I have had a hydrocele for about three years.
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I have had a hydrocele for about three years.
But now I am supposed to be getting it removed sometime this month.
It has caused me a lot of problems and are very annoying when they are there.I'm glad to be getting it removed and cannot wait so i can run and do sports like i used to without a tremendous amount of discomfort !
Wish me luck !
And I wanted to know are you still fertile after the operation ?
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I had a hydrocele repair last friday (30th november) and it's been ok so far, the discomfort and pain is almost gone now (was -very- uncomfortable the first few days, though). Only problem is i'm now on antibiotics as there is a possible infection and part of the wound is still bleeding (not a lot, but it's still worrying). I'm gonna make a full post on my experience of it all when the wounds healed up.
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Thats good to hear that you are recovering well
Is the pain bad ?Can you walk and do other things ?
are your testcles back to normal size now ?
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I can walk, but slowly since it's still quite swollen and the bruising rubs on my leg if i try and walk normally. It's not too bad now though, just irritating. As of today i can sit down and lie down comfortably, though sleeping is hard as i can't move my legs much and i wake up after a few hours. Still much more pleasant than it was the first few days.
As for the size - no they're not back to normal yet, but it looks like the swelling has started to go down now. The surgeon told me after my op that it it would probably take around two months for the swelling to reduce as much as is possible, but i did have a fairly large hydrocele so maybe it'll be less for others.
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I work in special events and have several weeks in a row of multi day festivals. I may be able to squeeze the surgery in between two of the festivals - with maybe a week off to rest. My concern is that the festival seven days after the surgery will be four, 14 hour days in a row. It's outside, warm with lots of walking and driving in carts across the (bumpy) fairgrounds.
Would it be better to wait until after the big festival to have the surgery or should I feel well enough in seven days to work it? If the hydrocele wasn't so uncomfortable I could deal with the size and awkwardness. But it is really kind of a pain now so the sooner the better.
If I do end up waiting can anyone recommend garments or medicines that have helped you? Thanks.
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I've seen posts that the swelling can take up to 6 weeks to go down. I had a Hydrocele repair a week ago and it still feels lime the Hydrocele is there. Is that just the swelling that feels lime its the Hydrocele?
Thanks guys.