He went from Mr to Miss to Mr because he missed being a Mr

...He became a woman to feel spoilt and privileged but soon realised he missed his football and sex...

...He had a sex change operation in December 1997 and spent close to 60,000 ($185,000) on surgery - including 10,000 on genital surgery and 3,000 on breast implants...

...He has no facial growth and little male muscle. He says it took four years of hormone treatment and surgery to feminise his body completely. It will take as much time to return it to manhood.

But Charles will never be as Sam was...

...'The conversation with girlfriends was mainly about their worries. As Sam, I never even brushed my hair when I was going out. But as a woman I'd think: 'What shall I wear? How does my hair look?' '

But within a few years, the novelty began to wear off. 'I missed talking about football and the stock market. I missed having my opinions taken seriously...

...'It was a huge decision to make to go back to being a man. I had this woman's perfect body and a fun lifestyle, but I wasn't content. I couldn't fall in love with a man...

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Made headlines in the new paper on Sunday, March 14

Story of Mr, err i mean Miss, oops Mr i mean...

Totally weird isn't it, how people can make such important decisions, and a few years later, lived to regret them. In life you don't always can reverse ur actions isn't it. The man he is will be different from the man he was. And how weird humans are, they never fail to push the blame away. This man claims his sex change was 'an act against nature' and somehow gives all the 'honour' to his doctor by alleging that he had a 'cavalier attitude' in recommending him for the gender realignment surgery.

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