OK, Epilators are a girl's best friend; you will most definitely want to get one!
If your body hair is pretty thick, or long, you may also want to consider purchasing a hair trimmer; it will make epilating your problem areas a LOT less painful if the hairs are already very short. If you still find that pain is a problem, take a hot bath & gently exfoliate the area to be treated beforehand; also if there are no contraindications, an aspirin or another mild painkiller can help take the edge off. The only other thing is, you will want to go over each area slowly to reduce the chance of any hair breakage. After a while, you'll notice that the hairs will grow back finer and finer, so it will be less painful removing them each time; if you're lucky you may also find you have a lot less regrowth! ^^...If you're like me, the type who has incredibly sensitive skin, i.e., you get crazy razor bumps, redness, and ingrown hairs from just shaving, no matter what you do—then you will want to get yourself some "Tend Skin", which really works awesomely at minimizing the frequency of these issues; although it is sorta overpriced for what it is: aspirin dissolved in rubbing alcohol
(FYI, if you want you can easily make your own with those ingredients + a little added witch hazel or tea tree oil). Lastly, don't forget to sterilize the epilators tweezer head & the surrounding area, before and after using it (a simple alcohol pad works great for this).
....About Hormones: Hormones, make a BIG difference! Get yourself to a DOCTOR if you haven't already, because on HRT you will not have to epilate your legs (other regions will have hair return at faster rates) except every few months or so (YMMV, of course); you may also pleasantly find as many who have been on long-term HRT, that your amount of body hair will keep decreasing until you reach a female norm* .
You'll want to completely kill the ability of testosterone to act on your receptors (as an example, I take both spironolactone and finasteride under medical supervision), while reducing the overall level of testosterone your body produces with a doctor-recommended estrogen. ~No matter how shaggy you are to begin with, or how miserable and dysphoric your body hair is currently making you feel right now—this is definitely a solvable problem, so get to it sis!
*IF it still bugs you to even have ANY body hair, ...then I can sympathize 'cause I'm the same way.
~You'll need some serious money though for electrolysis or laser (not a fan of laser's questionable permanency), which is MUCH better spent on getting your facial hair removed FIRST!
P.S. - Even though she's a pornsstar, Sarina Valentina also gives some good advice on hair removal which is definitely worth checking out:
