Hydrocelectomy, so far routine.

I am forty-eight years old.  Somewhere in the middle of 2015, I noticed that the right side of my scrotum had become very large.  Eventually it had reached the size of a medium orange.  After having an ultrasound, the diagnosis was a hydrocele.  I waited out the remainder of the year to see if my condition might improve--no changes.

Fast forward to 3/25/16, the date of my hydrocelectomy.  The fluid sac was completely removed and I was left with a three inch incision on my scrotum which needed to be cleaned periodically with gauze.

Day of surgery:

Under general anesthesia, I was rolled into surgery and went out like a log.  I woke up having been treated--the initial shock was the worst as it felt like I had been kicked in the groin really hard.  I was immediately given percocet for pain which worked well although it turns you into a rambling idiot.  After some rest, I was able to get dressed, do some light walking, and was released to go home.  I hung out at home all day 

with very little pain and watched a couple of movies.  My mobility was fine, I used an icepack for about twenty minutes every hour to reduce the swelling. I managed to make it through the entire day without another dose of the prescribed percocet. 

Day two:

After sleeping soundly throughout the night, the pain returned in the morning and I took my first follow-up dose of percocet.  Aside from mild swelling and an incision, my scrotum returned to close to normal size especially when you consider its pre-surgery size.  Overall, I'm eating normal, functioning normal, just bruising pain and dazed from the medication. 

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