Bye Bye Baby: 5 yr Tranny-versary and Hysterectomy

[couilluvdoc2b]

I was cruising youtube and found your video- hope you don't mind! I appreciated hearing about your experience, especially with the pain management portion of it.

Thanks again for the support you gave me right before I had my surgery- I really appreciated it! :)

[reesekelly]

@couilluvdoc2b I didn't know you had videos!!!

[noahwagoner]

Again, great video, Reese. A couple of my buddies and I have been discussing hystos and your point that hormores will have to re-align (creating a pseudo-3rd puberty) is a point I, personally, had yet to realize. Laughed out loud at the story of you and the other guys in the gyno office. Good stuff - thanks for sharing

[miniamer15]

Thanks for the video! As always thought provoking and a pleasure to watch. How interesting that you identify more "male" now. I don´t know if you self identify as a "trans" or "male" as far as that problematic question of gender, but to "align more with the male category", this distinction within the trans dynamic has captivated me.

[masterDibble]

Hi Reese, I just watched all your videos and wanted to say thank you. Lately I have been super down due to transition angst, but your radically thoughtful wisdom DESTROYED those virulent thoughts. You helped me turn a critical eye on my own behavior and thinking. I literally took notes on your vids because they were so mindblowing-- you should give a TED talk! I wish I could take your class. I wish my parents would take your class. Also may I add that you are hilarious and sexy. :)

[findnwatch88]

congrats reese! glad you're in good health and have so much autonomy in your life.

[videokidsam]

thank you for sharing your experience and being so detailed!!

[aworld4peace86]

Thanks for the update Reese! I really enjoy hearing your experience and hope you continue to share!

[k62011]

Thank you for making this video. I'll be getting a total hysterectomy/oophorectomy in a week (literally), so it was good to hear your experience.

[TheCbear11]

Congrats, glad the hydro went so well. Happy belated bday! Always a pleasure watching your vids, hope to see more. ;)

[rriffraff]

Wow congrats on the hysto I'm glad it worked out for you

[84source]

great video :)

[Forlorn79]

My insurance rejected all my expenses for my orchiectomy, but I paid for it myself, and I hope it all works out when I get to my 5 year anniversary. It seems to be working, and worth it, to finally not have to fight against it.

[cubecalirican]

hey reece!

good video. how long has it been since your hysto? are u still with that insurance? whats the company's name?

[4moralhazard]

So glad to hear you were able to get insurance to cover this. I've seen a lot of guys struggle with that, and have lately resigned myself to needing to save up a TON of money before I'm able to have a hysterectomy. But now maybe there's hope :)

Hope you continue to heal well, thanks for sharing your experience!

[noorderloos]

i m very happy to hear from your experience with hysterectomy thanks xx

[alexhaney100]

Thanks for sharing, Reese. These might be silly questions, but non-trans men have low levels of natural estrogen. Are there consequences of having no estrogen in your system? Also what happens if you lower your T dose, would you not have very low levels of sex hormones compared to a non-trans man, and do you know how that would effect bone density, or any of the other risks of that? Sorry... I should be asking these questions to a doctor lol. But if you have any answers, I'd love to hear.

[reesekelly]

@alexhaney100 I don't know the answers to a lot of these questions at this point. I do know that even without ovaries our bodies still produce estrogen through our adrenal and pituitary glands...so I still have it in my system but at much lower doses and similar to that of a cis man. Lowering my dose of T will depend on how much T my body is currently absorbing and metabolizing post-hysto. My doctor tries to keep it within the average range for cis males but the range is quite big.

[reesekelly]

@reesekelly Going on T effects a lot of things such as cholesterol levels, hemocrit levels, and so on. These are different for everyone, trans or cis, on hormones or not, but it's important to have bloodwork done at least annually to keep track of these things. Of course hormone changes play a role, but so do genetics, diet and exercise, and environmental factors.

[alexhaney100]

@reesekelly Okay... was just looking up where estrogen is produced and realized it is also produced in the glands by all sexes. Thanks!

[D1skobox]

thank you for sharing your experience.