Scottie (imported) wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:30 am
Just feelin kinda low after my B day and celebration. emotions seem more pronounced and seem to slow me down more than before. I seem to sleep deeper too. Last night got a case of the chills, that happens once in a while. I am wondering if all of you or at least some of you want to know any of this stuff. I mean the drama isin't as great as it was when I was in danger, but it, is what I am going through as well as what alot of Eunuchs will go through. Even though I welcome comments questions and actvity, I find it sparce. Is everyone on a vacation? I must be a bore? So I was just being depressed a bit. See ya all lata! Scottie
There you go again. Scottie...be patient with yourself. Your body underwent a traumatic experience. Your thought patterns are changing with the decline in testosterone levels. Your body may take a short time or a long time to adjust whatever it is that the hot flashes and nightsweats are adjusting.
Some eunuchs, like myself, sleep better becuse they have a calmer reaction to life. Another reason I sleep well is that I am tired at the end of the day, since eunuchs do tire more easily.
And from my hanging out in alt.support.menopause, chills can happen just as much as hot flashes and night sweats.
And always feel free to e-mail me or phone me if you want a one-on-one chat, OK?
Now, again...BE PATIENT with yourself. Give your body and mind time to properly heal. This won't happen overnight, and may take many months.
Remember that post-surgical depression will happen to many eunuchs, no matter how much they wanted the operation and how well they eventually adjust to it. And now let me have a friend take over. Here is a copy of an e-mail she sent me shortly after my own castration....
From: Maryannlee42
To: Harryandruschak
As re calcium: I use a calcium supplement called "Bone Complex" from Willner Chemists in New York. (
www.willner.com) You can order it over the net. It is totally amazing! I genetically have osteoporosis, and I am using a drug called Fosamax, but was still getting burning sensations in my spine despite using it. The Bone Complex tabs (two tabs once or twice daily depending on your needs) totally knocked that out. It has totally stopped any symptoms. If you want good long-term calcium protection that really works, try it, you'll love it.
Also, a few more things:
Castration does not change our habits, it makes things nice and quiet, so we can have a noise free environment to work on ourselves. I.e. if we are angry before, we will be angry after, unless we work on the source of the anger. The eunuch stillness really makes things nice, and after a while you will not think about sex very much, but will still retain the capacity to become sexually excited about someone you meet that pushes the right buttons.
If you find that you are getting a bit depressed or getting hot flashes, you can get an herb at health food stores called Dong Quai. It really stops the hot flashes and depressions. Also, be easy on yourself. You may get a lot of negative thoughts and regrets about castration, and feel that you look: weird, or freaky, or less than a man, when viewing your genitals in the mirror. This is normal, and it takes about a year to mourn the loss of your old body and accept your new one. We all go through this phase, and it's OK to feel any feelings that come up. The good thing is that after about a year, you will feel so good you will be in orbit!
Jesse Bear
