Jadis Argiope had to resort to desperate measures to get a sex change (Picture: TLC UK)

When Jadis Argiope decided she wanted to undergo a sex change but was unable to afford the operation she was left with only one option – to perform it herself.

Speaking on TLC UK’s newest show Self Surgery, which begins on the channel on Thursday night, the Arizona native spared no detail when it came to revealing the eye-watering details of the op.

And she recalled how the whole thing almost ended in disaster after she attempted to remove one of her testicles – only to come close to severing an artery in the process.

‘It was almost like a bomb, where you don’t know where to snip,’ Jadis explained, ‘and if you do it too wrong or too early you end up bleeding to death.




She also outlined her reasons for taking such drastic measures – which she filmed and put online (and yes, the footage does feature on the show in case you’re a tad squeamish).

‘I knew I needed to have my testicles out of my body,’ Jadis said.

Ouch. (Picture: TLC UK)

‘I knew I would never be able to afford an operation performed by a real surgeon, and so I would have to take matters in to my own hand

She added: ‘I knew as long as I had this testicle in my body it would continue to poison me.

‘It was like a demon, a monster, someone hunting me down, so I had to get rid of it one way or another.’

Jadis eventually endured a 30-hour operation after finally seeking medical help for her botched procedure

And she is now in the care of a professional surgeon in the hope of finally getting her surgery – while hoping others in her position won’t ever have to go to the same lengths.

‘My hope’, she admitted, ‘is that in the not too distant future society will be more sensitive to transgender women so they won’t have to do the drastic things I had to do.’

Self Surgery – which features a whole host of similarly painful ops – is on TLC UK at 10pm on Thursday night.