I don't experience any pain with orgasm, although I did once or twice
early on.  I doubt very much that tying off the sperm ducts could
produce pain.  Most likely it is some muscular thing in your groin area.
 You should discuss it with your urologist who may have seen other
patients with a similar response.

My orgasms were pretty minimal after surgery, but have recovered some
since.  They are still quite uneven in quality.  Some of this is just
aging I think, because there seemed to be a trend in that direction for
me before surgery.  But I think the lack of a prostate may also have
something to do with it.   I think there may be some considerable normal
variation in how men experience orgasms and for some of us the prostate
itself may play a more important role than for others.   My attitude is
that life is not perfect and it gets progressively less perfect as we
get older.   Sexual activity is still well worth the effort, even if
strong orgasms are not so frequenct as previously.   Also, worrying
about it is likely to exaggerate the problem.

I think there is some folklore that with age men's orgasms deteriorate
and women's improve.   If so, maybe we just have some debt to pay back
in that area.  ;-)

Same result for radiation patients.  Libido low, no erection without
"Vitamin V," orgasm lackluster.

What a switch to have the wife the one who asks for it, and me the one
with the headache :-)

Crappy sex life better than the alternative, though, I wager.
--dt

jhhte,
I don't think that blocked off sperm has any effect. I had a vasectomy
back when I was 30, and it had no effect on sex, except we could forget
about contraceptives. After RP, orgasm has gotten better for me. It
lasts about 3 times as long, and is very intense. My doctor told me
about 20% of his patients report that. About 20% tell him it is worse.
There was an article in the British Journal of Urology in the summer of
2004 that involved asurvey of post RP guys about orgasm. Results as
follows:
4% better
20% same
37% worse
37% anorgasmic
Some people got better with time.
Steve U

Same experience here with pain with orgasm (when I can get one).  I just
figured it was the "dry pumping".  My RRP was in August of 2003, and this
has not gotten any better over time.

Pain here too during what is supposed to be an orgasm. Had RP in
December 2004 at age 53. Never had any problems during sex before so
this is really taking a lot of getting used to. E-D doc said that he has
heard about pain during sex after an RP quite a few times and it is
somewhat common. I was scheduled for a penile doppler test 10/25, but
Hurricane Wilma blew that idea away! (Pun intended). I will reschedule.
I almost feel like why bother if sex is going to hurt.

I'll trade.
It's been since May 2003 since my RRP - nerve sparring - and I haven't
had an erection, and the drugs I've been taking (Zoladex and Casodex,
with a side of Paxil) have made me with zero libido.

DanR
Currently PSA 0.003

It's been nearly 18 months since my RRP and no sign of an erection but my
orgasms are better than before - more like when I was 18 and not 68 and
recovery for another is much faster! I don't know where my surgeon
re-attached the nerves but he hit the jack pot of G spot in my case!

I guess you can only give it time - I remember my first orgasm post
operation was a bit sore in the groin area but it went away.

Cheers

.............. One thing that bothers me, however, is my dry orgasm.

Don't let it bother you, way the alternative.
I take what I can get after my RRP.
Sometimes it's great sometimes it fizzles, sometimes it just stops in
the middle of it.
I find that my mind plays a large role here, with the orgasm I often
dripple a little urin (next to sneezing the only time that happens) and
I am somewhat selfconscious about it and tend concentrate more on
preventing that then the orgasm itself.

I wonder what would happen if I sneeze during an orgasm, whhooa.
hermes