It has been six months since starting finasteride and 4 months since starting estradiol patches. My first follow-up appointment was yesterday. Right away the doctor noticed my smile, and that set the tone for the whole appointment. She seemed happy that HRT was working so well for me. We discussed the changes I had noticed - anger under control, less frustration, more smiles, facial features softening, body hair decreasing, and some minor but noticeable breast growth.
I asked about speeding things up a bit, and she said after checking my hormone levels we could work on decreasing my testosterone. She mentioned that lowering my T would also decrease my libido and wanted to know if I was concerned about intimacy with my wife. I told her there were many ways to be intimate, and that made her smile again. It seemed to be the answer she wanted to hear.
My estradiol level was 52. The doctor said she considers anything between 50 and 200 to be normal. We should get my testosterone level tomorrow. Hopefully I will soon have a prescription for spiro or something similar. As many have said this is a marathon not a sprint, but I really do hope the pace speeds up a little.
Since January I have lost about 25 pounds. At 6ft 1in and 160 pounds I think I am at a reasonable weight. I have always had hips, but now I am happy to have them. My measurements are 38 - 30 - 40.
I am only out to two people and am still in guy mode, but I am down to one pair of mens jeans that fit. Even after losing 25 pounds, no haircut since December 2016, over 50 hours of electrolysis, four laser sessions and wearing women's jeans, no one at work has mentioned anything. Someone is certainly going to be suprised, or maybe they are all just being exceptionally considerate.
I want to thank everyone at Susan's Place. Without the information I found here I may never have gotten the courage to start my journey. I may have started late, but I am certainly enjoying the ride.
