IS illustrated...

HERE (http://www.dayudie.com/movies/images/bigballs.mpg)

A-1

I really feel sorry for that guy, but yes I would agree.

RW

Yes, River, me too.

But if there ever was a non-cancer case where it is needed this badly, I do not know of it.

A-1

Cutting that much off would most likely kill him.

Altho think of what he would look like if he had a saline inflation, OH MY .



River

River,

There was once a 100+ lbs ovarian cyst removed from this woman.

IT was pretty unblieveable. A gurney had to be brought into the O.R. Suite and draped in the sterile field and after the surgical separation, the woman was rolled onto her side for the physical separation. The cust was literally rolled out of her abdomen and onto the gurney and then on to the autopsy refrigerator in pathology. The cyst was cremated after it was determined to be benign.

Figure a similar thing at this poor man's castration. As long as he could be given medical clearance, he could be operated successfully. It may take up to a week to bulid him up to stand the surgery, however. Believe it or not he could have more serious life-threatening problems than the obvious problem that he has. There is, however, always a small chance of death with any operation, even a simple castration.

When something is being cut off of somebody nothing can be taken for granted...but he would most likely live, and he would walk out of the hospital a ONE HELL of a lot easier than he would be able to walk in.

A-1

Riverwind (imported) wrote: Wed Mar 10, 2004 6:51 pm Cutting that much off would most likely kill him.

Altho think of what he would look like if he had a saline inflation, OH MY .

River

You could be rite. After all it is living tisue with its own blood suply. It would be a major operation in any case.

A-1 (imported) wrote: Fri Mar 19, 2004 9:18 pm When something is being cut off of somebody nothing can be taken for granted...but he would most likely live, and he would walk out of the hospital a ONE HELL of a lot easier than he would be able to walk in.

A-1

If it was me I wouldn't hesitate to get them taken off, but then mine are healthy and I still want to have them removed

jem...

Always remember, when you have your health, you really have it all. You may not be content with the specifics of your existance, but do not sacrifice your health or take chances with it to get somewhere that you believe that you will want to be.

It just is not worth it when you really already have everything.

A-1

As someone with a variety of non-genital related health problems I want to really second A-1: don't do anything that will endanger your overall health. I understand your desire to be rid of your male genitals, and share it, but I think everyone who feels that way should keep in mind the crucial objective of maintaining overall health. Best of luck.

strassenbahn (imported) wrote: Sat Mar 20, 2004 3:04 pm As someone with a variety of non-genital related health problems I want to really second A-1: don't do anything that will endanger your overall health. I understand your desire to be rid of your male genitals, and share it, but I think everyone who feels that way should keep in mind the crucial objective of maintaining overall health. Best of luck.

Health is the single most important consideration but not the only one. Quality of life is just as crucial to our over all well being. If a person has gender disphoria they either live with it or do something about it. For my self I feel I must do somthing about it because living this way is hell. Of course I don't expect a mirachel and I am well aquinted with the predjudice people show toward people like me(us) but I've weighed the issues and made the decision.

I will do every thing I can to protect my health as I proceed on my journey. I will try to find a decent surgeon and try to find the money to pay for the operation. As was writen earlier in this thread every surgery has some risk associated with it and that risck should not be taken for granted. I am 41 and have strugled with this issue through out my life. Every day I wake up I face this issue. Well there comes a point where having ones health as important as that is, is simply not enough. I just can not live out the rest of my years as a man.

Idealy it comes down to an informed decision where the risks are carefully wayed against benifits of a realistic goal. In the case of the poor gentalman above who must drag his hugely enlagerd genitals about I know what my decision would be were I in his shoes. I do wonder how he feels about his situation. Does he have acsess to quality medical care? Would he rather live ellephantitus of the genitals rather than be a eunuch? Clearly he has sufferd this afliction for a long time, yet for some reason he is unwilling or unable to atain a surgical solution. As bad as health coverage is getting in the US and as difficult as it is to convince the gate keeprs of the medical profesion I wouldnt be suprised to see one of my neighbors walking around with this afliction. Then again it might just be a salien injection.

Jema