HRT & Pain Tolerance

[Adchop]

I was just thinking today about how tg women might be affected by hrt in regards to their pain tolerance. I've always had a pretty high tolerance for pain, but my wife is the exact opposite.

Does the loss of muscle mass & the increase in female body fat cause you to experience more pain? Especially in your breasts/upper body?

[melissa_h]

My main worry is my low pain tolerance for things like plucking hairs.

From a muscular standpoint, no issues so far. Breasts don't throb with pain, but will hurt if hit. Adapting to that has been a change, but an easy one


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[Deborah]

I haven't noticed any difference but I think pain tolerance resides in the mind rather than the body.  If your breasts are in a sensitive stage they will hurt if hit but it's not really a debilitating pain.  It's more of sharp pain that passed pretty quickly.


Sapere Aude

[Stevie]

  I started electrolysis about year before I started HRT. When I first started I would sometimes fall asleep during a session. Now after being on HRT for 9 months it can be extremely painful, maybe it is due to my skin being so much softer since beginning HRT.     

[KayXo]

  I started electrolysis about year before I started HRT. When I first started I would sometimes fall asleep during a session. Now after being on HRT for 9 months it can be extremely painful, maybe it is due to my skin being so much softer since beginning HRT.     

Skin being thinner due to loss of testosterone. Skin will also bruise more easily.

[liz]

Well, in my case i was more tolerent to electrolysis after hrt but i was also having a harder time to get ride of red spots.

I lost a bit of strenght but i became more tolerent at lifting weight till faillure.

At kickboxing i must admit however that getting punched hurt more and i bruise easier.

Its just personnal expériences.

[Deborah]

Speaking of bruises.  I got one on my arm today from a blood test.  I've been stuck many times in the past and never had a bruise before.  This one even bled for a while.  In the past the blood clotted nearly instantly.


Sapere Aude

[Serenation]

Been on hrt well over a decade, not noticed any difference in pain tolerance. Boobs obviously hurt more than no boobs. Especially when they are still growing (which takes years and years). I bruise easier, and I always bruised easily but now, I always have bruises I have no idea how they got there.

[Serenation]

Speaking of bruises.  I got one on my arm today from a blood test.  I've been stuck many times in the past and never had a bruise before.  This one even bled for a while.  In the past the blood clotted nearly instantly.


Sapere Aude

Thats the nurses fault, nothing to do with you or your body. It happens sometimes and it will happen again considering how many blood tests we have to get.

[Ashey]

Pain tolerance might be about the same, however I experience more pain, or more frequent pain, compared to pre-HRT.

[Adchop]

Pain tolerance might be about the same, however I experience more pain, or more frequent pain, compared to pre-HRT.

I think that's what I was curious about.

If you look at fighters for example, they build up the muscle on their bodies so that they can take more punishment from punches. Because hrt decreases the muscles of the body, it's only natural that you would be exposed to experience more pain than you would before you lost your muscle mass.

Another question for the ladies out there.

I'm also curious what will happen when I grow boobs. Did it take your body time to adjust coordination wise, or did it feel completely natural from the get go?

[Ashey]

I think that's what I was curious about.

If you look at fighters for example, they build up the muscle on their bodies so that they can take more punishment from punches. Because hrt decreases the muscles of the body, it's only natural that you would be exposed to experience more pain than you would before you lost your muscle mass.

Another question for the ladies out there.

I'm also curious what will happen when I grow boobs. Did it take your body time to adjust coordination wise, or did it feel completely natural from the get go?

I should clarify, a lot of the pain is because of HRT. Tit growth and back aches mostly, though these are amplified when I'm on my period.

As for coordination, I'm still getting used to having tits. I still hit them against doors or doorways or going around corners or whatever. The other day I was leaning over and they brushed against my keyboard, and it surprised me.. And then moving my arms in front of my chest it's like 'oh yeah these are a thing'. Building my new computer recently was an interesting experience, because I had to be careful leaning over or holding the case against me. Psychologically, it's hard adjusting too. Not that they don't feel right on me, but having gone nearly three decades without them, and having lived as a guy (more or less), it's still baffling when I look at them or touch them or feel them jiggling or wobbling around. And then the fact that they're sensitive and have become an erogenous area... it's all just very different. Oddly enough though, they don't make me self-conscious when I'm out in public unless maybe I have a padded bra and tight shirt on, because then they just stick way out there, or so it seems. In fact, I love showing them off to my friends. But whatdoes make me self-conscious is my ass and thighs... They're huge! They've always been big, and feminine, but I used to wear baggy jeans and would try to walk more like a guy. Now I can walk comfortably but I also wear leggings or tight jeans, and my butt very obviously wobbles around... I just feel like everyone is looking at my ass when I walk, and that's something I suppose I just need to get used to. Doesn't help that I've gained some weight and inches around there..

