the strap since. (that was around Christmas time.) As for the lump, the sheet my doc gave me mentioned something about that, and to not be concerned initially. As I recall, it is more or less normal, although I never had it.
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Day 14 for me and starting to get concerned. How long do you think you should wait before going back to the doctor to have excessive pain checked out? I don’t want to be a wimp but I’m starting to think things aren’t quite right here. My balls still ache all the time. Sometimes better, sometimes worse but always there. Like a never ending dull pain that increases and decreases in waves. I also have a lump that has formed at the base of my shaft of the left side. It is pretty big (like Oliver jellybean size) and extremely painful to the touch. I have read many of the posts in here and have no idea if this could be epidydimus, sperm granuloma, or a hematoma of some kind but it is very round and not near my balls at all. Was just about ready to call the doctor but thought I would check this site out first for answers. Of course I am sitting here thinking the worst, that I will be the 1 in 200 that ends up with PVP. OIiver, it has been 10 days since your last post, have things improved for you. Your experence sounds the most similar to my own. From what I gather it is not unusual for the pain to last a long time.
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Oliver Barton wrote: > Can walk without pain, only get a sharp aching type of pain (like i’ve been > kicked) when i move in certain ways.
I found the jockstrap a big help with this. I even wore it to bed for awhile, since otherwise i’d turn wrong in my sleep and wake up. (Of course, with it, I’d wake up sometimes from night wood…) trifold www.vasectomy-information.com
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Rick wrote: > I had decided to wait a couple of days to see if maybe my lump > might get better with the improved support of the jock. Well, it > hasn’t, it didn’t get any bigger but it didn’t get smaller either and > it is still very painful when touched. I will go back to the urologist > and see what he thinks and then I will let you guys know what he
says. Thanks. Sounds like granuloma to me. I think a hematoma would get bigger. We look forward to hearing more. (Glad the jock is helping.) trifold www.vasectomy-information.com
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Hey Rick, I think you should call the doctor. The lump sounds to me like a sperm granuloma, but hey, what do I know? In the meantime, you might try ibuprofin or other anti-imflammatories. Do hotbaths work? And I wonder if you are still wearing a jockstrap. These are suggestions for dealing with the pain now. But my main advice is to call him up. My doctor scheduled me for a routine look-see one week after. Then used each of the 2 semen check appointments to have another look and to ask how I was doing. So I don’t think it’s that unusual for patients to need some follow up. Besides, you are in pain! Give him a call! And please let us know what you find out. trifold www.vasectomy-information.com – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -That Rick wrote: > Day 14 for me and starting to get concerned. How long do you think you > should wait before going back to the doctor to have excessive pain > checked out? I don’t want to be a wimp but I’m starting to think > things aren’t quite right here. My balls still ache all the time. > Sometimes better, sometimes worse but always there. Like a never > ending dull pain that increases and decreases in waves. I also have a > lump that has formed at the base of my shaft of the left side. It is > pretty big (like Oliver jellybean size) and extremely painful to the > touch. I have read many of the posts in here and have no idea if this > could be epidydimus, sperm granuloma, or a hematoma of some kind but it > is very round and not near my balls at all. Was just about ready to > call the doctor but thought I would check this site out first for > answers. Of course I am sitting here thinking the worst, that I will > be the 1 in 200 that ends up with PVP. > OIiver, it has been 10 days since your last post, have things improved > for you. Your experence sounds the most similar to my own. From what > I gather it is not unusual for the pain to last a long time.
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Can walk without pain, only get a sharp aching type of pain (like i’ve been kicked) when i move in certain ways. Hard jelly bean thing on my right testicle (at the site of the incisision) is still there. Not getting any bigger though. It almost feels like i can feel the tube because there is another hard lump (much smaller) just below it. Anyway, thanks for all the advice etc !!
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I got a jockstrap today and couldn’t believe how much better it felt ! No pain at all when I had that on ! Still concerned about this jelly bean sized lump at the incision site but hopefully it’ll sort itself out… <trifo…@netscape.net> wrote in message
news:1106331277.029849.53660@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Oliver Barton wrote: >> Can walk without pain, only get a sharp aching type of pain (like > i’ve been >> kicked) when i move in certain ways. > I found the jockstrap a big help with this. I even wore it to bed for > awhile, since otherwise i’d turn wrong in my sleep and wake up. (Of > course, with it, I’d wake up sometimes from night wood…) > trifold > www.vasectomy-information.com
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Hey guys, Rick here again and thanks for your advice. A hyperlink to this site should be included in the documents you get from the doctor when considering a vasectomy. The information and experiences presented here are invaluable. I purchased a jock strap before my procedure, as requested, but didn’t use it. My urologist, told me it was just to hold the dressing in place over the incision so they didn’t have to use tape. For the last two weeks I tried loose fitting and tight underwear but found that the tight underwear actually caused more pain then the loose ones so I didn’t even think about using the jock till I can here and learned from your experiences. Started wearing the jock on Monday and have only taken it off to wash it. BOY THIS FEELS MUCH MUCH BETTER. There is still pain but very much reduced with the jock. I had decided to wait a couple of days to see if maybe my lump might get better with the improved support of the jock. Well, it hasn’t, it didn’t get any bigger but it didn’t get smaller either and it is still very painful when touched. I will go back to the urologist and see what he thinks and then I will let you guys know what he says.
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Rick: I would not hesitate to call your doc. I had a blowout 6 days post-V, it felt like getting kicked in the left nut. I had more or less constant, varying levels of pain/ache/discomfort for 7 (LONG) weeks, and I thought I would also be one of the unfortunate ones. Thanksgiving week (3 weeks post-V) I had 2-3 days where I felt pretty normal, then the ache/discomfort came back again. That was VERY depressing. Then in the 7th week, within a day or two, I felt nearly normal, and have felt 100% since then which was 4 weeks ago. I think I’m over the hump, although I was told that I could have another blowout anytime. I never had the lump that you describe, although as I mentioned earlier, I don’t think it is unusual.