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#1 May 01 2009 at 4:09 AM Rating: Good
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All kidding aside, I finally went to a urologist after having a testicular torsion 17 years ago. Now, I don't know if any guys out there have ever gone through this but I can tell you it is the single most painful event a man can ever experience. Welp, my old man is cheap, so I just kind of dealt with it until now, when I thought I could just go in and get it taken care of. Turns out it's not that simple.

I visited with the Dr. and he told me I am going to require an Orchiopexy, an Orchiectomy, and finally a vasectomy. Just the doctor fees alone for this are $3000. I have to call the hospital this morning and get registered for the surgery. I have no idea how much this is going to be. Thankfully my work is totally cool and is letting me borrow the money I need for the operation.

Now, everything I have read so far says it is a fairly simple procedure but I have never been under the knife, ever. I have to get this fixed though. The big bummer is I take motrin everyday to get rid of the constant headaches I have and now I can't take that either.

I guess it was a birth defect. Turns out the ******** is supposed to be attached to the ******* and mine aren't. The Dr. said that if I don't get it fixed, there is a chance that the other one could torsion as well, requiring removal of both, along with my sex drive, and I would have to take testosterone for the rest of my life, which would suck. He said that he had a 72 year old patient torsion about a week ago. Let me tell you, if I was 72 and was suffering from a torsion, I would wrap my car around a tree to end the pain.

I guess on the upside, seeing as how it happened 17 years ago, it's not cancer, otherwise my *** would have been in a pine box years ago.

So, this sucks. I am really really scared.
#2 May 01 2009 at 4:12 AM Rating: Good
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finally a vasectomy.
I for one, am relieved.
#3 May 01 2009 at 4:12 AM Rating: Good
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Good luck with your balls.
#4 May 01 2009 at 4:15 AM Rating: Good
I bet you'll make a killing singing in some European boy's choir.
#5 May 01 2009 at 4:18 AM Rating: Good
Let's just hope the surgeon doesn't balls-up the operation.
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#6 May 01 2009 at 4:20 AM Rating: Good
Actually, to set your mind at ease a bit, a friend of mine had a bilateral orchiectomy last year and she reported minimal pain and after the swelling went down (about a week after surgery), she didn't even have much discomfort.

Good luck, and don't take it out on the kids. Facial bones need time to heal.
#7 May 01 2009 at 4:24 AM Rating: Excellent
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So they are going to attach both your ********* to your *******, to anchor them properly?

Very, very good luck with healing well.

But what is with the headaches, as well? That's not something normal, that you should just be living with. Um, you do know that many types of painkillers cause headaches about 4-7 days after you take them, because the products they break down into as they are metabolised don't agree with the body?
#8 May 01 2009 at 4:28 AM Rating: Excellent
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So they are going to attach both your ********* to your *******, to anchor them properly?
One stays, one goes.

Orchiopexy: Putting a ******** in the ******* and fixing it there.
Orchiectomy: Surgical removal of a ********.
#9 May 01 2009 at 4:31 AM Rating: Good
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Are they gonna insert a prosthetic ******** to help you keep balance? Your entire center of gravity changes when you lose one.
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#10 May 01 2009 at 4:36 AM Rating: Good
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Now now, there's no need to get your balls in a knot.
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#11 May 01 2009 at 4:39 AM Rating: Good
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I had a tortion a few years back, the operation is painless. It may be a bit uncomfortable for a while after though. I agree with it being the most painful thing a guy can experience, I threw up quite a lot just because it hurt so much. There was one thing though, I woke up after the operation with no pubes, I felt like a 9 year old all over again.
#12 May 01 2009 at 4:51 AM Rating: Decent
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I had a tortion a few years back, the operation is painless. It may be a bit uncomfortable for a while after though. I agree with it being the most painful thing a guy can experience, I threw up quite a lot just because it hurt so much. There was one thing though, I woke up after the operation with no pubes, I felt like a 9 year old all over again.
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#13 May 01 2009 at 4:53 AM Rating: Good
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Acetyl wrote:
I had a tortion a few years back, the operation is painless. It may be a bit uncomfortable for a while after though. I agree with it being the most painful thing a guy can experience, I threw up quite a lot just because it hurt so much. There was one thing though, I woke up after the operation with no pubes, I felt like a 9 year old all over again.
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Ew, I thought you only beat kids. That's sick.
#14 May 01 2009 at 5:21 AM Rating: Decent
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Actually, to set your mind at ease a bit, a friend of mine had a bilateral orchiectomy last year and she reported minimal pain and after the swelling went down (about a week after surgery), she didn't even have much discomfort.

