I can recall the days following my orchidectomy, I was very sore and was getting through pain relief medication like there was no tomorrow! but around the 5th day things started to ease up and the recovery after that was fairly rapid, after a week or so I was going for short walks and up and down the stairs slowly.
I had a simple orchi, and I can feel the cord all hard and swollen in my lower groin, this seems to be what's hurting, and the aching is going down my leg and in my foot. I'm on day 10.
Got dx orchy 25 day ago and things have been continuosly improving. Still some lighter ache near surgery in the lower belly that tend to extend down to upper scrotum and upper dx leg. Elastic underwear helps.
I had my surgery in early May this year. I remember that I was quite sore for a week before things gradually got better. I returned to working from home after about 4 days. Sitting in front of a computer with no commute was fine. I was doing light exercise (Joe Wicks workout designed for the elderly - lol, after about 2/3 weeks). I felt normal after about 4/5 weeks in total. I wore Y-Fronts for a couple of months before switching back to my normal boxers. Urologist recommended them for support.
For context I’m mid-thirties, within my BMI and was doing regular light exercise going into the surgery. Plus my two young kids kept me busy!
Definitely follow Dale’s advice and start slow. I did no heavy lifting for at least a month - Kids included.
