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I switched to The Howard Brown clinic in Chicago and It's great. I got rid of the patches and I'm doing shots. I think I can feel the shots a lot better. It's easy for me to remember when to take my shot now.Alll I do is trace it back to Remembrance Day.

Does anyone else get a buzz from the estrogen shot. I don't know if it's because everything worked out getting everything that I need or I'm buzzing from the shot.

Quote from: stephaniec on November 20, 2015, 02:13:03 PM
Does anyone else get a buzz from the estrogen shot. I don't know if it's because everything worked out getting everything that I need or I'm buzzing from the shot.

You're not alone  :)

You could look up a video called Hormonal Emotions on youtube  :)


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thanks. I was having flash backs

Quote from: stephaniec on November 20, 2015, 02:41:41 PM
thanks. I was having flash backs

Well its possible you get used to it... so side effects diminish some over time...

well, they're not bad

Quote from: stephaniec on November 20, 2015, 02:57:18 PM
well, they're not bad

Remembrance of happy emotions ?

Or outbreak of happy emotions ?  :)


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I think I'm experiencing a release of a life time of emotions. I'm sitting in the LGBT center in Boys Town and singing Born This Way.

Quote from: stephaniec on November 20, 2015, 03:11:12 PM
I think I'm experiencing a release of a life time of emotions. I'm sitting in the LGBT center in Boys Town and singing Born This Way.

Congratulations  :)

Have fun and enjoy  :)

Its very well possible the injections help release a bit emotions...
enjoy  :)


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Yea , I got my pink dress on too.

Quote from: stephaniec on November 20, 2015, 03:30:36 PM
Yea , I got my pink dress on too.

Well... its possible you experience an upswing the first few hours with injections in the beginning  :)

Wish you fun  :)


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yes, I'm feeling quite well, I think it helps that I'm back in the Boys Town neighborhood I use to work in this area and it's quite colorful. Being at the clinic now I feel apart of the LGBT community. I'm looking out the window right now watching a bunch of the LGBT youth standing across from the center.

Quote from: stephaniec on November 20, 2015, 04:08:56 PM
yes, I'm feeling quite well, I think it helps that I'm back in the Boys Town neighborhood I use to work in this area and it's quite colorful. Being at the clinic now I feel apart of the LGBT community. I'm looking out the window right now watching a bunch of the LGBT youth standing across from the center.

Well the young ones start from where others have been working to get to...
so hopefully it gets better and better, and soon...

wish you a nice time   :)


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thanks, I'm having a wonderful Remembrance Day just sad for why its Remembrance Day

Quote from: stephaniec on November 20, 2015, 04:58:11 PM
thanks, I'm having a wonderful Remembrance Day just sad for why its Remembrance Day

Yes its a sad cause but you can have a celebration anyway.
It can be used to come together and celebrate.


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After getting my stuff at the clinic I went to the LGBT Center which is attached to a Whole Foods. I walked in the door to the lounge area and there was a group of the trans youth sitting at a table and one of the girls proceeded to look at me to determine my status. I then proceeded to my computer for the wifi. It was fun watching the neighborhood. I hadn't been around since losing my job and now I was properly dressed. Such a difference when your with people like yourself. I then went shopping at the Whole foods and encountered a handsome fit guy checker with tattooed arms which was cool because he was sweet. Then I proceeded back to the lounge area to eat and this gentlemen   around my age was working and he kept smiling at me and I got a little embarrassed. So it turned out to be a Remembrance Day to remember. My avatar is me at the LGBT Center.

Its good to be amongst accepting people.

Well, next time you might smile back... and strike up a conversation  :)


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well, I did a little , he needed the extra chair around my table to fix something in the men's bathroom so I smiled back and nodded

Quote from: stephaniec on November 21, 2015, 03:12:53 PM
well, I did a little , he needed the extra chair around my table to fix something in the men's bathroom so I smiled back and nodded

:)

well good... maybe next time somthing more develops   :)


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I get super nervous/anxious and wig out a bit every single time about a day or two before injection day and the day of because I'm still terrified of needles after all this time.

Sounds great, Stephanie. I love the Howard Brown center. I'd like to get there more often and be part of the community.  I debated going down to the Center on Halsted yesterday, but I chose my other Friday group. I would've been better off at the Center. Maybe I'll meet you there sometime.


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Quote from: ChiGirl on November 21, 2015, 11:04:12 PM
Sounds great, Stephanie. I love the Howard Brown center. I'd like to get there more often and be part of the community.  I debated going down to the Center on Halsted yesterday, but I chose my other Friday group. I would've been better off at the Center. Maybe I'll meet you there sometime.


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That would be fun. I'm going to try to get there ore often because I'll be switching my primary care doctor to Howard Brown and I like to gawk at everyone out the window of the center. I live in downtown Evanston so I just take a bus.

I'm in the Western burbs so at the best  times it takes me 45 at least to drive in. But I like going.  PM when you go.


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Quote from: ChiGirl on November 22, 2015, 09:28:20 AM
I'm in the Western burbs so at the best  times it takes me 45 at least to drive in. But I like going.  PM when you go.


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ok. I've got an appointment a week from this Monday.