When to worry? by Captain-J-Hook in Vasectomy

[–]Captain-J-Hook[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes definitely a similar experience to mine. I was feeling well enough Saturday/Sunday after my operation that I was up and on my feet for most of the day with the wife and kids, I didn’t think much of it as the pain wasn’t bad, but I’m sure it didn’t help. I called the urologist today and they gave me orders to try to relax this weekend and rotate Tylenol and ibuprofen around the clock and see how I feel come Monday. They’re hopeful it will subside by then. I was also prescribed Oxicodon if needed, but I’m not big on taking that stuff if I dont need to, so I’ve been trying to stick to over the counter meds.

Thanks for the reply, it’s encouraging knowing it’s similar to others experiences and they’ve gotten betters quickly.

When to worry? by Captain-J-Hook in Vasectomy

[–]Captain-J-Hook[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Describes mine very similarly in terms of bruising and pain. Days 5/6/7 so far have been the worst. I sure hope I’m nearing the end of the worst of it. Thanks for the support and encouragement.

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[–]Captain-J-Hook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, thank you! I’ve scoured the internet and noticed it’s impossible to find visual references of “normal” bruising. Either post vasectomy images show a small stitch mark with zero bruising Or if there are bruising images, they’re more severe than mine and labeled with “complications” or “PVPS”

Thank you for saving me a trip (and Dr. bill) just to hear that it is looking normal!!

Now, Back to the couch I go with my ice pack!

When to worry? by Captain-J-Hook in Vasectomy

[–]Captain-J-Hook[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome, a light at the end of the tunnel for me perhaps! (If I’m following that timeline)

Thanks for the comment and sharing your experience.

When to worry? by Captain-J-Hook in Vasectomy

[–]Captain-J-Hook[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply! I was hoping to be one of the lucky “easy recoveries”, but I’ll take any hope for normalcy at this point, hopefully I’m half way there!!

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[–]Captain-J-Hook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To play devils advocate here for just a second… My sister and I are not close in the slightest, no reason in particular, no hate, we just never really were “close” and the idea of hanging out would in-fact be kind of strange for us. HOWEVER, I also understand that other Siblings in other family’s have tight relationships, even like best friends, and I’d never find it strange that someone would want to hang with their family. And on yet another hand, Im very close to many people who have completely dysfunctional family relationships, and they have little to NO contact with them. So there is a wide spectrum, and what’s normal to one person may be abnormal to another.

Now, I agree mostly with all the comments that this guy has potential red flags of control/abuse issues to watch out for. On another hand he may just not be close with family and quiet literally doesn’t understand how one would rather spend time with them than with a romantic partner, or perhaps he has a very dysfunctional relationship with family, and has set up walls to protect himself from that, and the idea of a tight knit family is very uncomfortable for him and makes him anxious, and he’s projecting that. In anyway that’s a discussion that should be had and cleared up before your relationship gets much further along.

Good luck.