As of Oct 4th I'm officially a Eunuch

[WheelyFixed]

Thanks!

I really haven't been bothering with pain meds, I used a bit of ice on the first day but didn't really notice any improvement. So far I still have a fair bit of swelling in the cord stumps but no real pain. Even on the first day the pain was extremely minor.

Sounds like good progress... I had both orchie and scrotum done at the same time, and found the scrotum was far more painful, I didn't really notice the orchie part... From what I've heard the ice doesn't really make the swelling go away, but can keep it from getting as bad... However even then it is only supposed to be good for the first few hours post-op... After that it won't help.

I think it is great that you can avoid the pain meds - my suggestion was just if you need them, but IMHO it is best to avoid them if possible.

WheelyFixed

[pilipop83 (imported)]

congratulations! this is a giant step, I'm happy for you

[AussieNSFW (imported)]

Congratulations on becoming a Eunuch. I have just started the medical investigation process.

[AussieNSFW (imported)]

Congratulations. I am a little behind you, and have my first consultation later next month. Seems that you are now a fortnight post op, a couple of questions, don't feel obligated to answer if you don't wish to. As per WheelyFixed I would have the two procedures done at the same time.

1) In retrospect are there any questions you wished you had asked?

2) Where there any key questions from your perspective for your medical team?

3) Anything you might suggest to do before the operation by way of preparation?

4) Two weeks in are their any issues or tips with your recovery so far.

Thanks for your consideration.

[Missouri_Steer (imported)]

Congratulations on joining the eunuch clan! May you heal fast and feel free at last. It's a big step, but you did it and I hope the only regret you have, like so many of us have had, and that is that we weren't castrated when we were a lot younger so as to enjoy living in peace and calmness longer.

[WheelyFixed]

Congratulations. I am a little behind you, and have my first consultation later next month. Seems that you are now a fortnight post op, a couple of questions, don't feel obligated to answer if you don't wish to. As per WheelyFixed I would have the two procedures done at the same time.

1) In retrospect are there any questions you wished you had asked?

2) Where there any key questions from your perspective for your medical team?

3) Anything you might suggest to do before the operation by way of preparation?

4) Two weeks in are their any issues or tips with your recovery so far.

Thanks for your consideration.

1. Possibly a bit more about what to expect in terms of swelling and so on during recovery, and how best to deal with them... (It is possible that they weren't totally aware of the issues relating to having to do intermittent cathing, so had me pull the Foley to soon, which led to a trip to ER and a new Foley when I couldn't get to my urethra w/ the intermittent cath because of swelling)

2. More about how being a para would impact things - but I'm not sure they really knew as it probably isn't well documented since we are uncommon...

3. They did not suggest ice or recommend Alleve / Naproxen for pain until I was seeing the surgeon's NP after the trip to the ER, when it was to late for ice to be much help... In retrospect I'd strongly advise using ice packs during the first 24 hours or so post-op... According to the NP, Alleve is the best of the OTC pain relief options for dealing with BOTH swelling and pain... (I will not take opioid's for ANY reason having gone through the hell of getting off them after my SCI)

4. It WILL get better.... Don't worry to much about stuff peeling off the incision as long as you don't start getting bleeding or signs of infection....

WheelyFixed

[stephenlc (imported)]

Welcome to the clan,be proud of your new status,I am sure that you wont regret it.Like many others before I only wish I had been castrated years ago.10 years a eunuch and still happy with it.

Good luck and I hope you heal well and quickly.

Stephen

[baldwin92 (imported)]

Congrats. I was done a few years ago on October 3. Like you I regret I wasn't done a long time ago.

[sakebigoe (imported)]

Hey all, I kinda lost track of this thread and for that I apologize. I'm mostly healed now though I got a bit of a hemotoma in the right cord so I suspect that'll take a while to go away. I realize I'm only 4 weeks along but I still have absolutely no regrets, on one hand I kinda wish I did this earlier but at 32 I'm still relatively young and I'm honestly not sure I would have been ready when I was younger dispite the fact that I've wanted my testicles gone since I hit puberty. I'm on testosterone, I have my next blood test in a few weeks where they'll maybe adjust my dosage, aiming to get me between 700 and 1000 ng/dl I actually feel pretty nornal on the current dosage.

[Castor (imported)]

Are you sure about your testosterone levels? Were your old values that high? 1000 ng/dl is a pretty high level even for your age.