When you wake from surgery, you will have a scrotal support jock strap on. This will be covering the two separate scrotal incisions. As the incisions are quite small, there usually isn't much pain that is not well controlled by painkillers you can take by mouth. The majority of men have pain that is similar to or less than when you underwent the initial vasectomy.
Important: As you will have a general anaesthetic, you cannot drive home yourself and you need to make sure someone is with you overnight.
The stitches are dissolvable and will fall away after a few weeks. You can have a shower on the day after surgery. You should avoid sitting in a hot bath for some months, as this can adversely alter sperm function.
As the stitches used to reconnect your cut vas tubes are very fine, it is important to undertake light duties only and not to undertake any rigorous physical activity for 2-3 weeks. You should also refrain from sexual activity for 3 weeks.
Most patients experience minor discomfort managed with paracetamol. Occasionally ibuprofen or codeine is needed. It is possible that a lot of internal bleeding occurs that makes the scrotum swollen and bruised. Rarely, further surgery is needed. It is also rare to get infection in the surgical wounds but if they become red or discharge fluid, you may need antibiotics.
It can take an average of one year for your partner to become pregnant, although it is not unusual for this to occur within a few months.
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