Free vasectomy clinic fills up fast in Oklahoma City

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Planned Parenthood Great Plains is holding a free two-day vasectomy clinic next month, and all the spots filled up in less than 48 hours.

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I ended up being one of those people who needs more numbing than normal people, which is not the most pleasant thing to learn during your vasectomy.

That said, even after 4 separate breaks to apply more lidocaine, I had a super smooth experience and was pain free after the first day. Had to force myself to take it easy for a week, and didn’t even need ibuprofen. Getting kicked in the nuts is way worse.

Getting kicked in the nuts is way worse.

I know what you're trying to say, but that's not an especially high bar to hurdle. :)

do you have ADHD by any chance?

lidocaine is sometimes ineffective for people with ADHD.

I also found out lidocaine was ineffective for me while they were cutting out a birthmark

Well, I’ll be damned. Also, if you’re a woman with adhd and are PMSing, apparently lidocaine has about a 25%effectiveness rate.

Wild.

yeah it was a wild experience, cuz I felt the blade cutting me, but I was like, surely just my mind playing games, then I started going into shock (according to the nurse) I was white and could-sweating so they upped the dose and still felt most of it, I usually felt pain at the dentist too, then I started mentioning that I have issues with the "standard" numbing agent because I forgot the name and since then going to the dentist is a breeze, get the stuff, get numb, stuff is done.

This explains a lot. I've had dentists baffled that I could still feel anything during a procedure.