a couple of my buddies have had it done.
one had it done in the morning and played hockey that night.
another had it done and said it felt like getting kicked in the junk repeatedly for 3 days
so i guess you don't know what it will be like until you experience it yourself.
i play goal for a group of accountants every wednesday night. one of the guys last played in the echl a couple years ago. earlier this year he unloaded a slapshot that caught me right in the junk. i have never had pain like that in my life. i'm hoping when my 'time comes' to go see the doc that it won't hurt that bad