Hydrocele

[livingwith]

i can’t remember when it started, i could have had it for years, all i know, it was very uncomfortable. i finally showed it to my doctor who sent me to a urologist at first they wanted to operate, but one doctor said he could drain it. it was a 15 minute procedure where they stuck a drain in,no anesthetic was needed,and i walked out of there feeling great! he said 40-60% of the time it doesn’t come back.
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[Advocate]

I need to choose between surgery and Needle Aspiration with sclerosant after my hydrocele became much bigger and more painful after a surfing accident. Most MDs I spoke with seem to favor immediate surgery (without even doing an ultrasound or MRI) because it is 10x more costly and they probably do not make that much with NSA.

My research shows the reoccurence with Needle Aspiration with sclerosant (NAS) to almost as effective as surgery. However, there is a much quicker recovery time with NAS vs surgery. Please share your insight to NA: How much pain was it? How long did it take you to recover to be able to walk without pain? Did the hydrocele reoccur? How much did it cost (surgery quote for me $7,750 with top MD at top hospital UCLA)?