I loved this thread back in 2010 and now it's becoming more real. Love the kids we have but that's enough. Had the referral pinned to the fridge for nearly 9 months.
What I've gleaned from this thread:
- it's not fun but not too bad. It can't be as rough as actually giving birth.
- listen to the doctors advice on recovery
- think about freezing a sample because you don't know what may happen in the future
Question: trying to work out the best time to have it done. Need to work it around training which involves running. I'll obviously ask the urologist but in others experience how long do you wait until you can run again (~20km).
If you haven't done so, I recommend reading this thread from the start.
Well, I'm not THE urologist, but I am A urologist. I would counsel against running anything like 20km for at least a week but probably 2.
My general advice to my patients is:-
No heavy lifting / strenuous activity (running, cycling(esp), weights etc...) for the first week then ease into it. IF there is any bruising or swelling, make it 2 weeks to be safe. Don't swim for 2-3 weeks to be safe so the sutures don't dissolve prematurely.
First 2 days - stay off your feet as much as possible, ice (pack of peas) every 2 hours or so for 15 mins to minimise swelling / bruising.
I've done LOTS of these and I have not had any of the horror stories listed in this thread, touch wood (so to speak!). But I am very specific about all this stuff with all my patients.
Hope it all goes well.