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7/13/2013 2:36:35 PM

sitting here with a bag of frozen onions on my balls

7/19/2013 10:54:13 AM

Pearl onions for the family jewels? Good luck for a speedy recovery.

7/19/2013 11:04:24 AM

chopped onions for my chopped sack. it's all we had

thanks

7/19/2013 11:10:40 AM

well hopefully it wasn't too traumatic

but congrats!

7/20/2013 3:45:40 PM

the first nut was painless. when he went to the second nut, it was hurting a little, so he shot me with some more anesthetic and i was good to go.

little sore now, but it's not too bad. totally worth it.

7/20/2013 4:05:42 PM

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"he shot me with some more anesthetic"

He stuck a needle in your man parts???

Just the thought makes me cringe.

7/20/2013 8:07:14 PM

well, i wasn't watching, but my wife was. she said they stuck it right in my scrotum. i felt the needle, but honestly it was kinda hard to tell what they were sticking it in. the valium didn't help.

it was pretty cool that they let her stand there and watch them clamp off the vas and snip them right out.

7/20/2013 8:17:30 PM

I don't think I could have watched that

7/20/2013 8:38:58 PM

haha, she wanted proof

7/20/2013 9:12:26 PM

we'll get proof in 8 weeks

7/20/2013 9:25:23 PM

or 9 months if the doctor fucked up.

7/20/2013 11:50:15 PM

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"she said they stuck it right in my scrotum. i felt the needle"

Yep. Well this thread convinced me to never get a vasectomy ever

[Edited on July 21, 2013 at 12:16 AM. Reason : .]

7/21/2013 12:15:22 AM

It's an extremely small price to pay for what you get. Don't be a pussy.

7/21/2013 9:17:50 AM

^^it's not a big deal, but whatever. i've heard too many stories of the other BC methods failing for folks.

7/21/2013 10:25:11 AM

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"I don't think I could have watched that"

It was harder to watch him be uncomfortable from across the room that it was to be beside the doctor watching the actually procedure...but I have no problem with gore on tv/movies/tdub either.

It was really cool to see though, especially since they don't just snip the vas, they cut out a little portion probably 1/8 inch on both sides.

7/21/2013 10:29:35 AM

Yeah, a vasectomy is probably the most reliable once you get past those first months and prove that your semen is all clear.

But I saw a vasectomy reversal on one of those health channels and it's definitely cringe worthy. Those are some tender parts that they're poking around in.

7/21/2013 10:34:07 AM

Don't be that guy like the guy the SO worked with. He made the wife get snipped (which is major surgery) so he didn't have to have another guy touch his balls.

7/21/2013 1:14:35 PM

If she agreed to it, she deserves him.

7/21/2013 1:15:45 PM

7/21/2013 1:33:16 PM

an update in case anyone cares:

the real soreness was gone in 3 or 4 days. i was still a little tender a little over a week after the procedure. pretty much only hurt when things got in a bad position. i'm good to go now. i'd highly recommend the procedure.

7/31/2013 8:38:22 PM

got confirmation that i'm shooting blanks today

9/20/2013 9:48:57 PM

Congrats!

9/21/2013 8:27:33 AM

Praise The Lord!

9/21/2013 8:49:43 AM

bunch of selfish fucks in this thread.

9/21/2013 9:55:41 AM

selfish?

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"A: i say bomb the shit out of them. cruise missiles have a shelf life anyway don't they?"

you mean like that?

stfu you genocidal maniac. go find your Switched Translation Fabric Unit.


[Edited on September 21, 2013 at 10:00 AM. Reason : ]

9/21/2013 9:59:36 AM

Congrats, NeuseRvrRat!

9/21/2013 1:50:56 PM

I wonder how hard it would be to find a doctor to perform this for me. I'm not married or in a relationship, and I know a lot of docs won't do it without certain conditions being met.

9/21/2013 1:53:07 PM

You have to find the right one, but I'm sure one will do it. When I had my IUD put in it was a newer trend and lots of doctors wouldn't put one in a single childless girl but my GYN would because she knew me and was fine with it. And this is "safer" because it doesn't put you at risk of getting infections from STDs that would leave you barren.

9/21/2013 2:43:36 PM

Call planned parenthood and see who they suggest for it. That's how I found the gyno that tied my tubes. I got a list from them and looked for the one that I thought would do the best job. Went and had an appointment with 2 of them before I made the final decision, but the surgery is much more involved for women.

9/21/2013 7:30:02 PM

i had absolutely no issues being a married 25 year old with no kids and getting it done. the "consultation" was really just a rundown of the procedure. there was no "are you sure?", "you're pretty young for this", "no kids never???" type stuff.

on the day of the procedure, i had a different doctor than the one from the consultation. as he was preparing, he asked how many kids we had. i said "none and i'd like to stay that way." he says "you sure?" "yep!" "alright."

[Edited on September 21, 2013 at 10:07 PM. Reason : but this was in wilmington]

9/21/2013 10:07:36 PM

^^^ IUDs rule. Every girl should have one.

