Too Old?

[Bree-asaurus]

Wow, you all have the answer. The thing is that some of us are comfortable with not having complete SRS and at our age we really don't see the advantage to spending thousands of dollars and basically not doing anything more than we are doing now. OK so maybe it isn't just age. However, in our minds we are what we are. Having your body altered may or may not bring us the full happiness we are after.

Not every TS NEEDS to have things altered especially at an age when things like joints, hearts, kidneys etc are more important to survival. Since we all have our own reasons for having or not having SRS surgery,m I find it really impertinent for people to say it is an excuse. Maybe it would make yo all happier if we just said "I don't want the damn surgery!" but then we get the really nice TS's who tell us we aren't TS. That we are wanna be's or fakes or part timers.

I am at the age where I do not see an advantage to having the surgery. Thus in my mind and heart I am "too old". I am not a physical or metabolic risk to not have surgery but there are a few out there who may be. But I don't see how it will change how I live or what I do. I am beyond looking for a mate, having a family, I can do things that make it appear that I am female without the surgery. Even though I appear younger (by at least 10 years) when I am totally made up I don't really care. Many of us have the mind set that even after surgery we would most likely dress as we do daily (I know there are many here who believe that they would dress like prom queens every day but we know that doesn't happen). So why do I need to have surgery to wear jeans and a top?

I am beyond the age where hormones will do a whole lot to change me. My hips won't spread, my shoulders won't decrease, my breast may gain a half a cup. I would look pretty strange with perky breasts and an old body. Do they do surgery that will make my breasts look like a 55 year old woman? Probably not so I will keep what I have.

I have great respect for those who have or are going to have SRS in any manner. However some of us just do not see the reason the spend that kind of money for what little time we may have here. If you cannot respect the fact that there are a few of us who see age as a reason to not have surgery, then you really have a narrow mind. That's my excuse and I am sticking to it

I think you made an assumption that you need to have SRS to transition... this is a false assumption. Transitioning is living your life as yourself. That doesn't REQUIRE that you undergo HRT or have any surgeries.


But regardless, the sole point of getting SRS is not so you can run around and use your new vagina everywhere. My BF doesn't have a penis... if I get SRS, it's not for sex... it's because I hate what I have and want to get rid of it. So even if I was 60, I would still probably want to get SRS. But that's just me.

But like has been said... excuses excuses excuses. You either need to transition or you don't. People will point the blame at anything but themselves.