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FYI: vasectomies don't "go great" as a "simple procedure"..... Quite unpleasant actually. Not life threatening.....but still a really shit experience.
Mild inconvenience at worst. Don't spread misinformation about this awesome procedure.
Sounds like you just had a shit doc doing yours.
I'm one of the unlucky ones who had years of pain afterward. I think the complication rate is underreported, by a lot. I went back and asked for help with the pain and they basically told me I was imagining it.
Also, it's not really helpful to dismiss any accounts that don't fit your narrative as "just a shit doc." Even if that's true, most laypeople can't distinguish a shit doctor from a good one. FWIW, the doc that did mine had several interns watching and learning during my procedure, so apparently he was the best they had.
Thank you for sharing your experience. It can be so frustrating to hear a doctor tell you that over a year of pain is just your imagination.