Vasectomy advice

so does one look up a number for a urologist to setup an appointment?
 
milomak said:
so does one look up a number for a urologist to setup an appointment?
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Seriously ... look up Marie Stopes Clinic. They're in all major centres and at around a grand you won't find anything cheaper (ok anything decent I meant)
Procedure around 15 minutes, total consultation around 45 minutes (they seem to feel the need to counsel you about the snip before you go ahead)

they've got a website
 
good on you McSack. You username is quite appropriate for this topic.
 
Where's the fun in shooting blanks? Maybe discuss the pill as an option with your partner?
 
I had it done a few years ago. Mostly painless. Just a dull ache for 24 hours after the op. 1 stitch and the doc said I could go to gym the next day.
Discovery medical aid paid in full - R3000 approx. The whole thing took about 20 minutes.

A friend wasn't so lucky. The stitch got infected and his little friend turned all kinds of fancy colors. Like any procedure it's not without risk but 99% of people have no issues.

The doc mentioned that reversal is possible and these days a very successful procedure. Medical aid will not pay for a reversal and he said the cost was 'usually between R65k and R80k' done under general anesthetic and takes 4 hours.
 
Waaib said:
I had it done a few years ago. Mostly painless. Just a dull ache for 24 hours after the op. 1 stitch and the doc said I could go to gym the next day.
Discovery medical aid paid in full - R3000 approx. The whole thing took about 20 minutes.
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is it done while you are awake or also dosed out ?
 
Chicken Boo said:
Thinking of having one, anyone got any doctor recommendations (or recommendations against) in Gauteng? What sort of cost is involved? will medical aid generally cover it?
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Do you have kids though? Doc's are fairly unlikely to agree to do it if you don't have kids yet.
 
Waaib said:
Do you have kids though? Doc's are fairly unlikely to agree to do it if you don't have kids yet.
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I would imagine that it's not really their decision to make. Some people don't want kids - I know of a few.
 
Necuno said:
is it done while you are awake or also dosed out ?
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You can choose. I chose local. The guy in the bed next to me was doing it under general. If you go for general anesthetic it costs a bit more because you need an anesthesiologist there, you spend a full day in hospital being monitored for post op issues.

I vote for local though. When else do you get 5 nurses playing with your nether regions willingly and remember it?
 
Waaib said:
You can choose. I chose local. The guy in the bed next to me was doing it under general. If you go for general anesthetic it costs a bit more because you need an anesthesiologist there, you spend a full day in hospital being monitored for post op issues.

I vote for local though. When else do you get 5 nurses playing with your nether regions willingly and remember it?
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i don't like going under so when the time comes also be local :D
 
Waaib said:
You can choose. I chose local. The guy in the bed next to me was doing it under general. If you go for general anesthetic it costs a bit more because you need an anesthesiologist there, you spend a full day in hospital being monitored for post op issues.

I vote for local though. When else do you get 5 nurses playing with your nether regions willingly and remember it?
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Have you seen our SA nurses? :sick:

Maybe that's why he did it under general anesthetic :p
 
Smooth Criminal said:
Where's the fun in shooting blanks? Maybe discuss the pill as an option with your partner?
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The pill has all kind of side effects on ladies though. If you are married with kids etc. The simplest route is the snip.

AcidRaZor said:
Well even if I do get a snip I'd always wrap it before I tap it. With women sleeping around as much as they do these days (yes even the married ones or ones in "committed" relationships) I don't want to die for a few minutes of pleasure...
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This reminds me of the thing at work. We had openly discussed The Snip over lunch. I was thinking about getting it done it and a colleague was telling us about it, much like the info in this thread. The next day he started getting flirty SMS's several of which referred to 'no risk sex'. About a week later it turned out to be a female colleague who had sat in on the conversation. She was married but looking for something on the side and decided this was a 'safe' option. She got divorced about a year later.
 
Smooth Criminal said:
Have you seen our SA nurses? :sick:

Maybe that's why he did it under general anesthetic :p
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Not on Discovery. I had 1 red head, 2 blonds and 2 brunettes. To be completely honest the Doc was also there and he had a grey beard and one of the brunettes was a male nurse but I usually leave that part out.
 
Dusk said:
Is a vasectomy reversible ?
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If you're already thinking along those lines don't have it done. Use some other form of contraception
Vasectomy is reversable but pretty complicated and therefore fsk-off expensive
 
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