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 2008-08-15 9:16 AM |
Expert 638   |  Subject: Vasectomies and cycling......don't mix, I know. So how much time do you think I'll need to take off from biking after the "procedure?" |
| 2008-08-15 9:18 AM in reply to: #1605708 |
Pro 3705   Vestavia Hills | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... Word on the street is that if you ride enough you wont need one ... Believe that I heard that everyting was was supposed to heal and be hunky-dorie within 7-10 days? |
| 2008-08-15 9:40 AM in reply to: #1605708 |
Pro 3883 Woodstock,GA | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... Take a couple of weeks off and you will be fine...maybe a bit more time for running. You can swim as soon as the wound heals. |
| 2008-08-15 10:00 AM in reply to: #1605720 |
Pro 6767 the Alabama part of Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... brian - 2008-08-15 10:18 AM Word on the street is that if you ride enough you wont need one ... Believe that I heard that everyting was was supposed to heal and be hunky-dorie within 7-10 days? I'm not sure I'd have wanted to be on a saddle that quick. It has been a few years, though. Basically, the recovery is the same as taking a hit on the boys. With a sledgehammer. |
| 2008-08-15 10:03 AM in reply to: #1605708 |
Expert 1158 A Husker stuck in VA | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... I waited two weeks to get back in the saddle, then kept the rides short and stayed out of my aero bars. Anothe couple weeks and I was back full swing. Mostly goes by how you feel. Invest in multiple bags of peas and you may want to get one of those chepo gel seat pads from Walmart for the first few rides. That or take a couple Vicodin prior to the ride  JK!! |
| 2008-08-15 10:17 AM in reply to: #1605708 |
Veteran 928 Columbus, Ohio | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... That subject line made me cringe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 |
| 2008-08-15 10:21 AM in reply to: #1605708 |
Expert 938 | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... Great...thanks guys...I'm going under the knife after my tri in September, and I'm feeling REALLY wonderful about it right now *dripping sarcasm.* Peas? Hit in the boys with a sledgehammer? Jumping jeezus on a pogo stick.
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| 2008-08-15 10:26 AM in reply to: #1605708 |
Veteran 176 | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... i'm going today for my initial consultation. will have to wait until after sept. for me as well |
| 2008-08-15 10:32 AM in reply to: #1605708 |
Expert 1158 A Husker stuck in VA | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... The peas work nice because they can be molded to the nether region while still be frozen. I would take a couple bags of peas as quickly as I would take pain killers. Oh, BTW...... Not to try and scare you but, make sure they do a good job numbing you. I was fine for the incision but when the went to cauderize(sp?) the tubes, they use a little electric thing. Talk about a tickle in the wrong place, I about came off the table!! Edited by NavyTRIChief 2008-08-15 10:35 AM |
| 2008-08-15 11:30 AM in reply to: #1605708 |
Veteran 232 Glen Carbon | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... As long as you take it easy the first 3-4 days, you should be goo in 7-10 to ride or run. I took my daughter to a baseball game on day three and jsut the walking to and from the ballpark set me back a few days. Two thinks to make sure you have-frozen peas and a jock strap. |
| 2008-08-15 12:08 PM in reply to: #1605708 |
Member 219 Nampa, Idaho | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... Oh my gosh! You guys are a bunch of babies! 7-10 day recovery?! Nothing compared to recovery of childbirth! And then you have the kid to deal with too! (being sarcastic) |
| 2008-08-15 12:49 PM in reply to: #1605997 |
Extreme Veteran 305 Lewisville | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... NavyTRIChief - 2008-08-15 10:32 AM The peas work nice because they can be molded to the nether region while still be frozen. I would take a couple bags of peas as quickly as I would take pain killers. Oh, BTW...... Not to try and scare you but, make sure they do a good job numbing you. I was fine for the incision but when the went to cauderize(sp?) the tubes, they use a little electric thing. Talk about a tickle in the wrong place, I about came off the table!! Yeah... my procedure was fine until he came across a "section" taht wasn't as numb as others. I about stood up... he said "oh, sorry. Let me give you a little more novocain. ya think Doc? |
| 2008-08-15 12:53 PM in reply to: #1605708 |
Veteran 176 | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... now you guys got me scared a little. |
| 2008-08-15 12:55 PM in reply to: #1606324 |
