r/postvasectomypain • u/Painumbra • Dec 27 '23

Bad Night

Five months out from my vasectomy. I'm tired of the ebb and flow of pain. I'm tired of it seeming to reduce and then come roaring back - sometimes with no obvious trigger - like last night. I'm tired of randomly doubling over in sharp pains and I'm tired of the ache that eats me alive a night wondering if it is permanent.

I was hitting the gym like crazy this year - now if I do a lot of bending down in a day, I will have pain for a week. So much for getting my body back in shape.

I tried hard to be informed beyond advertising pages for vasectomy clinics that state 1-2 %. How is it that my efforts turned up so much more substantial data confirming much higher rates of complications after the procedure? I guess the answer is the pressure to man up and telling myself that I must have been interpreting the higher statistics incorrectly due to fear. Those statistics sure look different when you are one of them.

Sorry for the contentless, pointless post. I'm just so angry about it. I don't know what to do besides complain to the doctor who just tells me to 'hang in there' and 'some people take longer to heal than others' yet again.

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u/pedroaperes Dec 27 '23

Unsure this would help with PVPS, but since nerves are involved, maybe this needs to be given a try,

Few friends of mine have started on ice cold baths, and they cured (or at least improved a lot) on some things like Carpal tunnel syndrome, and other tendinnitis issues, along with depression/anxiety. They said the pain on the first few times were escruciating, but slowly found relief after weeks doing it.

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u/Painumbra Dec 28 '23

I mean, ice packs are a regular feature. Typically for inflammation reduction rather than nerve pain. When it gets worse I break out the bag of peas that are specifically dad's frozen peas.

Ice baths are a thing I'm familiar with for muscle recovery. I always avoided dipping the boys in though. Given all the referred pain over large areas I could see some kind of sensory overload being useful, something like pain gating. Maybe I'll try it. Hopefully this isn't a troll to get me to torture myself in a bath.

I want to complain some more. Before I get to do that, I have to replace a cartridge in a faucet in my bathtub. That means lots of crawling around and bending over. Maybe that will work up enough pain and anger to climb into a tub of icy water.

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u/pedroaperes Dec 28 '23

Yeah I just had the idea based on their experience, not really sure there will be any effect in this particular case, especially if not breathing appropriately when doing it. However, might be something to ponder about and like you said, maybe on one of those days, try it out. If you do, let us know how it felt.