Post Orchiectomy (Finally)

[Guest KerryUK]

Hope you're okay Jody, we saw on the news about the bomb in Bangkok. Horrendous.

You take care and look after yourself, okay?

Hugs

Kerry x

p.s. If this has been mentioned elsewhere, sorry (I've only got a few minutes before I go out).

[Guest]

Hope you're okay Jody, we saw on the news about the bomb in Bangkok. Horrendous.

You take care and look after yourself, okay?

Hugs

Kerry x

p.s. If this has been mentioned elsewhere, sorry (I've only got a few minutes before I go out).

Thanks, I'm OK. 7.2km away. We are all cautious now. Jody

[Guest]

Say farm girl, are you ok today? We want your tractor report. Hug. JodyAnn

[Charlize]

Yes i'm a little less sore every morning. By the end of the day the swelling has been coming back and today i need to get out and get food for us and grain for the goats. my helper will be home to unload and i'll flirt with the guys at the grain store so they'll load but just moving around is going to be a bit taxing. I'm not as intrepid as my friend JodyAnn ripping through rain storms on the back of a scooter going to a meeting!

I made the mistake of getting on the scale this morning. I guess stopping spiro and the additional fluid i'm packing outweighs the loss of my T factories. Pity i always thought i had big ones.

This gal is going to have to watch her intake a bit more.

Hugs,

Charlize

[Guest]

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Pity i always thought i had big ones.

This gal is going to have to watch her intake a bit more.

Hugs,

Charlize

Stop makin' me laugh so much.

I really hate doing the laundry.

JodyAnn started it, social media really kicked in, and now Charlize.

Huggs,

Joann

[Guest Jamie61]

Charlize,

Congratulations, it all sounds so swell!

Seriously, I am very happy to hear your feeling better.

Take care,

Jamie

[Guest KerryUK]

Hope the trip for supplies went well Charlize,

I've put on a little weight since my surgery too, so I know where you are coming from regarding the watching the intake. I think it should settle down again once the activity returns to normal.

[Charlize]

"it all sounds so swell!" That's the only problem Jamie. It's the swell or rather swelling. The actual incisions seem to be healing quickly without too much discharge or pain but since they remove the cords that deliver the sperm everything is swollen. The good news is that if i can stay off a bike for a while (Listening JodyAnn?) the swelling will keep going down.

My shopping trip went well. I came home with groceries, 400lbs of feed, a nice new cutoff tool for the air compressor, but maybe best of all 5 dvd's from the library. Now i can spread my legs, put my feet up(stirrups would be so comfy) and watch movies.

​It's definitely getting better but that hard seat at my meeting last night certainly got a bit ouchi. I made the mistake of wearing a knee length skirt so legsakimbo wasn't a ladylike possibility. Note to self.....long skirt for my Friday meeting.

Hugs,

Charlize

[Charlize]

I thought i'd write a bit of an update. I'm virtually healed. There is some residual tenderness from the incisions but it is less and less noticeable. Otherwise swelling down so i can cross my legs! I have noticed a good bit of swelling in my ankles. I'm going to have to talk to my doctor about that one. I mentioned it to Dr. McGinn's office and they suggested i might consider going back on spiro till i talk to my doc. Ugh. I did take a single dose for several days but it didn't help. I'm also putting on weight which scares me. I've gained 6 pounds post op. and am at 174 now. It's still well down from my high of 5 years or so ago but i really am going to have to watch my intake. Getting older and also having no T must lower my metabolic rate a good bit.

One fun thing was when i put on a pair of tight jeans the other day. With a bit of a tiny tuck everything was gone and i know longer had that "i'm packing" look. This procedure didn't do everything for me. While in the shower i still prefer to not look down. I can live with that. I'm in a position where i have to accept my present reality and fortunately i do feel better and happier than i can remember.

Thank you all for being here. The support has been critical for while this was a physical change the feelings and emotions are so important as well. I couldn't have done it nearly as comfortably without you.

Hugs,

Charlize

[Guest]

Love ya Charlize. Thanks for the update,and I'm happy you're healing well. The tuck is insane,huh?

I had a bit of an emotional upheaval after mine. My endo explained it was because I was on a low dose of E,and basically had no T,I was lacking in sex hormones of any kind. He offered to give me either a small dose of "top up" T,or increase the E. I chose the E,and settled down quite quickly. Just something to remember if you do end up having issues.

Hugs hon.

[Carolyn Marie]

I'm glad to hear that you're nearly healed, Charlize. The things you're experiencing, emotionally and visually, were the same for me. Yes, it isn't a perfect solution, but its an acceptable solution, and it really does make a big difference in terms of comfort and self confidence. I hope your docs get a handle on the swelling and weight gain issues. In my case, I discovered later that a lot of my weight gain over the past few years was due to my insulin intake. Once I was able to cut back on that, my weight dropped a lot.

HUGS

Carolyn Marie

[Guest KerryUK]

I don't know if it helps any Charlize, but at 10 weeks post op, I've put on around 6lbs. I'm not sure if it's the lack of T or whether I'm eating more (I'm pretty sure my intake is back to where I was pre op) and I'm doing as much exercise. So, I'm keeping an eye on my weight too.

Kerry

[Guest]

Is it warm in here? All this business of tucking and showers is giving me an erection I don't have! Giggle. OK I'm bad, I come by it from human nature.

What about a tucking fashion show? LOL! You ladies are wonderful, I'm glad you're my friends. Hug. JodyAnn