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I'm feeling really good about my results so far even though I still have problems with seeing how well I'm doing because that little Neanderthal that's sits on my shoulder criticizing my image in the mirror can be really annoying .

More than happy, never thought i would see that much changes from it. I was about to get the full surgeries package and ended doing nothing (except srs, the best thing i ever done).  Im not perfect but everything fits together after a few years on HRT.

This is kind of a loaded question for me right now.  I've been in kind of a funk with my job and it seems like I'm on a misgendering streak this week so for today I'm kind of ho hum about my results.

Last week I would have answered a resounding YES, I LOVE IT!  and hopefully next week I will again. 

Just gotta keep moving forward.    :-\

I know the feeling well. It goes back and forth. Yesterday I was at the theater to see The Young Messiah and I'm waiting to go into the movie and this woman comes up to me and asks if I was  the model in the towns newspaper and it really freaked me in a good way, Now I'm sitting in Einstein Bagels looking at myself on the webcam and freaking the opposite way and not seeing a good picture. I'm pretty sure I'm doing all right I think, but wow, you can hit some deep valley's .

Voted somewhat. I'm nearing 4 months and have had some pretty nice progress. Body shape has changed quite a bit, my new soft skin is amazing and the last week or so I have had a drastic change in emotions (seemed to coincide with upping my dosage) which I'm still learning to deal with as I suddenly have a wide spectrum of feelings vs almost none before.

Unfortunately I'm quite the impatient girl and I keep hoping my boobs / face will change faster! xD

Voted absolutely happy. I've had fast breast development, added weight to my hips and buttom, softer skin, reduced body hair growth and it is thinning all over. Reduction in genital size. Better ability to focus, no depression any more and better able to handle my emotions.

I'm sure I'm missing something. I feel super blessed.

I voted somewhat too and I just found it funny because we are at about the same stage in HRT. I'm nearly 4 months in and just had my dosages upped. I had the same drastic change in emotions, but I was thinking it's actually less drastic than when I first began HRT. I am definitely a little more sensitive though... for instance, I blew up at work last night over a stupid question.

I'm not sure about you, but my body changes just feel so chaotic. I guess that's how puberty is supposed to be though. I just can't wait for things to start matching up a little better. The redistribution is making me feel a little uneven. Even though my breasts are developing nicely, I'm feeling sort of bottom heavy.

Quote from: SofiN on March 24, 2016, 10:47:31 AM
Voted somewhat. I'm nearing 4 months and have had some pretty nice progress. Body shape has changed quite a bit, my new soft skin is amazing and the last week or so I have had a drastic change in emotions (seemed to coincide with upping my dosage) which I'm still learning to deal with as I suddenly have a wide spectrum of feelings vs almost none before.

Unfortunately I'm quite the impatient girl and I keep hoping my boobs / face will change faster! xD

Quote from: MichaelaLJ1972 on March 24, 2016, 02:37:40 PM
I voted somewhat too and I just found it funny because we are at about the same stage in HRT. I'm nearly 4 months in and just had my dosages upped. I had the same drastic change in emotions, but I was thinking it's actually less drastic than when I first began HRT. I am definitely a little more sensitive though... for instance, I blew up at work last night over a stupid question.

I'm not sure about you, but my body changes just feel so chaotic. I guess that's how puberty is supposed to be though. I just can't wait for things to start matching up a little better. The redistribution is making me feel a little uneven. Even though my breasts are developing nicely, I'm feeling sort of bottom heavy.

I know that feel. I cried today over a news article talking about animal cruelty which was a bit embarrassing. It was really sad though..

Body changes are definitely a bit chaotic right now couldn't agree more with that. Like you I'm probably bottom heavy as well in that I suddenly have a butt and nice thighs, and also I have an hourglass shape that form fitting shirts show off really well even if my hips haven't really padded out so much yet. Boobs still have a long way to go, although I noticed my feet look different (mainly the toes) than before. Like they gained a little baby fat. Some small changes in my hands as well, and the start of hairs beginning to thin in some places which is nice.

