BudleyBare (imported) wrote: Tue May 09, 2006 4:09 am It occurred to me during the evening hours last night that I may have to change my registered name on this web site, perhaps to something like Budley[less]Bear[ish] for a starter. And then if my wishes came totally true, perhaps Budley[no]Bear.

For the curious, my lifelong nickname has been Bud. I have more body hair than I would like, thus the Bear part. In actuality, the amount of [undesired] hair on the parts of my body where I prefer none is not that great, I prefer to be totally hairless in those areas, and would like a full head of hair. But alas, Mother Nature has been at work.

It will be interesting to see what the ultimate result -- hairwise -- of my pending eunuchification will be. I really look forward to the more important aspects of that change. Scheduling of my surgery is likely to happen this week, and I expect the date will be before the end of May.

I wanted to let you know that I was a hairy man and now I am almost a hairless eunuch. Hair on legs and arms is very thin and not to visible. Chest and abdominal hair greatly reduced or very thin. Smooth buttocks. The hair I have left is similar to where I first developed body hair in my teens. The first ones grown are the last to leave. I can shave every other day but still battle the ear hair. Pubic hair is very thin. When I wear shorts I wish I had more leg hair when I am around people who have known me for years. I always worry they will ask about the lack of leg hair.

I have received some Private Messages requesting more information about my list of 24 concerns or issues regarding pending full castration. Here is that list as taken from the sheet of paper that I took with me to the doctor last week (in no particular order): possible breast growth

less facial hair

loss of energy

change in pitch of voice (none expected)

male pattern baldness slowing down or stopping

loss/thining of body hair

moodiness, tearfulness

osteoporosis (bone density scan)

hormone replacement therapy may be necessary

weight gain, subcutaneous fat increasing

infertility (duh!)

eunuch "calm"

penile shrinkage

loss of muscle tone

sexual desires change (reduce)

loss of aggression

hot flashes, night sweats

reduced body odor

reduced libido

effects on erections

reduced nocturnal emissions

asexuality

substantial reduction in risk of prostate cancer

anatomical changes (removal of the organ, and scrotum implications)You can see that some of the above overlap, or perhaps may even be redundant, but that is okay. Also, this listing is not meant to infer good or bad, but simply topics that I wanted to discuss with the doctor prior to making some heavy duty decisions.

Osteoporosis is my biggest concern. A bone density scan was done last Thursday, and I should get the results tomorrow (Tuesday, May 9th).

And finally, this was my list. Yours more than likely will differ.

Hospital admission is being scheduled for May 22, and surgery on May 23. More to follow.....

good luck with the procedure,,, Sounds like you are makinga difficult but sensible choice given yoru medical history;;;;

tugon (imported) wrote: Tue May 09, 2006 8:14 am I wanted to let you know that I was a hairy man and now I am almost a hairless eunuch. Hair on legs and arms is very thin and not to visible. Chest and abdominal hair greatly reduced or very thin. Smooth buttocks. The hair I have left is similar to where I first developed body hair in my teens. The first ones grown are the last to leave. I can shave every other day but still battle the ear hair. Pubic hair is very thin. When I wear shorts I wish I had more leg hair when I am around people who have known me for years. I always worry they will ask about the lack of leg hair.

Anyone rude enough to do that needs to be told that they are being silly.

...and that's being nice about it.

Tell them that you shave every day and it just keeps growing back. Then flutter your eyes at them and tell them how nice it is that they noticed...

...that ought to freak their asses out...

A-1

Final clearance with the doctor this morning. The surgery had tenatively been scheduled for next Tuesday (May 23, 2006), but it has been moved up by one day -- now officially scheduled for Monday afternoon, May 22, 2006. Current expectation is 2 (possibly 3) days in the hospital.

This time next week, besides having some other minor surgical procedures to correct problems (primary reason for the extended hospital stay), my one remaining (left) testicle will be gone and I will be a eunuch. I still plan to avoid HRT, but will reassess as I go down this path. A future option to be considered is scrotum removal, but that won't be addressed until way into the future.

EricaAnn (imported) wrote: Thu May 04, 2006 1:30 pm Dear BudleyBear,

Congratulations on

setting the date. My thoughts and prayers will be with you on Monday afternoon. I sincerely hope that everything goes well!

EricaAnn (imported) wrote: Thu May 18, 2006 6:43 pm 6713400]
Dear BudleyBear,

Congratulations on

setting the date. My thoughts and prayers will be with you on Monday af
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ternoon. I sincerely hope that everything goes well!

One can only echo the obvious... Good luck, and gods-speed....

I join everyone else here in wishing you well! --FLO--

Good luck, indeed.