Hope it was a great week everyone. Hopefully this one is even better. cat-trans

  • EstraDoll [she/her]
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    8 months ago
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    oh my that's a lot of choices. right now I was kind of conflicted about another thing though, which is like... how do i put this? The penis is fine, I guess. It can stay for a few years. SRS can wait. My problem is with these two balls of testosterone that are right underneath it. An orchiectomy should be a bit easier to do (or maybe it isn't idk), but I've also heard that it can reduce your options in getting SRS in the future? I think I want to get rid of my testicles but if that might result in less options/worse options for SRS down the line then I'm really hesitant to consider that. Also, how does getting an orchiectomy compare to a vaginoplasty? Orchi seems simpler and easier, so I assume that it would be easier to schedule/get, but that's just me wildly guessing. I have no idea

    other thing, I guess, but is there much advantage to the "self lubrication"? It sounds nice, I guess, but if I'm going to be using it like that, isn't normal lube more or less required or at least heavily recommended anyway? or is there something i'm not considering here. I'm not really against the idea but I don't see much utility in it

    Oh, and I can't stress this enough, but BE SURE TO SHOP AROUND FOR SURGEONS. YOU WILL HAVE THIS FOREVER, MAKE SURE IT'S DONE CORRECTLY.

    oh of course. I got one set of genitals to reshape, i got to make sure it's done right. You don't need to tell me that twice, but I am a bit worried about the trans people who do

    • SnowySkyes
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      8 months ago
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      Orchi is not something I have any experience with whatsoever. My testicles were removed with my bottom surgery. I'm not entirely certain if it limits your options in regards to what you can have done, but I do know that they use the scrotum for the labia majora. Not sure if it would complicate such matters in the future, so someone else could answer that.

      As far as easier to schedule or quicker, that probably varies from surgeon to surgeon. I know my surgeon (Dr. Del Corral in Baltimore), usually just schedules everyone 4 months out once the scheduler gets to you, regardless of what surgery you're getting (as he does way more than bottom surgeries). You'd probably have to shop around to see how that would shape up in other circumstances.

      Sorry I couldn't offer much help on this side of things. I hope you're able to find good answers to your questions. cat-trans

      • EstraDoll [she/her]
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        8 months ago

        Sorry I couldn't offer much help on this side of things. I hope you're able to find good answers to your questions.

        and that's why i gotta ask around the internet. it's still so early in my transition, i got plenty of time to figure this all out :). thanks your your help

    • WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]@lemmy.today
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      8 months ago
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      The penis is fine, I guess. It can stay for a few years. SRS can wait. My problem is with these two balls of testosterone that are right underneath

      Feel the same way. Like, if it were cheap and there were no potential recovery issues, SRS seems cool and better than not. But not a big deal either. OTOH, I've first realized I had an interested in an orchi about a decade before I realized I was an egg.

      but I’ve also heard that it can reduce your options in getting SRS in the future? I think I want to get rid of my testicles but if that might result in less options/worse options for SRS down the line then I’m really hesitant to consider that.

      I remember hearing similar things, where tissue can shrink afterwards (over the course of years?), which means less tissue available elsewhere. I think I've heard you can have placeholders kept there if you want to prevent that?