Honestly it is quite exciting going through puberty again, especially since it is the right one this time!  So much is going on and the only reason I didn't vote "absolutely" is because there is still a long wait ahead and I want to be at the later stages.

I am so not finished with my transition but I am really happy with my results so far. Before transitioning  I had this image on what I thought that I would look like at the end and I am amused to see that I look nothing like that. I am so happy to find that the overall majority of the general public never misgenders me. I could swear that my butt looks bigger in my dreams though.

I got crappy results from hormones, guess my genes weren't up for the job. I could have let it make me miserable, I could have given up on transition.. But I didn't, I just kept moving forward with my transition.

Now, I don['t make the most feminine woman in the world, not even close, but I live my life as a woman and most people seem to be happy to come along for the ride..

I'm happy. And compared to my first attempt at transition - where the HRT delivered less than AA boobs, massive mood swings, a huge belly and profuse sweating even in mid winter - I'm extremely happy since none of those earlier issues are an issue this time.

My results haven't completely sucked. But, they haven't been that great, either.

I'm happy with a lot of it. I don't know if maybe the facial stuff goes in a yo-yo pattern, but within a couple months of starting, I went full time because most people were already gendering me female. Now that I did that and I'm about 6 months in, I find I rarely get gendered female anymore. I only get called sir occasionally, but I'm finding lots of sales people seem to be very suspicious now, including the ones that previously only saw a woman.

voted somewhat. im 9 months in, but i almost fill an A cup and my hips have more padding to them now. my sister says she notices my face has that "glow" and it's more plump/rounded out and i told her i feel like i look the same LOL. i guess i really do look different because multiple people have pointed stuff out to me. im happy so far with the results  ^-^

I voted yes absolutely, and I almost voted somewhat.  Reason is I am absolutely satisfied with the things hrt has given me, just for the mere fact of where I started so these changes absolutely thrill me.  Yet the reality is I have no idea to what extent these things will continue, breast size is a very nice full B cup and just lately growth is really beginning to shift into the next gear, curves are shaping out the hips & butt.  Even if things stopped right now in their tracks I would be most happy, in fact I've been happy for quite some time.  Had a major spin some time back but it was actually about non-transition personal stuff.  So for now I suppose the only thing is to lose my 20lbs of winter hibernation fat and I'll see what the year brings.   Dani

Hrt is the greatest thing ever. Best decision I have ever made. I didn't realize how much could change for me, how comfortable in my body and my life I could be. Looking forward to the few years.

It's important to realize that on top of genetics, sometimes inadequate HRT can lead to poor results in some, not everyone is treated the same and by the same doctors and some may have done better on much higher but still safe doses due to lower sensitivity.

Often, it is noted younger women will have better development but based on my 10-12 yrs of reading feedback from transwomen, this does not seem to hold true as there are as much disappointments as successes in both age groups, sometimes older women even have better results in terms of breast growth, for instance. It may also be the case that some hormones taken orally are metabolized differently in the older group with higher concentrations in the blood, as a result and thus stronger effects.

Understandably there is focus on physical changes, and I am very satisfied with those after 8 months of full HRT.  But the psychological changes have been immense - call it the lifting of dysphoria.  I am constantly reveling in a feeling that things are right with me, after a lifetime inchoate sense of somehow just being wrong and out of synch with my own existence.  I did not expect such a fundamental change.  If I ever wondered if going into HRT would prove to be the right decision, those doubts were set to rest very early on.

Quote from: KayXo on March 25, 2016, 12:13:34 PM


Often, it is noted younger women will have better development but based on my 10-12 yrs of reading feedback from transwomen, this does not seem to hold true as there are as much disappointments as successes in both age groups, sometimes older women even have better results in terms of breast growth, for instance. It may also be the case that some hormones taken orally are metabolized differently in the older group with higher concentrations in the blood, as a result and thus stronger effects.

I agree with you entirely Kay.  My early thinking was misinformed by hearing I should not expect much as an old girl.  I was simply euphoric for my first 8 months on HRT and now, after 3+ years, I am very satisfied with the results both physically and emotionally.  Best ride ever and I have never been happier or felt more like my real self.

