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Title: Are some mechanical abilities lost after HRT ?
Post by: gina on May 12, 2008, 10:58:37 AM
Post by: gina on May 12, 2008, 10:58:37 AM
Maybe a little strange of a question, but I'm serious and please I mean no offense to anybody..I'm not insinuating anything but a question I been wanting to ask for a while.
Pre HRT there was almost nothing I was not able to fix...from cars to home repairs...to electronics...
Now after 4+ years on hormones I notice I fail on alot of things I try to repair, and have this fear of jumping right in to try to solve the problem as it seems so massive now as years ago Pre HRT nothing did. Dont get me wrong, I would never want to be how I was pre HRT but I'm just curious if anyone else experienced this...or am I just crazy...lol :laugh:
Pre HRT there was almost nothing I was not able to fix...from cars to home repairs...to electronics...
Now after 4+ years on hormones I notice I fail on alot of things I try to repair, and have this fear of jumping right in to try to solve the problem as it seems so massive now as years ago Pre HRT nothing did. Dont get me wrong, I would never want to be how I was pre HRT but I'm just curious if anyone else experienced this...or am I just crazy...lol :laugh:
Title: Re: Are some mechanical abilities lost after HRT ?
Post by: louise000 on May 12, 2008, 12:03:22 PM
Post by: louise000 on May 12, 2008, 12:03:22 PM
After six months I feel the opposite is happening as far as I am concerned; when I need to fix things I am far more organised than I used to be and seem to think things through better. Perhaps it's just that I'm more relaxed and less stressed now I've got the right hormones inside me. No, I don't need any man to do those jobs for me. Not yet anyway!!
Title: Re: Are some mechanical abilities lost after HRT ?
Post by: lisagurl on May 12, 2008, 01:35:50 PM
Post by: lisagurl on May 12, 2008, 01:35:50 PM
Other than the loss of some strength and the dislike of getting dirty I still can fix just about anything. I am a stickler for doing things the best they can be done I have no interest in duct tape.
Title: Re: Are some mechanical abilities lost after HRT ?
Post by: NicholeW. on May 12, 2008, 02:30:10 PM
Post by: NicholeW. on May 12, 2008, 02:30:10 PM
To be honest, I would have no idea. I lost my mechanical abilities sometime prior to this birth.
N~
N~
Title: Re: Are some mechanical abilities lost after HRT ?
Post by: tekla on May 12, 2008, 02:41:13 PM
Post by: tekla on May 12, 2008, 02:41:13 PM
Funny, some of the best mechanics I know are female. Really, there is no connection between T and E and an increase or decrease in mechanical ability.
Title: Re: Are some mechanical abilities lost after HRT ?
Post by: Keira on May 12, 2008, 05:35:09 PM
Post by: Keira on May 12, 2008, 05:35:09 PM
This seems more a self-assurance thing.
I know a girl who transitioned and still is a mechanic and rides a 200 mph motorcycle
so hey...
Title: Re: Are some mechanical abilities lost after HRT ?
Post by: Wendy C on May 12, 2008, 05:46:07 PM
Post by: Wendy C on May 12, 2008, 05:46:07 PM
I still work in the mechanical field and after 8 months on the Hormones, I have only noticed a difference in attitude and approach and that I mainly attribute to the balance my body and mind and hormones now correctly have 8).
Wendy
Wendy
Title: Re: Are some mechanical abilities lost after HRT ?
Post by: LynnER on May 12, 2008, 08:11:24 PM
Post by: LynnER on May 12, 2008, 08:11:24 PM
HRT caused me to loose the will and interest to play video games <for the most part> but it hasn't hampered my mechanical or electrical abilities...
I still fix electronics, and cars, and do HVAC repair work... Honestly I'm better at it now because I want to actually FIX things instead of patching them back together temporarily so they can hold to be fixed LoL.
My only problem anymore is... having to find someone else to do the hard work... breaking stuck bolts loose, and heavy lifting and the like... I've lost the majority of my muscle mass.... I'm still nice and toned <upper body> from playing the drums... but loosing 10in in your arms is 10 in lost in your arms....
I still fix electronics, and cars, and do HVAC repair work... Honestly I'm better at it now because I want to actually FIX things instead of patching them back together temporarily so they can hold to be fixed LoL.
My only problem anymore is... having to find someone else to do the hard work... breaking stuck bolts loose, and heavy lifting and the like... I've lost the majority of my muscle mass.... I'm still nice and toned <upper body> from playing the drums... but loosing 10in in your arms is 10 in lost in your arms....
Title: Re: Are some mechanical abilities lost after HRT ?
Post by: Kate on May 14, 2008, 02:07:48 PM
Post by: Kate on May 14, 2008, 02:07:48 PM
Nah, I haven't noticed a difference. I'm probably better at fixing things now actually, being more patient... and not as angry and frustrated all the time. Not literally from the HRT, but from transitioning overall.
~Kate~
~Kate~
Title: Re: Are some mechanical abilities lost after HRT ?
Post by: gina on May 14, 2008, 07:09:23 PM
Post by: gina on May 14, 2008, 07:09:23 PM
Quote from: Keira on May 12, 2008, 05:35:09 PM
This seems more a self-assurance thing.
I know a girl who transitioned and still is a mechanic and rides a 200 mph motorcycle
so hey...
It could very well be a self-assurance thing, never really thought about that, or maybe my age is catching up to me... :laugh: either way thanks for the feedback everyone.
gina
Title: Re: Are some mechanical abilities lost after HRT ?
Post by: Ms Bev on May 14, 2008, 08:56:40 PM
Post by: Ms Bev on May 14, 2008, 08:56:40 PM
Hmmm......pre-hrt, over 3 yrs ago, I could fix anything. Don't care what, if it's broke, I could fix 'er.
But, now that I'M an 'er rather than a he, I can still fix things, but I don't have the same drive to do so. I seem to have lost a lot of interest. Also, I still don't have the strength to do many things, and depend too often on a male to do the heavy tasks (with my guidance) ;) . Many of the smaller, more delicate repairs I still do, usually by request, and I am better than ever at diagnosing what, about a thing is 'broke'.
But I don't like getting dirty, and I hate it when I chip a nail (Guys, insert smirk here), but a good set of nails is expensive (to me, anyway).
Now, then, can you imagine me chit chatting with another woman, one moment, speaking fluent female, and then suddenly breaking in with how I took out a tree limb with my reciprocating saw? Yah....she'd give me a strange look.....maybe kick my ass. Depends......if she's the independent type, she might be impressed.
Bev
But, now that I'M an 'er rather than a he, I can still fix things, but I don't have the same drive to do so. I seem to have lost a lot of interest. Also, I still don't have the strength to do many things, and depend too often on a male to do the heavy tasks (with my guidance) ;) . Many of the smaller, more delicate repairs I still do, usually by request, and I am better than ever at diagnosing what, about a thing is 'broke'.
But I don't like getting dirty, and I hate it when I chip a nail (Guys, insert smirk here), but a good set of nails is expensive (to me, anyway).
Now, then, can you imagine me chit chatting with another woman, one moment, speaking fluent female, and then suddenly breaking in with how I took out a tree limb with my reciprocating saw? Yah....she'd give me a strange look.....maybe kick my ass. Depends......if she's the independent type, she might be impressed.
Bev