On March 13th I had a varicocelectomy for a grade 3 varicocele on the left side of my scrotum. The surgery was not done micro-surgically. My urologist has told me that it went very well. He said “it could not have gone any better” and has stressed to me that he is not only confident he got it all, but expressed he would be shocked if there was a recurrence. His confidence had me feeling pretty good.
However roughly 5 days after the surgery, the numbness and dull ache returned to my testicle. It’s always a bit worse when sitting for a while, and I have noticed that it seems to correspond with a twinge in my calf (ultrasound of leg revealed no clot). Then yesterday, I noticed I had a real soreness in the area of my lower abdomen and pelvis. The pain is only there if pressure is applied to that area. It starts at my incision and travels up stopping just below my curve of my belly. The area of pain is very thin if I move just slightly to the left or right and apply pressure, there is no discomfort. The affected area is really only the width and length of an index finger. The pain is only present if the area is moderately pressured
My question I guess is what could be causing this pain? Is the scar tissue of my incision pressing on nerves or the muscle? Did I strain the muscle in an already tender area? Is my spermatic artery in that area and should I be worried that it was damaged (My doctor seems to think this could not be the case) Also to be perfectly candid, before this discomfort returned I had a nocturnal emission and when that was not painful I masturbated. This was 5-6 days following my surgery could this have harmed me? And finally for the return of the dull ache, is this pretty standard or could it actually recur that quickly. I have been told it takes time for the veins to collapse and return to size.