Hey friends, I guess I just wanna know Iโm not the most paranoid person in the universe. We got a mega cold spell here, so not surprisingly things have been a bit tighter down there. But I get to checking myself and it almost felt hard (not as bad as the one that was cancerous)
But then things get back to room temp or in the shower it feels fine. Especially taking into account itโs doing the work of two now.
I know Iโm fine bc scans and bloodwork are good and a tumor wouldnโt explode in the 6 months since my clean ultrasound.
I was just wondering if yโall get that paranoia from time to time?
I'm slated to have mine via the public system at some point and am very scared. I was wondering if anyone could give me any information about what it is like to experience a body without testes. Does it feel dramatically different? Is it more comfortable? I'm not curious about the euphoria or how it looks in the mirror or any of that, I'm set for that. I just want to know what it's like having... something quite to obvious and always present removed in terms of comfort, function (sitting, riding bikes driving, etc) and if it feels markedly different.
Tia
Had the operation last Monday but from what I've read in this sub and what my doctor said, I should be more mobile than I currently am
Since post op, I've been lying in bed for 95% on my day. I can get up to go the bathroom or sit on the couch for a limited amount of time but it's uncomfortable after a certain point.
Additionally, as of 2 night ago there was some blood near the cut but nothing major. It stayed under the tape.
Should I be forcing myself to walk around more, sit up at the couch or computer?
I've called my Dr but thought I'd post here for different views.
Edit. I also have an absolute banger of a headache the last two days. Never had migraines before and it might be unrelated. But fuck, it's hurts.
The pain upon waking was a little worse than I expected, but Iโm managing. I just feel so relieved to be rid of testosterone forever.
Very happy ๐
SRS is my end goal but I can't emotionally connect to such a huge step and it fills me with uncertainty. Yet, thinking about these two miserable marbles missing, smooth skin, even the left-over sack feeling like vaginal tissue! (heard that scrotal tissue is the equivalent to labia majora tissue and that therefore hormones turn it into that): love it. I also don't want to have to take Cypro anymore, really bad stuff. I want it to have a little certainty-booster as well. Cis men that like and even enjoy the idea of their balls ripped out of its sack? Yeeaaah, not usual I heard?
I almost went with inguinal due to posts I've seen on these subreddits before about how inguinal has a lesser risk of bad hematomas.
But then the surgeon on the day before surgery had another talk with me and listed these as pros for scrotal:
- quicker recovery (one less incision)
- less problems walking up stairs (due to the localization of the incision)
- less of a risk of other tissues being damaged, i.e. inguinal surgery could accidentally cut the intestines but scrotal is localized far away from the intestines
- lesser duration of surgery (15 minutes instead of 30-45)
- it's done more often than inguinal so they have more experience with it
- hematomas can still be well enough prevented by using compressive material in the area (i.e. a 2nd layer of underwear), and using a sitting ring cushion for 4 days of a bad hematoma is not the end of the world; even if a bad hematoma did need to be treated via surgery, it would not be life-threatening
- the incision scar will not be visible after SRS
I didn't intend to make a last day change of mind but I got convinced. In the end I did not get any hematomas, just a bad inguinal phlegmonous infection (not at the surgery site but higher up), which could've happened after inguinal surgery too. Overall I'm happy and figured I'd pass on my knowledge.
My surgeon is pushing back against my request to get my testes back post-orchi to keep in a jar of formaldehyde. I'm making another appt to speak with him about it, but I'm considering going with another surgeon if he won't budge. It's important to me and I'm really not into having my bodily autonomy restricted by a medical professional who should be doing the opposite (and not trying to invite debate over such issues in here, plz, thx).
I saw a recent thread in this sub about a surgeon who offered the option (after testing for disease), but they're super pricey and my copay would be steep. Some other people seemed to also have had the option as well tho, so figured I'd see if I can get a few names to look into.
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Hey. Idk if this is the best place to ask. I'm only 2.5 months on hrt but I figured I'd rather have this info sooner than later. I am 99% sure I want bottom surgery and I'm sure I at least want an orchi. So... where do I start? Like is there a guide somewhere or something? I'm completely uninformed. I know you have to be 1 year on hrt but other than that I'm kinda lost. Any help is much appreciated.
Emily
Edit: I'm in British Columbia Canada btw
Just got home, kinda nauseous but THE YEET IS COMPLETE!
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I was thinking that the MU had a AI revolution recently that ended with the human rejecting to enslave them ( for now).
Omega and Nimrod both hate mutants for their own reasons but maybe other AI can join the mutants against them. If the mutants recognize them as citizens of krakoa for example.
Any day now...
Are there any disadvantages to having an orchi roughly 3 years prior to full bottom surgery?
