I had my doctor appointment with my new hrt doctor this week. The appointment went very well. I told the doctor that I'm happy with the progress I'm making, the only thing I want to change is to switch from pills to patches. She agreed, and sent the prescription to the pharmacy. I started using the patches yesterday... however, the doctor said something significant that caught me off guard when I was talking to her. She said: " you've always been a woman." I've never had my femaleness validated like that. I never realized how powerful being validated is. Her saying such small thing completely changed my week.