My elastrator experience and other questions
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 3:57 am
Hi, I've been on HRT for 5 years now (since I was 18)
I had some bad side effects from cyproterone like liver problems, dark urine, weight gain.
I also had some bad side effects from spironolactone like an insane leg cramp (worst pain I ever felt).
I did alcohol injections for 2 years so I had very small gonads, about the size of a peanut or something.
So this year, I decided I would use an elastrator with lidocaine and just get rid of it for good, I injected the lidocaine and put the band just fine, it didn't hurt like at all which was funny cause I was expecting at least some discomfort. (BTW: I did this to only one gonad because it would be impossible to do both at the same time since they were too small and far apart because of the alcohol injections)
After a week the gonad really got dark and dry, it looked like a huge scab so I started removing it with a scalpel, peeling it actually... it didn't hurt, i couldn't feel anything.
After peeling most of it the band simply came off, I kind of freaked out cause I didn't know what to do, should I remove the rest of the dead tissue or should i wait?
I decided I would remove the dead tissue, I did and ended up with a big hole in the scrotum. It didn't hurt or anything, it wasn't infected but it looked scary so I went to the hospital. At the hospital they gave me antibiotics and put a collagenase dressing on the wound 3 times a day for 6 days.
After being released from the hospital they said I should take antibiotics for 20 more days, clean the wound with saline solution and make collagenase dressings 2 times a day.
I did and about 3 months later the wound closed completely. It's fine now.
The problem is: I still have one gonad left. I looked up for surgeons and the orchiectomy price is 15 thousand bucks, which i don't have and i don't think i ever will...
besides you need tons of documents and psychiatric evaluations, it's very bureaucratic.
so I was wondering if there is a safe correct way to use the elastrator and avoid infections or any bad things, I still have lidocaine left.
Thanks
I had some bad side effects from cyproterone like liver problems, dark urine, weight gain.
I also had some bad side effects from spironolactone like an insane leg cramp (worst pain I ever felt).
I did alcohol injections for 2 years so I had very small gonads, about the size of a peanut or something.
So this year, I decided I would use an elastrator with lidocaine and just get rid of it for good, I injected the lidocaine and put the band just fine, it didn't hurt like at all which was funny cause I was expecting at least some discomfort. (BTW: I did this to only one gonad because it would be impossible to do both at the same time since they were too small and far apart because of the alcohol injections)
After a week the gonad really got dark and dry, it looked like a huge scab so I started removing it with a scalpel, peeling it actually... it didn't hurt, i couldn't feel anything.
After peeling most of it the band simply came off, I kind of freaked out cause I didn't know what to do, should I remove the rest of the dead tissue or should i wait?
I decided I would remove the dead tissue, I did and ended up with a big hole in the scrotum. It didn't hurt or anything, it wasn't infected but it looked scary so I went to the hospital. At the hospital they gave me antibiotics and put a collagenase dressing on the wound 3 times a day for 6 days.
After being released from the hospital they said I should take antibiotics for 20 more days, clean the wound with saline solution and make collagenase dressings 2 times a day.
I did and about 3 months later the wound closed completely. It's fine now.
The problem is: I still have one gonad left. I looked up for surgeons and the orchiectomy price is 15 thousand bucks, which i don't have and i don't think i ever will...
besides you need tons of documents and psychiatric evaluations, it's very bureaucratic.
so I was wondering if there is a safe correct way to use the elastrator and avoid infections or any bad things, I still have lidocaine left.
Thanks