'Doctors refused to admit de-transitioners like me exist...
will that finally change now?': As NHS launches clinic for patients who regret their sex-change ops, one person who hopes to become a patient speaks out READ MORE: NHS set to launch its first ever de-transitioning service for patients By John Ely Deputy Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 05:30 EDT, 14 August 2024 | Updated: 05:30 EDT, 14 August 2024 e-mail View comments Pictured: Ritchie Herron says he was fast-tracked by the NHS into life-changing surgery Like many people suffering from gender dysphoria, Ritchie Herron hoped having radical trans surgery to have his body better match his apparent female identity would transform his life for the better. But instead, he has been left infertile, incontinent and in ongoing pain and claims he was fast-tracked into making 'the biggest mistake of my life'. Now 37, Ritchie, born male, has been living a nightmare for the past six years after being allegedly 'rushed' into having extensive surgery to become a woman.
He has heartbreakingly described how it now takes him 10 minutes to slowly and painfully empty his bladder. His sex drive has been 'killed', his genitals 'shell-shocked' by the damage wrought by an operation that was supposed to help combat his gender dysphoria. But now after years of fighting to get help, Ritchie has in recent days had cause for optimism.
Earlier this month the NHS announced it was launching its first service to help transgender patients like .