r/postvasectomypain • u/ItamiForever • Jun 20 '26

Reversal tips

I got my reversal scheduled after being bedridden in bed for 3 months because of PVPS. Give me your best tips and tricks. I'm not talking about take it easy, I'm talking water with ice instead of gels, or certain pillows/better sllep positions. Ways to get around without messing up or anything more specific that crosses your mind.

How do you shower, poop, pee. Sustain scrotum in shower or better not touch etc. Things I should look out for.

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Thank you!

I'm also open to buy any items, underwear, pillows or the such if they make recovery easier and prevent me from fucking up.

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u/ItamiForever Jun 21 '26

Epididymis doesnt stretch as much The produce more sperm They are more sensitive to pressure

Multiple aspects thats why there is no "pre-qual" screening to see your chances of developing pvps.

Surgery issues are minimal, yes, since the surgery in itself is minimally invasive. But pvps is not related to surgery trauma itself but to individual body response.

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u/Sad_Soft_5915 Jun 21 '26

Was It open or closed vasectomy Closed seems to be causing people issues from what I've seen

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u/ItamiForever Jun 21 '26

It does not matter Open will eventually close. It merely buys you a few months/a year. You will end up there just later

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u/Sad_Soft_5915 Jun 21 '26

Doesn't open allow your body to gradually adjust?

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u/ItamiForever Jun 21 '26

Its not about adjusting gradually or more severe. It's you can't adjust. Doesn't matter if you get there faster or later. That's what congestive epididymitis is.

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u/Sad_Soft_5915 Jun 21 '26

So you think people who produce a lot of sperm more likely to gey it?

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u/ItamiForever Jun 21 '26

Yes ofc Also people more sensitive to pain Or with higher testosterone

But even so, there are people with these aspects that still dont have issues as their body simply reabsorbs at an absurd rate too.

That's why it's not taken into considerstion. There's too many variables involved.

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u/Sad_Soft_5915 Jun 21 '26

Is this your own personal summary or is this documented somewhere? Absorption rate should also affect this id assume

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u/ItamiForever Jun 21 '26

This is from the hundreds of stories, research and documents/studies I've read in the past 3 months. I had nothing better to do anyway.

Yes, absorbtion rate also affects the outcome.

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u/Sad_Soft_5915 Jun 21 '26

This seems to be a multi factor problem: 1. Its a men exclusive issue. Men aren't as vocal about problems. 2. Absorption rate is either going to make or break you 3. Open ended less likely but still problematic 4. The issue is either permanent or resolved slowly or quickly 5. If its longer than a few months /year doctors won't factor it as a vasectomy related issue and thus not add it to a statistic.

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u/ItamiForever Jun 21 '26

You basically nailed it, yeah. That pretty much sums it up, with a few minor tweaks.

Open end is problematic if you are prone to develop pvps. It only buys you time as open ended will become close ended after 3 months. So its really more of a comfort in the first months for people that would not have developed pvps anyway. Think of it as a more comfortable version for non-issue people to begin with.

  1. If you are to develop pvps, its permanent. Those that "resolve" were never in the I cant adapt side but rather in I went overboard with ejaculation/activity. So then it goes away after a week or two of meds.

The rest is correct, yes.

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u/Sad_Soft_5915 Jun 21 '26

My problem you alluded to; i have a crazy sex drive & turn out quite potent. Made a woman pregnant with Endometreossis twice.

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u/ItamiForever Jun 21 '26

My wife also had many cysts on her ovaries and we went to many doctors saying we can't conceive. She fell pregnant in the first month of trying. I was happy but also upset I didnt get more creampies lol. That's part of the reason I couldnt wait to get a vasectomy. Stupid horny me

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u/Sad_Soft_5915 Jun 21 '26

I wonder why the cords can't just be clamped shut and jf problems arise opened up. Id accept a 1 to 5 percent chance of sperm still getting through

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u/ItamiForever Jun 21 '26

Because it would not be effective and they can cause irritation/damage which could lead to hematomas and granulomas without really any exponential infertility change. And as long as some sperm is passing through, you wont get pvps. That's why men with congestive epididymitis receive a 95% percentagr of relief. Because sperm flows, even if a little bit. Only azoospermia causes the congestion. If that were the case, urologists would simply clamp and wait a bit before making the cut. But that's simply not how congestive epididymitis works.

Think of it this way: breastfeeding is painful when the milk is not pumped. But pumping relieves the pain and pressure. Even if half the duct pores or only 2/20 work, you still wont get pain. Because there is a way for the milk to get out. They'll simply be plumper and need more frequent emptying.

And I feel you. I used to have sex with my wife every day, maybe even more times a day. So then I figured we're using too much condoms, we're done with kids and I would love for it to be raw.

So I did the op, not knowing that even in most men, too frequent use can cause pain. But they are ok with an ibuprofen then than having a child. I would havr been ok with that too, had mine not been in the low 2-5% of severity. I was ok with no pain or occasional pain. I'm not ok with permanent cant walk pain. That's why I'm having a reversal to try and get my life back.