Re: The Case for Castration...
Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 8:30 pm
I'm not arguing against castration. I'm just saying if you go this route, bear in mind issues that relate to your overall health.
jemagirl (imported) wrote: Sat Mar 20, 2004 4:35 pm Health is the single most important consideration but not the only one. Quality of life is just as crucial to our over all well being. If a person has gender disphoria they either live with it or do something about it. For my self I feel I must do somthing about it because living this way is hell. Of course I don't expect a mirachel and I am well aquinted with the predjudice people show toward people like me(us) but I've weighed the issues and made the decision.
I will do every thing I can to protect my health as I proceed on my journey. I will try to find a decent surgeon and try to find the money to pay for the operation. As was writen earlier in this thread every surgery has some risk associated with it and that risck should not be taken for granted. I am 41 and have strugled with this issue through out my life. Every day I wake up I face this issue. Well there comes a point where having ones health as important as that is, is simply not enough. I just can not live out the rest of my years as a man.
Jema
Hello, dear.
Yes, mental health and quality of life are very important. Indeed, what good is health if we commit suicide because of untreated GID or live a miserable existance because of our condition?
Transition (and sometimes surgery) is seen as the only real "cure" for intense GID. I do not blame you for wanting an improved quality of life.
You are 41, and I was 42 when I had my sex reassignment surgery (SRS). You are still at a good age for it. I also had castration prior to the SRS. Castration itself was a rather simple procedure.
Every day, you "wake up and face this issue." I understand. In contrast, I wake up every day and am happy to be anatomically female. I fully understand your need for the surgery, and I fully support you.
Warm hugs from a sister,
Kelly
