*Graphic be advised* Orchiectomy parts removed.
I marked this a spoiler as it’s a very graphic surgical photo.
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That is so cool!!!! Thank you for sharing!
I just had an orchi on June 29th but didn't think to ask my surgeon to take any pictures 😔
No wonder my inaugural canals hurt so bad, I didn't think the spermatic cord was anywhere near that large.
Yeah that and they pull them down (stretch) and out the sack to cut them off so they retract up into the upper canals.
Mine are still a little sore. After the pathology came back the size of the testicles were about 2/3 the normal size so there was some atrophy.
Makes sense!! I hope you fully recover soon 💜
If you don't mind me asking, how long have you been on HRT? Mine have definitely shrunk a lot as I've been on HRT for over 2 years at this point.
Started HRT end of April 2022. Never got my Testosterone under 100ng/dL until I switched to injections in April of 2023.
Thank you! And congrats again 💜
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On pills I was 4mg a day now I'm on IM 10mg a week.
Just for reference what kinda pain meds did they give you (if any)
For me it was only the first few days the sort of hurt if I would Lean forward (like sitting on the toilet) I just had one of the sutures fall out yesterday, feels so much better. It was poking out and would poke through my panties and then would tug with every movement. One 1/4" chunk of glue left. Had my follow up with the surgeon at 2 weeks and she said everything looked great. She was a little shocked when I told her I woke up with a hard on 2 days after surgery. I have not had an un prompted hard on in 6+ months. It has happened a few times since and it's so much more 💪than it was before surgery. A lot of my size came back too. Before surgery it was like a turtle trying to get back into its shell. To the point my surgery report says I am uncircumcised. In reality I have been circumcised for 45 years. This all makes the wife happy.
They gave me "Apo-Tramadol/Acet Tramadol HCI/Acetaminophen" says it's an opioid on the bottle, and to take one every 6 hours as needed. I only took 2 out of the 30 in the bottle, and they were both on the day I got home from the hospital, haven't needed them since. It's worth noting I have a really high pain tolerance.
I've been taking pictures everyday and will post them once I'm fully recovered!
I also got an erection 2 days after surgery and have had a few intermittent ones since, my understanding is it's because the body will try and produce T from the adrenal glands to compensate or something before giving up on it, though I could very well be incorrect. I don't get random erections, but I do get erect when turned on regularly though I don't use my gock in the 'standard' way.
I don't think they used any glue on me? There's a little bit of stitching poking out so far, but that's it, the incision isn't painful at all, I can poke at it and even grab that skin and there's no pain, it's literally just the inaugural canals where the spermatic cords were cut that's tender whenever I move, being stationary is pain-free.
They used lots of surgical glue in mine. They told me to take Advil and Tylenol. Granted I am already on pain meds for an existing chronic pain issue. My pain management clinic was shocked they didn't give me something for the pain. They were nice enough to up my pain meds (been asking for over a year to be reevaluated)been on disability since September because of my pain and finally got reevaluated. The sack never had pain except when the glue or sutures would get caught on my panties. My testosterone levels were at 17ng/dL going into surgery and dropped to 16ng/dL a week after surgery so basically the same before and after. Same with my estrogen level it was within 9 points of before. I feel my boobs have grown a cup size since surgery and dropping Spiro and finasteride. My skin got super dry after surgery. Like it was peeling off my face for about 2 weeks. It's back to normal now. All in all great experience. I would have gone straight for GRS but my disability is running out so I didn't have the time to recover from that surgery before I would have to go back to work. Maybe next year.
Omg I feel like my boobs have already grown a cup size too! I didn't have any changes other than that tbh, and I haven't had my bloodwork taken yet as my dr told me to wait 4-6 weeks after surgery to do it to get an accurate result before changing my hrt dosages (3mg EV/3.5days & 200mg Prog every day - current dosage)
Great experience for me as well, everyone at the hospital was really nice. I only got misgendered once by the first nurse I saw who missed my vein the first try putting my IV in, after that all went well.
This is an intermediary step before GRS for me too, I also would have gone straight for that but the waiting list for an orchi was 2 years and GRS 4, so I'll take it.
My every 3 months blood work was already scheduled for my PCP follow up so I went with it. I had my consult in April and got the surgery in June. My other urologist (unrelated) said he would do it for me if there was any issues with UCSF. He did my vasectomy a few years ago so he has already been in my sack 😁.
Makes sense! Different doctor but I also had a vasectomy about 3 years ago 😂
Also I donated them to UCSF gender research department to be used for research on the effects of HRT and other reproductive health.
Wow, never seen human ones before. I was a vet tech long ago in what feels like a past life. I assisted in many dog and cat neuters. They aren't that different TBH.
Congratulations girl on getting rid of your testicles. Did they atrophy because of your HRT regime? I plan to be able to see my pesky critters on a surgical platter soon. I just have to save up the money for the trip and the fees for the orchiectomy. Going to get the sac taken away as well. No use for it since I’m not going for vaginoplasty. Congratulations again 🏳️⚧️🦋🎀🤍🎀🦋🏳️⚧️
Yes the atrophy was from the HRT.
