Has anyone done the BIG snip?

[Hairy]

Any new additions to this "club"

Was chatting to the wife now and I may be putting in an application for membership soon.

[Jigghead]

I had mine done in 2008, under local anesthetic. I got a call from the doctor's rooms around 90mins before I had to be there, I was told this would happen. Wheeled into theatre on time and was home around 2hrs after the procedure.

 

Apart from some discomfort for a few days afterwards, it was pretty easy. I even managed a business trip down to Durban two or three days afterwards, only difference was that I needed an automatic rental car for this particular trip!

 

[BaGearA]

On 7/25/2023 at 1:42 PM, Hairy said:

Any new additions to this "club"

Was chatting to the wife now and I may be putting in an application for membership soon.

Soon..

 

Setting up Gap cover to hopefully have this fully covered( 0 rands from my side cause living costs....) but will be seeing doc soon anyway and will check if med aid will cover it straight 

[Hairy]

3 minutes ago, BaGearA said:

Soon..

 

Setting up Gap cover to hopefully have this fully covered( 0 rands from my side cause living costs....) but will be seeing doc soon anyway and will check if med aid will cover it straight 

[Frosty]

[BaGearA]

On 8/30/2023 at 4:06 PM, BaGearA said:

Soon..

 

Setting up Gap cover to hopefully have this fully covered( 0 rands from my side cause living costs....) but will be seeing doc soon anyway and will check if med aid will cover it straight 

Done 

 

Very easy, med aid covered everything so i could probably have done it in Aug anyway.

 

Uncomfortable but not painful...yet 

 

Got a crap ton of meds which hopefully won't all get used 

[IceCreamMan]

On 12/13/2023 at 11:33 AM, BaGearA said:

Done 

 

Very easy, med aid covered everything so i could probably have done it in Aug anyway.

 

Uncomfortable but not painful...yet 

 

Got a crap ton of meds which hopefully won't all get used 

But you so young?

 

when I went to doc he advised me not to and I was like 32 at the time. Thankfully I did not have it done cos had another kid after. Best thing I ever did. 

[BaGearA]

5 minutes ago, IceCreamMan said:

But you so young?

 

when I went to doc he advised me not to and I was like 32 at the time. Thankfully I did not have it done cos had another kid after. Best thing I ever did. 

Talked long with the doc ( he didn't try to discourage me but just life in general ) 

 

I've got a disease which is a death sentence ( no matter how nice you try to dress it up ) and transferring it to a kid isn't something I could live with.

 

I know the chances are remote but they're not impossible.

 

I'm also working hard to give my family a better life and the dire financial situation the world is in doesn't even help me to think how I could achieve that let alone look after a kid.

 

If I did ever have a kid I would definitely want to give them better than I had and I'm barely able to look after myself properly.

 

I could always adopt if my situation changes and the doc said reversal chances are much better than generally discussed. but 10 years is the cutoff according to him( 50/50)  

[IceCreamMan]

42 minutes ago, BaGearA said:

Talked long with the doc ( he didn't try to discourage me but just life in general ) 

 

I've got a disease which is a death sentence ( no matter how nice you try to dress it up ) and transferring it to a kid isn't something I could live with.

 

I know the chances are remote but they're not impossible.

 

I'm also working hard to give my family a better life and the dire financial situation the world is in doesn't even help me to think how I could achieve that let alone look after a kid.

 

If I did ever have a kid I would definitely want to give them better than I had and I'm barely able to look after myself properly.

 

I could always adopt if my situation changes and the doc said reversal chances are much better than generally discussed. but 10 years is the cutoff according to him( 50/50)  

Very mature way to look at things, bit cynical too. But we adults, we make decisions and live them.