Feeling discouraged, need to hear your experiences.
Had my procedure done on 5/15/26, which wasn’t without its complications. I arrived that day and discovered during the procedure that I’m resistant to lidocaine (yay!). The doctor had to give me several shots before finally giving me a warning that if I was still feeling pain after that, he would have to book an OR to complete the procedure. Luckily, the last shot did the trick, but I think all the false starts may have added to my recovery time.
After waiting the recomended 2 weeks of recovery I did my due diligence, waited another 10 weeks and got well over the recommended 35 ejaculations before mailing my sample in on 8/11/26. Got the results back today, and my sperm count is still at the higher end of the fertile range. I did my test through Fellow, and they're sending me a second test to take after another month and at least 20 more ejaculations.
Has anyone had a similar experience? I’m curious how many people got significantly better results on their second test versus how many ultimately had to have another vasectomy. Given the issues I had with the first one, I’m definitely hesitant to go for round two.
Might start shopping for houses near power plants, however. 😂