Newsday.com carried a story yesterday on vasectomy reversal, in which they gave some interesting statistics. They actually contradict themselves in one case where they give two different numbers. In one place they say 5% of men with vasectomies will ultimately undergo a reversal; in another place they say 7%. Part of the article deals [...]
We just received a nice check in the mail — my health insurance provider paid for part of the cost of my vasectomy reversal. It didn’t cover the entire thing, but we did get reimbursed for $796 of the costs of surgery. And we could have gotten, and may yet get, even more. To thoroughly [...]
I’ve hesitated in writing this post, but it seems like something anyone undergoing this surgery should know about. So pardon the graphic nature — it’s best if you (and your partner) are not surprised by these things!
Quoting from the post-vasectomy reversal care instructions I received:
“In the first few weeks after surgery you may notice small [...]
I searched online this past weekend for vasectomy reversal message forums and found some resources that may prove useful to some readers:
Active forums focusing exclusively on vasectomy reversal
Vasectomy Reversal Support Group – An active group. You must register to view though.
Vasectomy Reversal Q&A – Another active group, located at iVillage.
Vasectomy Reversal – An [...]
The day after my vasectomy reversal, I said, “there really hasn’t been any pain to speak of, just discomfort.” Three weeks later, I want to confirm that. Maybe I have a high pain threshold, but there really wasn’t much, if any, of what I would call pain.
Now discomfort — that’s another story. If you’ve been [...]
Well, it’s been eight days, and things are healing nicely down there. I thought this might be a good time to review the post-vasectomy reversal care instructions I was given. The preceding link has the full regime provided by my doctor, but here are the highlights:
The several hour drive home was interesting, since I had [...]
In a previous comment, agness asked “Did they find live sperm from the testical side of the vas?” My wife spoke to the doctor, after the surgery, who said that he found sperm on the left side, and that the fluid was good on both sides. I’m not really sure what that means in terms [...]
It seems like I have a lot to report on, so I’ll get right to it. First of all, I’m feeling well enough to post myself, instead of leaving it to my wife like yesterday. I’m a little tired though; the post vasectomy reversal regime called for applying an ice pack every couple of hours, [...]
So what if the vasectomy reversal doesn’t work? In certain situations, sperm can be extracted for freezing, to provide an option for future in vitro fertilization (IVF). Whether or not this can be done depends on the type of vasectomy reversal performed. If it’s a vasovasectomy, they cannot recover sperm during the surgery (apparently [...]
This is a common question — how much does a vasectomy reversal cost? According to information sent me by my doctor, the cost is $6600. My wife, who did the research in selecting a surgeon, tells me that his rates are actually lower than many. And the quoted price doesn’t include extras that [...]
