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   Hi.
I would like to give a update on what is going on with me / I been seeing my therapist
and she said I would feel much better if I start taking hormones// So I ask her for a
letter which she approved// I went to the Doctor this week and said I should have a physical
So at the end of this month hopefully, everything will Be alright// So I should start soon//
It's been 67yrs living in the wrong body//
  Please wish me luck,
  Janis

Hi Janis,
Welcome to Susan's. Just goes to prove, it's never too late. Even at a young 67 this journey can reveal some wonderful aspects of yourself.

Hope the physical goes well and you are able to achieve some peace and serenity from your HRT programme.

Keep in touch and let us know how you are coping. In the meantime, be safe, well and happy.

Lotsa huggs
Catherine

Good luck, Janis! You're doinng great. Hugs, Devlyn

Janis,

Outstanding, transition at 67, you have blown me away! You must be excited, I am sure I would be.

I sometimes think about transition, but I don't want to mess with my health which is good at a few years older than you. I take some light medication to keep a minor lung condition at bay.

Respect and Best wishes on your new journey.
Hugs
Jamie

    Hi,
     I would just like to know what it first felt like when you first
   received that first shot// And how long did it take to feel some
   kind of change// or a com feelings//

   Thanks So Much,
   Janis

Hi Janis,
Depending on your Endo and results of your bloodworks, plus a whole heap of other medical aspects, your Endo may start you on a low dose, see how your body handles it and then increase the doseage. I would be inclined to think, given your age, your Endo wouldn't start you on injections. Could be too much of a toxic shock to introduce so early. I would think patch, transdermal, sublingual or last resort, oral, the choices he has available.

Therefore, initally, you may not feel any great sensation at all. You may end up feeling a few little 'weird' feelings you haven't felt before. It can take in excess of two years or more to achieve the full effect of HRT.

Some things you should be aware of that may happen; apart from the side effects listed against the particular medication you are offered; is pain in the chest area, as the breast commence to grow, and your ways of thinking and perhaps outlook on lifes' issues may change. These are just some of the changes, HRT can bring.

Let us know how it goes and how you are coping.

Be safe, well and happy
Lotsa huggs
Catherine

   Hi Again,
My Doctor will be out of town for a little while// so my appointment was put down another
week// I really can't wait it's been so long//
  Janis

Welcome to Susan's, Janis. Congrats to you on taking the first step to transition. It's never too late to fulfill your dreams.  


:)

       Hi Again,
         I have to wait another couple of weeks to start my physical// it should be the the
       first week of may// I'm so excited I cannot wait to start my journey// it's been a
       very long time to fine my happiness// Thanks for listening
     
       Janis

This is like the old ketchup ad with Carly Simon singing "Anticipation" Hugs Devlyn

       Hi Again,
         When I first signed on to Susan's I told you a little about myself, that I was married for 32Yrs.
      until she past from a long illness.... O how I mess her, she was my heart my everything. I told her
      about my feeling a few months after we were married., she said that do you thing that I would
      leave you., she said I love you to much/ O God do I miss her/ she was the only one I could talk to.
         I have two daughters, my youngest I just told her I crossdress, my oldest I honestly don't know
     how she wood take it, But Honestly I Sometimes Don.t Care
         My youngest and I went to visited her over Easter, I could not wait to be home// before my wife death the
     phone would ring all the time now nothing// When you have nobody to talk to it is very depressing,
     and can not tell you how much I cry, it is every day and thing get harder and harder//
        I have a wonderful Therapist who knows how much I suffer for all these years, living a lie all my life
    wanting to live that I should have been.,// What does God have in store for me?
        May is when I take my physical, which I hope everything will be fine to start my journey to be the
    person I should have been.// I,m happy and nervous at the same time,
        I,m sorry about this me o my,  but I fell so alone

     Thanks so much for listening to me,
   
      Janis

       

   Hi Again,
Well today is the day I take my physical//Wish me luck
   Hugs, Janis

Go Janis! Hugs, Devlyn

         Hi Again,
      So I had my physical yesterday, everything went great., but when they were going to
    take my blood they said medicare will not pay for it. T cost 100$ and E is 60$ out of pocket//
      He told me to go to the Doctors Clinical Lab// Cost of the two med's. is only 60$//
    Now I have to make an appointment for that// But I really cannot wait//
     
       Well keep you up dated,    O he did give me sample of the cream to put on my arm//
     
     Hugs, Janis

     Hi Again,
      I would like to know if anybody used Estradiol Gel?
    And how long did it take to feel the effect of it?
      Hugs, Janis

     Hi Again,
       It has been a while since my last visit.. But I took a blood test
     last week, and waiting for my test to come back, I sure hope for
     some good news
       I do seem to crying a lot more, or maybe I think to much on my life.
     Thanks and Hugs,
     Janis

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    Hi Again,
      Received my results of my blood test and every thing is
    looling very good, my T levels are 251, what my doctor said
    is looking good. He told me to do gel twice a day/ I am very
    happy with everthing so far/

    Thanks For Listening,
     Janis

   Hi Everyone,
     This hold weekend all I did was cry, I think the hormones are really working.
   Yesterday I would have been married 34 years, it seem so short ago how much
   she really meant to me. She would always know what was going in my mind/
     There is nobody I can really talk to. so I wonder if everything is worth it. I
   try to think what or were is my life really heading. I do pray to God for guideness,
   I sure hope he is is listening to me?
     Thursday is my appoinment with the Doctor to fell me in on my levels T&G,I do
   hope it is all good news.

   Thanks for listening to me,
   Hugs To All,
   Janis

Hi Janis,

Good to hear things are moving forward for you. Yeah, after a 34 year relationship can be a bit hard  to work through. Yours was a year longer than mine.

I hope prayer works for you. If it doesn't produce the results you are looking for, plan B, asking your Doctor to recommend a good TG therapist may be a good option to help you make sense of it all.

Keep up the good work, and be safe, well and happy.

Lotsa huggs
Catherine

      Hi Catherine,
         Thank you so much for listening to me rant about my problems,
      I can use all the help one can get! I seen the Doctor yesterday
         and he said everthing was going very good with my hormones
         levels and he just let me talk, and listen, witch I Thank him
         for just understanding.
       And I Thank You for saying kind words!

       Thank You So Much,
        Janis

Hi Janis,

It's a pleasure to be here for you. It's what family is all about. Particularly this one. Good to hear everything is going well for you after your Drs. visit.

I did have strong Christian beliefs once, but tired of the consistent one way conversation without feedback, that why I chose a good therapist. He has helped me unlock more aspects of me than I can poke a stick at.

Keep strong and you'll get through this.

Huggs
Catherine