Unilateral orchidectomy

[A_patient (imported)]

Some years ago, with our family complete, we discussed contraception and agreed that I would have a vasectomy. That in itself was a laugh! I also had a varicocele (varicose veins in my scrotum) which made surgery by the usual method much more difficult. The usual method was under local anaesthetic in the outpatient's department of the maternity unit on a Saturday morning. An injection of local anaesthetic would be made into the scrotum, then the surgeon would go 'fishing' for the vas deferens on each side and hook it out to tie, cut and cauterise the end of the tubes to seal them off.

With the varicocele, the surgeon could see that this would be very difficult as there would be far too many tubes to hook, pull out and then decide whether it was the right one, so agreed to do this under general anaesthetic. However, as a gynaecologist, he only had admission rights on his gynaecology ward. So that was where I was admitted! I rang the ward bell and was escorted to a side room off the main ward and told not to leave there unless escorted by a nurse. My toileting needs would be taken care of in the room. I was taken to theatre, the deed done and returned to the side room. i was lying there, still drowsy from the anaesthetic when a woman patient from the ward came in to see her friend who had been there, but moved out to make room for me. She opened the door, ignoring the warning signs put up by the nurses, saw me and screamed, "It's a man!" and ran off down the ward, still screaming. The nurses and I had a good laugh about this: they weren't sympathetic to her because of the big "Do not enter!" sign on the door.

Later, I had severe pain in my left testis as it should have stopped producing sperm, but had not done this. Therefore the epididimus on the top of that testis was swollen and painful. The only solution to this is to have it out.

This is done under general anaesthetic and so I awoke slightly lighter than I had been when I went to theatre. The problem was that I an on anticoagulants and the surgeon omitted to use a wound drain. Hence the space occupied by my former testis now filled with blood and hardened. This, too, is pulling painfully and will have to be removed by the same way as the first operation. This time, a vacuum wound drain will be used!

[A_patient (imported)]

So now the other one has been removed so I am fully castrated now. I will be having testosterone replacement therapy for life. The remaining testis was atrophied as well and causing pain and other problems. I had this done, like the previous one, under general anaesthetic so I felt nothing.

[Caith721 (imported)]

But no more amusing hospital stories? Bummer.

[Batman (imported)]

But no more amusing hospital stories? Bummer.

We'll be getting YOUR amusing stories in under 2 weeks!!

[AtomicMush (imported)]

Gosh, I'm having my left side removed in two weeks. Initially, three weeks ago the doc took it out, ilingually, cut of the "meaty mass" in the epiditimus, and stuck it back in. Turns out, there were some bad cells, so he will go in and remove the left side completely. The recovery from the first surgery was nasty, with severe internal bleeding, my whole sack and penis was black for almost two weeks!

Can't wait for round two!

[Riverwind (imported)]

But no more amusing hospital stories? Bummer.

Only a week away, WOOT, I know your excited and make sure you tell us when you get back on line, we want to know that everything went ok and you are ok in the process.

River

[Riverwind (imported)]

So now the other one has been removed so I am fully castrated now. I will be having testosterone replacement therapy for life. The remaining testis was atrophied as well and causing pain and other problems. I had this done, like the previous one, under general anaesthetic so I felt nothing.

I was so glad to have mine removed, the pain, felt like being kicked in the nuts several times a day, I have never missed them.

River

[Caith721 (imported)]

Only a week away, WOOT, I know your excited and make sure you tell us when you get back on line, we want to know that everything went ok and you are ok in the process.

Thank you River. I'll definitely be online the same day as my surgery. Strangely enough (my gender therapist asked about it last week) I'm not excited. I see surgery as the logical conclusion to many months of effort and work, and a HUGE victory in my life. I think it's safer to say I'll be excited after it's done and healed, and I'm enjoying a truly low-T life.

We'll be getting YOUR amusing stories in under 2 weeks!!

I hope there's some amusement. I'd hate it if it were all business and no laughs.

[xxy--eun (imported)]

I agree with River

had same as hi

have nerver regreat it at all

i was done 2003 nov 27

the very best i ever had done

i wish u the very best of luck

[dancinggizmos (imported)]

Hope things are going well for you. I would like to wish you a speedy recovery and a good progression to what you want to accomplish.