I took three days off of work. I could have used a fourth, but I survived just fine. Pain was minimal I don’t think I used the hard stuff beyond the first day.

After surgery, I was able to cut back on my estrogen and still saw a jump in feminization.

As for cost, my insurance paid for most of it. I think the co pay was a couple hundred dollars.

I had a bilateral orchiectomy performed through Kaiser this past June, so I can't speak for long term results, however:

The bulk of the pain passed after a few days with lingering pinching sensations if I sat in certain positions and some transient inguinal pain for up to a month or so after. Very manageable. I developed an upper respiratory infection during recovery, but that's just how my body tends to cope from any relatively major trauma. I payed a little over $1k with insurance, but it's not a big deal because I also had FFS covered for a very small fraction of the out of pocket cost. Tucking is easier/not even a thing anymore, but keep in mind you'll probably have a bit of bulge still. I feel like I've feminized a little. I gained a few pounds and feel a little curvier, but it's hard to pinpoint if that was my orchi, starting progesterone, stopping Spiro, etc. Having them gone feels very natural and having testicles already feels like a distant, foreign memory. One of the best decisions I've made as someone who is ambivalent about my genitals and unsure if I want full GCS.

I got it done in 2011... it was basically the best decision of my life.

I took a long weekend and drove to Michigan. The pain was minimal. Day of I took the prescribed drugs, but the second day I stopped taking them because I didn’t need them. Third day when I got home I helped paint my living room. That said the swelling and bruising IS a bitch. But like any other deep cut / bad bruise only hurts when it is disturbed.

I spent $2k.

Yes, it increased feminization dramatically. There is a big difference between blocking T and just not having the stuff at all.

I can go swimming now without major concerns.

The pain was minimal, a few days on the couch watch Netflix and I was good to go. I haven't had my levels checked yet (going in next week for that), but I think I've seen some body hair decrease and some slight extra boob growth, but I could be imagining those, and it's only been like a month and a half.

I had my orchiectomy in April. And I agree that it was the best decision of my life. Pain was minimal, similar to the comments above. I definitely noticed more feminization afterwards, such as more fat on my thighs. Although I suspect removing spironolactone from my meds was part of that. I've heard price ranges from $2000 - $5000. The lower range was because they used a a local not a general anesthesia. Everything still works down there, if I want it to LOL. Although I'll have to admit it's an adventure sometimes reaching orgasm. I only produce a few drops of clear liquid.

I used Kaiser as well. September 4 recovery went really well!!

An orchi was the only way I could get my levels right, so, unsurprisingly, I have had additional feminization.

The whole process of recovery was fairly easy. The first two days were more painful for me than for most, though. Zero regrets. Still have consistent and easy erections, unfortunately. Oh well. At least tucking is ridiculously easy and painless, now, which is a big plus! Without tucking, though, it's much the same for me :p

It cost me a flat 3k.

1. I had minimal pain, mostly just mild discomfort.
2. If your T is well suppressed prior to surgery, surgery itself isn't going to improve your levels. My T was basically non-existent before surgery, so nothing really changed in that regard.
3. No. See above answer.
4. Medicaid covered mine.
5. No problems having orgasms. I'm actually post-GRS at this point and can still very much have orgasms.
6. Orchi did making tucking quite a bit easier, yes.

Remember that even F2M girls with total bottom surgery can still reach orgasm. Don't expect raging hard on's. I can orgasm manually or orally but for me at at least, I can no longer penetrate. I prefer cis females too , and you know what they say, 10 billion lesbians can't be all wrong LOL