The things you don't expect, and other hormonal inquiries.

[GnomeKid]

So, last friday I went to an appt to start looking into starting T.  To my pleasure, and I admit also shock, I could be starting on it within the month.. well really even within the next couple weeks.  Needless to say I'm very excited but also very nervous (more excited than nervous though.)
[general overview of my situation: in college, out to close friends/parents, not yet going my male pronouns (feels weird yet but I'm getting my parents/close friends to start now)  I have had top surgery which most people I know at school knew about.]

Now, I've read up on T all that and I know all the effects, but what I'm more curious about is the effects of those effects on life.. Whenever you get yourself into any new situation there are always issues/events that somehow wiggle their way into your life unexpectedly, or even just simple cause and effect outcomes you didn't think of before.  So I was curious:
- for those of you who have started/went on T what were somethings that happened (physically, mentally, socially... ect.) that you weren't expecting (both good and bad? keep the thread a lil positive eh eh?) 
- How did you deal/whatever with the situation that arose
- if it was negative was it preventable if you had been able to see it coming?  and if so how?

But wait! theres more!
I've got a bit of a shy problem... I don't talk much... and like everybody there are a lot of people in my life I don't particularly feel the need to straight out tell but that I see regularly enough for them to be like wtf.
- How did you deal with these randoms in your life?

[sneakersjay]

T made me totally chill, relaxed, and NORMAL.  Made my anxiety go away, and I didn't realize I had any anxiety until it was gone!  Makes it easier to deal with situations that come up, because all that anxiety is gone.

WRT people you don't know well but see infrequently -- the very infrequent ones I said nothing, and after a bit they didn't even recognize me so I never said anything.  I dont' think it's come up where I've outed myself after the fact.  A couple of places I just said things like "Female Name" doesn't own this car any more, "I" do.

I suppose if I had to out myself somewhere I'd just say something Kate (where has Kate been?) said multiple times on here:  "I changed my sex and I'm Kate now."  Simple statement, direct, no apologies.  Though I'd probably just say I'm Jay now and leave the changed my sex part off.


Jay

[Nero]

A couple of places I just said things like "Female Name" doesn't own this car any more, "I" do.

wow Jay, you're that unrecognizable to people that knew you?

[sneakersjay]

wow Jay, you're that unrecognizable to people that knew you?

Acquaintances who didn't really know me, like the RV mechanic.  I did walk into a bank about 10 months after starting T (after not having gone in at least a year), a bank I went to daily with my kids and dogs (drive up mostly) as well as inside at least twice a month.  Every time it was how are the kids, how are the dogs, or where are the dogs, here are some biscuits.  Well, went I went in 10 months on T, I'd say 5 tellers/employees working that day were the regulars that talked to me.  They didn't recognize me even though they looked at me.  No flicker of recognition, or how are you, nothing.  I didn't say anything to them about it.  But yeah.  I used to be totally in female mode, not butch at all, so it's a bigger change than someone who presented a bit more androgynously.

And some of the other homeschooling parents I haven't seen in a year or two, same thing.   Those that watched me transition recognize me, but those that didn't, don't.

Jay

[Jeatyn]

wow Jay, you're that unrecognizable to people that knew you?

hell I'm not even on T yet and pretty much none of my extended family recognise me 

[Vancha]

Hahah, anyone who doesn't know me closely doesn't recognize me after a hair cut among other things.  The neighbors are always asking me whether I live in my house.    If they ask about me after T, I will just be simple and nonchalant about it.