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NancyDrew1930

#60
April 20, 2025, 09:12:38 AM
I was just realizing that in just over a month I'll be crossing into my 4th year of HRT.  What did others find from months 36 to 48 in their development on HRT?

Recently I've been getting a lot of compliments from women about how I look.  I'm finding that I'm liking have some of my hair in a ponytail with a scrunchie (either an iridescent multi color one I have or a purple one—-the one scrunchie I don't wear a lot is a tie-die one, but I find it doesn't really stand out in my hair like the others—-I only have it because it was in a pack of 3) but then the rest cascading around my face/neck.

About a week ago I was discussing something with a man and he mentioned that there was something different with my face and I looked better than I had in a while.  Where we were I didn't have any sunscreen or makeup on because I wasn't in a place with fluorescent lights or other UV radiation sources, so he was just seeing my natural face.  I think that just naturally, while my intersex condition has always given me a youthful feminine look, just without makeup my features are taking on a more feminine appearance.  Also trying to loose weight helps.

ChrissyRyan

#61
April 20, 2025, 09:20:06 AM
I do not remember exactly when each occurred; however I had some small growth spurts in my breasts around that time, and even afterwards.  Sometimes, mostly growth in just one.  They eventually evened themselves out every time.  They are both roundish, firm, and they nicely help define my female appearance.  Some days I want a little more there but that is not that often.
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April 20, 2025, 09:24:31 AM
Quote from: NancyDrew1930 on April 20, 2025, 09:12:38 AMI was just realizing that in just over a month I'll be crossing into my 4th year of HRT.  What did others find from months 36 to 48 in their development on HRT?

Like you, the estrogen softened my skin and softened my facial features a bit. I have always received comments that I don't look my age, but now people seem to think I am much younger looking. Breast development was disappointing, but during my first four years, my hormone levels were consistently too low. My healthcare team and I struggled to figure out what was going on. Once I switched to weekly injections, things started improving.

Four years is a milestone, so celebrate! But the journey continues, and you will keep getting better and better.  ;D
 
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ChrissyRyan

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April 20, 2025, 09:25:58 AM
I like scrunchies but I do not have that much natural hair for them.
I can make a short ponytail or two short pigtails but they would not hang down much at all.

Where I use them is on the days I choose to wear a long hair wig.  Sometimes that is the look I want to have that day.  The bows, clamps, scrunchies, and barrettes do provide function of keeping hair where you want it, as well as they can add nice looks.

However, day in and day out, my own hair is what I go with.


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NancyDrew1930

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April 20, 2025, 12:05:41 PM
Quote from: ChrissyRyan on April 20, 2025, 09:25:58 AMI like scrunchies but I do not have that much natural hair for them.
I can make a short ponytail or two short pigtails but they would not hang down much at all.

Where I use them is on the days I choose to wear a long hair wig.  Sometimes that is the look I want to have that day.  The bows, clamps, scrunchies, and barrettes do provide function of keeping hair where you want it, as well as they can add nice looks.

However, day in and day out, my own hair is what I go with.


Chrissy


My hair is fine, and even on HRT it has grown back in in a few places where my hair had thinned.  However I find that claws, barrettes and some bows don't stay in my hair that well, even when I sprayed them with dry shampoo. Scrunchies I find stay in my hair the best.
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ChrissyRyan

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April 20, 2025, 12:30:00 PM
Quote from: NancyDrew1930 on April 20, 2025, 12:05:41 PMMy hair is fine, and even on HRT it has grown back in in a few places where my hair had thinned.  However I find that claws, barrettes and some bows don't stay in my hair that well, even when I sprayed them with dry shampoo. Scrunchies I find stay in my hair the best.

Scrunchies are good!

