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[Pretty Butterfly]

Adam got done about 3 weeks ago now!!!!

He went to our Doc, who gave him a referal to a GP that does them at his office... got in really fast.

That Doc gave him the madatory "are you sure?" talk... yep, were DAMN sure!!!
Checked his testicles, and made an appointment for the procedure.

Procedure......
Dropped him off at 2.30pm... told to come back about 4.30.. he had a local, some fiddling around, and called at 3.30 to come get him!!, All done!

He had one small tiny stitch we could barely see at all, and he didnt even use his pain meds!! They went black looking, but weren't sore.

He was normal in 2 days, and we DTD in 5 days...

Would definatly go the "local needle" and no hossy again, it was awesome!!


sorry, cost... $300, got back $170 from Medicare.

[*Twinkle*]

DP just asked me to ask another question...does he have to give a sperm sample at any point before the surgery??

[Lisa]

DP just asked me to ask another question...does he have to give a sperm sample at any point before the surgery??

My DH didn't have to. He has to provide one in 2 weeks time to see if there is any remaining sperm.

[*Efjay*]

Can they take in the sperm sample from home? Like can they "supply" the sample at home or do they have to do it on the spot sort of thing?

And CRAP 20 times in 12 weeks LOL. Thats a lot of pressure on me! I think when DH is ready to do this he will have to do a bit of self pleasure LOL. I don't have that high a libido!

[Trillian]

1) did your GP do it or does a specialist?
Dh had his done by a Urologist

2) so how does it work?.....see your gp and raise the issue, then get a referral...time frames??
DH came with my to my 6wk check up after DS2's birth and he got a referral to the Urologist. DH had the surgery done when DS2 was 5 months old, so not long. It would have been quicker only they had to reschedule his surgery and put it back a month.

3) costs?? if a specialist does it or the gp???
I'm not sure, it was done in a public hospital and medicare covered it.

4)recovery. My DP has a pretty pyshical job...lifting furniture, unloading furniture trucks...so how many days off would he need??
If he has a job that physical, then he could need up to a week off work. My DH doesn't have a terribly physical job, and went back after 4 days, but he said he should have had more time off before going back. Mind you this will vary depending on the technique used to do it.

5) DP wants to know if when you go to the gp for the initial appt to ask for the referral as in I want to have a vasectomy...do they feel your balls? (Total man question!LOL but it worries him) no, they weren't felt at that appointment, but they will be felt during the op LOL. One thing my DH did do though was shave himself. He wasn't keen on someone else shaving him down there so he did it before we left for the hospital. Otherwise a nurse was going to dry shave it with a crappy old BIC single blade razor LOL.

With the sperm test afterwards, it is best to have a 'live' sample apparently and he was advised to do it before taking it into the testing place. He never had it done though, we just used condoms for a while then used charting to avoid ovulation. It must have worked though because he had it done 3 years ago now and no more babies for us LOL. I woudln't recommend that to everyone though.

[Just Me]

With the cost - I was surprised to see that we were paying so much compared to everyone else in here for DH's vasectomy and I mentioned it to him. He said the place he is having it done had a price hike on the 1st of January from $380 up to $500. I don't know if it would be similar everywhere, but it might be something to keep in mind.

DH doesn't have to give a sperm sample until 12 weeks after. When they cut his tubes, they cut a small section out and will send those off to the pathology lab for testing. I am not sure what they are testing for, DH said something about making sure they removed the right thing

Can they take in the sperm sample from home? Like can they "supply" the sample at home or do they have to do it on the spot sort of thing?

And CRAP 20 times in 12 weeks LOL. Thats a lot of pressure on me! I think when DH is ready to do this he will have to do a bit of self pleasure LOL. I don't have that high a libido!

I think they do it at home and take it in but has to be within an hour after they produce the sample and there are a bunch of guidelines on that too - organising a time to drop of the sample beforehand, the sample has to be collected within 3 - 7 days of last ejaculation (and days since last ejaculation have to be recorded on the outside of the specimen jar), keep it in your pocket until you drop it off so that it is as close to room temp as possible.

Fun times ...

[Astrid]

It is all so different for everyone it seems.

Down our way the only way to get one done locally is via a specialist which requires a referral from a GP. That appointment took 3 months, then it was 5 months after that before DH got the operation. DH's surgeon only performs vasectomies under anaesthetic, as he has had too many men get nervous and have their testicles retract. I believe he had a feel at the appointment, one of DH's work mates went to the same surgeon and he found a lump at that appointment. He is now having that removed. So really it is not a bad thing to have a feel by the doctor.

Only cost was the initial appointment with the surgeon. If we did not go local, then there would have been a 2 hour drive, at least, to a vasectomy clinic.

DH developed an infection in one testicle afterwards and was in a lot of pain. He needed to go on antibiotics and I think that testicle may be sterile now, but hey that is not a problem for us.