dvdbll (imported) wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:11 pm I like to post on this thread now and again to keep it alive. Has anyone gone to Dr. Arnkoff for their castration recently? Is he still active?

I considered going to him until my urologist here at home said he'd castrate me through my insurance. I hope Arnkoff is still castrating men for those who aren't as l lucky as me.

Look forward to hearing from everyone out there who has been to visit him!

ZeuterMe (imported) wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:56 pm He quoted me $2900 a week or two ago, mentioning that his schedule was booked almost as solid as the snowbanks and suggested that I schedule for well into the future.

Granted, since he was trying to duplicate the thoroughness normally associated with an inguinal through a scrotal incision, he may have quoted me for a slightly more involved procedure than E2B wanted.

Eunuch2Be (imported) wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2015 5:05 am Interesting. What would your include that normally wouldn't be?

ZeuterMe (imported) wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2015 11:58 pm When treating intractable chronic pain with orchiectomy, the outcome depends strongly on the approach in question. There's a 55% cure rate for scrotal orchiectomy, and a 75% cure rate for inguinal. The difference in results, I believe, is a result of the difference in how much of the sperm cord is routinely removed in each approach. I requested a quote for an inguinal procedure, but his counteroffer was that he believed he could remove as much of it with a "high scrotal incision" approach.

Thus, the extra money may be there to cover an extra twenty minutes of work, plus the cost of extra-long-handled forceps and scissors.

Alternately, there was a $100 price hike after 2B booked his appointment and before I cold-called the good doctor.

needles1 (imported) wrote: Tue Apr 07, 2015 2:16 pm HI, is or are there anyone that has a appointment or been in the last 4 or so weeks, would like to talk to someone in the know.