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From David:- I had my vasectomy on March 16 and I am still experiencing a constant feeling of backpressure and soreness that is impossible to not think about, disrupts my sleep, and makes daily life very difficult. The locus of the pain seems to have settled into the upper rear area of the scrotum, and [...]

From Paul:- I am a 44-year-old male who was in good health until I had a vasectomy in June 2006. My only issue was smoking and I quit in April, 2006. Like others on your site, the first side went fine. When the second side was started, I levitated off the table. I have had [...]

From Iain:- I am a 43 year old male in good health.  My left testicle has always been slightly smaller than my right.  I had a scalpel vasectomy performed 10 months ago. The procedure went well on my right side, but was difficult on the left.  The surgeon had to remove a fibrous tissue mass [...]

From Chris:- I had a vasectomy in May of 2001. My urologist used a no scalpel method on both sides, bringing out the vas and then cutting a 1.5 cm section-cauterizing the lumen and then oversewing both the proximal and distal ends in addition to using small hemoclips to finish the job. When the right [...]

From Dan:- I had a vasectomy about a year ago (May 06) and I am still experiencing chronic pain and discomfort.  My initial recovery took a while but after a few months I started feeling like things were getting back to normal and I began to increase my activities.  In November of ’06 I started [...]

From Daiman:- I am a 33 year old. I have had a vasectomy on my right testicle 1 year ago. I am still in chronic pain to the point where I can no longer work. I had the left testicle removed in 2005 due to a serious infection. I now have 2 lumps on the [...]

From Brad:- I am hoping you can help me. My situation seems different then all the other cases I have researched and read about. I had a Vasectomy September 2001. Clips were used. I was experiencing discomfort after the procedure. I went to see my Urologist after a couple of weeks of continued discomfort. He [...]

From Alex:- I’ve been having have an on and off pain in my left testicle for about a year now. Since I’ve cut back on coffee it seems to be not as often. Also, since this pain has started I’ve been getting a rash under the foreskin and on the head of the penis after [...]

Thank you for reading my email. I had my vasectomy on March 16, and the weekend-after recovery seemed to go fine. In fact, aside from a small amount of chafing and redness around one of the incisions, I experienced no discomfort at all. So on the Saturday of the following weekend, 8 days after the [...]

From Amy:- Thank you for reading my question.  My husband had a vasectomy about 5-6 months ago, in late Oct.  I am concerned now that we may have made a poor decision as he is experiencing complications.  We have an appt. with another urologist next week, but I would appreciate any guidance before the appointment. [...]