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LogGrad98 said:
Got mine done over 10 years ago (twas my christmas present and 10th wedding anniversary gift rolled into one). The one thing I will add is that the sex life got immeasurably better when you don't ever have to worry about the pill/shot/umbrella/C.I. and wondering every time she is 3 days later than normal if there will be another body to hi...er...um...blessed event.
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this!!!
 
Yep done, I only rested the day of and the next day with a steady rotation of frozen peas then I was off to work but did nothing more then walking (with a noticeably ginger walk). The procedure was no pain at all really felt like somebody else was tying my shoot but instead of a foot and shot it was well... you get the idea.

Also as somebody else said make sure you do the follow up and still use precautions before then. Also I really enjoyed the few follow ups and taking in samples... again I'm sure you get the idea. I suggest nicely asking the wife so how do you think I should collect these sample I feel funny doing it and don't want you to feel weird or be mad. And there could be a good chance that you wont have to do any of the work for your sample.
 
//r00t 4 Jazz said:
Yep done, I only rested the day of and the next day with a steady rotation of frozen peas then I was off to work but did nothing more then walking (with a noticeably ginger walk). The procedure was no pain at all really felt like somebody else was tying my shoot but instead of a foot and shot it was well... you get the idea.

Also as somebody else said make sure you do the follow up and still use precautions before then. Also I really enjoyed the few follow ups and taking in samples... again I'm sure you get the idea. I suggest nicely asking the wife so how do you think I should collect these sample I feel funny doing it and don't want you to feel weird or be mad. And there could be a good chance that you wont have to do any of the work for your sample.
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haha, never stopped you before
 
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I'll echo some of the best advice already given: If you feel pretty good afterwards, don't overdue it and don't take it for granted. I felt pretty good after mine, didn't ice 'em down, and pretty much resumed normal activities. Blood collected in my sack and a couple days down the road I was in ******* agony (great name for a band btw) and it wasn't pretty. Stay down, stay lazy, and ice those ******** down!

Being clipped is freakin' awesome. So glad I decided to have it done to myself as opposed to the wife. It's better being able to drop off my deposits straight into the bank, and while you may call me old fashioned, since I'm the steril one at least I don't have worry about that pesky business of knocking up some trailer park slump buster after a night of watching Ute basketball with the boys and following it up with a Jager bender in an attempt to forget the aforementioned watching of Ute basketball.

Pimpin' ain't easy fellas.
 
A couple of questions...

1) Is it reversible without a problem? (I heard it costs a lot and not as much effective as the original operation)

2) Do you feel only steril as a man or.. err..ahem.. don't get me wrong, no offense, no concealed thought, half?

I'm just trying to understand the psychological side of the thing.
 
MK11 said:
A couple of questions...

1) Is it reversible without a problem? (I heard it costs a lot and not as much effective as the original operation)

2) Do you feel only steril as a man or.. err..ahem.. don't get me wrong, no offense, no concealed thought, half?

I'm just trying to understand the psychological side of the thing.
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It can be reversible, but one shouldn't consider this if they have any notion that they might want to reverse it. It does not always work.

For me it doesn't make me feel one bit less of a man.

Let's clear a few things up. The sperm factories (the scientific name is blocked) are not harmed at all. There are tubes called vas deferens that carry sperm from the factory to the seminal vesicle which is on the bladder and connected to the prostate gland. This is where sperm is combined with the rest of the seminal fluid. Sperm make up only a very small amount of the seminal fluid. Those vas deferens tubes are cut. So, sperm is still produced it just doesn't have a path to the urethra anymore. The seminal vesicle still produces seminal fluid. The normal variation in the quantity of seminal fluid is far greater than any reduction in quantity caused by the absence of sperm. The sperm-less fluid is indistinguishable from before as far as you can tell without a microscope. The feeling of release, for me at least, is exactly the same. Any difference caused by having a vasectomy, if there is any, is much less significant than the normal variation from one time to the next.

Like I said in my thread about this, if I had been abducted by aliens and been given a vasectomy while unconscious (and provided ample recovery time) I would have absolutely no reason to think anything had changed. I simply would not know that it had been done because all things related to sexual activity would work and feel and seem the same.

If the option you had been using to prevent unwanted pregnancy was female hormonal birth control then you'd be in for a nice surprise I think. Hormonal birth control has many side effects, such as weight gain, loss of libido and decreased enjoyment. So once you get the surgery your female partner will probably start losing weight (fairly dramatically in my case), want to have sex more often and enjoy it a lot more when she does. So all the changes I have encountered are positive.

