Had mine snipped at the end of September. Wasn't to bad, actually had quite a blast in theatre. The injections in the scrotum are the worst after that it's the humiliation factor that takes priority but it is a personal issue and depends on you.
I was lying on the table "observing" the procedure when the doctor got an emergency call from the ward regarding an earlier patient that was having an allergic reaction in the ward. He told the ward that he would call someone to go and have a look. He asked the theatre sister to look up the doctors' number on his mobile/cell, but the old sister didn’t know how to "operate" (excuse the pun) his fancy phone and there was no-one else around so I took the phone looked up the number and called the other doctor. The sister has in the meantime left the theatre to go and fetch something so there we were; the doctor cutting, burning away at my b*#s; the sister assisting him down there (both scrubbed up and sterile); and me lying there watching what the doctor is doing holding his cell phone against his ear so that he can speak to his colleague. It was quite a sight to see.
Back to the thread, I was uncomfortable for a couple of days and felt ready to go riding again about 10 days after the procedure but didn't want to take a chance so started riding again after 3 weeks. I took it very easy for a week and gradually worked up the intensity, it is now 5 weeks and I'm riding as I did before. Just take it easy in the when you start again.