I would also like my sac gone as well
My friend worked out a deal to keep hers. Put them in a jar on their mantle
Wow that's kinda cool and creepy at the same time xD
I’m talking with my surgeon and a taxidermist about getting mine and putting them in a snow glove with a plaque
Too late. Mine are already gone as of yesterday.
Congrats!
I had a university housemate who was in veterinary school. We’re still friends 30 years on. She was a very outspoken lesbian and feminist and used to tell me she carried her castration tools in her purse to deal with asshole men. I half believed her, she had been pursued across the campus green one night and after that she let a dagger strapped to her side. She was very fit and demonstrated to me how she had trained and adept at handling it.
Years later, we were having a conversation over drinks and we were both laughing about how there should be someone like ‘Dexter.’ who deals with rapists by castrating them and leaving them with a souvenir of their testicles displayed in formaldehyde. I’ve yet to see that in the news.
I held our farm animals while our vet castrated them (got sprayed with blood and everything) and was still 100% certain I wanted mine gone.
Forbidden gummy worms
No but in all seriousness, I'm very close to my bottom surgery. ^
Congrats on the surgery! And thank you for sharing, very interesting!
I left mine in a trashcan in Guadalajara Mexico, I had them removed along with my partial FFS lol.
Had this done last month I didn’t get to see them afterwards
Thanks for sharing! Is this prep for future bottom surgery/ies? I'm debating getting things done in stages for easier recovery so I'm curious about other's journeys.
Yes, for me I'm still a ways out from GRS but I hated taking the testosterone blockers. This way I'm done with all that and if this helps my dysphoria enough and I don't need to go through full bottom surgery great. I don't mind my external plumbing, but I have always hated my balls. They served their purpose (I have 3 kids) don't need them anymore. Had a vasectomy in 2020,wife had a hysterectomy in 2021 so there was zero chance for us to have more kids so instead of taking meds to block the testosterone and deal with the side effects just yank those bits out.
Can you keep them as earrings? Just kidding hahahaha
Congratulations sweetie ❤️❤️ hope you get well soon and enjoy your results 💕💕
Thanks all. I'm almost 100% healed. The last of the glue fell off this morning. Still have a few stitches.
Hey! No balls
FTM here. This is such a cool pic!! Anatomy is so cool and it's pretty rare to get to see stuff like this. Thanks for sharing and congrats on the procedure! <3
Exactly why I asked for the picture.
Hell yeah. This actually reminds me to make a note to ask for pictures of my own surgeries! Thanks for the incidental reminder. :>
Fascinating! It feels great to have them gone. I wish you a speedy recovery!
Congrats! interesting to see, so much thicker(the cords) than I imagined. Can't wait to get rid of mine, I hate them so much!
Many thanks for sharing - the more we know, the better we understand.
That’s awesome. Wish I could of gotten a picture like that.
I am having mine soon ..I dunno why I looked at that picture 😅
This is so cool! Good hype post for me, I'm a little less than 3 weeks away from surgery 😄
I'm 6 weeks away from mine. I have zero interest in seeing them, even less in keeping them! Just me though.
Im actually getting ready to get done tomorrow morning. I'm very concerned with depression as I've read it's a strong possibility. Have you noticed that yourself?
Nope. If anything I had the opposite. I have had more euphoria not having to deal with those things. My mood has stabilized. I dropped the Spiro, finasteride and my low dose antidepressant.
Cool
Nice that you got to see them. They pulled on the cords, and cut them high it looks like. I'm a nullo and when they did my orchiectomy 5 years prior to my penectomy, the cords were left long. Then when I got my penectomy, the surgeon told me he had to trim my cords back 3 inches or they would be too close to the surface with all the tissue that was removed and be uncomfortable. It felt like my balls had been cut off again.
Nice. Mine are in a jar in the back of my fridge.
Wow
Who was your surgeon?
So these are the things that be out of me someday 🫣 They look so different outside of the body
Dilation’s on the surgery! It is such a Wii off the shoulder so to speak, right? I know it certainly was for me. Also, good for you for asking for photos. Mine were removed in two separate surgeries as it was cancer related, although I am thankfully all good now. Anyway, my point is that I am so glad that on the second surgery I thought to also ask for a photo to be taken. I guess it’s subjectively kind of gross? But at the same time it’s definitely been a good conversation starter lol All the best in recovery and once again, congrats!
I had it done about 4 years ago. I am so happy for you. It gets better fast trust me
Congratulations MissBoofsAlot, sounds like your orchiectomy was a real success. Who was your surgeon?
Best Regards
Huh so that's what they look like. Interesting.
Wow ! congrats!..just the one wish im longing for christmas.. for the cursed balls be gone! 🥺
I wanted to keep my after-surgery, but was not told it was an option. Would have been perfect, to have them encased in resin and keep them in my purse.
Same they told me it was a no-go on that. I asked them if they could then at least take a picture of them.
That cap they are sitting in is 2.25" diameter (across)
What are they doing with the BALLS?!?!
I donated them for research. So instead of being medical waste they will get studied
Anatomical waste is typically incinerated.
See, my thing is I need to find a surgeon/hospital that will let me sign a medical waste release form. I want to keep mine afterwards to formlin treat and preserve in alcohol. Have the perfect jar for it too
Say it’s religious.
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