Psychologically I don't need sperm in my seminal fluid to feel good about myself. I never had any desire to go around planting my seed in foreign fields. I'm not sure why else I would be disappointed to no longer have to worry about causing unwanted pregnancy.

The analogy I like is this:
If someone was going to shoot you with a gun, but gave you the option to wear a bullet proof vest or take the bullets out of the gun, which option would you choose?
 
Gameface said:
It can be reversible, but one shouldn't consider this if they have any notion that they might want to reverse it. It does not always work.

For me it doesn't make me feel one bit less of a man.

Let's clear a few things up. The sperm factories (the scientific name is blocked) are not harmed at all. There are tubes called vas deferens that carry sperm from the factory to the seminal vesicle which is on the bladder and connected to the prostate gland. This is where sperm is combined with the rest of the seminal fluid. Sperm make up only a very small amount of the seminal fluid. Those vas deferens tubes are cut. So, sperm is still produced it just doesn't have a path to the urethra anymore. The seminal vesicle still produces seminal fluid. The normal variation in the quantity of seminal fluid is far greater than any reduction in quantity caused by the absence of sperm. The sperm-less fluid is indistinguishable from before as far as you can tell without a microscope. The feeling of release, for me at least, is exactly the same. Any difference caused by having a vasectomy, if there is any, is much less significant than the normal variation from one time to the next.

Like I said in my thread about this, if I had been abducted by aliens and been given a vasectomy while unconscious (and provided ample recovery time) I would have absolutely no reason to think anything had changed. I simply would not know that it had been done because all things related to sexual activity would work and feel and seem the same.

If the option you had been using to prevent unwanted pregnancy was female hormonal birth control then you'd be in for a nice surprise I think. Hormonal birth control has many side effects, such as weight gain, loss of libido and decreased enjoyment. So once you get the surgery your female partner will probably start losing weight (fairly dramatically in my case), want to have sex more often and enjoy it a lot more when she does. So all the changes I have encountered are positive.

Psychologically I don't need sperm in my seminal fluid to feel good about myself. I never had any desire to go around planting my seed in foreign fields. I'm not sure why else I would be disappointed to no longer have to worry about causing unwanted pregnancy.

The analogy I like is this:
If someone was going to shoot you with a gun, but gave you the option to wear a bullet proof vest or take the bullets out of the gun, which option would you choose?
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Excellent post. +6.

I have had it done. The recovery for me kind of sucked, even though I did take it easy, but totally worth it. Gameface's post above is spot on on my observations as well.
 
MK11 said:
A couple of questions...

1) Is it reversible without a problem? (I heard it costs a lot and not as much effective as the original operation)

2) Do you feel only steril as a man or.. err..ahem.. don't get me wrong, no offense, no concealed thought, half?

I'm just trying to understand the psychological side of the thing.
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My experience so far has gone like this: About 3 weeks ago I met with a PA who explained everything and answered a lot of questions. He made very sure that my wife and I are indeed done having kids, we're both 37, have four kids already (2 boys, 2 girls), and the last 2 pregnancies were pretty hard on the wife. He said that they can be reversed but at about a 50% success rate. As to question 2, the PA said that the sex life will be no different than before. For me, the only reason I could think of to not have this was in case my wife died and I went all Hugh Heffner (married someone much younger) and she wanted a child. But since I don't see me moving into the Playhouse mansion anytime soon I decided to go ahead and have the procedure.
 
Gameface said:
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The analogy I like is this:
If someone was going to shoot you with a gun, but gave you the option to wear a bullet proof vest or take the bullets out of the gun, which option would you choose?
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Wow, thanks for your attentive and elaborate answer.

Not that I'm considering it any soon or even in the far future(probably because of my instinct and desire to be a father, yes I'm not yet) but the method seems as the best way to keep the family small with the advantages you guys talk about.

Anyway, now, I gotta make and raise some tall kids for the basketball club that I've been planning to build in the future.
 
Surely said:
My experience so far has gone like this: About 3 weeks ago I met with a PA who explained everything and answered a lot of questions. He made very sure that my wife and I are indeed done having kids, we're both 37, have four kids already (2 boys, 2 girls), and the last 2 pregnancies were pretty hard on the wife. He said that they can be reversed but at about a 50% success rate. As to question 2, the PA said that the sex life will be no different than before. For me, the only reason I could think of to not have this was in case my wife died and I went all Hugh Heffner (married someone much younger) and she wanted a child. But since I don't see me moving into the Playhouse mansion anytime soon I decided to go ahead and have the procedure.
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Hmm, thanks for the sincere answer.

But you sound like you want that Playhouse scenario badly. I feel bad for your wife.

JK. You seem to be a nice guy, after all you've gone for a tough procedure for your family's happiness.
 
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