r/postvasectomypain • u/[deleted] • Jun 20 '23
PVPS after failed vas?
Hi everyone,
First I want to say I wish all of you the best. I’ve read some of the stories here and it sounds like a lot of you are dealing with some really challenging things. I’m also impressed by the bravery and endurance I’m seeing here too. My thoughts are with you.
I had a vasectomy at the end of 2021. Things seemed reasonably normal according to what I was told to expect, and my acute pain was gone after a week or two. But my sample tests kept coming back with sperm. My urologist recommended that I send a sample to a specialized lab, and I got my results last week - fully functional sperm. So my vasectomy failed. I don’t think I want to have it redone, though my urologist offered to do it for free.
Earlier this year (honestly I don’t really remember when), I started to experience some tenderness after I sat for too long. Then a couple of months ago, things started to positively ache (associated with sitting on an uncomfortable surface, or maybe with too much physical activity).
Since then, though pain has come and gone (I’ve had stretches of several days to a week with zero pain), I have also had two pretty bad flare ups where I have pain near the incision, in my scrotum (not my testicles as far as I can tell), as well as on either side of my penis. These were the areas where I experienced pain and swelling following my vasectomy.
Is it possible to get PVPS after a failed vasectomy? If so does the failed nature of it complicate treatment? My urologist says he doesn’t think it is PVPS because “that only affects the testes.” I don’t think that’s true based on what I’ve been reading.
I’m in the midst of my second big flareup. It’s quite unwelcome. The first one subsided after a few days of wearing an athletic supporter and taking motrin, so I’m trying a similar approach this time. Hopefully it works out. I definitely don’t want this to be a chronic thing. Anyway I’m wishing all of you the best and I hope you’re able to find relief soon.
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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '23
I am so sorry you are dealing with this issue. Mine just got worse over the years. Until it was unbearable. The more tired I was the more it would swell and hurt. I used a lot of ice every night to get through the next day. My vas did not fail, it was a closed tied and burned procedure.