Sam’s experience: The fear and pain are all psychological

Day of Surgery

I had mine done a little over 2 weeks now. I think that the stories from others and the unknown of the operation were the worst part. To tell you the truth, I woke up in the morning thinking about how much pain I would be in. It was performed at the Dr’s office, and it wasn’t nearly as bad as I imagined. Funny how the imagination can play tricks on you. Anyway, I thought what the heck I will go through with it. The only thing I felt was the needle on both sides. After that, I didn’t feel a thing. So think about it. You have 10 seconds of pain. Anyone can put up with that, plus the rewards afterward are well worth it. I was not allowed to work-out with weights for a week and actually enjoyed the time off. I took Thursday and Friday off from work and I would recommend that to anyone. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday were the worst part, but if you ever had a groin pull or strain, it is just like that. My two recommendations are to wear tight-fitting underwear for support and don’t do anything those first 3 days that will cause you injury.

Week Two

After the first week, I was my old self again, except a little weary to work out and injure something. Sex drive and sex are back where it was too. There was a bump where he cut me, but once again, the fear of it was playing tricks on me. I have not lost the drive or any feelings. I started with sets of 40-50 pushups until I got to 200. I also did curls and reverse curls the second week. I feel like my old self now and will start right back where I was before the surgery next week.

Post Check up

The Doctor looked at the scar today and said it is healing very well. He answered some of my questions and sent me home with a bottle for testing the sperm level. I guess I am still potent for up to 20-25 ejaculations. I still am so glad I had this done…

14th May 2003 update

Everything is the same as before. A day or two after my last checkup I did notice some swelling and urination was not very strong and orgasms did not feel good. I was thinking “great, this is going to suck if this is how I feel for the rest of my life.” I think I may have irritated something by doing sit-ups and reverse crunches that week. I decided to not do that and drank plenty of fluids. A couple of days later everything was back to normal. It has been over a month now, and I feel great. In fact, I feel like my old self and have had no further problems. I would rate my surgery as a complete success. I probably created my own problems and quickly remedied the situation.

29th May 2003 update

May 23rd I dropped off a sample for testing at a local laboratory. The doctor called on the 27th and said the sample was clear. I need to get one more sample that passes in a week, and then we are okayed to have intercourse without any protection. I think the best part is that I feel no different, and my mother-in-law has no clue I had this done. She was on a cruise when it happened, so I just laugh to myself when she asks when I am having the surgery. I might keep her in the dark for a few years. Oh, one thing we noticed is that the ejaculations are much more watery than before.

Submitted by Sam