Hi all,
I'm five years on HRT, and have been thinking about an orchiectomy because it would be great to be able to stop taking spiro. Currently I have some difficulty with erections, but I can usually get there with Cialis though it's not a guarantee and it's still quite a bit weaker than I remember from my pre-hrt days. One of my concerns about the orchi is the testosterone drop being so dramatic that I'm no longer able to obtain an erection at all, even with meds. I'm not attached to the idea of penetrative sex but I would like to maintain at least some kind of sex life and thus far, erections have been pretty important for that. I have managed to have an orgasm without an erection but it wasn't as pleasurable. Would love to hear anyone's experience(s)!
Thanks!
ectomy = out
Uj/I made this post in a dream last night. Now the dream was prophetic
I'm having an orchiectomy tomorrow and I just got the call from the hospital confirming arrival time and estimated departure time and everything and I'm starting to freak out a bit. First time under general anesthesia for anything.
So, back in mid October I finally convinced my therapist to write me the letter and get one of his coworkers to write the second one for me. After a LOT of frustration with the lack of ability to do ANYTHING MEDICAL without having to wake up early and play phone tag for a week I got my consultation SCHEDULED on the 20th of October, for today (December 14th) with Dr. Witten at First Urology.
Now, I live in Lexington, and one of my former HRT prescribers also referred me to Dr. Monnig who I had as my "plan B" surgeon and I had the consultation with HIM 4 days ago, but the surgery date is farther out than the 3-week estimate Witten gave me (which is basically just making sure insurance clears, it's a 20-30 minute outpatient procedure so it's easy to find time for it). Monnig REALLY turned me off cause despite all my referral paperwork getting my chosen name on it, since my legal name is my deadname I got deadnamed more than alive-named AND for the cherry on top I got asked [sic] "so you're a transsexual or whatever they're calling it these days?"
Needless to say I'm going with Witten for a reason. He's also the only surgeon in Kentucky with any actual, like, REVIEWS anywhere for trans-related surgeries so I'm definitely gonna add mine to the handful already on here.
Dr. Witten lives up to the hype when it comes to bedside manner and open-ness about preferences, not getting mad and defensive when a patient actually has half a clue what's going on, and seems to be very accommodating of requests like "can I get it done under local or epidural?" or "can you see about getting me a Medical Memento release if you can convince em to not slice em up in Pathology afterwards?" which is a welcome treat in the medical world, at least in my experience. Having a surgeon not get weirded out by me saying "yeah I've watched the videos" or "yeah I've been looking forward to this for ages so I wanna be awake for it" is also pretty relieving, honestly.
His operating assistant/nurse/secretary is also absolutely amazing in terms of "getting shit done" and from what I've been told, she is not afraid to brute force every single combination of DIAG and CPT code for any given operation until insurance covers it, for an orchiectomy they have ONLY HAD TWO PEOPLE DENIED and both had CareSource which is kinda bottom-of-the-barrel as insurance goes. She's also the person you need to talk to in order to even SCHEDULE a consultation, as trying to dial up First Urology and navigate the pho
... keep reading on reddit โกMy surgery is scheduled in a few hours. For the past few weeks I've been extremely anxious (physically), leaving me unable to do anything for my university classes. Sleep deprivation due to said anxiety made everything worse. My exams are scheduled in January, so I haven't been able to prepare for them due to this anxiety and also surgery preparations.
I was wondering what others' experiences have been with recovery, especially if you're also prone to stress/anxiety like me. How long did you stay out of work/study? It feels like I need an extra week off to just recover from all this stress. I'm afraid that I won't be granted anything if it's not included on my doctor's letter. However, it doesn't feel like I can simply return doing coursework until my first proper break in July. I've had a history of dropping out and burnout so this is not something I want to risk again by overexerting myself.
And for what reason?
Orchis nerfs weโre half good, the dodge forward light not being un-dodgable but limiting tbe kick wasnโt the best idea. Time rush shouldโve been hit.
Raider still has his bs stamina meaning he can kill you in one stamina bar. Pluss they need to fix his animations.
Shug has a damage nerf but heโs still gonna be king of 4s with his unpublishable offence in duels :(((. However the change stopping him form getting a heavy or hug off a wall splat from his gb heavy is beautiful, good change
Conq changes seem super cool though and Iโm looking forward to being able to play him. He has a more varied kit and canโt turtle as much. However he was the one match up hl completely dominated and they took that away from us so disappointed about that. Also his light spam is now gonna be stupid on old gen
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I am very nervous ๐ could use words of encouragement
Hey friends, been a hot minute but yeah. Recovered pretty well after orchi and had bloodwork done a couple months ago which came back normal.
My first scans since the initial ones post-surgery are tomorrow and Iโve been ultra nervous. I know to concentrate that Iโm in the 80-85% who will never have to deal with recurrence (I had like a 5cm tumor but no LVI or Rete invasion).
The problem is our brains are evil. Mine has been convincing me my back pain is because of spread and not because of years of bad posture. It typically hurts like right below my shoulder blades on the left or right sideโฆ it varies. But it also moves around and some days doesnโt hurt at all.
I guess when it comes to spread-related back pain i donโt know what to look for. I guess either way Iโll find out tomorrow!
