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Blue balls or epididymal hypertension after prostatectomy.?

Posted by quaddick @quaddick, Oct 5 11:22am

I couldn't find anything on this after searching this support group. so I'll just ask. Have any of you experienced pain in your testicles (blue balls) after dry orgasms post-prostatectomy? I'm 8 months from surgery and erections and orgasms are back. The orgasms have recently gotten just as powerful as before with no mess, of course. Lately, there's been a dull ache in my testicles afterwards that I feel only when their touched and it's lasted for about 3 days this time. My theory is that semen is still being produced and wants to be released at orgasms and that the testicles then make more to replace what they think (ha, ha, thinking balls) got released and this overfills my balls.
I'm hoping that abstaining for a few days will ease the pressure. Am I on the right track or is something else going on?

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quaddick | @quaddick | Oct 6 9:49am
In reply to @retireditguy "@quaddick -- I agree with @surftohealth88 's comment above about consulting with your doctor ASAP since..." + (show)
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@quaddick -- I agree with @surftohealth88 's comment above about consulting with your doctor ASAP since there's a color change. When I had my mild discomfort I didn't notice any color change. Best wishes.

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Oh, sorry for the misunderstanding, there's no discoloration. Just a slang term for not coming for a while.

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quaddick | @quaddick | Oct 6 9:51am
In reply to @mtsenior "This sounds similar to symptoms I had many years ago following a vasectomy. They snip the..." + (show)
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This sounds similar to symptoms I had many years ago following a vasectomy. They snip the tubes (vas) carrying sperm from epididymis out to ejaculate. So my thinking was same as yours, sperm has nowhere to go but gotta be absorbed back by the body. The epididymis can become inflamed as a result, and sometime an infection may occur which causes more acute pain . My symptoms eased over time but it took awhile and a few trips to Doc to make sure of no infection and such. They have always stayed a bit sensitive especially the rear side where that is located. Doesnt sound like in your original post there was an actual color change?

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Right, no color change, and it is towards the back. Thanks

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jayhall | @jayhall | Oct 6 10:49am

I had my RARP about 18 months ago, and occasionally I will get some mild pain like you are describing after an orgasm. There's some great advice here, I would go to the Dr. just to make sure.

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