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cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/10087746

‘I really wasn’t worried’: US man was getting vasectomy as earthquake struck

If one has to consider one of the most chaotic places to be during an earthquake, the operating table of your own vasectomy is surely up there on the list.

For Justin Allen from Horsham, Pennsylvania, this was his exact reality on Friday when the New York City metropolitan area and its outskirts were shaken by a 4.8 quake. The earthquake was centered near Lebanon, New Jersey, according to the US Geological Survey, though people reported feeling its effects across New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.

“I thought maybe a train was passing by or it was just something that happens at that office, even when the doctor was like ‘I think this is an earthquake.’ I figured he was messing with me, but he had to stop because everything was shaking,” Allen told the Guardian.

Allen said the doctor operating on him “put the tools down for a moment”.

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[–] [email protected] 77 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

When I was in high school there was a barely perceptible quake that occurred the moment I whipped out my donger at a urinal.

I'm not saying it was the cause, I'm just saying the events coincided exactly and that our northern AB town had never before and never since registered seismic activity.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Must have done wonders for your confidence 😄

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was 20 years ago and I'm still talking about it even when nobody is asking so ya

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

That's actually a great story and I will keep it close to my heart

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fun fact about vasectomies - you never hear much about the 1% worst cases but some people are in pain for the rest of their lives. I'm almost the 1%. It has been hell for 13 years. It doesn't hurt every day and it doesn't give me problems with an erection every day, but sometimes it still does.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dude it shouldn't. Go see an urologist. It's probably fixable.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

The pain is caused by chronic epididymitis because sperm gets blocked up in the epididymus. The fix is surgically removing the epididymus which is not nearly as straightforward as the initial vasectomy, has a much larger chance of complications, and a much more miserable recovery period. If the pain is ocasional (which it is for most guys with this issue) then usually your best bet is just ignoring it. For OP the surgery might be worthwhile though.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Slow news day at The Gruniard then?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)