Final phase of healing

[devi (imported)]

Well, it has been a month and a half since my orchiectomy. As of yet I have never experienced any hot flashes whatsoever. And whereas my testicle cords did seem to have healed a little more quickly than normal, my incision didn't seem to. But I now have no more bleeding. But at this point I am still using bandages and a little first aid cream every few days. I did reshave around the bandage a half week ago and yesterday I shaved around the incision very carefully but not meticulously. Climbing into a hot tub or going to the hot springs is still out of the question. And I have not bothered to put any air into my bicycle tires which are still flat. Plus my jogging shoes also haven't been worn for a while too. And then there are those trails which for all I know are going entirely unused.

[mrt (imported)]

Well, it has been a month and a half since my orchiectomy. As of yet I have never experienced any hot flashes whatsoever. And whereas my testicle cords did seem to have healed a little more quickly than normal, my incision didn't seem to. But I now have no more bleeding. But at this point I am still using bandages and a little first aid cream every few days. I did reshave around the bandage a half week ago and yesterday I shaved around the incision very carefully but not meticulously. Climbing into a hot tub or going to the hot springs is still out of the question. And I have not bothered to put any air into my bicycle tires which are still flat. Plus my jogging shoes also haven't been worn for a while too. And then there are those trails which for all I know are going entirely unused.

I used Mederma on the incision *Everytime I use the Bathroom. And it seems to have sped my healing time AND made the scar less scar like. Its not cheap but worth every cent.

[tugon (imported)]

The greatest joy for me when fully healed was being able to soak in the tub. I was glad that I could stop using dressings to absorb the drainage. I was always afraid I would leak thru and someone would ask what was on my white scrub pants.

[eu_kenny (imported)]

You will feel great after you are fully healed. My only regret was that i waited so long. i never really had problems with hot flashes. i did have an immediate depo-provera injection following my castration, but that was to lower my T-count quicker, not for TS reasons. i may have been so excited to have an empty scrotum, that i wouldn't have noticed the hot flashes anyway.

[devi (imported)]

I think I may have had a few very minor hot flashes but nothing anywhere close to what I experienced at times before the orchiectomy (I've had them since my twenties about once a year). I have never taken hormones of any type except when a doctor gave me something for tendonitis which in hindsight may have brought about one of my hot flashes later on when that effect wore off. I did find some Mederma (for kids that stays purple until dry) and now wear a bandaid before I go to work only as a precaution. But I still don't feel confident enough to jump up and do the splits touching my toes in mid air as I had done the day before the sugery. Actually most of the problem of my delayed healing time may be due to the fact that I keep forgetting not to do any type of climbing or stretching out my legs which I tend to do very naturally.

[Hash (imported)]

dev,

I'd like to hear more about your surgery. How did you get the doctor to do it, what was it like? Can you describe the operation? etc.

[devi (imported)]

Well, it has been almost three months now since I went up to Dr. K and I am just about all healed up. (If I had have been able to stay in bed all the time it might have only taken just two months.) I have never had any hot flashes since my procedure (probably because my almonds had never done hardly anything afterall) nor have I ever felt depressed and in fact I absolutely feel my own usual self. But however I do feel a lot less limber due to less activity. So obviously I need to get dancing somewhere.

[Hash (imported)]

dev,

What did you think of Kimmel's office and surgical room?

[devi (imported)]

The place seemed very clean and uncluttered to me.