Orchiectomy cost and concerns

[Devlyn]

Three full days and I finally got to take a shower. It looks like 8 or 9 stitches. Bad viewing angle and all, you know. The swelling is definitely diminishing at this point, I'm starting to have wrinkling of the scrotal skin again. Looking good for a return to work tomorrow, and probably a barrage of jokes! 

Hugs, Devlyn

[Megan.]

Glad you're mending well and probably smelling better too [emoji6].  X

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[Devlyn]

I've officially spotted a pair of panties at this point, I'm claiming victory! 

Hugs, Devlyn

[Megan.]

I've officially spotted a pair of panties at this point, I'm claiming victory! 

Hugs, Devlyn

Lol [emoji23]

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[Chris8080]

Three full days and I finally got to take a shower. Hugs, Devlyn

Three days?  Oh well, it's for a good cause. 

[Devlyn]

Very important update! You want some of those nonstick pads around after surgery, like the kind that the surgical team put over the incision. Plain gauze will get caught in the stitches. Heed my warning!

[HappyMoni]

Three full days and I finally got to take a shower. It looks like 8 or 9 stitches. Bad viewing angle and all, you know. The swelling is definitely diminishing at this point, I'm starting to have wrinkling of the scrotal skin again. Looking good for a return to work tomorrow, and probably a barrage of jokes! 

Hugs, Devlyn

Do coworkers know the nature of your surgery?

[Devlyn]

Absolutely. I'm the poster child for diversity there. 

Hugs, Devlyn

[AnneK]

Absolutely. I'm the poster child for diversity there. 

Hugs, Devlyn

With your long absence from here, we were thinking more milk carton child.   

[Devlyn]

   Except it wouldn't be my face on the carton! 

[Dee Marshall]

And it wouldn't be a milk carton, it would be a 12 pack.

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April 22, 2015, the day of my first face to face pass in gender neutral clothes and no makeup. It may be months to the next one, but I'm good with that!

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[Devlyn]

Now I'm a beer wench! 

[Devlyn]

Work is harder than I expected. I'm really tired and only halfway through the day.

[Megan.]

Don't overdo it,  rest up when you can. General anaesthetics can take quite a time to fully recover from. X

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[Devlyn]

You're right about that, I'm wiped out. Gonna be glad to go home.

Hugs, Devlyn

[Chris8080]

Don't overdo it,  rest up when you can. General anaesthetics can take quite a time to fully recover from. X

Yeah that's my experience with a general, takes a couple of weeks to completely get the stuff out of your system. I was a bit surprised when you said you were going back to work that quickly.

[Devlyn]

Five days out and my scrotum is only slightly bigger than before the surgery. The bruises are fading fast. I figured out yesterday that the center seam in pants falls exactly on the new center seam on me, which is very uncomfortable. I  took a flyer and  wore a dress today, but they're sticking to the dress code and concerns about hot metal splattering around,  so my dress is now the longest T-shirt you ever saw in your life over a pair of xxl sweatpants (hint: I  weigh 127 lbs, so the pants are barely touching me anywhere). I  look pretty frumpy but I'm comfortable. 

Hugs, Devlyn

[Devlyn]

A couple notes about the healing process.

1. Sneezing, coughing and  fast movements, wow!

2. Penis position. In the early stages the swollen scrotum will have your penis facing straight up and not dribbling on yourself while peeing is difficult. Have some toilet tissue ready. As the swelling subsides the penis will point straight forward (this is where I am now).

3. Nerves. I  assume that's what was causing the crazy itchiness on the incision line about three days post-op. That lasted about 24 hours.

4. Standing and sitting. I found it best to roll onto a hip before getting up or down.

5. Clothing. Loose loose loose! On surgery day I wore a simple dress, no bra, panties and flats. I  think that was a smart bit of planning on my behalf. Immediately following surgery, picking up either foot more than an inch or two wasn't comfortable. Having to only move my arms to get dressed was a big plus.

Hugs, Devlyn

[Chris8080]

I am really looking forward to starting the healing process. Can't get started with that until ya got something to heal up from.  12 1/2 days, 324 hours and it's my turn. Time is moving so slowly, would probably help if I'd stop staring at the calendar. Is it the 26th yet? 

[Devlyn]

September 26th, a day that will go down in history as Testicleless Tuesday. 

Hugs, Devlyn