DBU's experience - added
13th October 2004
5 days later
Had my V last Thursday morning. Waiting for the doc to show up was the worst part (ie thinking about the unknown) Anyways, the 2nd worst part was the anesthetic...First needle wasn't that bad because I didn't know it was coming. 2nd one was very bad because I knew what was going to happen, and my testicles weren't happy about it.
Once the freezing was in however, it was just pressure and that wasn't too bad. Snip snip, cauterized the ends and the incision and he was done. 7.5 minutes and I was getting ready to leave.
Drive home wasn't bad either, and about 2 hrs later the freezing came out. Took some Advil (2 tabs every 4 hours) and wore a jock for three days. Not much pain and didn't need a bag of peas or anything. Just relax, lay back, watch the star wars trilogy, lethal weapon 4 pack, or the godfather trilogy...whatever. Sit down, raise your feet, and take it easy.
Day 6 and pain almost gone. Went golfing today and didn't have any problems, although my game sucked because I wasn't turning my hips too much (still favouring the boys a bit, at least that was my excuse for a sad 88!)
However, for anyone who says "minor" discomfort, they must have had it better than I did because any time it feels like someone kicked you in the nuts, and it lasts for 3-4 days, you cannot describe it as minor. It is a lingering soreness that only time will heal.
For those of you worried about it...don't be. It's not that big a deal. After seeing my wife give birth to four girls (yes four, I have a male dog and that's the only help I get around here) I consider this the less painful process.
All in all not too bad, and about what I was expecting. Could have been worse however...
Anyways, that's my story and I'm sticking to it!
DBU