Am I Too Old For HRT?

[cindybc]

Naaaaaaa, just a good performer and a storey teller  with lots of imagination.  No problems though you can hear the sonic boom when i come back into reality. 

Cindy

[Jenny Jackson]

With HRT, the younger  you are when starting the better the reesults

True

,,,,,from my understanding if you are past your thirties the results will not outweigh the health risks.....

Personally, I've not seen any valid clinical evidence to back up this contention

[noeleena]

hi... Meow.    do you have a email  add .to the endo & met place you have so kindly put up here ....
thanking you if you do ...
               ...noeleena...

[cindybc]

I don't believe I quite get this statement either,

,,,,,from my understanding if you are past your thirties the results will not outweigh the health risks.....

I only used HRT as prescribed by a endo. and never at anytime did I ever feel any discomfort let alone any health problems from my prescribed HRT which I have been on for 9 years.

As I said I had satisfactory results from HRT which actually was more then I had even hoped for. (view photo on page 3.)

But I do agree that the younger you are the better and faster the results.

There is also the fact that after the surgery or castration, I had surgery 4 years ago, with the production of testosterone eliminated you will actually get continued feminization for a time. You will not need the spiro and the estrogen dosage will go down by about half the previous dosage causing less strain on the internal organs.

Cindy   

[Naturally Blonde]

Lol

didnt realise my AV would cause so much conversation, im not going to rise on a comment except im suprised at the comments.

For the record a friend made it and that is why your all looking at it now. And no good deed ever goes unpunished eh Naturally Blonde

Dear Ms Delgado,

Many thanks for the personal message which I cannot reply to?

I wasn't having a dig at you personally but feel disappointed with all those in general who use misleading film star pics for their profile avatars.

I do admire those like Cindy and others who use their own photograph as their pic and are honest about themselves. I also know some are stelth and do not like to give out their identity. 

I do appreciate the info you have provided regarding injectables and it is very much appreciated.

[noeleena]

hi... Jenny i am as you know 61.   h r t so far is 4 years.  a bit over now . so yes we can be on h r t . if we take our time its okay . op.s as well . now thats not for every one . i know some can not do what i have done as age does have a bearing on a lot of things . yet some of us can do this & like others its better latter than not doing it . for peace of mind which is a very big part of us & how we accept our selfs . yea for ..me.. its so neat can i say that ......for others as well ....i hope so ......
                ...noeleena...

[Rachael]

I use my real photo and im stealth.... i just dont tell anyone im trans and they dont go looking for my photo amungst billions on the net...

[cindybc]

Starbuck is right.

Here is what I posted on my own group which is not TG or TS oriented. This is the only TS/TG group I participate in.

Yes, I don't have a guilty conscience. I do a lot of rescue missions (Do support work online.) suicidals, and any number of different mental health disorders, like depressions, mood swings and emotional issues. Some of the material that get out on the net could be sensitive for some, and those some should be aware of that possibility.

Some places I just go to relax and have fun. Maybe if some of these folks read some of my messages that get out there and read them tentatively and pay more attention to the details of what is being discussed they may even learn something that I failed to teach the first time around with the one I was conversing with. Pretty well all my postings have messages, whether it is in attempt to save someones life, or in support, or just sharing some good humor. I say, "come ye, come all!" set a bit and I will entertain or wipe a tear.

Cynthia

[Sephirah]

Please don't use this thread to conduct a vendetta against people who choose to think and do things differently to you.

Quite why someone who chooses a picture that isn't of themselves has a guilty conscience is beyond me. Regardless, you've made your points, repeatedly, so leave it at that. You're entitled to your opinions, which you've stated.

So, enough about the subject of avatars and please get back to the subject of the thread. I won't ask again.

Thank you.

[Rachael]

er... wow... when did vendetta come up?

[Sephirah]

The tone of this thread seems to be degrading into implications about the moral character and motivations of people who choose to use alternate pictures as a forum avatar. Which are completely baseless and verging on being offensive.

People have the freedom to choose. And that choice should be respected.

As I said before, as long as the avatars don't go beyond the boundaries of sexual explicitness as outlined in the site rules:

4. The use of images, photos, avatars, or the posting of links; which are of a threatening tone, obscene, pornographic, intended to titillate, or depicts illegal acts; will not be permitted.

If someone has a problem with the fact that someone else doesn't use their actual self as an avatar, there is an option to not view people's avatars. It's in the profile settings.

There is no law saying someone cannot use an avatar of something other than their actual self. And questioning the integrity of someone who decides to exercise that choice (regardless of the image chosen) is, in my opinion, unfair.

[cindybc]

Sorry for straying off topic. But about the topic, I haven't heard of anyone being denied HRT no mater how old they are unless it is on the account of a physical health problem like heart, blood pressure, respiratory, kidneys, liver that sort of physical problems. Also mentally fit and psychologically balanced, then you can take HRT until the cows come home. To my knowledge.

As for the mention of one's postings on different groups showing up on the web by submitting your user name in the search engines for Fire Fox and IE is true, and anyone sensitive to that idea should be made aware of it, and I will leave it at that.

