vasectomy realities 🧵
Time to dispel myths and talk realities, because if you can do this, you should strongly consider it.
I got my vasectomy about 17y ago, and welcome other, more recent stories.
* Got mine through Planned Parenthood. Sliding scale.
* The woman on phone heard I "only" had one kid and did spend 45s asking if I was sure. Then I said I was, and that was that.
* Two Vicodin, and maybe a local? I was awake, then maybe napped?
* Waiting before & after is the longest bit
re: vasectomy realities 🧵
Though I really want the operation. My 2 daughters are adults now and I have zero interest in starting over.
re: vasectomy realities 🧵
@petersanchez My recovery was simple and easy. No swelling I recall, no excruciating pain; I took the advice, didn't lift heavy things, etc and was fine.
I wonder what even happened with your friend. That's a bad reaction to a bananas simple procedure.
If it worries you and you can manage three days off work instead of one, that'd be my suggestion. Give yourself a long weekend.
re: re: vasectomy realities 🧵
@petersanchez Wild. It's long ago now, but I think my wait time was more of the ~12d variety.
Like, the first (and few) things that come to mind as possible complications are "drug allergy" and "hematoma". I hope I'd know about the first already to inform the docs; the second happens to my dogs when they shake their heads too often and violently (ie, it's more a general, anytime possibility)