sitting

[jamie lee]

I've been sitting for as long as I remember, however I don't use toilet paper  I just wring mine out ! 

Jamie L

[KarenLyn]

My ex used to ask me why I always sat to pee. I told her I was just being lazy. Obviously this was before I came out. I haven't stood to pee in probably 20 years or so.

Karen Lyn      

[Rachel]

very nice, i personally cant wait until it is physically impossible for me to stand

[umop ap!sdn]

It's been a while since I stood and I don't miss it. Don't think I even could anymore, it'd be too much of a reminder. Besides, if being female is how we feel then why not live it as much as possible - especially during RLT.

[Rachel]

i agree totally

[KarenLyn]

very nice, i personally cant wait until it is physically impossible for me to stand

Sorry to nitpick but that will never happen unless you completely lose the ability to stand. Women can stand up to pee if they so desire. My little sister did it that way when we were camping. Yes, I peeked. Awkward and messy, yes, impossible, no. On the other hand, I completely understand your sentiment.
My 2 cents

Karen Lyn      

[Rachel]

lol, you know what i meant

[KarenLyn]

Yes and I agree completely.


Karen Lyn

[LynnER]

Ofcorse I sit Duh...  and on the tissue paper thing, yes I use tissue paper... and have sence before transition, cleaner that way.

[Rachel]

this is true, and im eventually going to have to do it anyway.....might as well start right?

[tinkerbell]

Well, let me put it this way, when you are on HRT (estrogen and spiro) for a number of years, things become diminute; therefore, the only choice you have is to sit; otherwise, "everything" goes all over the place.....ewwwwww!



tink

[Rachel]

Tink, you have now put a wonderfull mess of a picture in my head, thank you for the heads up though.

[terribeth]

be careful please kate, spiro can cause your potasiam levels to become quite high, i went to my doctor feeling very fatuged they checked my blood and found my potasiam to be dangerously high. and at that point i stopped taking spiro for a time. also i was not aware that spiro can cause some very nasty heart problems which cant easily be cured if at all. it can cause you to devolep and arithmia in your heart which means your heart is in the wrong rithum. i now have to take digitalis for my heart and also a blood thiner to keep from having a stroke. so please be careful, i no longer take spiro i have since had and orchiectomy, best decision i ever made, no more nasty antiandrogens just estrofem, good luck transitioning terribeth

[KarenLyn]

That's why it's good to have regular check-ups with labs. Everyone is different. The best bet is to ask your doctor. I'm on high doses of estrogen and spiro but get regular labs to watch how I'm doing. So far, my doctor is happy with my progress.



Karen Lyn     

[Danielle_oc_ca]

Hi:

I'm 9 months on hormones now and still work as a male but go as female much of the rest of the time. Myself, I still stand when I am at work or at home even though I have to admit it is getting harder to not get it al over my clothes. I definitely sit when using a ladies room though.

My 19 year old daughter usually sits to pee but when she uses most public bathrooms, specially ones less than immaculate, she pulls her Travelmate out of her purse and stands.  I just can't wait until someone tries to "clock" her for being a man in a ladies room. Evidenced from having her feet pointing the wrong way.

Danielle

[Annie]

Since coming out to my wife, I just feel more natural to sit....and for some odd reason to use tp to wipe, even if it's a small dab.  I'm not on hormones.....but I feel that any and every oportunity I can grab to make myself feel more feminine I clutch and hold onto for dear life!

[umop ap!sdn]

That reminds me, umm TMI warning, LOL....


When I was a kid, mother tried to teach me to wipe the wrong way, i.e. back to front. It never took though, and I've always done it the right way just on my own volition.

[ssindysmith]

Pre transition I rarely sat. Post transition I always sit. The only bad thing I have shrunk so much so that if I didn't push it down I would pee on the floor. Now with my new piercings I don't have to

Oh and yes I use TP when im done.........

[Ms Bev]

Here's an add-on question...how many of you use toilet paper instead of the 'ole shake-it-up method?
Cheers: Patty

Yuck!  "the 'ole shake-it-up method"?

No, dear, can't say I ever liked the shake it method.  I've used toilet paper for as long as I can remember, even if home, and standing.  Ladies blot or wipe, not shake.

Bev

[KarenLyn]

Definitely toilet paper.

Karen Lyn