Cindy

[Rachael]

The tone of this thread seems to be degrading into implications about the moral character and motivations of people who choose to use alternate pictures as a forum avatar. Which are completely baseless and verging on being offensive.

People have the freedom to choose. And that choice should be respected.

As I said before, as long as the avatars don't go beyond the boundaries of sexual explicitness as outlined in the site rules:

4. The use of images, photos, avatars, or the posting of links; which are of a threatening tone, obscene, pornographic, intended to titillate, or depicts illegal acts; will not be permitted.

If someone has a problem with the fact that someone else doesn't use their actual self as an avatar, there is an option to not view people's avatars. It's in the profile settings.

There is no law saying someone cannot use an avatar of something other than their actual self. And questioning the integrity of someone who decides to exercise that choice (regardless of the image chosen) is, in my opinion, unfair.

I belive... my dear, that the implication was of those who would actively choose to decive through use of someone else's image, as thier avitar, to claim it is them. Not that one may use an avitar of something other than themselves.... hell, ive had cartoons on here before...

[Sephirah]

I belive... my dear, that the implication was of those who would actively choose to decive through use of someone else's image, as thier avitar, to claim it is them. Not that one may use an avitar of something other than themselves.... hell, ive had cartoons on here before...

My apologies for any misunderstanding.

However, the point still stands.To the best of my knowledge, no one has claimed that an avatar of a person who isn't them, is actually them. And should someone do so, action is taken. And to make insinuations that people who choose avatars of other people (famous or otherwise) purely to put across the instilled belief that they actually are that person, with intent to decieve and fool everyone else, is without merit or proof.

If someone had their personal text reading "Look at me, don't I look great?" Then that would be an entirely different thing.

If someone makes that assumption based purely on a picture (in a forum environment especially)... well... you you know what they say about assuming, don't you? You can't lay the blame for your assumption at the door of the person who uses the picture. Just learn not to make assumptions.

I think it's wholely wrong to imply that a person's choice of avatar is a reflection of who they are as a person. And to discredit someone's integrity because they choose to use an image of someone they may want or aspire to look like, or they choose as a personal expression of the way they feel inside... that's low.

Can we please drop this subject now?

[vanna]

I never once said that av was me actually refer to my post please, i clearly said it was not me and made by a friend as i love underworld the movie but that is my own business. I also do not have to explain my reasons for stealth.

i have taken it down since it offends so many of you, I'm pretty dismayed at well you all know of you who have offhandedly attacked me over this however you want to dress it up. You dont even know me.

really makes me want to run back to susans....

[Rachael]

er? we already said this wasnt about you hon....

it was a general rant about the practice... brought up by someone asking if your av was you.... you're free to use it, its your choice... i dont think anyone minds

[Jenny Jackson]

Sorry to put my 2p worth of off topic in but IMO, as Leiandra says, I can't see any problem with people using whatever avatar they wish so long as it's not posted to deceive. Personally I've always used photos of myself as an avatar but, though I don't broadcast my T status, I'm not stealth and I don't care whether one of my friends, family, colleagues or acquaintances should happen upon the mindless drivel I post to the small handful of TG forums in which I participate. However, I respect and understand why many people would want to keep their photo out of the public domain.

As an aside, a while back some random stranger PM'ed me via yahoo ostensibly to ask advice about his/her(?) claimed intention to transition. We struck up a minor dialogue and I was asked by him/her whether I'd like to see his/her photo. Not wishing to sound disinterested I said sure. What I received was a rather good, though I say it myself, photo of myself taken some years earlier and obviously pulled off some archive by this bloke to use as his own. Well they do say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery....don't they?

[cindybc]

"Hee, hee, hee." I think I'd probably be flattered if someone was to use my pic for their avatar, but they better be using the same username,

You should have sent him/her a pic of you back, I bet that would have turned his/her face a few nice shades of red.

Cindy 

[NicholeW.]

I'm not sure I understand the point of this thread after the comments were made about avatars, particularly when I take a look at the fact that the member mentioning the use of one's own piccie hasn't been doing exactly that, using her own. I'd say someone's comfort level with showing themselves is his, their or her own business.

On all of the boards and chat forums on the internet what percentage of users do you think use their own pics as avatars?

Fact is that the generic avatars offered by the site include many celebrity pics. So perhaps the protest, if that's what this is, should be taken to Susan. I'd be willing to bet she'll have an authoritative answer.

Most older posters have had an avatar of our own pics up at one time or another. As long as an avatar doesn't violate the TOS I'm not sure what the problem is, except a poster's preference to "see" pics of others.

It'd be nice to drop this and either get back to HRT and older transitioners or to leave the thread for the archives, please.

In regard to the post above that suggests that HRT after 30 doesn't give good results. That's simply not true. A lot of younger transitioners don't get good results either. It's all a crap shoot. Good results may be linked with genetic predispositions. They are what one gets. The "rule" is simply that there is no "rule."

Nichole

[Rachael]

pre 25 gives very different results to post 25-30 too.... post 30 can give good results, its a genetics game... you wont, persay, get as great change as fast... if ever, but it does still happen.... Weight is a factor too... if you have no fat to shift... you wont get fat redistribution.... but granted you will not get some of the bone changes possible for under 25s.