Table 2.

Emotions and Example Quotations From Anonymous Online Forums Regarding Post-Related Pudendal Nerve Injury and Impact on Their Life

Emotion	Frequency	Example Quote from Anonymous Online Forums
Sad, depressed, hopeless	4	I feel like this has taken away a lot of my happiness and life.
Fear, scared	4	It feels as if I simply don't have a penis anymore and I’m very scared.
Activity, identity	2	I went from a high-level athlete to a couch potato. Will I ever be active again?
		I don't recognize myself anymore.
Hopeful	1	Hopeful
Exhausted, confused	1	It has definitely changed who I am as a person, it’s mentally all-consuming when I let it be.
Devastation, distrust	1	The perineal post is barbaric. I’m a woman who was not warned of the risk by the surgeon I had trusted. I was castrated in 2012 age 34 and have never orgasmed since, it has been devastating. I am sharing my story to create awareness.
Anger	1	When I asked my surgeon why I was in excruciating pain in my clitoral area after my op, there was no explanation, no reassurance, he shouted “I told you there’d be bruising.” No he hadn’t. I had no idea this post was used. My surgeon knew of the risks yet neglected to advise me.