Several years ago i attended the Marine stopes clinic in maidstone.
They made me aware that there was a risk of pvp but it was extremely low. They had a brilliant record, no scalpel, simple, quick, safe operation.
It was relatively quick, but i nearly jumped off the bed at one stage when he pulled something. I thought no more off it.
I had pain for a month or two until it healed. I contacted them, and they said some people take longer. Not to worry (or now in my opinion bother them as it would impact their profits). Again i contacted them and this time made an appointment to see them. I was seen in the same room with that horrible burning smell where i was told that what i was feeling could not be related to the vasectomy. Take aspirin .. The lump will go reduce.
Well after a month on low dose aspirin the lump did go, however the pain did not. In fact over time it got steadily worse.
Marie Stopes were no longer interested so i contacted my GP. Yes there is something wrong. We will send you to see a urologist. You will have to wait for an appointment.
Now bearing in mind i am in pain, i wait. This is where the NHS incompetence takes over.
Still in pain i wait. After 6months i ring up the GP and was told 'oh you missed your appointment we assumed you did not tell us that it was all better' REALLY! (Livid would describe me at this point when you consider i had started drinking each night to get a few hours undisturbed sleep because the pain was that bad!) they put me back on the list. I now manage this like a project at work. Every month i contact then to check the progress. Finally i get an appointment. I turn up to meet a young doctor who examines me. He insists that he shove two fingers up my arse to check my prostate and suggests i rub Volterol over my ball sack to see if that helps whole i wait for a ultrasound scan. The volterol did nothing apart from make my underwear damp! I have the scan and are told that they cannot find anything wrong, but suggest that they might want to cut more of me away!
I signed up to cutting two pipes. Not having half of my balls removed. I return to the GP and say i did not agree to this and wanted a second opinion or try a reversal first before having that done. I am sent to a London hospital.
This is where it gets interesting. I speak to a consultant this time. He tells me that according to latest research about 15-20% of men experience problems at some point to varying degrees. Another ultrasound, and this time the suggestion that the sever some nerves to remove the feeling of pain. I am prescribed a high dose of cocodamole to relieve pain at this point.
I sit there afterwards
Do i trust them to cut the nerves and not leave me with any feeling in my privates? After all i was told that the vasectomy was virtually risk free!
BTW i should also point out that i was at this point married to an anaesthetist, who initially i did not tell about the pain, but when i did she showed little concern and could not help as it was not something she knew about.
I finally decide to try a private reversal first to the annoyance of my wife.
I did this and once healed the pain is considerably better. If i wear boxers, or sleep naked i sometimes get mild ball ache. Apart from that i am fine.
I WOULD DEFINITELY NOT RECOMMEND ANY SURGERY UNLESS YOU ARE IN PAIN OR HAVE LIFE THREATENING CONDITION.
I am now divorced by the way. Turns out that the woman that i thought i was destined to love for the rest of my life was a closet lesbian who is now running around with a girl half her age. Another reason not to have a vasectomy in the first place. You don't know whats just around the corner in live!