Post-Op Hernia + Orchiectomy: When is it safe to masturbate?
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I’m 13 days post-op a right open inguinal hernia repair with mesh. They botched me so there were complications that led to both an orchiectomy and orchiopexy two days later. Since then, my entire scrotum has been swollen and bruised and my penis barely recognizable. I’ve been able to walk around and urinate normally but none of the doctors were able to tell me whether or not I’d have a normally functioning penis once the swelling goes down.
Today, I woke up for the first time with morning wood and couldn’t believe it. Granted, I still have a swollen bowling ball between my legs and my penis is barely half the size it was before they ruined my body and quality of life but I was ecstatic to know the blood flow down there was not affected. Now my question is how long I should wait before I can safely masturbate? I know actual sex is out of the question for a while and none of the doctors on my team can agree on how long I’ll be swollen (some say 3-4 weeks; others have said as long as 3 months) so I’d like to hear from other guys who have gone through this vs. from medical “experts” who haven’t got a clue.
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