Strangely, I never had any pain after castration or penectomy.

msucleoscar (imported) wrote: Sat Feb 27, 2016 4:11 pm How's your body hair like now? do you feel smoother? Thanks.

It's certainly reduced compared to my younger days. The hair is finer and shorter. I'm losing the 3" coarse chest hair and it's reduced to 1" soft hair. Same general effect on my back and upper arms. I suppose I feel smoother, but it's not like I feel shaved or waxed or anything. There has been no change in facial hair - still a potential full beard and it grows enough that I should (but don't) shave daily.

I should note that Androcur had the same effect at about 6 months.

daifu-orchid (imported) wrote: Thu Mar 10, 2016 7:20 pm Good to go for an annual physical, including blood work, which for eunuchs should include a T level.

Over the years I have at times grossly over shot the mark of T and under. I thought I was a good judge by feel, but it seems not so.

The measured minimal T after castration confirmed a good job. When on HRT, I try to keep my T within normal "intact" range.

Too low feels very good, and I'm probably a much nicer person, but anemic and fat. Too high, and my blood count is too high for health, and I don't usually feel as well.

In sort, there's no short cut to taking care of yourself. Stay well!

You do not get a high hematocrit when trying to stay in the "intact" ranges? Mine is/was always pushing the high side. I have not checked in a few months but my T before injection can be around 100.

I went though 2 separate surgeries to have my testicles removed. The first hurt really bad, felt like knives had been stuck in my side. The second was a breeze, no pain at all.

Surgery hurt less than the Calcium Chloride process for me. Able to start doing things right away.

Hey guys, thought I'd check in. It's been six months plus a couple days since the surgery and I feel like living with near zero testosterone has really kicked in now. Everything seems to be about as healed up as it's going to get. I still feel a little pinch when I cough or clear my throat where the cord is adhered to the scrotum. I visited a urologist for the first time last week to discuss the discomfort of the adhered cord. Needless to say, he was a little taken back when I explained everything to him and why. But, ultimately he was supportive and congratulated me on overcoming an addiction and bettering myself. He advised taking daily D3 and calcium as well as regular weight bearing exercise. He also said I needed to get a bone density scan annually from here on out.

Regarding the adhered cord, he said he could remove the whole cord inguinally. He didn't seem interested in going through the scrotum and said the inguinal method was a much cleaner approach. He said it was fine to leave it as is if I wanted and if it didn't bother me much. He also noted it should be covered by insurance, as they generally cover removing a testicle for chronic pain.

I was a bit surprised he never mentioned wanting me to start a testosterone supplement. But I suppose with my story, he understood that was not likely the direction I'd want to go.

Sex has gotten to be a bit more of a challenge over the past couple of months. Erections aren't as easy to get or as hard as before. Sometimes it's barely adequate for intercourse, and sometimes it's a bit better. But I never get a raging erection like before the surgery. I actually got a prescription for Viagra and gave it a try at a lower dose. It was alright and made some improvement, but did give me a bit of a runny nose (common side effect). I'll try a higher dose next time and see what I think. But to be honest I think it's a mental issue as much as anything. It's just hard to get into it like I used do. Heck, it was hard NOT to get into it before!

Anyway, most other stuff hasn't really changed much. I'm still me, just short a couple gonads!

Impotence is a side effect of castration. It's one of the reasons I wanted HRT after I was castrated. Obviously now that's no longer a reason, but I like my sex drive.

Mother nature is a fickle bitch. You want to reduce your libido to manageable levels, but you end up with whisky dick. If you try to rectify that, you get ragingly horny again because you end up on HRT.

Hopefully you can find a happy medium where you can take a low dose of something and get enough desire to satisfy your wife, but not so much it's driving you crazy?

--LT

She's pretty flexible, and I can still get the job done fairly well. Sometimes we just have to get creative and finish up with some handiwork. Going into this whole mess with a lot of communication and research is key, I believe. While the days of 2-5 orgasms for her 3-5 times per week are past for now, we both try to stay up to date on each other's needs.

The Viagra was partly due to my curiosity of how well it would work, partly because I've met my out-of-pocket insurance maximum for the year, and partly because I occasionally miss being that rock-hard man machine that rocked her world in the sack. But, realistically, we'd be getting by without it.

If I do decide to get on some low-dose HRT down the road, I'm sure it will be quite the balancing act as you say. That's one big reason I haven't really considered trying it yet. I'll be getting a bone density scan sometime later this year. If it doesn't look fantastic, I'll probably start exploring my options with testosterone HRT, starting at some really low doses. It's only been 6 months since the surgery, but I've been at some super-low testosterone levels for about 2.5 years due to the use of Androcur. So, I might already be showing some signs of bone density loss. We'll see!

Jared_in_UT (imported) wrote: Tue Apr 12, 2016 7:57 pm She's pretty flexible, and I can still get the job done fairly well. Sometimes we just have to get creative and finish up with some handiwork. Going into this whole mess with a lot of communication and research is key, I believe. While the days of 2-5 orgasms for her 3-5 times per week are past for now, we both try to stay up to date on each other's needs...

As someone whose erections are now diminished and often are unreliable, despite taking TRT and Cialis, I have started using a strap-on regularly with my SO. Using it is almost natural and is now normal for both my GF and me. Neither one of us has any hangup about it. She's fulfilled sexually because I can stay hard for her as long as she wants so she can orgasm, as I am for knowing that I am able to continue to please her vaginally in bed. It works for us in maintaining our intense intimacy, which otherwise would become frustrating for me whenever I was not able to sexually satisfy her completely.

I'm sure glad everyone has stayed up to date with info as I had hoped to make a trip by car from Idaho to Michigan and have wondered how I can make the trip back after being castrated. Can any one relate to travel problems?