Hydrocele Surgery

It’s now post-op three weeks exactly.  It has reduced about 20% from the pre-op size.  There is still no pain.  Doc says it will take 4-9 weeks to fully resolve.  I’m now encouraged and optimistic. I still ice and do a 500mg naproxen at bedtime daily. 

It’s now four weeks post-op.  The testi is about 2/3 of its pre-op size which is still about twice normal.  So while I’m happy with the improvement I’m hoping for more.  I meet with the surgeon today. I’ll report what he says.

My experience with the hydrocele was somewhat differentI . I reported it within a few weeks to my urologist I'm 95 years old and she decided to remove the Hydraocele although I did my research and realized that there was no cancer and so it was not necessary to remove my tesicle, however in the operation she decided to remove my left testis however she did so and then within a week or two the right side developed a hydrcele and then she remove that and as a result I've got to take testosterone shots. HER reasoning was that the stuff in the testis didn't look too good but wasn't cancerous and I was 95 years old and have 48 grandchildren so it was no problem not to remove it I disagreed then and disagree now and have had some indications because of my extremely low testosterone level with night sweats but in other ways have tolerated the situation and one thing about it they're watching no pain in or out however when I visited my urologist in Los Angeles that took care of me for 28 years and kept me free of infection or anything was horrified that she removed my testicles I would love some Divergent opinions

It’s now a month post-op. It’s reduced in size about 30%. I met with the surgeon/urologist last Friday. He said there was still some edema, (swelling). I’m to continue the daily icing and nightly naproxen for another month.   - still hopeful 

Now 5 1/2 weeks. It’s a little less than half of what it was which is still about 1 1/3 of normal but I’m happy.  Go see my surgeon, Dr. Jordon Siegel in La Lola at Scripps.  I’m happy with the results. 

Good luck everyone!

That’s Scripps in La Jolla, CA  92037.  (858)554-9999

Just wanted to share my experience with having the hydrocele surgery. 

Mine was caused by impact injury 5 years prior, the swelling came and went during that  time in between, just as most articles describe. However, on February of 2018 I developed severe pain and swelling that required me to visit the emergency room. Fortunately I was able to see a eurologist , who was able to aspirate that day. It was an immediate relief, but, as the doctor explained, only a temporary measure, and that I should consider having the hydrocele removed surgically. For me, it was an easy decision, he explained the procedure, the healing time and the wait time to get in for the procedure. I signed up for the 6 month waiting list and requested to be put on their cancellation list. And the waiting game began. 

After the aspiration the swelling returned 3 weeks later, but fortunately not to the emergency room pain level, but still very irritating. Roll ahead a couple of months and I get call that there is and opening May 10, by this time, the stress of worrying about that severe pain retuning was enough to jump at the opportunity. I had done a bit of research on what to expect, and had read about other people’s experiences with the same procedure, I found it very helpful. 

Surgery day:

 Checked in 11:00 am, hooked up to introvenous 11:30  then given a couple of Valium. 1.5 hours later the  anesthesiologist and surgeon came in to brief me about the procedure. Basically, you get put to sleep and when you wake up, you will have had the hydrocele removed via a 2” incision. My experience, it really wasn’t that bad, when I came to, there was a lot of swelling and a fresh wound to take of. ( no drain tube) they kept me there for a couple of hours , called my wife to pick me up and I was outta there by 6:00 pm. 

It’s now been two weeks since the surgery and the swelling is mostly gone ( I recommend having frozen vegetables for icing down the swelling) I was actually back to work 5 days after surgery ( I’m a Carpenter) but only did light duty work. Nothing over ten pounds for first two weeks. The incision hasn’t totally healed yet, but I’ve kept it clean and haven’t suffered any infections. I can also recommend talking to pharmacy and buying their behind the counter large adhesive cotton bandages 3.6”x4”.

In summary,

The only reason I waited 5 years was because the hydrocele inflamed and receded, so I lived with it never seeing a doctor about it. My suggestion is that if your in the the same situation, just go to the doctor and get the help needed. Hope this helped you. 

I had my hydrocele surgery 6 days ago. I haven’t had much swelling. I had the surgery on my left side and it’s much smaller then before. I returned to work after 4 days (light duty) and feel as I’m making progress each day. The only thing that bothers me is it feels as if my left nut is attached high on the left side causing irritation. In others experience, will my nut drop? I’ve thought about reaching out to my doctor but wanted to give it some time sense it’s only been 6 days.

Hi all, Really glad I found this post here.

I am a 25 year old living in Ireland and due to our health care system being in absolute shambles and me being a public patient, I have been waiting over a year and a half at this rate to get my surgery done. At the moment my swelling is about the size of a 330ml Can of coke cola. It's affected my confidence and my lifestyle in general massively the last couple of months. I find it uncomfortable to sleep, walk up or down stairs, sit down or bend down on my knees as it is constantly in the way. 

I just have two questions that are on my mind.

1)

Had anyone ever had serious pain with their hydrocele? I had to go down to A&E (emergency dept) a couple of weeks back due to the pain being so bad but all they did was took another ultrasound and did blood works and sent me home.(told nothing they could do that day) The pain eventually subsided over a couple of days but it still twinges every now and again. I am thinking about going down to A&E again and standing my ground till they do something about it again but im pretty sure I almost be sent home again.2)

Also I am curious to know if anyone had any difficulty with maintaining an erection or engaging in sexual activities here?  Due to my swelling the top of it comes in-line with my penis and it is in the way whenever I do anything.

Failing going to A&E again I am hoping that I'll be able to get the surgery done before the end of the year, but alas as the whole Irish health system is falling apart at the seams I remain skeptical. 

Thanks in advance guys for any information I really appreciate it.

I keep reading this thread and I am convinced I wanted to get my Hydrocele removed too. I went to the urologist and they said it is fine. I am in Toronto so I guess this is their normal answer to avoid people overwhelming the healthcare system. For those people in Canada who had this surgery, how were you able to convince your urologist to do this operation? Please kindly help me as I really want my hydrocele gone. I have them on both sides for as long as I can remember but the left side is as big as the testicle itself. I feel like I have 3 testicles and left side is ridiculously disproportionate from the other side. much more apparent when the skin is lose. Please kindly help this poor guy.