Each person's pain tolerance is different, the best thing is to listen to your body, and do as much research as possible. Also if you haven't done so, I would suggest a trial run of chemical castration for at least 6 months to a year first before going this route, considering you are about to make a major life change and there will be no going back once you've damaged the testicles. If you still desire castration after, then I wish the best of luck I have been happy with the results that I've achieved

Hi evreyone,

It's been several weeks since I've seen this thread, or Eunuch Archive for that matter. Haven't been able to find out where this thread was until now, since finding out that the URL had been moved and changed. I almost thought Eunuch Archive had shut down or something.

I told my doctors about my injections. (I phoned the nurses and asked them to leave the doctors a message.) My urologist explained to me over the phone how it's not approved, and I saw my primary care doctor later and he also explained to me that it's dangerous and in a somber tone he said "I don't like this". After that, he pulled out a sheet with information and said that he was referring me to a gender therapist in St. Louis "as a recommendation" for hormone therapy and that the therapist would probably remove my testicles, and that my Medicaid insurance would cover it.

My doctor said that I can come back "as needed"

And I scheduled an appointment for this Monday, because of an increase of joint pain. I don't know what my testosterone level is so far, and I haven't been tested since April 7, which my testosterone was 522 ng/dl. I strongly assume it's way lower than that now, but I'm not sure if it's at "castrate level". I do have ongoing symptoms of low to no testosterone, like smoother skin, stronger emotions, easier to get "choked-up" over things, lower libido (seems to be slowly decreasing each week). My muscle strength seems to have decreased somewhat along with definition, but no significant decrease in volume yet. My blood pressure is always lower than normal (105/65 average, and used to be 125/80 average), and I get faint and dizzy upon standing up. I hope this isn't Adrenal Fatigue either, because low T and adrenal fatigue symptoms can sometimes overlap. Nevertheless, low hormone levels are insidious when it comes to bone health, and if you experience joint problems with low hormone levels, it's best to see a doctor and get on hormone replacement therapy quick before fractures occur.

Also, since my surgery in June, I've had increased erections which I doubt is related to hormones. Whenever I'm partially or fully erect, I notice there's a few veins on the right side of my penis near the base, that's hard like toothpicks. No pain at all thought. The dorsal vein seems to be shorter and less flexible too. I can't bend my penis down without the dorsal vein poking out, which appears to lead up to the right of my abdomen where to surgical incision is. My Urologist hasn't taken notice of it, but I'm going to tell him or the gender therapist/doctor.

Marcy

I've already been chemically castrated for around a year now... I'd never go back. I looked into this so I can make it more permanent as I can't afford antiandrogens all my life and they're hard on the body.

I had to wait several months to get everything documented and approved and scheduled for my orchiectomy. Seven weekly cycles of Everclear 190 proof (95%) injections helped me remain sane until surgery occurred. I was on Androcur for over a year, but wanted something permanent, much sooner. Maintain sterile conditions, always use a fresh needle, and listen carefully to anything your body tells you. Be careful and be safe, and best wishes to you.

I just want to add that I have thought of using this method for a long tim and last night I finally took the big step. I used a 3cc syringe and a 1 1/2" 23ga, needle with 1cc of Everclear 195 Proof Alcohol. I held my right testicle tight and pushed the needle throught the center about 1" into my testicle. There was no pain at all. I then injected 1cc of the Alcohol slowly into the testicle and then took out the needle. There was really no pain but there was a minor aching feeling for about an hour after. Today I did the exact same thing to the Left testicle. The effects were about the same as the right side. This was done about 1 hour ago. My plan is to not inject for for a couple weeks and see what changes there may be if any. Then proceed with another round of injections. Stay tuned for more.

Caith721 (imported) wrote: Tue Jul 26, 2011 11:04 am Seven weekly cycles of Everclear 190 proof (95%) injections helped me remain sane until surgery occurred. I was on Androcur for over a year, but wanted something permanent...

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I am approaching one year after ending alcohol injections, following 1-1/2 years on Androcur. I have almost no sexual motivations today. I wish Caith721 the best and hope that she keeps contributing here with updates.

Hi everyone,

Just coming home from holidays.

I couldn't wait to make my next round of injections.

1 month after, my nuts have recovered, so I managed to inject 1cc in each.

A visible effect for me is that my nuts stay pulled up inside of me , leaving my scrotum "empty". Nice look.

For the rest, lowered libido. Now if my wife say's "No", that doesn't make me unhappy. At Last...

Pirlouit,

The reality of being a true eunuch is when you don't even ask or care to ask your wife for sex.

Yep, I know that.

In a near future... I hope. I'm just happy to see the first result in my quest.

Hash (imported) wrote: Sun Jul 31, 2011 4:29 am Pirlouit,

The reality of being a true eunuch is when you don't even ask or care to ask your wife for sex.

Pretty much says where I'm at now too.