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kat2

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April 20, 2025, 04:55:57 PM
Quote from: NancyDrew1930 on April 20, 2025, 09:12:38 AMWhat did others find from months 36 to 48 in their development on HRT
Hi Nancy, lovely to hear that you have reached year 4 and progressing wel. Looking back on one of my old computer cds where i tended to store events, measurements progress, i went thorough stops and starts or growth spurts.My hips hurt and i could feel fat more noticeable around my hip and backside, it might have been a combination of eating more or being more aware that something has changed. I too love to play around with my hair which is now just above my waist at the back, its taken years to get to where it is I tend to get lots of knots and tangles, scrunchies are ok but getting them out can be a pain. I love experimenting with colour, and go for wash in less harmful colours
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NancyDrew1930

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April 20, 2025, 06:51:33 PM
Quote from: kat2 on April 20, 2025, 04:55:57 PMHi Nancy, lovely to hear that you have reached year 4 and progressing wel. Looking back on one of my old computer cds where i tended to store events, measurements progress, i went thorough stops and starts or growth spurts.My hips hurt and i could feel fat more noticeable around my hip and backside, it might have been a combination of eating more or being more aware that something has changed. I too love to play around with my hair which is now just above my waist at the back, its taken years to get to where it is I tend to get lots of knots and tangles, scrunchies are ok but getting them out can be a pain. I love experimenting with colour, and go for wash in less harmful colours
Are you sure that you are not thinking of hair ties?  Because, except for one scrunchie that is like fleece (think of like the underside of a fleece top with the cotton knots or whatever they are called) I find hair ties are the worst to get out (and for me they just put too much pressure on my roots, so I have some, but I don't use them), whereas most of my scrunchies are satin or like a viscose and they tend to slide out, but hold for a day.

Also, my next appointment with my endo at the end of June, I'll be asking to be switched from my current cypro/estradial regiment of pills to an injectable mono estrogen regimen (with progesterone), since from what I've read, while I have had breast growth and that on the pills, however, injectable estrogen can maybe make them grow some more.  Plus, even last year, my endo reduced my cypro level because, from my blood test, my testosterone wasn't even registering.   

NancyDrew1930

#68
April 20, 2025, 07:05:16 PM
Quote from: Lori Dee on April 20, 2025, 09:24:31 AMLike you, the estrogen softened my skin and softened my facial features a bit. I have always received comments that I don't look my age, but now people seem to think I am much younger looking. Breast development was disappointing, but during my first four years, my hormone levels were consistently too low. My healthcare team and I struggled to figure out what was going on. Once I switched to weekly injections, things started improving.

Four years is a milestone, so celebrate! But the journey continues, and you will keep getting better and better.  ;D
 
One thing I like about looking younger, is that I am just over the "over the hill" age, so it's nice when they think that I'm no more than 25, but really I'm in my very early 40's.  And I don't even consider myself close to being "over the hill"!

NancyDrew1930

#69
June 01, 2025, 04:02:48 PM
So tomorrow is my third anniversary of being on estrogen and Tuesday will be my third on Cyproterone. 

This morning I was noticing just how heavy my breasts are.  I was leaning forward and I just cupped them and I couldn't get over their weight! 

ChrissyRyan

#70
June 01, 2025, 04:04:53 PM
Quote from: NancyDrew1930 on June 01, 2025, 04:02:48 PMSo tomorrow is my third anniversary of being on estrogen and Tuesday will be my third on Cyproterone. 

This morning I was noticing just how heavy my breasts are.  I was leaning forward and I just cupped them and I couldn't get over their weight! 


Amazing feeling, is not it?

Mine are not big, but they are Bs.  I am grateful.


Chrissy


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NancyDrew1930

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June 01, 2025, 04:57:40 PM
Quote from: ChrissyRyan on June 01, 2025, 04:04:53 PMAmazing feeling, is not it?

Mine are not big, but they are Bs.  I am grateful.


