I love it!
Awesome choice.

Hi Jenn,

Just checking in to see how you did in your bicycle race? If I had to guess, I'd say you were sore from it all day yesterday and maybe you are still feeling it today. I hope it was a great Type 2 Fun activity and you are ready for more.

Watching out for that race report.

Hugs,

Heidemarie

Well blow me down, just tried and back up! Not that I had much to post about, Debs throwing out her sofa so went and cut the leather (I say leather but its that reconstituted stuff) off to use on the Austin seats. If not its tote bags. Managed some jobs on the Austin when my back allowed, was okay today.
 Have about 4 lettuce coming on in Debs garden, a good hand full of raspberries and the potatoes look okay. Called in to see the new sofa, pass the sunglasses. Its a strange strip fabric and a bit bright so when she said do you like it I said its different, not my taste TBH. 

That is good news!

Any word on what happened and what improvements can be made?

Thanks,

Heidemarie

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so  sew

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You are definitely over thinking this.. being intersex has no bearing on your gender. Your biology does not define  what gender you perceive yourself to be. It also has little to no bearing on how a medical professional will treat you regards to transgender issues or transition.
It is very easy to find things on the internet and go 'oh I have that, and yes that too', it is another thing to actually realise that slight variation in a person's body is not the clinically significant result the conditons are describing.

For example, Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY-47), that you are going on about and the gynocomastia.. this is a condition that arises when the boy hits puberty, his breast growth is significant, distressing and not due to any other factors (weight for example) - it usually results in breast reduction surgery and a diagnosis. 95% of XXY boys are infertile, again an early sign of diagnosis.. I suggest that if you have gotten over 5 decades of life a 'normal' puberty behind you and procreated, then XXY-47  is not applicable..

As for surgery scars.. then for XXY individuals they will have those scars under their breasts, they will of been done around the age of 14-16 and as such, you would know about them.. There is usually no reason to touch genitals of anyone XXY-47 as they form functional if a little small. Surgery scars are visible, quite visible. I am intersex (XX47-XY47 chimeric) and had surgery within 24 hours of birth to make me appear more male, more at age 3. The zig-zag scar along my perineum and the 12 stiches around my phallus, obvious to anyone who cared to look. My genetics, however did not make me a girl. The doctors had a 50-50 chance in my case (one in a billion) and made the wrong guess.. and even with this form of extreme intersex state, my endocrinologist and doctors and surgeon, all treated me as any AMAB person going to transition to female.

I get that you are looking for reasons why - Reasons to justify your feelings - You can't, you are you and that is life unfortunately.

I discovered that I have two ways to stay warm when sleeping during cold Connecticut winters.

The first is obvious two warm bed sheets.  One above and another below me.  With a thick comforter on top.

The second is to dress warm on top.  But not my bottom.
The mismatch would keep me warm.  But, I'd sweat a lot and water would condense on the windows.
I could run a dehumidifier to fix that.  Humidiers have gotten a lot more energy efficient.
I need to take the old one to the Town Dump.

I also have two small hernias. One on either side. A couple of doctors have looked at it, including a urologist.
No bulge and nobody has talked about surgery aside from when I first got them over a decade ago.
When I took up golf I could feel them a little, but after I while I no longer noticed. I did have my primary care physician check them out.

You should always ask your doctor to check out anything you have concerns about.
They are busy people and can't be expected to notice stuff you don't bring up.
When I was in a rehab ward I wrote a note to one of my Doctors.  He was impressed with how l well I wrote!
I wrote it with my "non dominant" left hand.  I found out that anything I can do with my right hand, I can do with my left!
Marion

About a year ago, I had not even heard about Klinefelter Syndrome. When I first found the website, I went down the symptoms, and pretty much said yes to all of them. Being that I was a smoker, Medicare paid for a CT lung scan. As I also have pectus excavate (sunken chest) I had requested several checks to go with it.
Exophytic cyst is noted along the left kidney. The Doctor mentioned it "A cyst is noted on the left kidney, but it is on the outer surface of the kidney and thus not concerning for kidney problems." Just yesterday I was back to another website, and the cyst may be another symptom.

One would think that a medical doctor would note some problems. I don't think my shirt has been removed for any examination so no doctor would even see any enlargement of the breast tissue or even non normal male nipples. And since I was listed as male, they may see the female shape being due to how skinny I was.
The same for my hernia, It might be small enough that it is not worth mentioning, but put it in the medical records. A different doctor may see it in my records, and assume I had been told about it. I was finally told by a urologist that I have a double hernia. Not one doctor discussed hernia surgery, and I have a large bulge.

Back to my previous thoughts. Is a doctor going to look at my records and see I am listed as transgender female and assume that I am already on HRT. The doctor I have now My first appointment was in January. She mentioned getting me on HRT, but first I needed a blood test. My LDL was low enough, but I was told I needed to raise my HDL.

My intention was to write about my arms being too long. I actually found my cloth ruler and then went to a web site to find what my hands should be. For my height, the width of my hand is between the measurements for male and female. However, the length was way over that of a male. This will give me three problems.
1. gloves are too short, barely covering my palms
2. Jacket sleeves are too short, leaving a gap between the jacket and the gloves.
3. Metal plates in my wrists cool too fast.
I have the same problem with men's shirts and jackets. I didn't even consider that might be the reason I don't enjoy the Minnesota winters. Interesting thought, the wrist is exposed to the weather and by the time my blood gets to the end of my fingers, it is too cold to warm my fingers. Gloves and mittens are easy to make on my sewing machine, not quite enough skill to make a jacket.
Michelle