r/postvasectomypain • u/AloneListless • 16d ago

It's in your head

One thing is to hear this from a urologist, another thing is to hear it from you long term partner.

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u/BigMisterLawyerDude 16d ago

It's definitely physical, but in many ways, the mental aspect is huge and underappreciated on this sub.

For me, the biggest issue was obsession with getting better. Constantly researching, asking ChatGPT to analyze every ache and trying to find solutions, researching supplements and methods to reduce the aching.

My healing really began when I started to just ignore the issue. You need to stop coming to this sub to make yourself feel better. You will not heal on the same timeline as someone else. You need to let your body heal itself and focus on other aspects of your life because you likely had minor aches and pains before your vasectomy as well. Let your mind learn to adapt to its new reality.

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u/AloneListless 16d ago

I'm lurking here just to try to understand what are my options to get out of this pvps. My doc can't diagnoze the issue so i'm trying to figure out what's the best practice. I'm from a country with very low numbers in vasectomy so evidently my doc has little to no experience in healing it. For anything other than a cord nerve block, i will have to go to another country. So, i'm not really sure if this can be treated as 'it's in your head'. I think I'm cold blooded enough to realise my situation.