devi (imported) wrote: Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:40 pm In the middle of next month I am going ahead and flying off to Philly to finally lose a couple of senseless semi-lethargic almonds, relax and watch the boob tube. (Hotels are known to have very good television sets unlike mine if it is still working.) Maybe I'll catch up on the History Channel, get involved in a novela or two, or learn all about the weather in your neck of the woods. But then come to think of it hotel rooms also have free unlimited local telephone calls plus that whole city is WiFi from what I understand. There should be plenty of stuff to do over there for being a bedridden old bastard.

DeaconBlues (imported) wrote: Wed Jun 13, 2007 9:48 pm I really have a hard time figuring this out. There is CLEARLY a demand for the services of a competent surgeon to perform castrations (at a REASONABLE price). But supply and demand do not seem to be working together here. You have to go to Thailand or somewhere to get anywhere close to a reasonable price for the surgery.

The actual castration is relatively simple. Animals are routinely castrated on ranches and farms everywhere all the time. While human males are certainly different, the operation is still not all that complex. Of course, all the lousey attempts by people who are not trained to do it, and worst, the men who try to castrate themselves and half way through end up really messing things up have given the whole castration scene a bad reputation.

I wish I could go to med school for just the castration surgery and offer a super discount castration service. I suppose the malpractice insurance costs for it are the reason the price is so high here in the U.S. But if I could, I would offer "bilat-orchiectomy" at cost, non-profit, to anyone who wanted it. Anyone care to start passing the hat around to pay for an abbreviated med school tuition for me?