Beauty of the eunuch body

[frivolous (imported)]

The info was just about the removal of the testicals not including the removal of the scrotum. I've read the same thing on several hospital sites. You will of course need a recovery time after that but I found nowhere a mention of it.

[T van Keel (imported)]

I don't have any experience with castration only as I had everything removed in one surgery, but I wouldn't have been able to leave hospital right after the surgery. It took a few days until moving around became easier again. Six days after nullification I left hospital and were able to drive home in my own car. But recovery took minimum 4 to 6 weeks. This may be less when only testicles and scrotum are removed.

If you are seriously considering a castration or nullification, it would be a good idea to get in touch with suitable surgeons as they are able to answer your questions a lot better. There are one or two I could tell you in the area of Essen / Germany. Don't know if this is an option for you.

[blackblack (imported)]

if you want to keep a good shape after castration,the real problem is hormone

[Castor (imported)]

In my case, the information from the urology department at the hospital was as follows:

- Simple bilateral orchiectomy: Can be done on an outpatient basis

- Simple bilateral orchiectomy and scrotectomy (removal of the scrotum): Three days stay

May I ask something about the removal of the prostate? I am surprised that a nerve-sparing operation was apparently not performed or am I wrong here (https://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/n ... ate-cancer)?

Did the hospital actually inform you that there are now also ways to heal the destroyed nerves (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-release ... 71699.html)

[WheelyCurious]

Did the hospital actually inform you that there are now also ways to heal the destroyed nerves (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-release ... 71699.html)

Not to be a total wet blanket, but that article only applies to LAB RATS - it may be years before HUMANS get any sort of chance to try it, and even longer before it would be available at the local pharmacy.... The drug is not yet even going for the first stage of testing needed for FDA approval.

There is also a BIG red flag in the article where they do Financial Disclosures:

Financial disclosures: Dr. Sharp is the chief scientific officer at MicroCures, Inc., and Drs. Sharp, Davies, and Friedman hold stock in MicroCures, Inc.

Since they are reporting on a paper published about a drug being developed by Microcures, Inc. I see this as a screaming conflict of interest, as this is the kind of 'news' released by corporations looking to pump up their stock price....

I see this kind of story being released on almost a weekly basis by researchers in the SCI world, where they have had some sort of amazing results in trying to make test tubes and lab rats walk again... However almost NO clinical trials have come out of said stories....

So color me skeptical at best...

WheelyCurious

[Castor (imported)]

Of course, this is all just in the laboratory stage. But that doesn't change the fact that intensive work is being done to repair the nerve damage that often occurs during this operation. It would be better if they had never occurred, which is why I don't understand why the urologists apparently didn't consider the nerve-sparing operation.

[WheelyCurious]

I'm just saying that "intensive work" has been going on for MANY years, both on spinal and peripheral nerves (peripherals appear to be easier as they can sometimes regenerate) but almost nothing ever makes it out of the lab, so don't get excited about the latest press release...

I have no way of knowing what the surgeon's decision process was, but my understanding is that the 'nerve sparing' is an optimistic hope rather than a definite procedure, and in a cancer case it may also depend on just where the cancer is and whether they can get it w/o also getting the nerves... My limited understanding is that the nerve sparing option is mostly only a choice if the surgery is for a non-cancer related enlarged prostate.

Basically the surgeon's bottom line is to get the cancer, your sex life is secondary.....

WheelyCurious

[Castor (imported)]

I don't think anyone here is naive enough to think that a press release will solve everything. The approval of such a drug is a long process. But the destruction of the nerves during a prostatectomy is a huge problem for the patients. The source I mentioned is just one of many and should only be used as an example. You could ask the clinic if they see any possibilities here, for example, volunteering to participate in a study. If necessary, this could be better than rashly taking the diametrically opposite path. The point of my question to frivolous was only whether the hospital has done anything in this direction – nothing more.

[eunuchjeff (imported)]

The info was just about the removal of the testicles not including the removal of the scrotum. I've read the same thing on several hospital sites. You will of course need a recovery time after that but I found nowhere a mention of it.

My own experience re the orchiectomy procedure over 20 years ago now is exactly what you describe except that it was done by a veterinarian friend. Because I had very short cords connecting the testicles to the inguinal canal - about 1 cm, it took a lot more time. Nonetheless, I was in some pain that was remedied by tylenol and a short nap. A few hours later I walked over a mile to a nearby restaurant with some friends with little or no pain. Full recovery took about three weeks, but continued with little if any pain.