I've heard that an orchi done the wrong way could make it harder once you get GRS/SRS, since the scar tissue can play a role in forming the neo-vagina and etc. However, I've also heard that they also can do an orchi with out damage to the tissues (they go in from the top and take them out that way, rather than going from the bottom.
I have a friend that is looking for the orchi route rather than GRS right now, but doing it the other way in case she wants GRS in the future.
I've considered an Orchi, but since my surgery is coming up it wouldn't make sense right now. But, I hear getting the tumors out makes a big difference (either through orchi or GRS). Everyone I talked to says that the HRT worked better after and they were much happier either way.
I don't actually have a date for surgery yet because I'm still waiting for the paperwork to get through the province. I have both of my letters, but the specialist is working on them and then they go to the province and then come back to me with a file number to use when I call to book my appointment. After that it's anywhere from 3 to 8 months wait, depending on the wait list, etc. It sucks waiting for approval and having everything "up in the air." Especially that I called the specialist and he's off until the 8th and they don't have my letter at the office in my file, but they said that he might have it on him and is working on the paperwork (which I hope is the case, because it would suck if that stuff got "lost" in the mail). I see him on the 30th, however, which is probably going to be more questions and making sure that I know all of the complications and etc. Then waiting for the province. So, I hope to hear back by the end of the year, and book a date for next year sometime.
Posted on: October 03, 2007, 01:46:01 PM
As for DIY orchi, I've looked into it, but I had some friends stop me from doing that. Believe it or not, some people do it as a kind of fetish. I went onto one of those site and it was full of guys who did it and also cut off part or all of their penises, yet, had no desire to be a woman... they just wanted to be men but without those parts or something. Kind of how some people cut off their leg or an arm to be an amputee on purpose.
DIY orchi can lead to a lot of tissue damage and it doesn't always work, or you can bleed to death, depending on the method (there's one where they don't cut the poison factories out, but use a tool that they use on animals or something like that, which doesn't always work and can cause major complications). But anyway, moral of the story is that DIY is very dangerous and it could affect future SRS with tissue damage, you can get infected, and you can die. So, DIY is bad.
