Well this thread has been incredibly quiet. I assume it's because we have all been busy living life. I have some down time and I figured it's time for a nice long update on me! I have talked to a few of you off Susan's so this may be a rehash.
I got a new job back in July. Nothing fancy, but a much needed stream of income. I am Amber at work and that is just awesome. I was definitely self conscious for the first two weeks since this job entails dealing with the public. However, it has been totally validating. No issues, no jerks, lots of ma'am and miss. Just awesomeness. Plus since I am a lot more active and eating healthier I've dropped 13 pounds since starting. I'm working to make sure this trend continues.
I had my 1 year endo visit. My levels are doing fine and we are pretty much in maintenance mode. I still would like my E a little bit higher (it's at 128). But I'm getting results and T is in a good spot (26) so it's not worth rocking the boat over. So nice to not have to go back for 6 months.
I am planning to move forward with getting my name changed in September. I was mapping out our expenses and realized I have the money to file by mid-month. That's crazy and awesome. I called a place about electrolysis to do some pricing. Turns out I can afford to start that by the end of September. I discovered my insurance covers orchiectomy, but requires 2 letters. I broached the subject with my therapist and she is totally okay with writing a letter. So we are going to spend a little bit of time discussing gender stuff over the next few sessions (I am seeing her for ADHD primarily) and then she will have enough to do that for me. I will just have to lock down a second letter and I can move forward with planning that.
I have been continuing to bang my head against a brick wall trying to get my ADHD treated. No one that deals with it seems to accept my insurance. I have been looking to get a formal evaluation done, but everyone listed seems to only accept my insurance for psychotherapy, not testing. It's been very demoralizing. However, I just found out that the office my therapist is at (they historically haven't dealt with adult ADHD) is just drafted guidelines to begin working with adult ADHD. Apparently, the neuropsychology people accepted my referral and I will hopefully hear from them soon.
We found out that my wife's family has been talking crap about us behind our backs over the last few months. Apparently, according to the rumors, she doesn't agree with my transition and is now a prisoner in a loveless marriage, she is miserable, and the kids aren't taking my transition well, etc. Funny thing is that if any of them bothered to talk to her they would find that these rumors are the exact opposite of the truth. I feel sorry for my wife. I am used to my family being a disappointment, this is a new thing for her to deal with. I told her that I was sorry that I happened to be the catalyst of this, but that type of behavior had always been present among them.
I had noticed over the past few months that I have been developing a more feminine shape. It's hard to not see it as wishful thinking. Well I took some measurements when I started work and 3 weeks later and got some neat data. My under bust dropped 1.5 inches and my over bust stayed the same. My waist dropped 2.25 inches, while my hips grew 1.75 inches despite losing 13 pounds. I'm not crazy and it's frickin neat to have data to support these changes.
So many positive changes all happening in rapid succession is just swell. Aside from being on hormones this last year just felt like a situation of no forward progress regarding transition.
How are all of you ladies doing?
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