On & off HRT numerous times in my life. Resuming soon. Why should I wait any longer to remove all the wrong T hormones?

Mid 50's, passable, full time some, feminine to all now, always a nice woman, always will be. Nothing to hide, no reason to look back. Surely this simple step would help HRT & eliminate T blocker drugs.

Any actual real life experiences and or advice is greatly appreciated.

I was close to this step a year or so ago & for whatever reason I did not follow thru, now it just seems obvious.

Sincere thanks girl friends for any advise and or help?

The only reasons I can see against it are:

-Fear of getting a scar in the wrong place that would be a pain for the SRS surgeon. (Can be avoided by going to any surgeon having ever done a "SRS-friendly" orchi.)
-Not being worth it. If your anti-androgens are doing their job really well and are not having any notable side effects, you might think hurting down there for days/weeks and doing the surgery and all is not worth it. That, or you might think that if it's going to be removed during SRS anyway, why suffer twice?

That's all I see.

not knowing when or if I will ever have SRS, I oped for an orchi.  I am glad I did.  Less medication to take and reduced risks.  Tucking is a lot better.  And the biggest plus, no T.

Already talked to my Endo about it a month ago, and have to discuss it with the therapist when she gets back from sick leave.  Planning for it this fall if all works out. 

If you want it, or need to eliminate the pills for your health, go for it. 

Main reason behind is, over time you skin will apperntly shrink and if done a certain way may cause there to again be less tissue for your SRS. Thats the main reason.

Bleh, not really. You can always stretch, anyway.

I'm thinking about getting an orchi at some point myself. I'm not very interested in getting SRS, personally... But the pros of getting an orchi are very appealing to me.

The main reason I never considered it is because Dr. Suporn's technique doesn't recommend it, the results are apparently better without one.

Since Spiro does good enough job of keeping T down, I don't see the need for extra surgery and getting a good SRS result for me is very important.

A reason I would think would be if one develops a clotting disorder, and can no longer take E, that one's bones would wither away. 

I'm sure there are people who don't produce hormones and can't have them replaced whose bones don't wither away. There's surely a way around this.

 I may have an orchie soon, myself, if I see that I won't be getting SRS for a number of years. I don't tend to think that having spiro in your body for 4+ years is very healthy, and health is a higher priority than depth.

The downside is that it's surgery, and that it costs money. The material may shrink, or become unusable, but this can be avoided with proper technique and stretching.

It's been said earlier, but to repeat, if you consider having an orchiectomy, consult with whomever you currently consider as your most likely SRS surgeon and ask them for advice. Some, like Dr. McGinn, will even provide diagrams to the surgeon performing the orchi so that minimal damage is done in anticipation of SRS later.

Even if you do not plan to do SRS, you should still do this, just in case you change your mind. There's no point in making things harder on yourself than need be when you don't know how you'll feel about it tomorrow.

I am just saving up for SRS, but the risks of medication are creeping up on my psyche.

I had half a one..

Sweet lady Cancer took one from me. It was like a bittersweet kind of thing..

Sweet it happened and had to be removed, but bitter because it was just one..

When I found out, it was so messed up.. Betrayed by a part of my body I never wanted in the first place!

I am glad someone brought this up. I was curious about it myself. I was also hoping tearing down one of my testosterone factories would also drop those levels in my body.. Just cautious optimism here..

Quote from: Hideyoshi on March 31, 2013, 10:11:36 PM
A reason I would think would be if one develops a clotting disorder, and can no longer take E, that one's bones would wither away.

The amount of E required for maintaining bone health is much less than what is required for HRT.

Getting an orchi was the best thing I've done. Mentally, the changes were huge! I also do not know when I will have SRS.

Tucking is a breeze now, and I have less pills to swallow every day.

To all the girls considering having an orchi - It is worth it.

Huggs

Maegan

Quote from: Maegan on April 02, 2013, 06:09:51 AM
Tucking is a breeze now, and I have less pills to swallow every day.

To all the girls considering having an orchi - It is worth it.

So, for the tucking part... did you get to keep the extra downstairs skin? Are there any special measures that you still have to take in order to tuck - as in, underwear of a certain tightness? Is tucking noticeably more comfortable?

Quote from: Maegan on April 02, 2013, 06:09:51 AM
Getting an orchi was the best thing I've done. Mentally, the changes were huge! I also do not know when I will have SRS.

Tucking is a breeze now, and I have less pills to swallow every day.

To all the girls considering having an orchi - It is worth it.

Huggs

Maegan

Maegan: That's what I wanted to hear from someone.  Frankly, those T-makers annoy the hell out of me, force me to take a lot of spiro, and get painful once in a while.  Making them go away has nothing but a good side from this girls point of view.  To bad the twig can't be taken away with the berries in September.  Ahhh...just a couple years to go.

Kathy

Quote from: Kelly J. P. on April 02, 2013, 06:22:58 AM
So, for the tucking part... did you get to keep the extra downstairs skin? Are there any special measures that you still have to take in order to tuck - as in, underwear of a certain tightness? Is tucking noticeably more comfortable?

Yip, the extra downstairs skin stays. ( May need it later! ) I've been on E for just over a year now, so the twig has sort of "wilted away", if you know what I mean. So, to answer your question, no, I don't need any thing tighter. Strange, I would not really call it "tucking" anymore seeing that there isn't much to tuck. Yes, waaaay more comfy!

Quote from: kathy b on April 02, 2013, 08:56:11 AM
Making them go away has nothing but a good side from this girls point of view. 

Having them gone is the best ever!! Be patient sis, the twig withers away eventually. You having an orchi in September?

Huggs

Maegan

Quote from: Kelly J. P. on April 02, 2013, 06:22:58 AM
So, for the tucking part... did you get to keep the extra downstairs skin? Are there any special measures that you still have to take in order to tuck - as in, underwear of a certain tightness? Is tucking noticeably more comfortable?

I will answer that one.  The extra skin just molds itself to your groin.  And the twig, as Kathy says, jsut acts like a turtle and hides nicely. One or two sizes small in your panties will hold things in place.