Good luck, and don't take it out on the kids. Facial bones need time to heal.


Mindel wrote:
Orchiectomy: Surgical removal of a ********.



What kind of friends do YOU have?

Edited, May 1st 2009 8:21am by BrownDuck
#15 May 01 2009 at 5:28 AM Rating: Good
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Mindel wrote:
Actually, to set your mind at ease a bit, a friend of mine had a bilateral orchiectomy last year and she reported minimal pain and after the swelling went down (about a week after surgery), she didn't even have much discomfort.

Good luck, and don't take it out on the kids. Facial bones need time to heal.


Mindel wrote:
Orchiectomy: Surgical removal of a ********.



What kind of friends do YOU have?

Edited, May 1st 2009 8:21am by BrownDuck
She's trans, dingleberry. The poor girl had the misfortune of being born with a *****. She opted to have the berries removed ahead of the twig because she had a bad reaction to the meds they give to suppress testosterone.

WAY TO THINK OUTSIDE YOUR HETERONORMATIVE CISSEXUAL-PRIVILEGED WORLDVIEW, JEEZ!
#16 May 01 2009 at 5:34 AM Rating: Default
Well Senji, I know we've never been the best of friends, but I hope you believe me when I say I hope you die on the operating table, but not until they remove your ********. Insult to injury, and all that.

Honestly though, the statistics are staggering. One out of every five people who undergoes an operation, even something as simple as a tonsillectomy, dies within twenty-four hours.
#17 May 01 2009 at 5:37 AM Rating: Good
Don't be silly, BT, he won't die on the operating table.

He'll just be half a man for all of his life.
#18 May 01 2009 at 5:39 AM Rating: Decent
I know one sure-fire way to feel like a big man:











I look at my intact reproductive organ in the mirror. I don't know what to suggest for Senji, though.

Edited, May 1st 2009 6:40am by Barkingturtle
#19 May 01 2009 at 6:21 AM Rating: Decent
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Grandfather Barkingturtle wrote:
I know one sure-fire way to feel like a big man:











I look at my intact reproductive organ in the mirror. I don't know what to suggest for Senji, though.

Edited, May 1st 2009 6:40am by Barkingturtle
Whatever makes you happy.
#20 May 01 2009 at 6:35 AM Rating: Good
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Don't be silly, BT, he won't die on the operating table.

He'll just be half a man for all of his life.


Smiley: lol
#21 May 01 2009 at 6:57 AM Rating: Good
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Grandfather Barkingturtle wrote:
I know one sure-fire way to feel like a big man:











I look at my intact reproductive organ in the mirror. I don't know what to suggest for Senji, though.

Edited, May 1st 2009 6:40am by Barkingturtle



Then he notices that his *** and thighs are getting fat and wonders if he should go back to "Sweatin' to the Oldies".
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#22 May 01 2009 at 7:10 AM Rating: Decent
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Mindel wrote:
WAY TO THINK OUTSIDE YOUR HETERONORMATIVE CISSEXUAL-PRIVILEGED WORLDVIEW, JEEZ!


What the **** is a cissexual?
#23 May 01 2009 at 7:11 AM Rating: Good
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If you're worried about not being able to take motrin then ask about tramadol. (sp?) My doc gave me that stuff after surgery because I couldn't take ibuprofen and it works ok.
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#24 May 01 2009 at 7:22 AM Rating: Good
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zepoodle wrote:
Mindel wrote:
WAY TO THINK OUTSIDE YOUR HETERONORMATIVE CISSEXUAL-PRIVILEGED WORLDVIEW, JEEZ!


What the @#%^ is a cissexual?


It's a bisexual that got a lower grade for misspelling the word.
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#25 May 01 2009 at 7:36 AM Rating: Good
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Kavekk wrote:
Don't be silly, BT, he won't die on the operating table.

He'll just be half a man for all of his life.


Smiley: lol


Look here, Kavekk. I want to show you something.

Here is why you don't always want to appeal to the lowest common denominator and make the obvious joke. You just brought joy to a ******.

Smiley: schooled
#26 May 01 2009 at 7:57 AM Rating: Good
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Mindel wrote:
WAY TO THINK OUTSIDE YOUR HETERONORMATIVE CISSEXUAL-PRIVILEGED WORLDVIEW, JEEZ!


What the @#%^ is a cissexual?
A cissexual person is one who identifies as and is comfortable expressing their gender as assigned at birth.

You would know this if you were more involved in LGBT advocacy. Smiley: schooled
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