Orchi in 2 weeks... what do I expect?

[krobinson103]

Hello,

Well I got a call today - rather unexpected that I have my orchi coming up in two weeks on March the 26th. They tell me I should take a week off work and no heavy lifting for a month and that there is a chance of some bruising. What else can I expect and is there anything I should prepare for?

Thank you.

[StacyRenee]

As with any surgery, there are risks related to that kind of surgery. I just had my orchiectomy in January. It was done with inguinal incisions (radical orchiectomy) under general anaesthetic. I took 6 weeks off from work (the surgeon made me) as I work in a warehouse doing physical labor.

I'm not sure if you're having simple (scrotal incision) or radical (inguinal incisions), or what kind of anaesthetic. With mine, there was a surprising amount of pain. Sitting up from a lying position was difficult. I had very little bruising and no complications.

The only surprising difficulty I had was sleeping on my back. I was instructed to sleep on my back for two weeks with knees elevated by a pillow. A recliner position if you will. I'm a side sleeper and snore badly if I'm on my back. Two weeks of not getting enough sleep left me napping a lot.

Hematoma, is probably the most common complication. Blood leaks out of blood vessels and pools, forming a large clotted mass. I don't recall who it was, but I read here on Susan's about someone having a grapefruit/softball sized hematoma filling the scrotum. That was my biggest fear.

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[GordonG]

As with any surgery, there are risks related to that kind of surgery. I just had my orchiectomy in January. It was done with inguinal incisions (radical orchiectomy) under general anaesthetic. I took 6 weeks off from work (the surgeon made me) as I work in a warehouse doing physical labor.

I'm not sure if you're having simple (scrotal incision) or radical (inguinal incisions), or what kind of anaesthetic. With mine, there was a surprising amount of pain. Sitting up from a lying position was difficult. I had very little bruising and no complications.

The only surprising difficulty I had was sleeping on my back. I was instructed to sleep on my back for two weeks with knees elevated by a pillow. A recliner position if you will. I'm a side sleeper and snore badly if I'm on my back. Two weeks of not getting enough sleep left me napping a lot.

Hematoma, is probably the most common complication. Blood leaks out of blood vessels and pools, forming a large clotted mass. I don't recall who it was, but I read here on Susan's about someone having a grapefruit/softball sized hematoma filling the scrotum. That was my biggest fear.

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Interesting.  I had none of these restrictions nor problems. But then I had a simple orchi with incisions in the scrotum.  It was done on a Friday late afternoon and I was back at work Tuesday.  I took only one prescribed pain pill. About 4 days using OTC tylenol.

[Devlyn]

I documented my whole orchiectomy for everyone using the site, and may be the person with the hematoma mentioned above. Pictures of the swelling and bruising are included.

https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,224375.0.html

Congratulations and keep us posted!

Hugs, Devlyn

[krobinson103]

As with any surgery, there are risks related to that kind of surgery. I just had my orchiectomy in January. It was done with inguinal incisions (radical orchiectomy) under general anaesthetic. I took 6 weeks off from work (the surgeon made me) as I work in a warehouse doing physical labor.

I'm not sure if you're having simple (scrotal incision) or radical (inguinal incisions), or what kind of anaesthetic. With mine, there was a surprising amount of pain. Sitting up from a lying position was difficult. I had very little bruising and no complications.

The only surprising difficulty I had was sleeping on my back. I was instructed to sleep on my back for two weeks with knees elevated by a pillow. A recliner position if you will. I'm a side sleeper and snore badly if I'm on my back. Two weeks of not getting enough sleep left me napping a lot.

Hematoma, is probably the most common complication. Blood leaks out of blood vessels and pools, forming a large clotted mass. I don't recall who it was, but I read here on Susan's about someone having a grapefruit/softball sized hematoma filling the scrotum. That was my biggest fear.

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Hope they do it radically as I have a need for the rest of tissue for srs in 2 years or so. Yes, there will be some shrinkage but its not penile inversion so that won't matter so the surgeons tell me. Judging by what they said it sounds like a general anesthetic so I imagine that alone will take the wind from my sails for a day or two.

[Devlyn]

Hope they do it radically as I have a need for the rest of tissue for srs in 2 years or so. Yes, there will be some shrinkage but its not penile inversion so that won't matter so the surgeons tell me. Judging by what they said it sounds like a general anesthetic so I imagine that alone will take the wind from my sails for a day or two.

There is no donor tissue removed during an orchiectomy.