Complete non event. Had mine last year, two weeks before my 50th birthday.
The doc gave me a Valium to take an hour before the procedure. I was parasailing through Valhalla by the time I got to his office.
It's twenty minutes, a little tugging, and a puff of smoke. Mine was a bit complicated due to previous testicular cancer surgery.
Doc prescribed vicodin for pain. Took two, and iced the boys. The rest are in the medicine cabinet.
The after care advice from the doc must be followed. If he says to take it easy, then take it easy.
Four to six weeks after the procedure you will need to provide a semen sample for the lab. They will need to confirm that your swimmers are MIA. Your sweetheart can help you with that. No idea if her saliva will contaminate a sample, so her timing with the specimen cup needs to be on point.
Good communication is key.
Overall, complete non event. Getting my wisdom teeth popped was far far worse.
Can there be complications? Sure. But I can't help but wonder how many of the tales of woe are real, versus men just being melodramatic, whiny, emotionally incontinent cunts.
10/10, would do it again if needed.