Snip snip...

Well, after stressing for over a year I finally had the boys taken care of yesterday afternoon. Turns out it was no big deal after all.

3 kids is enough for a decent pit crew in a few years so it was indeed time. If you see my post count jump today it's because I'm hangin' out all day on the couch with some cold veggie's and my laptop.

Seriously, if anyone is as freaked out about it as I was I'm hear to tell you that I survived.

I am going in for my consult next week. I admit to being apprehensive. But I have never had any sort of surgery in my life. The most invasive procedure I have ever undergone was a root canal.

A little nervous... But still going to do it.

But what if there's a world war or epidemic or something and you are the only male left alive? How will you repopulate the world?

carguy123 wrote: But what if there's a world war or epidemic or something and you are the only male left alive? How will you repopulate the world?

Well, mankind might die... but he will have a good time for the last few years.

Lugnut wrote: I am going in for my consult next week. I admit to being apprehensive. But I have never had any sort of surgery in my life. The most invasive procedure I have ever undergone was a root canal. A little nervous... But still going to do it.

I'll tell you...I'd choose the snip over the root canal. I've survived both.

Unfortunately, I've got way more in-tact tooth roots than vas defrens at this point (meaning, I'll likely have more root canals in my life...).

Clem

carguy123 wrote: But what if there's a world war or epidemic or something and you are the only male left alive? How will you repopulate the world?

It can be reversed. More painful than having it snipped, but good percentage of success. Been there, got the scars.

No way I'm reversing this. Not enought money in the world.

Now, if someone offered me a free M3 I might have to reconsider.

The most annoying thing about all this sitting around? I have a new exhaust that showed up yesterday for my VW and I can't go out and install it. That's killing me.

fornetti14 wrote: Seriously, if anyone is as freaked out about it as I was I'm hear to tell you that I survived.

I wasn't freaked out. I was getting some mixed signals from my wife (and maybe my own subconscious, but my conscious doesn't think so) that made me wait a few extra years before doing it. Fourth-best decision I ever made in my life (after marrying her, then having 2 kids). It's been a wonder.

don't forget, you now have a great pick-up line:

"Wanna see my vasectomy scar?"

Seriously though, in case your doctor didn't mention it, I strongly recommend a jock strap. The fellas need support in a time like this.

working on convincing my wife. We have three kids. She has other ideas on how to not conceive again. I'll give you a hint, it's not very entertaining.

It's been 8 years for me. Best $99 I ever spent. We decided 2 kids were enough, and I needed to do something permanent and with as near 100% prevention rate as possible since all I had to do was look sideways at the Wife and she was knocked up. With both kids I was like a sniper - one shot, one kid Anyway, I went with the local teaching hospital's urology clinic "no cut" program - everything happened through a small hole poked into the sack. A bit of discomfort for a couple days and then all was and continues to be well. Just don't forget to be careful for the first month and until you go back with your sample to prove that the surgery was successful. Probably the worst part of the whole thing was trying to keep everything under control as the very hot nurse was prepping me for the procedure

pigeon wrote: Just don't forget to be careful for the first month and until you go back with your sample to prove that the surgery was successful.

I know a couple with 5 kids for this very reason. They had 3, he got the snip, they didn't verify, and guess what - bonus twins.

pigeon wrote: Anyway, I went with the local teaching hospital's urology clinic "no cut" program - everything happened through a small hole poked into the sack.

Not only did the urologist I attempted to go to make me wait for an hour before telling me that it would be another hour before the consultation, but they also didn't do this. I'll have to keep looking.

Do you need a coupon to get the $99 dollar price? It cost more to get Ollie the wonderdog done.

My primary care physician did it in his office. He came highly recommended by several physicians and does them in his office all the time. No lasers. Not sure what he cut. I was half chatting with him and half reading my GRM mag the entire 15 minutes lol.

In reply to Wally:

My insurance took care of all but the $20 co-pay. You see, The Procedure costs a whole lot less than kids for an insurer, too.

I just remember the really cute nurse in the room

A friend of mine swears that he played golf the afternoon of his snip. However, all my equipment turned black by that evening and all I could make myself do for the first two days is sit perfectly still, and wash down pain pills with bourbon and coke. Would I do it again, absolutely, this planet is way overpopulated as it is. I think the problem was that the urologist had to dig around more than usual. The process was extremely painful. I'm sure my experience is not the norm though.

I'm torn, because it took 5 years and a billion-dollars in fertility doctors to get her knocked up, so why worry about it? But then again, my luck will be accidental quadruplets.

In reply to Graefin10:

Sorry, that sounds like no fun. For Lugnut's nerves, I will confirm that the hardest part of the whole thing was trying to remain as couch-bound as I was told to be.

I got bored pretty quickly, even though I'd stuffed the media server with racing. I don't sit around well (not that you'd know it by my project progress).

The hassle is most of the people doing this aren't the ones that are overpopulating the world.

And after horror stories from all my friends who did it and research that showed there were fewer side effects when the female did it. The world won out on my part. No more kids AND I'll be able to repopulate the world if asked to.

carguy123 wrote: But what if there's a world war or epidemic or something and you are the only male left alive? How will you repopulate the world?

Don't worry. Thats what I built the Love Bunker for. Can never be too ready.

wasn't this topic an episode on Seinfeld?

I knew at an early age that kids were not for me so at age 18 and legaly in charge of myself I found a urologist that would consent to a vasectomy on such a young childfree person.

20 years later I don't regret the decision. Not a bit.

A buddy of mine went out on his motorcycle and hit the trails 6 hours after his procedure. Mine was more invasive as it was actual surgery because they had to remove a hydrocele that was in the way and I still recovered faster from I than I did my wisdom teeth removal.