Today will be my first day to transition (Toronto, Canada)

[Mikka55]

Hello my name is Mikka after a few months of research and deciding rather to transition or not, I finally got an appointment with a Dr and spoke to him about transitioning.  We spoke for a bit. I told him I wanted to transition and to grow breasts.  After that He prescribed me Estrogel and Teva-Spironolactone now my question is has anyone ever took those? and how long does it take to see physical effect?




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[Rachel]

Hi, welcome to Susan's.

I have been on E and Spiro for years. Age, genetics, getting T down and a transitioning level of E is important. It takes time, months and years.

[V M]

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[Mikka55]

What is the difference E and Spiro.  I asked the dr I just want to grow breast for now cant i just be on E he aid well you need both you cant have one and no the other in order to work.  mu other question is does Estrogel really work?

[jujubes1986]

spiro supresses the testosterone... then estrogen will grow you some titties :0

[Mikka55]

Spiro is only a supression not a t blocker right?

[Dena]

Spiro is a blood pressure medication that has the side effect of suppressing or blocking T production. In some cases, people have enough nature estrogen go grow breast with just Spiro but normally estradiol is given to elevate the levels and speed up the process. Estrogen is a term used to describe a number of natural feminine hormones but estradiol is the base hormone that the other are created from and it's also the most powerful one.

[Mikka55]

The strange thing was the Dr didn't do blood work on my for my fist visit.  Should I request blood work in 2 months after my prescription is almost done.

[Mikka55]

Should I stick to him for now since im on the lowest doseage anyways. Or should I look for a new endo?

[Dena]

If you have a current physical, additional blood work may not be required. When I restarted HRT, my blood work was way out of date so we ran everything that might be important.

Normally procedure is to start on a low dosage to see how your body reacts to HRT and if everything remains good, bump up to dosage over a few months to a year. You also need to indicate to your doctor that your goal is to receive a transition dosage as they may hold back if you aren't full time yet.

[Mikka55]

The endo that I see only work once a week. And his booking time takes weeks.  Should I stick to one endo or can I look for another incase something does come up,  or an emergency.

[Dayta]

Congratulations!  Good luck on your journey. 

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[Mikka55]

Second day on HRT and I feel great.  No more unwanted boners.  I can think more clearly,  I have calmed down a lot more.  I feel better about myself.  Less rage and less panicking and stress.  I think im off to a good start.

[Arielle Noemi]

Congrats Mikka and good luck on your journey. Im about a week behind you

[jujubes1986]

Second day on HRT and I feel great.  No more unwanted boners.  I can think more clearly,  I have calmed down a lot more.  I feel better about myself.  Less rage and less panicking and stress.  I think im off to a good start.

congratz girl... im from toronto as well

[Mikka55]

congratz girl... im from toronto as well

Too bad I can't PM you.  We should hang out sometime give me some advices and tips in toronto and share experiences.  And you can be my first trans friend in Toronoto.

[Drexy/Drex]

Congratulations  : )