Chrissy




Mine are B's as well.  But it explains why I am seeing slimming in other places, but the scale is saying that I am still around the same weight as a few weeks ago.
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NancyDrew1930

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June 25, 2025, 05:33:20 AM
So I had my yearly appointment yesterday.  The NP is lowering my Cyproterone to just twice a week because, as they said the estradial is suppressing my testosterone on its own, however my prolactin levels are very high, so i could have gone cold turkey or slowly weaned myself off the Cyproterone, but we both felt it was best if I went off it slowly.  Plus that give an idea if my prolactin is from the Cyproterone.  Also since I'll be having Bariatric surgery sometime in the next few months to a year, it'll be better for my body to not be in drug withdrawal.  The Bariatric surgery (especially with Rou-n-y) has thrown some questions in so switching to injections was not advisable right now.  The best was to continue as I am sublingually right now.
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NancyDrew1930

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July 20, 2025, 08:05:47 AM
I was just noticing today when I put a certain dress on, even without a bra my fat has redistributed to where my breasts were giving that rounded look through my dress, plus my "love handles"/thigh area had that general feminine shape from the fat in those areas.  I think some has gone to my rear as well, however because of my stomach it's hard to tell is side profile.  Makes me wonder what will happen when I have my surgery how it will affect my fat distribution.
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NancyDrew1930

#74
August 15, 2025, 05:26:28 AM
So yesterday I was at the garage getting my tires changed and the secretary asked me how I had been doing with my health issues and then told me that, besides wearing a dress, I was more radiant and glowing than I had been in a few years and said that I looked good.  I didn't say it, but I felt like saying, "Well I had to learn to let the woman in me out and now that's what you're seeing", but i just liked the radiant compliment.

ChrissyRyan

#75
August 15, 2025, 06:19:16 AM
Quote from: NancyDrew1930 on August 15, 2025, 05:26:28 AMSo yesterday I was at the garage getting my tires changed and the secretary asked me how I had been doing with my health issues and then told me that, besides wearing a dress, I was more radiant and glowing than I had been in a few years and said that I looked good.  I didn't say it, but I felt like saying, "Well I had to learn to let the woman in me out and now that's what you're seeing", but i just liked the radiant compliment.


That sounds very good Nancy!

Chrissy
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NancyDrew1930

#76
August 26, 2025, 07:13:06 PM
So I just got out of the hospital after 5 days.  My heart started going into an irregular heartbeat Thursday night for some reason.  So my HRT has been changed because of it.  My endo was easing me off Cyproterone because my prolactin levels were high, but now the hospital is putting me on spirolactine and a few other blood thinners and diuretics to prevent blood clots in the future (they thought my estrogen might have caused one but it didn't so the only other thing is that I was born with holes in my heart, so they are preventing clots in the future) as well as keep my blood pressure low and heartbeat stable.  And here I thought I was going mono E from here on out!

Lori Dee

#77
August 26, 2025, 07:22:44 PM
Sorry to hear this, Nancy. It sounds like you have a good medical team looking out for your best interests. Follow their instructions and feel better soon.  🙂
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NancyDrew1930

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August 27, 2025, 05:34:09 AM
Quote from: Lori Dee on August 26, 2025, 07:22:44 PMSorry to hear this, Nancy. It sounds like you have a good medical team looking out for your best interests. Follow their instructions and feel better soon.  🙂

Thanks Lori.  I'm just glad that I had 3 years on Cyproterone before needing to go on spironolactone, so my breasts had the ability to grow without having the growth parts turned off early.  Of course I'm still on progesterone and estrogen so hopefully they'll still grow even more.

NancyDrew1930

#79
Yesterday at 06:49:15 PM
I just had another appointment with my HRT clinic.  My prolactin levels are still elevated, but they are going down and now that I'm on spironolactone for getting rid of water, they see my levels continuing to drop.  And I also asked about doubling my progesterone, which they agreed to let me do.  When I was in hospital, the doctors actually found that the progesterone was actually helping me more than just growing my breasts.  (When I was in the hospital I didn't have access to my estrogen, although the last two nights they did give me progesterone because they had it in stock, but they didn't have the estrogen I was prescribed, so they were able to see how I responded to just the progesterone and they found that it helped with my sleep and other things besides helping to grow my breasts.)
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