Unfortunately I can't dictate that, and there's no guarantee that she couldn't have it taken out and not mention that to me, so...

^ Has there been any effect sexually? Everything works just like it always did? Feels just the same as before when you empty the magazine?

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"so he didn't have to have another guy touch his balls with sharp poking and cutting tools"

Fixed it for you.

[Edited on September 22, 2013 at 12:27 AM. Reason : ]

9/22/2013 12:26:02 AM

no effects at all

9/22/2013 7:59:35 AM

Here's a thread I posted three years ago about this:

http://thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=598204

I'm still 95% sure that I'm not having kids. The only concern I have now is that when I am old I will have no one to advocate for me to make sure I'm getting quality care when I am not competent enough to make these decisions for myself.

10/20/2013 4:08:11 PM

Marry a super young dude.

10/20/2013 5:10:31 PM

I stand by my comments in your thread, Shawna. Still don't want kids, would much rather retire early and spend more time at the lakehouse I'll be able to buy in lieu of spending money raising a child.

10/20/2013 5:12:56 PM

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"I'm still 95% sure that I'm not having kids. The only concern I have now is that when I am old I will have no one to advocate for me to make sure I'm getting quality care when I am not competent enough to make these decisions for myself."

That's when it's time to break out the helium balloons, IMO.

10/21/2013 8:59:18 AM

My wife and I have been discussing this for the past week. The more we talk about the less motivated we are to have a kid. Neither of us is especially attached to the idea of children other than "It'd be cool if...." The possible complications, cost, and time all have us leaning toward being child-free.

1/15/2014 9:42:47 AM

Babies are fucking expensive.

1/15/2014 9:53:49 AM

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"The only concern I have now is that when I am old I will have no one to advocate for me to make sure I'm getting quality care when I am not competent enough to make these decisions for myself."

Sorry, but the first thing that popped into my head when I read this was...

1/15/2014 10:14:18 AM

^^Exactly, and neither of us works a job that brings in a great deal of money. I honestly don't know how my parents managed with three kids and divorcing.

1/15/2014 10:40:05 AM

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"I'm still 95% sure that I'm not having kids. The only concern I have now is that when I am old I will have no one to advocate for me to make sure I'm getting quality care when I am not competent enough to make these decisions for myself."

That's the price you pay. You can't have your cake and eat it too. Those who choose to have children subject themselves to a great deal of misery during their lives, but if they are lucky enough to have children who care for them and who survive to their parents' old age, it may be returned.

In a perfect world the level of happiness would be net zero.

[/person who doesn't have kids...yet...and is slightly terrified of the concept...]

1/16/2014 12:04:53 AM

And another thing...

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""why does "i'm not going to have kids" necessarily come with a smug attitude about it?""

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"People who have children are just as smug about their choice. Either side has a right to be satisfied with their decision."

I wish there was a term that wasn't loaded. "Childfree" treats children as a malady, much like "disease-free". "Childless" treats the lack of children as a great loss, much like "heartless". It would be nice if the discussion could go on between interested parties on both sides without each using a loaded term meant to belittle the other.

1/16/2014 12:12:48 AM

why do we need to have a discussion between the two sides? make your choice and live with the consequences.

1/16/2014 7:06:38 AM

^ this.

No need to convince others why you are doing what you are doing is the right way. Whatever path you choose is the right choice for you and that is how it should be.

1/16/2014 7:16:38 AM

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"why do we need to have a discussion between the two sides? make your choice and live with the consequences."

I'm not saying that each camp should continue evangelizing the other, I'm just saying that it would be nice for a netural term to exist other than "people with no kids". Since when is lack of discussion between differering viewpoints a good thing?

Though I suppose it's not the point of this thread, so I'll say no more.

1/16/2014 9:13:01 AM

people who choose not to have kids are ridiculously selfish, holier-than-thou, genetic dead ends. any other opinion is wrong.

1/16/2014 9:41:59 AM

^^I think the term is "married people". Quit with the "society is oppressing us because of our lifestyle choice" nonsense. You're not a victim of anything. Live your life and move on.

1/16/2014 9:43:19 AM

Sometimes I feel like I should know one way or another whether or not I want kids. I admit that part of me is super selfish and I don't want to commit to something so stressful and permanent, or give up my cushy lifestyle and on-a-whim travel opportunities.

But on the other hand, sometimes I think - how hard could it be? Seems like every idiot I went to high school with is procreating (multiple times) and their gene pools really should have stopped with them. I'm being selfish to the world because my husband and I are both intelligent and well-rounded; I can only assume our offspring could attempt to counteract the stupid. But I also worry that it's too late and the world is going to shit anyway. /conceited rant

1/16/2014 9:47:20 AM

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tuenight/silly-things-people-have-said-to-me-when-i-tell-them-im-not-having-kids_b_4098642.html

1/16/2014 9:51:06 AM