Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hormone replacement therapy => Topic started by: Chantal185 on February 03, 2013, 08:27:52 PM Return to Full Version
Title: Hands and Feet Changes
Post by: Chantal185 on February 03, 2013, 08:27:52 PM
Post by: Chantal185 on February 03, 2013, 08:27:52 PM
I was just wondering how, if at all your hands and feet have changed on HRT. I am 5'6" tall and although overweight have a slender frame. My feet are size 9 US/ Canada Men's, although I might be able to fit into a size 8 but it would be really tight. Also my hands are 6.75" long measuring from wrist to fingertip. These proportions are not that far off from normal Women's sizes. I hope I do not sound rude by discussing this because I was blessed by a smallish build. However my hands have a lot of muscle on the side and are quite wide measuring just under 3.5" wide. Does hrt affect the width of the hands very much. It is soft tissue so I can see that as a place that would be likely to change. Also I know hands soften, but by how much. I have a raised hypo tropic scar on my left hand from a cat bite when I was a kid, kind of the stuff typical Caucasian people get with skin. I highly doubt hrt would make the redness less obvious, or affect my stretchmarks. White people have the worst skin, and I can honestly say with the feet, there seems to be very little that is changeable obviously muscle and fat. But I highly doubt they will look skinner. What have been your experiences. I hope you don't mind me posting a question like this, I tend to ask a lot of questions, but don't answer my fair share. I'll try to answer more, about coming out, experiences with depression etc.
Title: Re: Hands and Feet Changes
Post by: Tammy M on February 04, 2013, 11:57:52 PM
Post by: Tammy M on February 04, 2013, 11:57:52 PM
HRT may change fat or muscle distriubtion on your hands and feet but it is not supposed to affect the size of one's hands or feet. Having said that, I have heard reports of other transsexuals who have noticed changes in shoe size over time. Most likely this was from reduced muscle as it certainly will not change the bone structure....