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Family transitioning, is this so unusual.

Started by Donna, March 21, 2018, 03:35:46 PM

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Donna

So long story not so short. Just 5 short years ago I had no idea who I was but I did know something was off. I could never picture or imagine it. 4 years ago my wife and I reconnected with my son after not talking for two years. He had his attitudes and was very miserable so we chose to move him out of our home and he went to live with his cousin. Once we reconnected he was a totally different person. One weekend when he came for dinner he asked if we could talk about a difficult subject and he would understand if we didn't want to have anything to do with him afterwards.
She then proceeded to explain she had started transitioning and had all the counseling and doctors in play already, she was on meds and very happy. We could see this and actually accepted it 100%. This then brought up a question from my wife as they how I could be so calm about losing my only son. My only reply was I felt fine with it and she was happy. She has since had bottom surgery and is living happily as a woman.
Now for the rest of the story, I have had issues with emotions and intimacy and strange sexual drives my entire life. I have been driven close to mad by hormons( testosterone). I also have had issues from nerve damage from a broken back in 1984. These issue have lead my down a path of unsuccessful medical treatments for many below the waist issues. In 2015 I felt some changes coming over me which ended up being the start of andropause and a drop in T levels. I started mellowing out and feeling better about myself. I didn't think much of it and sort of ignored it. In April of 2017 I saw my urologist for my yearly post on cancer visit and he started with the lhrh injection talk again. I had been on Lupron before for high T.
I thought it would be good to get rid of what was long term and mutilple times a day erections with many instances of auto-orgasm. It would happen just walking.
I then found out I couldn't get insurance coverage for the $1800 injection 3 times a year and I headed to the internet instead.
Found several anti androgen herbals in May 2017 and started using them. Wow what a change, by blood work my T was dropping and at the same time my weight. I started feeling better and getting emotional. Then it happened, I started budding. I couldn't believe breasts where popping  and my doctor confirmed it as well as blood work. Low T and higher E. I was thrilled and started adding phytoestrogens herbs. Oh my if I had only know what I was starting.
By December I had already switched to spiro and dutastricide and was looking for E and then it happened. My wife asked if I like my breasts which where by now 40C and a topic of much disdain from her. I just bluted out that I'd didn't like them " I loved them" and the discussion was on. We talked and talked and talked and it always came back to me just feeling so right being more feminine feeling. After much talk I started on E January. Started dressing feminine in February but still with facial hair and in March I'm now living full time as anwoman and seeing my urologist at the end of April to arrange an orchi. My wife and I are working thru the hard spots and I'm sooo happy now.
So after all this are there others out there that have multiple family members or know of others where more that one person in a family has transitioned
December 2015 noticed strange feelings moving in
December 2016 started to understand what my body has been telling me all my life, started wearing a bra for comfort full time
Spiro and dutastricide 2017
Mid year 2017 Started dressing and going out shopping etc by myself
October T 14.8 / 456
Came out to my wife in December 2017
January 2018 dressing androgenes and still have face hair
Feb 2018 Dressing full time in female clothing out at work and to friends and family, clean shaven and make up
Living full time March 1 2018
March T 7.4 / 236
April 19th eligard injection, no more Testosterone
June 19th a brand new freshly trained HRT and transgender care doctor for me. Only a one day waiting list to become her patient 😍

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Kylo

I have an FTM cousin who also transitioned around the exact same time I did although we'd never met or spoken to each other before. We met in the same GIC office by accident one day, were practically sitting opposite each other in the waiting room. He's pretty introverted, didn't have much to say and doesn't talk to people he doesn't know so that was strange. 
"If the freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."
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Allison S

Congrats Donna that's great! I kind of suspect my brother isn't binary. I know that's weird to be suspicious of someone's gender but lately especially he hasn't been happy. He's been angry at me since I've progressed in my transition. He has a female handle on snapchat. There's a lot more, maybe I'm overthinking things. I'm pretty sure he has asberger syndrome.

This is all just me assuming things but I could be right. Maybe it was something my mom did/took when pregnant. I know she had a miscarriage after my oldest sister who was the first born. It was a boy and I think my mom was 6 months pregnant when she miscarried.

I really wouldn't be surprised if my brother came out as trans too. When I told him I spend time on forums he looked shocked. Almost like I told him I was going to jail.

I probably sound silly. Or maybe I just want someone else in my life to understand what I'm going through...

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pamelatransuk

Hello Donna

Very interesting to read your own history Donna.

I am so happy that things turned out well both for your daughter and for you.

I don't know of any cases myself but I recall a thread a few months ago where several members referred to family members being trans or potentially trans aswell as themselves.

Pamela


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