endo

[Kellsie]

Well, where to start.  My wife and I have gotten back together and she wants to try to work things out transition and all. She does admit to being scared but is still wanting to support me.  My first endo appt. Is 1 week from thursday.  I was wondering what to expect.

[FairyGirl]

Expect a blood test for one thing. Sometimes I hear they wait until the results of the test are back before prescribing hormones but mine didn't- I got the prescriptions on my very first visit. The doctor will probably tell you what changes to expect. Don't be afraid to ask plenty of questions.

I hope it all works out for you, with your wife and with the doctor.

[flygirl82]

I went to my first appointment about a week ago.  what happened for me was he took my blood for some blood tesst, asked me alot of questions about family medical history aswell as my own... then told me once we get the results and he can see me current hormone levals he can prescripe me hormones via injecting it.  so my 2nd appointment is on the 28 where im expecting to get an ickky but much anticipated shot lol

[heatherrose]

I HHHHHATE needles but I'm doing my own injections.
If you told me a year ago that I'd be doing that,
I'd be walking away shaking my head mumbling,
"That person needs some real help."
It saves close to twelve hundred dollars a year.
That's twelve hundred dollars closer to SRS.

[Arch]

I HHHHHATE needles but I'm doing my own injections.
If you told me a year ago that I'd be doing that,
I'd be walking away shaking my head mumbling,
"That person needs some real help."
It saves close to twelve hundred dollars a year.
That's twelve hundred dollars closer to SRS.

That's quite a lot of money! Me, I only save $130 by doing my own shots, not counting gas and parking. And not counting needles, too, I guess. If I throw in those other expenses, I'm saving maybe $275 per annum--only enough for a couple of sessions of psychotherapy.

[Lori]

Well, where to start.  My wife and I have gotten back together and she wants to try to work things out transition and all. She does admit to being scared but is still wanting to support me.  My first endo appt. Is 1 week from thursday.  I was wondering what to expect.

I would expect a change in your wife's thought patterns in a few months. Pheromones are what helps with attraction. As they change in you, she may grow more distant as your scent changes. Its often not talked about. If she is 100% hetero it may be an issue.

[heatherrose]

That's quite a lot of money!

I didn't count the gas or any of the other incidentals.
The office visits plus the markup on the "medicine" = $90.00 a month

[kae m]

My first appointment was basically to go over how he will typically prescribe HRT, available options, what to expect, answer any questions I had, to sign some informed consent paperwork, and to pick up the form for initial blood tests.  We scheduled a follow up for two weeks later so the blood tests would have enough time to come back and that was pretty much it.  It wasn't until after my tests came back as normal at the next appointment that he wrote the prescription.  I suspect if I didn't have insurance that he would have been willing to send the prescription to a pharmacy after reviewing my lab results so I could have avoided the follow up appointment.

[flygirl82]

Well because of the city I am in and that I dont have insurance since being let go from my previous job, they dont charge for the office visit or the hormones which is rather nice. however they require me coming in to get the shots rather then being able to do it myself, im assuming this is so that people wont try to sell them on the streets ect...

[Arch]

however they require me coming in to get the shots rather then being able to do it myself, im assuming this is so that people wont try to sell them on the streets ect...

That's rather irritating. Not everyone likes to do his or her own injections, but most of us like to make our own choice.

[flygirl82]

i agree as well.  my next appointment is on the 28th so im going to talk to the doctors to see what exactly are my options in terms of being able 2 do them at home, and if its really as effective doing only one shot a month, because im feeling that it isnt.  but really it could just be a mental thing you know, that I feel it would be working if im doing it more often... so who knows.  2 more weeks!

[Vicky]

Having seen my endo on the 6th, I have had a lot of experience (is there a smiley that is getting sick??) with the stuff.

My endocrinologist read a series of tests that my regular internist had done about 60 days ago, and a couple done by my hematologist back on June 28. Two quick questions about the hematology and what it was for, then it was take off my shirt and drop my underwear. (Nary a blink that it was lacy nylon underwear.) An external and internal examination of my lower pelvic zone (Don't drink iced tea or coffee before your appointment, prostate checks can trigger leakage from an adjacent organ.)  along with measurements of two pieces of tissue in the crotch area.   One more time "do you really want to take hormones?", YES!!!

With my "older age"    , the dosage will be low to start with.  Take the pills ONLY ONE per day.  Have lab tests done in 90 days and see him two weeks later!!

I have been a good "girl" since then, and while I have seen no real physical change, by the second dose, my mental outlook and some feelings of this being the right thing to do have been awesome.  I do notice a slight change in my sense of smell, as was noted above, and it is interesting.  I look in a mirror and even in boy mode see someone I like for the first time in ages.

[Arch]

I do notice a slight change in my sense of smell, as was noted above, and it is interesting.

I was sort of hoping that T would mute my extremely keen sense of smell. Five months in, and no such luck.