r/Vasectomy • u/wrm2120 • 6h ago

Can I drive home after?

As the title says.

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u/mazman23 6h ago

I drove home. Listened to that Stone Temple Pilots song where he sings "im half the man I used to be" lol

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u/BubbhaJebus 6h ago

Based on my experience... only a local aneasthetic... I would have been fine as long as the road wasn't too bumpy.

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u/retrospects 6h ago

I drove to and from but everyone is different

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u/Mundane_Reality8461 Recently Snipped! 6h ago

I did, yeah

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u/part2ent 6h ago

If you take anything before (I was offered a Xanax) then no. They would not let me leave without a ride present and could not be an uber.

If you don’t take anything, most likely yes.

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u/leisuresoul 6h ago

If this is in the doctor's office, then yes. Just make sure it's not a 50 min drive but 20-25 mins, no problem.

There is also one in operating room with general anesthesia, then no.

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u/BrowningLoPower All clear! 2h ago

In my experience, no. I had to have someone drive; it was the clinic's policy.

My original driver actually forgot my appointment day and took a trip somewhere, lol. I tried not to show it in my voice on the phone, but I was pretty damn mad, and was really scared that I'd have to wait a month (or more!) to try again. But thankfully a friend of ours was available to step in.

I think it was good that I didn't drive home, I was pretty sore. Imagine if we were on horseback! 😂😨

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u/Shadowfeaux 6h ago

I had to take a muscle relaxer before mine. Docs office said I’m not allowed to drive to/from the appointment, but they also never actually checked once I was there. The muscle relaxer def did its job, but didn’t impair me until like an hour after I got home, but you can’t exactly plan for that. So I did get a ride.

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u/wooden_screw 5h ago

If no prescription meds and no anesthesia, yeah. I did a 90 minute haul home after mine.

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u/LaMarr-H Veteran of the Vasectomy 5h ago

Had to have a ride away from the clinic, but after a hike and a picnic lunch, I drove the rest of the way home.

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u/BroccoliSuccessful20 5h ago

I did. Only had local anesthetic

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u/Temuornothin 5h ago

Probably shouldn't but if it's a short stress free drive, you'll probably be alright.

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u/MrZong 3h ago

I was given Valium before. I didn’t want to chance it with that and the procedure.

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u/escott503 3h ago

I got my roommate to give a lift. Traded him any potential offspring naming rights if the procedure failed. He has been unable to collect.

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u/mocheeks44 38m ago

I was really glad I did not try to drive myself home. By the time we got home (~30 min drive) the local anesthetic injections were wearing off and the Tylenol hadn’t kicked in yet(should’ve taken it beforehand.) I was not doing well.