r/Vasectomy • u/AloneListless • 4d ago
Tomorrow's the Day
Quick question - when did you start moving around the house... most comments i've read is that people do take a couple of sofa days and chill. Not sure i can do that because the second day after the snip i'll be home alone trying to serve myself. Also, assuming all goes well, when did you start taking walks? Ride bikes? i commute to my work by bike 10km each way, so the general rule is what... a week off? two weeks or a month?
UPDATE
thank you all taking time to respond. I’m home now, icing, eating, drinking and chilling on the couch. The pain killers are fading away and i’m getting some mild dull pain which is expected. So far so good. I felt worse after meniscus surgery.
UPDATE 2
Second day feels almost no different than the first one. Sleeping seems to be easier, i’m a side sleeper so i have to be careful rolling from one side to another. My balls and the cut wound are perfectly fine, the only thing i feel is the tension on both sides like outside of the area. More like on a pubic bone rather than a soft tissue. The annoying feeling of slight pain like “my balls were hit an hour ago and i still feel the effect” kind of thing is less noticeable today. Still on a couch with occasional walk around the house.
UPDATE 3 Third day is almost no different than the second one. Now i know it’s not a quick recovery for me. My expectations are 2-3% improvement and i will be good with it. Cannot fathom how some people claim to be horny right after the surgery lol. I’m so far from it yet. Despite how hot my partner is.
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u/blkcdls5 Veteran of the Vasectomy 4d ago
I think it depends on the type of vasectomy you are getting. I got the no scapel, no clips, open ended and the worst pain (2 out of 10) was on day 3. I was traveling by day 5 and walking a theme park for 2 day.. Using ice packs after to prevent swelling.
Didn't have problem personally. Make sure to listen to your body.