Later, a billboard for vasectomies with "no needles" and "no scalpels" caught our attention. As a surgeon, Dr. P wondered what on earth this procedure entails. I thought perphaps the doctor pinches the guys balls really, really hard in an effort to cause scar tissue According to vasweb.com (the site advertised on the billboard with a creepy picture of Dr. Stein - not Dr. Frank N. Stein, don't worry!), this is how it works:
A MadaJet® is a spray applicator which delivers a fine stream of liquid anesthetic at a pressure great enough to penetrate the skin to a depth of about 3/16", deep enough to envelop the vas tube held snugly beneath the skin. Each vas is positioned in turn beneath the very middle of the front scrotal wall and given two or three squirts. That numbs the skin and both vas tubes adequately for 99% of men. The other 1% (usually men who have scarring due to prior surgical procedures in the area) will require a bit more anesthetic delivered with a fine needle, usually with no pain at all because of the partial anesthesia achieved with the Madajet.See? You really do learn something new and fucked up every day!
Anyway, we moved Dr. P into her new home (sob!) and I'll be heading back home tomorrow evening. I'm thinking I need to create a little function for my blog that tracks where the hell I am at any given time. It'll be called "Where is Suzanne?" and have a fun little map. That'd be as awesome as a no needle, no scalpel vasectomy.
That procedure sounds painful.
ReplyDeleteas a high schooler we often put each other through torture. one night of hazing ensued and everyone ended up getting sprayed with the pressure washer nozzle at a local car wash.
ReplyDeleteThat shit hurt.
There is no way in hell you can tell me that pressure spraying medicine into a man's scrotal sac is going to be pleasant.
I've had a hard time finding the right doctor to perform my vasectomy. My big head always gets in the way and I end up retreating fast. That's why I'm not man enough to get into the flower business. I'm forced to stay away from open petals. Years of not working might finally be getting to me!
ReplyDeleteWe saw that exact same billboard on 75 from Atlanta to Tampa. Those southern Georgia and northern Florida folks must have a thing with needles. And needing lots of vasectomies.
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