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Fatasfooook · 07/05/2019 12:58

Can I ask those of you whose partners have had a vasectomy, or if you are a man reading this that has had one, what was the recovery time? How are you straight after? My husband is going to have one in a few weeks and the very same day I am going to be away so he will need to look after our young children (primary school age) in the evening. Will he be able to do this or will he be in too much pain?

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Gizmo79 · 07/05/2019 13:00

He should be fine. My OH had to do the same as I was working, he grumbled a bit, but that was to do with the kids, not the pain.

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Fatasfooook · 07/05/2019 13:02

Great, did your husband take the next day off work?

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CurtainsOpen · 07/05/2019 13:02

Be alright.

MrsMonkeyBear · 07/05/2019 13:02

Other than not being able to have the kids sit on his knee. Dh was fine. His was done very late in the evening but I was back at work the next morning so he had to carry on as normal.

Skihound · 07/05/2019 13:03

I went with OH and had barely opened my book when he was done - he drove home and was back on his bike (cycle) after 3 days was no problem - he had kids that night as I went to Netball

PrincessDaff · 07/05/2019 13:05

My partner was fine after a few days. The day of having it done he was told to rest with an ice pack on his bits, but your partner could do this while sitting watching the kids. He just couldn't do any heavy lifting for a week I think but the recovery was great. Neither of us expected it to be as quick as it was.

OutrageousFlavourLikeFreesias · 07/05/2019 13:08

DH was fine. Some bruising and a bit of soreness, but he didn't take any time off and was waking, driving, etc as usual straight after.

However, some men do have a lot of pain and discomfort and need much longer to recover. It is surgery and it can have complications. So do be kind to him, and be ready for him to need looking after.

Tighnabruaich · 07/05/2019 13:10

Mine took the afternoon off work to have it done, and was back at work the following morning. Some mild discomfort and a bit of bruising, but no big deal. He was in and out of the clinic in no time.

Normandy144 · 07/05/2019 13:14

My DH was advised to lie down and rest, no lifting etc. Basically you want to avoid swelling and pressure to the area and the best way is to lay horizontal. The more you overdo it the higher the chance of it not healing well and causing problems down the line. DH had his operation mid morning and then i sent him to bed for the rest of the day. He took the following day off work and again rested. By the next day he was a lot more mobile and worked from home but still kept rested. If you can avoid it then I'd reschedule so he doesn't have to be doing childcare that very same day.

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Fatasfooook · 07/05/2019 17:25

Thanks

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Fatasfooook · 07/05/2019 17:26

Thanks, will try and get someone else to have the children I think. And I will definitely be kind and gentle with him :-)

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Chancewouldbeafinethlng · 07/05/2019 17:27

Dh was in pain and very tender for at least a week after his. The pain went and was left feeling tender and sensitive for a couple more weeks after that.

Everyone is different but I would try and put plans in place in case he does feel sore from it.

SmiledWithTheRisingSun · 07/05/2019 17:29

Should be fine.

GarthFunkel · 07/05/2019 18:23

DH had his on Saturday morning, walked home, was back at work on the Monday. He didn't get much of a deliberate rest over the weekend but he wasn't mowing the lawn or cooking a 5 course meal.

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