I wrote my own post but just wanted to comment on this post.
Orchiectomy isn't popular in Australia so I can't find peoples to ask but how long was swelling after...
The reason is I've never been able to tuck and I want to go swimming training again these things are so important to me.
I've been transitioning for 6 years pretty much living full time for nearly the six years never going back tbh

Time has come to swim again I was a national swimmer swimming for nsw Australia and in national championships anyways I just wanted to see if others have had this and what other people experience with the dreadful bulge.

Quote from: sportyspice on March 04, 2015, 11:59:35 PM
Orchiectomy isn't popular in Australia so I can't find peoples to ask but how long was swelling after...
The reason is I've never been able to tuck and I want to go swimming training again these things are so important to me.

I`m now long time post-GRS, but as for practicalities for enjoying the sport you love and miss:
I never tried "tucking" (well TBH, back then I`d never heard of the technique) and the constant squashing flat/beneath/rearwards in v-tight underwear (Girdles), eventually caused me to have a testicular torsion (resultant in an emergency orchidectomy surgery).....after that, I just muddled-though by using overlapping strips of 2" wide 'Micropore' surgical tape (3M Brand) which could withstand some serious tension pulling 'that awful thing' rearwards (for a smooth gusset area) and the tape seemed to grip well, even when swimming in warm water.
One had to 'steel oneself' when removing the tape, but it did peel off cleanly, unlike the fabric type 'elastoplast' tapes.

Best wishes,
Deb.

When I'm on the other side of the sod.

I'm post trans. I've forgotten who he was, so I'm just a normal woman now.

Quote from: Cindy on March 05, 2015, 01:41:05 AM
I'm post trans. I've forgotten who he was, so I'm just a normal woman now.

If I ever become "normal", please slap me silly.  I love being me. 

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Quote from: Cindy on March 05, 2015, 01:41:05 AM
I'm post trans. I've forgotten who he was, so I'm just a normal woman now.

If I ever become "normal", please slap me silly.  I love being me.

Well I am as normal as Cindy can be

Hey Deb
Thanks heaps

Basically I'm looking for opinions when swelling goes down (if it is swelling) or it shrinks down
Basically orchiectomy was all I could afford and it was my only chance of being able to swim train in squads again

Hopefully I can get peoples perspectives on how you went after orchiectomy and how easy was it getting a flat look in swimwear

Thanks chels

I have a list.

Change my birth certificate (name and sex)
Change all other identification to male and my preferred name
Top surgery
Hysterectomy (no more uterus or ovaries)

Being on testosterone will be a lifelong endeavor that I've started. I have already socially transitioned too. So when I complete the above list, the transition will be over.

It's gonna be a few years and a lot of money. 

For me once SRS is done I would consider myself done with transitioning, but who knows I might answer differently at that point.
Mariah

When SRS is done or I decide to stay non op.

My list:
HRT
VFS
SRS
FFS (as/if needed)
Name change/gender marker change
New job/stealth on the job
I would say 5-6 years in total or maybe even less? Something though is telling me I will get this done in 2 or 3.

I consider myself fully transitioned now, but there are still improvements that I want to make, like jaw reduction, but otherwise I'm happy. 

BunnyBee seems to sum it up pretty well.

For me, I guess mark 1 would be when you can "pass" consistently, and mark 2 when you can truly feel comfortable with yourself.

I've been trying to gather money for FFS and SRS myself, hopefully I'll be able to get FFS done this year still, as I often feel dysphoric just by looking at my face even if I "pass". Again for me, I guess I'll consider myself done with transition after SRS, even if I still have transition-related business to complete by then (such as finishing electrolysis, or legal name and gender changes).

Also, here in Brazil - which has been going quite slow in the legal department still, most of the time you can only get a name change either after SRS or with a lawyer - a famous transsexual woman named Daniela Andrade recently sued her health insurance and got them to cover everything regarding transition. Granted, she did it with a lawyer who's become quite the pro at transgender legal issues, but it might be a possibility if you have an institution who can act as a lawyer for you and has experience with transgender rights.