[KayXo]

Speaking of bruises.  I got one on my arm today from a blood test.  I've been stuck many times in the past and never had a bruise before.  This one even bled for a while.  In the past the blood clotted nearly instantly.

But estrogen should increase clotting!!? 

I think estrogen also makes the body more sensitive, hence the lower threshold for pain.

[Adchop]

I should clarify, a lot of the pain is because of HRT. Tit growth and back aches mostly, though these are amplified when I'm on my period.

As for coordination, I'm still getting used to having tits. I still hit them against doors or doorways or going around corners or whatever. The other day I was leaning over and they brushed against my keyboard, and it surprised me.. And then moving my arms in front of my chest it's like 'oh yeah these are a thing'. Building my new computer recently was an interesting experience, because I had to be careful leaning over or holding the case against me. Psychologically, it's hard adjusting too. Not that they don't feel right on me, but having gone nearly three decades without them, and having lived as a guy (more or less), it's still baffling when I look at them or touch them or feel them jiggling or wobbling around. And then the fact that they're sensitive and have become an erogenous area... it's all just very different. Oddly enough though, they don't make me self-conscious when I'm out in public unless maybe I have a padded bra and tight shirt on, because then they just stick way out there, or so it seems. In fact, I love showing them off to my friends. But whatdoes make me self-conscious is my ass and thighs... They're huge! They've always been big, and feminine, but I used to wear baggy jeans and would try to walk more like a guy. Now I can walk comfortably but I also wear leggings or tight jeans, and my butt very obviously wobbles around... I just feel like everyone is looking at my ass when I walk, and that's something I suppose I just need to get used to. Doesn't help that I've gained some weight and inches around there..

Feel proud of your hips. I love a woman with a nice shapely body & find them very beautiful. The funny thing is that since I have discovered that I'm TG, I have become more appreciative of the female shape. I've never been the type of person that only looks for the barbie doll body as the most desirable in terms of attraction, but I have noticed myself being more attracted to more exaggerated feminine curves these last few months. The extra female fat in the hips, belly, & thighs is sexy to me. Also, I'm sure you hear it all the time, but you have a gorgeous face.

I look forward to experiencing all of those experiences you described myself. Learning to live life in a foreign body is something I have wanted for a long time.

[suzifrommd]

  I started electrolysis about year before I started HRT. When I first started I would sometimes fall asleep during a session. Now after being on HRT for 9 months it can be extremely painful, maybe it is due to my skin being so much softer since beginning HRT.     

My experience was similar.

[Eva Marie]

  I started electrolysis about year before I started HRT. When I first started I would sometimes fall asleep during a session. Now after being on HRT for 9 months it can be extremely painful, maybe it is due to my skin being so much softer since beginning HRT.     

I've had a similar experience Stevie. I've been on a transitioning dose of HRT for about 2.5 years at this point and I can barely tolerate an hour of electrolysis every two weeks - I grip the edges of the table i'm on with white knuckles and count the minutes until it's over with. Back when I was just getting started with HRT I did a year of laser and it wasn't any big deal.

Meanwhile, I know two transgender women that have been transitioning for about a year and they tend to go to sleep during electrolysis. One of them has two electrologists working on her at the same time for 6-8 hours at a stretch - and she sleeps through most of it.

One difference between me and the two ladies I know is that I have been on HRT 1.5 years longer than they have - I wonder if that makes the difference?

[liz]

Well its yet another ymmv i think as after polling a group, its about half and half.

Some experiences changes, others not and for those who experience changes it seem to vary a lot.

[Ashey]

Feel proud of your hips. I love a woman with a nice shapely body & find them very beautiful. The funny thing is that since I have discovered that I'm TG, I have become more appreciative of the female shape. I've never been the type of person that only looks for the barbie doll body as the most desirable in terms of attraction, but I have noticed myself being more attracted to more exaggerated feminine curves these last few months. The extra female fat in the hips, belly, & thighs is sexy to me. Also, I'm sure you hear it all the time, but you have a gorgeous face.

I look forward to experiencing all of those experiences you described myself. Learning to live life in a foreign body is something I have wanted for a long time.

Thanks. And yeah, I am very proud of my hips and my body in general. Still, I have to adjust to both my perception of myself and my concept of how others may perceive me. Over time I think we all develop a sense of how we assume people see us. Sometimes this is accurate, sometimes it's waaay inaccurate. Right now, it's all in flux and still being defined.

[Adchop]

Thanks. And yeah, I am very proud of my hips and my body in general. Still, I have to adjust to both my perception of myself and my concept of how others may perceive me. Over time I think we all develop a sense of how we assume people see us. Sometimes this is accurate, sometimes it's waaay inaccurate. Right now, it's all in flux and still being defined.

A major part of being a woman is dealing with body image, so I guess constantly questioning your body comes with the territory of being female.

[Mariah]

I don't think it has changed in my case. I have a high tolerance in some ways and low one in other ways. Always have. Hugs
Mariah