Might I suggest (if you haven't already read it) you look into the ethanol injections thread (http://www.eunuch.org/forums/showthread ... -Injection)?

The injections worked for me and were enough to prompt removal. They were safer than banding/cutting for sure. I would consider looking for a good gender therapist tho, tbh I feel like I was able to slip through the cracks based on others experiences. The people that enlisted the services of the gender therapists seemed to get their desires quicker than the rest of us.

For what it's worth: I chose chemical castration for two years, first with Spironolactone/Aldactone then later with Androcur/Cyproterone, and performed ethanol injections for two months. This means there were no major shifts in my hormones and metabolism when I finally received my orchiectomy.

Quite honestly, why are you unwilling to go on chemical castration for a time to find out what the results are like? Do you even know what the side effects and potential life-long consequences will be? How do you even know that you'll like the results, once you're on the other side and unable to go back?

juststeve (imported) wrote: Sun Sep 11, 2011 3:45 pm michigan is a bit too far from scotland buddy!

Sometimes you have to travel to get what you want. I'm amazed at the amount of people who say, "I want my balls taken off, but it has to be done locally..." To me that is a hurdle someone puts in place to ensure it won't happen because they are not ready yet.

If you're truly ready and are determined enough, you'll find a way to travel so you can get it done safely.

--LT

thanks for all the comments and suggestions folks!! re: losethem, i never said i wasnt willing to travel buddy, i happily would its just that i'm not keen on the idea of a long haul transatlantic flight after surgery, especially in economy class

juststeve (imported) wrote: Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:19 pm i'm not keen on the idea of a long haul transatlantic flight after surgery, especially in economy class

If you do, make sure you get an aisle seat

I would agree with LT - up to a point.

There are, however, people with travel-phobia who absolutely hate to travel. (No, I'm not bothering to look up the proper term!)

In my case, it takes every ounce of self-determination I have to just get in my truck and drive to work. Literally. And it's not because I hate the job.

I have to get half-buzzed just to go to the airport for the MoM, and snag a couple of mild tranquilizers before to get me into the rental car so that Jesus can drive us to our hotel. In fact, if I didn't have someone to take me the 55 miles TO the airport, I would never get there - as I WILL NOT drive that highway to Indianapolis.

I simply will NOT do it - not for love nor money. You could tell me there was $10k in cash waiting for me in Indy, and my response would be to give it to someone else or ship it to me.

One of my greatest fears is going somewhere and getting stranded. If you've never been stranded far away from home, there's no way you're going to understand it. Well, in my case, it was only about 50 miles, but still...it was winter, and cell phones didn't exist yet.

Yes, for me, 50 miles is a long way.

Jesus has also been trying to get me to fly to California for a couple of years now, and to be blunt - there's no way in hell I'm doing it. I get chest pains just thinking about it.

So as for the idea of wanting castration (or anything else, for that matter) done locally, I can fully appreciate that and don't automatically write it off as an excuse.

KimiRhoze (imported) wrote: Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:56 am The injections worked for me and were enough to prompt removal. They were safer than banding/cutting for sure. I would consider looking for a good gender therapist tho, tbh I feel like I was able to slip through the cracks based on others experiences. The people that enlisted the services of the gender therapists seemed to get their desires quicker than the rest of us.

I too feel as though I slipped through the cracks - although i went down the more dangerous route of banding - and I'm not recommending that anyone put themselves in danger this way. As with injections it was simply a way of damaging the balls to necessitate removal.

Juststeve, there's some good advice in this thread and I do hope you'll be guided by it. The safest way by far to obtain castration, leaving the rest of your body alive and healthy, is via the qualified surgeon route. So, Michigan should be an option.

juststeve

To get an idea of how dangerous this is, maybe you should contact those on here who have posted about their experiences and problems doing a band and slice:

postatracura

ghostaumn

IEUNUCH

From what they have written, even with planning, it is a life threatening experience.....