TheHavier (imported) wrote: Wed Sep 11, 2024 12:48 pm I've been here looking for information for years. I found a lot of information related to castration that led me to believe that it would help me, and my wife in our situation. I found very little information relating to men in my situation. I did have a couple guys reach out to me through private messages that give me information that proved to be helpful. I am thankful for them. Neither of them had been castrated at the time, both were searching for help, like me. One has since been castrated, the other still looking for answers. I wish both of them the best. It seems that men in my situation fade into the shadows once they find the relief they were searching for. We are rare, but there are other men like me out there. The therapist that provided the letter for me told me that he has spoken to as many as six guys in a year searching for help like me. The anesthesiologist that attended me during my surgery told me that she has been with my surgeon for 2 1/2 years, and in that time she had attended 5 other men in situations like mine that got orchiectomies. So I know that there will be others to scan through looking for answers to the question, "did castration help?" I can only say that right now, at only two weeks in, it seems to have helped me. Over the next few months, things may change, I expect some things to change. I will try to stop by from time to time to give updates.
And Loosethem, Thank You, and yes, I Love my wife dearly! She is, and has always been my Soul Mate! She was the hesitant one, but, she has been very happy witb the results so far, and she has been so thankful for me being brave enough to go through with it!
As the SOC8 was being formulated, I know that men in your situation were taken into consideration. I know that's kind of weird that it would be getting treated through gender non-conformity medical routes, but at least there was consideration given to the path you're on with it. This is a long way to saying that men in your situation were a known group when the SOC revision was being formulated as far back as 2016. At this point, men like you are on the radar and have been included in these processes.
One thing I've noticed over the years is that while there is a lot of fantasy when coming to a site like this one for many folks who visit, those who are serious about the subject like you and I are do find a family of supportive individuals to help them with their journey whatever form it takes. Still, voices like yours tend to be rare around here, and it's why I'm grateful that you come back and relate your experience. Even though it's not the experience I was after, there are many men who can benefit from hearing about how this happened for you, and especially how your life is now that it's done. Even a year from now, your experiences at that time would be helpful to share should you choose to. Many are on the fence because they don't know about the long-term implications of having their testicles removed, and after a year or so, your experience at that point would be very useful for them to hear.
I'm glad you've got a soul mate in your wife. It's rare any of us find the person who cares for us that deeply, and can still put up with our quirks! LOL I believe I have mine in my life now too.
I'm looking forward to hearing how things settle out for you, because if there is one commonality in the different directions you and I took to get here, is that we're both experiencing peace in our bodies and relationships. Relating those experiences is one of the main reasons I stick around here after so many years, and I believe both of our experiences are helpful to those who follow us.
