Quote from: Amy T. on June 13, 2007, 02:41:59 AM
I feel so sorry for you guys. The results are very discouraging. They really need to figure out a technique that is acceptable.
LOL... thanks Amy. The good news though, is that while the surgical techniques may not have improved much since the 80's/90's, both mainstream medicine and our
own sub-cultures have changed - a lot.
When I first started checking out gender-reassignment in the late 70's, I was quickly put off because everything was based on the assumption that the only way to start the trip, and that the whole goal of it, was to end up with a penis.
The fact that the new equipment wouldn't work well for either urination or sex, and was 4 times the cost of a MTF operation was enough of a deterrent to me that I basically said forget it.
Now days, I certainly plan on getting a hysterectomy, for many reasons - the transitioning and getting rid of the little estrogen factories being only one of them. But I've come to realize that my male identity isn't married to a given set of genitals.
All my life, I've been told that I "have a set..." (which I've always accepted as a compliment!), and my life experience has shown me that the measure of a man has never been the size of equipment. I've come to believe that the mere existence of 'male' equipment' isn't a mandate to being a real man for everyone. I applaud and thank the people who have gone before me, that have made it possible to be considered fully male without genital reconstruction.
I'm very grateful that things have changed, such that the idea of a complete and legal transition from female to male no longer requires a full genital surgery. And as such, I'm perfectly happy to be the man I am, with or without female genitals. If I may be blunt, at this time, I can't see replacing a perfectly working and enjoyable piece of equipment with one that doesn't work very well.
That's my own milage and options, and I wouldn't presume to think that everyone else would feel the same way. For now though, I'll personally be passing on genital surgery. If medical advancements ever bring us better options, I'll certainly be open to exploring the options.
For those that go for it, more power to them, and I wish them the best of success!
Scott
Mallard500
