We are home from Hopkins and everything went very well with Sean's varicocele embolization!
The surgery took about 2 1/2 hours and he was under "twilight" sedation. Recovery was longer than we expected - 3 hours. They needed to make sure there wasn't any bleeding from the incision (they went in through a vein) so he had to lay flat for an hour, then sit a little way up, then eat, then stand & walk to make sure that under stress there was no rupture. He had a little bleeding at one point, but it turned out just to be skin deep - not a rupture or hematoma. The doctor said it was a very routine procedure and everything looked good.
Sean did great until he was released. Then the motion of long trip in the wheelchair (Hopkins is HUGE) and several elevator rides caught up with him and the vomiting began. Poor thing - motion & meds never did agree with him. He was out of sight of the nurses though so he was a free bird :) We headed out and with the help of the air, ice chips and a cold pack for the car, he made it home and is now resting on the couch. He said the pain is tolerable, but uncomfortable - like he was on the receiving end of a swift kick or 2 to the "nether regions." YIKES!!! He has pain meds if needed.
Now the waiting begins to see how successful it really was. He should be back to normal activity by the weekend, the pain he had from the varicocele should diminish within a few weeks, and improvement in sperm counts should happen in 3-6 months.
It was an incredibly long day & we are both pooped! Chicken soup is on the menu for tonight!
As always, thank you for your love and support!!
12 comments:
I'm so glad it went well! I hope he recovers quickly -- poor guy. :(
So glad to hear that everything went well with Sean! I do hope he feels better soon. :(
Glad to hear everything went well. Take care both of you.
Poor hubby (and poor you!). I hope you find out soon that it was all worth it.
Hugs to you!
Aw, take care of that boy! Glad it went well!!
I stumbled across your blog this morning and just wanted to say good luck! Our IVF #4 was successful and I am praying that your next cycle is perfect!
Whitney
great news that it went so well. My Dh was nauseous as well.
I'm so glad to hear that things with Sean's surgery went smoothly! I hope he is better soon!!
I'm so glad it went well! My husband had surgery last year, and it was terrifying to watch him in pain. I know you must be tremendously relieve that he did so well :)
Hope your Hubby is doing well today. I have bi-lateral varicoceles and am in the process of evaluating surgery versus embolization. Unfortunately, here in Southern Maryland, there are no interventional radiologists. Can you post any referral info for the radiologist who performed your husband's procedure? Thanks again and best wishes!
I'm happy to hear everything went went and he's ok. Hope you guys get back into the swing of things in no time ;)
Hey Brandon -
Dr. Jarow at Johns Hopkins Brady Urolgical Center is Sean's Urologist and referring physician. He is a world renowed urologist. He said embolization was his recommendation for Sean.
We used the Interventional Radiology Dept at Johns Hopkins for the embolization - Dr. Clifford Weiss.
GL - let me know if you have any other questions!
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