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Getting Fixed (snip)

Jul 15, 2010
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I am about to go under the knife for the snip (vasectomy sounds incredibly painful). My reluctance thus far has been purely cycling related. How long will I be off the bike? Anyone with experience please let me know. If this has been covered somewhere else, please redirect me. thanks
 
jayfro72 said:
I am about to go under the knife for the snip (vasectomy sounds incredibly painful). My reluctance thus far has been purely cycling related. How long will I be off the bike? Anyone with experience please let me know. If this has been covered somewhere else, please redirect me. thanks

Well i had my "Snip done"about 2.5 years ago...It took about 3 weeks before i had the courage to go out on a ride,but everything was fine..
Sidenote:My wife says I perform better after the snip";)
 
Aug 5, 2009
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Had the procedure done and three days later did a week-long bike trip in Vermont and New Hampshire. It is just a couple of incisions. No pain. I just made sure I washed thoroughly down there after each ride and put some triple antibiotic ointment on the incisions before and after each ride. Don't use too much ointment as that can cause a rash in some users.
 
Jan 4, 2010
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it depends on how the doctor does the surgery. I could get on the bike that day, no problem. My buddy had a really old doctor who did it old way and was out 3 weeks.
 
Aug 19, 2010
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Don't know the method the doc used on me, but was probably the old fashioned way. After all the drugs wore off it felt like I had been kicked in the groin really hard. I wanted to ride, I was really missing riding, but you couldn't have got me on a saddle for weeks.