This time span has allowed me to consider life going forward and I will have my orchi done on Monday.  Part of the reason for surgery is that I have reassured myself that these are the irreversible changes i need and want.  I tire of the diuretic effects of spiro; dehydration and more.  And then I simply want to ensure that this is permanent and that no disruption in my drug supply can set me back or increase my daily risks of full on HRT.

Being this age gives me a long term perspective and my few doubts have faded and my fears have diminished.  This is the right course for my new life as yes, a happy girl. ;D

Congratulations and best wishes Tessa 😊

I don't think that I could have reasonably expected HRT to do more. It did all that it could have done and then did some more with my huge bulky pre-transition body to change it into a female-typical body. It's out of the realm of possibility to have expected it to do more. They gave me boobs, they gave me a feminine body shape, they gave me soft skin, they feminized my face and fat and muscles, almost completely regrew my balding head of hair, and they're keeping all of those things that way so that I'll never have to have nightmares of turning back into a man again.

I do really wish it could have done more, though.

I want the impossible. I want to be cis. I want my body to become COMPLETELY 100% cisnormative. Hormones can't do that. They can only get me part of the way there.

So yeah... hormones did everything I was expecting them to do. I just wish they could do more.

Voted yes absolutely! It's been life changing in every way possible but it took time and lots of patience. The first few years of hrt was like awkward teenager land all over again but eventually that went away.

Initially when I started, my only expectation was wanting to feel better but my results have been more than I could have ever hoped for. I caught myself just in time I think because its almost as if I started hrt at like 15 or something.

I'm totally surprised and grateful that they've done what they have done , but I'm greedy so the more the better. Being my age I very pleasantly surprised.

The BIG Happy  ;D  for me has not been primarily the physical changes, but the emotional ones. Sure, it is nice actually seeing a body I can mostly like living in. But the overall effect HRT has had on me emotionally I give about all the credit for why I am alive today

Quote from: Tessa James on March 25, 2016, 01:31:35 PM
I am very satisfied with the results both physically and emotionally.  Best ride ever and I have never been happier or felt more like my real self.

Most evident in your smile Tessa  :)


Being this age gives me a long term perspective and my few doubts have faded and my fears have diminished.  This is the right course for my new life as yes, a happy girl. ;D

Quote from: JoanneB on March 25, 2016, 07:28:51 PM
The BIG Happy  ;D  for me has not been primarily the physical changes, but the emotional ones. Sure, it is nice actually seeing a body I can mostly like living in. But the overall effect HRT has had on me emotionally I give about all the credit for why I am alive today

I could not agree with anything more Joanne, not if I tried!  My life was so entirely dire (after a 30+ year long life of 'do or die dope fiend life) that I had to reach a point where living was impossible.  I had a life of NO emotion, cold, stark, b&w, analytical to the point of turning every single happening that could show who I was into a non-issue, thereby eliminating introspection.  HRT, opened my heart, believe me it caused many, many problems as I did not know how to live AND feel.  If it was needed, it would take an entire book chapter to expain this, what is profoundly nice is that here one does not need to.  Luv this statement of yours in so many ways.   Dani

Quote from: Lady_Oracle on March 25, 2016, 04:11:13 PM
The first few years of hrt was like awkward teenager land all over again

Lady O, this was indeed something that kind of stopped me in my tracks for a moment.  For me, this would have been a treasure, I know that sounds odd, but it is true.  My childhood was one of isolation, I was an island that did not connect with anything or anyone, with one exception, my love for the woods which were my only companions.  What I'm trying to say is that because there was 'no' true connections with other kids, I had no awkward "teenager land."  I call this a treasure because in my first year or so of hrt, this would have provided a very nice signpost to reflect back on, a thing to strive for, reliving and mending.  But for me it was totally absent.  This is big, and I feel those now, never far away tears lurking in the background (a very nice and good thing though).  Thank You!   Dani

I'm about 1.5mths on HRT, I've been very happy so far.  But ouch... my girls just started budding about 4-5 days ago.. before that they had grown a bit but were soft to the touch, now they're both hard as a rock and constantly tender with erect nipples.  But yeah happy ;)