Fred Matthews

Alright, my family is complete and my wife has been telling me that I will be the one to get fixed...not real excited about it.

My question is, to those of you that have been fixed, how long did it take you to get over the pain enough to get back on the bike, run or swim? Should I wait until after the tri season to get it done?

I'm not looking forward to it at all but thought I would see what ya'll have done...if you've done it that is.

Thanks

Snail Male

Been there, done that. It turned out to be less of a big deal than I was prepared for. You can milk it for a few days of pampering, maybe even a meal or three in bed, but the recovery was something I measured in days, not weeks - and certainly not months - so your season should be mostly intact. Go with your doc's recommendations for protecting the stitches; your laddies should be ready to rock in no time.

Racingboo

My hubby had the big snip done years ago, and it was no big deal. A quick in and out to the doctor's, recovery time of something like a week at most before he was right as rain. The worst for him as far as I can remember was a bit of itching from the shaven hair growing back.

jetta-the-hut

yeah just dont over do it after the surgery I did and it put me out for a week, after that I was back riding- I just took it easy.

Fred Matthews

That is about what I was hoping to hear. I don't carry a heavy race load anyways but I didn't want to miss any races if the recovery process would make training/racing difficult.

Thanks for replying to an odd post.

Fred

900aero

It took me a week to be moving with true comfort, a couple of weeks before it was completely back to normal. My experience seems to be on the long side but then I had it done under local anaesthetic at a small clinic. Friends who had it as a bigger operation under general recovered quicker. Whatever you do, follow the Drs instructions and don't rush your recovery. I'd plan for a blip in your activity routine, not a huge, season-ending disaster.

Snail Male

I never knew it to be done under general; mine was, like yours, local & at a small clinic. Sounds like we were within a few days of similar to one another for recovery times.

ridethatbike

I'd agree with all of the above. I had it done stitchless, so there was no second visit except for submitting a "sample" to make sure the procedure worked as advertised. Also, the key to the whole thing is to take it EASY for the first two days. It's when guys try and be tough men and go out and do yard work later that afternoon (like my dad did). That almost certainly guarantees a complication, and you WILL END UP IN PAIN. So, like I said, take it easy for 2 days and only then begin to gradually work in some activity. You might not even be that uncomfortable later that day, but just remember my dad's story. ;-)

Good luck, the pain is more intense between the ears than anywhere else.

jetta-the-hut

Holy Crap, Im getting my money back! All my pain was between my legs, my wife saidI haven't been right since! lol!

Ronniewo

or a few BJ's until you've gotten rid of all of the swimmers.