Expert 938 | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... chosenprovidence - 2008-08-15 1:08 PM Oh my gosh! You guys are a bunch of babies! 7-10 day recovery?! Nothing compared to recovery of childbirth! And then you have the kid to deal with too! (being sarcastic) Heard a comedian do a funny bit about this the other night...went something like this: "You ever notice, when it comes to pain, women always break out the childbirth argument? They go on and on about how bad the pain is, yet many women have multiple kids. Meanwhile, men typically only get their johnson caught in their zipper ONCE! Logic says one is more painful than the other." |
| 2008-08-15 1:18 PM in reply to: #1605708 |
Expert 632 Cornfields of Illinois | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... bags of popcorn seeds work along with the peas. get used to the frozen tundra feeling for a couple days. |
| 2008-08-15 1:49 PM in reply to: #1605708 |
| Elite 2608 Denver, Colorado | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... Yeah, 7-10 days is about right. Interesting to read about others' experiences. Mine was pretty painless and I had no problem walking around the day after. Then again I had the "no scalpel" procedure which only requires a small hole poked in your sack as opposed to an incision. The boys will turn a nice black and blue, which may look a bit scary, but nothing to worry about. |
| 2008-08-15 3:01 PM in reply to: #1605708 |
 Master 1324 Rochester, NY | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... Actually, running is a bigger problem than biking. Things don't get bumped around so much. Not sure how much "support" you typically have on your runs, but you'll definitely want a good bit afterwards. Bouncing and jostling is the really, really uncomfortable part afterwards. |
| 2008-08-15 3:04 PM in reply to: #1605708 |
Veteran 928 Columbus, Ohio | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... Does anyone know the two most popular days are for this surgery (according to my snip doctor)? 1.) The Friday of the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament. 2.) The Friday of the Masters. BTW, this procedure is no big deal. Edited by jacasa 2008-08-15 3:06 PM |
| 2008-08-15 3:15 PM in reply to: #1605708 |
Veteran 110 Calgary | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... Did the no scapal as well, no big deal, I sent the wife and kids to the in laws for a couple days though which made it easier. Played volleyball the next Wednesday after the friday procedure. Jumping and lnading wasn't too badd just felt like a grazed nut as opposed to a full on yank.
take you time and you will be the best judge. Welcome to the club. The tie colour is...... |
| 2008-08-15 4:00 PM in reply to: #1605708 |
| Member 16 | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... Definitely take your time before getting to crazy. I waited eight days to run and that was about right. I did make a huge mistake the sixth day at work, slid down a fire pole on my way to a call. My feet hit the ground and stopped, painfully my boys did not, felt like a drop kick to the boys.
Good luck |
| 2008-08-15 4:20 PM in reply to: #1605708 |
| Veteran 277 South Florida | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... Does EVERYTHING still work the same after the procedure???? PM me if you want. |
| 2008-08-15 4:33 PM in reply to: #1606975 |
Pro 6767 the Alabama part of Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... Pasman - 2008-08-15 4:15 PM take you time and you will be the best judge. Welcome to the club. The tie colour is...... This reminds me of what my (non-medical) friend wondered after I had it done. He thought it was like taking the dog to get fixed, and that now the boys were gone for good! (I probably shouldn't have let him keep thinking that for so long...) |
| 2008-08-15 4:36 PM in reply to: #1605708 |
Expert 1158 A Husker stuck in VA | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... Yes everything still works, just that the "swimmers" are out of the water. By the way, I also have a small hard spot where the tubes are cut. Asked another guy and he said he got his done a few years ago and still has the little hard spot too. |
| 2008-08-15 5:32 PM in reply to: #1607107 |
| Elite 2608 Denver, Colorado | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... MikeTri37 - 2008-08-15 4:20 PM Does EVERYTHING still work the same after the procedure???? PM me if you want. Everything works perfectly. In a way, things work somewhat "better" because there is no longer the worry that the swimmers will get the gold medal, if you know what I mean. (An appropriate Olympic reference). You'll still produce and release fluid, because that stuff is made in a separate factory. Actually, you still produce swimmers, but they have no place to go, so they just die and get absorbed by the body. I read that initially some guys experience swelling because there is a backlog of swimmers as the body adapts to absorbing and disposing of them, but this is generally not a big deal. |
| 2008-08-15 8:07 PM in reply to: #1605708 |
| Expert 638 | Subject: RE: Vasectomies and cycling... I'm really liking the "cycle obessively so I become infertile" approach, but my wife doesn't buy it. Sounds like a great thing to do in, say, early October. Enjoy the perfect September weather, then settle in for a couple weeks of football 5 nights a week. |
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