HRT & Recent outing

[GypsySoul]

Just an update....

Claire started HRT yesterday. I am both pleased and surprised to say that for some reason or another I feel very at peace right now. I thought her starting would be this huge blow to me but its not. (Dont get me wrong the fear and other problems are still there but they dont feel as strong right now.)

Also,
I told my grandparents about her the other day. They took it much better than I guess I expected. My grandfather
(whose reaction I was most fearing.... nothing terrifies me like disappointing them) only said that "it must be a horrible terrible thing to live your life feeling the way C does" and they both said they support me and Claire and that we never have to worry about that changing.

I think that talking to them is part of why I feel so great today. It is nice to have someone outside of Susans to turn to for support and conversation. I feel very blessed to have them in my life. And also to have Susans as a place to voice my happiness and concerns.

[Jeneva]

That is wonderful that they were understanding and accepting.

I'm glad that her starting HRT wasn't too traumatic.  HRT was one of Shannon's big fears and it took us a while to feel ready for that step.

Thank you for sharing your path with this site and your spouse.

[KollaredKittie]

I felt the same way, I was pretty nervous when my wife started HRT. I didn't know what to expect. I think somehow I thought she would turn into someone I didn't like, or be a completely different person or maybe she wouldn't like me as a person anymore. A whole slew of "what- if" thoughts flooded my mind. But after a while I realized that she just became more calm, peaceful and collected. It is like being with a different person, but this person is a LOT happier. It's great that you have people that you can talk to about it. That was a problem for me. You're truly blessed to have your Grandfathers support.

[justmeinoz]

It's possible you were just feeling the fear of the unknown, but once Claire started it was just another day.  It's wonderful to hear from people whose family are totally supportive. 

Karen.