Your skin will most likely become more sensitive to the sun - so yeah... freckles, if you are prone to them, are a thing.

Quote from: Ms Grace on May 18, 2014, 02:16:16 AM
Your skin will most likely become more sensitive to the sun - so yeah... freckles, if you are prone to them, are a thing.

guess i should start using sunscreen

Quote from: FalseHybridPrincess on May 18, 2014, 02:04:25 AM
is this an hrt thing?
cause i got some too :/

Yuppers. Thinner skin. Weeeee.

Agreed. I had my first sunburn in over 20 years while on vacation. I've never needed to wear sunscreen until now. Now I wear it always especially when I'm out on my boat.

Ally

Oh dear. I could burn quite easily before HRT. If it gets worse I'll have to take some notes from vampires 

Breast and overall skin and scent changes happened within the first four weeks. Hugs. Shannon

Quote from: FalseHybridPrincess on May 18, 2014, 02:21:08 AM
guess i should start using sunscreen

Is sun screen going to be a necessary thing when on hrt? I have only used the stuff twice in the past 15 years (and both times I got a terrible burn). Otherwise I have never been burned other than the occasional red that lasts for 2 hours.

Quote from: vukapg on May 16, 2014, 01:24:20 PM
The most surprising thing for me was how easily I cut and bruise. My female skin is so much more delicate than my male skin.

Getting hips was a nice bonus - I did not expect that either.

OMG this is probably one of the biggest changes!! I recently wore some capris and as I was putting on my sandals I noticed that my ankle was really bruised....apparently I sprained my ankle...fairly bad also from the appearance. All I can recall is twisting it a bit on an uneven surface about a week ago, I didn't think much of it.

Smell is a big one for me, I never noticed the smell of men until now, and boys going through puberty is even worse (I have 3 boys) I have become accustomed to the smell now and the times I am not with a man I kind of reminisce about the smell.....even though it is a strange and indifferent smell.

Other very noticeable changes on almost 4 years HRT are:

Dry orgasms

testes receded back into cavity

leg hair almost obsolete

Cold all the time (though have other issues concerning that)

nails break easier, though never ever grew them out before

Skin is much softer, though I am so use to it now...but I am constantly moisturizing cause it dries out so quickly

Height and feet shrunk 5'7 1/2 before now 5'6 1/2.... feet were mens 8 now there womens 8 to 8 1/2

boobs...ya duh!! I got them, they jiggle, nipples are always present...one of the main reasons I wear a bra and I also feel their presence when walking up or down stairs!!

Often ignored, or viewed as unintelligent...not from HRT unfortunately just a women thing!

Oh and the biggest change is that before I was a skinny weak male often asked if I was ill.....but now a female that is viewed as petite and somewhat attractive....never viewed as sickly. One of the prejudice's I don't miss!!

Another thing that probably isn't hrt related, but...who knows....is my third sense of noticing just how stupid men can be. Just today I witnessed a man being asked by his wife why he had some rope in the shopping cart, his reply was that he was going to make a home made gym....my thought matched her look on her face to a tee. "Ya sure like that's going to happen"LOL

I'm now a girlie mag reader in the dentists waiting room.

My attraction for trans women is increasing.

It's like they "get it".

Oh dear...

Not wanting to throttle the guy who intentionally and repeatedly misgendered me today.  If I was still running on T, that guy would probably be spitting his teeth out right now.

^^ Juicy details please .... !

Has anyone gotten the : suddenly feeling reaaally cold then really hot then ok
for like 10 min?

im not even sure if its a hormone thing

Mooblets (booblets?) get in the way of piano playing!  My upper arm grazes them and it's distracting!  I'll get used to it eventually, but it's something I never expected.

Quote from: FalseHybridPrincess on May 20, 2014, 03:46:54 AM
Has anyone gotten the : suddenly feeling reaaally cold then really hot then ok
for like 10 min?

im not even sure if its a hormone thing

I suddenly feel very sorry for my wife and kids (2 girls)..

When we go on vacation, I used to run the room Ac to.. like.. 62degrees... full cold... you sleep better when it's cooler.. anyway.. they would always complain that it was an icebox in the room.. I mean, you could almost hang meat it there.. you couldn't quite see your breath.. but only just..   but now.. I suddenly have a muuuuuch smaller temperature window that feels good..  like... 72F-75F..  I tried running the AC cold when I'm alone in the hotel rooms, but it is really cold now..  Honey, kids.. I am sooo sorry, I didn't know... NOW I get it!! 

I'm the same way about temperature. Anything below 75 degrees and I'm shivering. I keep my home around 81 degrees which is where I feel most comfortable.

Ally

which is surprising for me, as I live in the Desert SW (it was 105F all this week), but plunging down to near freezing (mid-90's) starting today..   

I normally love it when it's hot.. I wouldn't think twice to mow the lawn once it gets to abt 100F..  I rode my motorcycles above 110F.. hey, with the wind chill it was only 90F !

Quote from: Paula Christine on May 20, 2014, 02:28:03 PM
which is surprising for me, as I live in the Desert SW (it was 105F all this week), but plunging down to near freezing (mid-90's) starting today..   

I normally love it when it's hot.. I wouldn't think twice to mow the lawn once it gets to abt 100F..  I rode my motorcycles above 110F.. hey, with the wind chill it was only 90F !

I'm actually from this area of the Country as I was born on a reservation strattling the Nevada/Cali border. I loooove those dry warm temperatures much better than the hot sticky humidity I live in now. If it weren't for the fishing down here, I'd move back out west in a heartbeat. I'm selling my house to move further south for better fishing and to be closer to the only two true friends I have that live somewhat close. But who knows, I may still move back home before it's all over with. You can take the Native American out of the desert, but you can't take the desert out of the Native American.

Ally

Quote from: luna nyan on May 20, 2014, 07:40:27 AM
Mooblets (booblets?) get in the way of piano playing!  My upper arm grazes them and it's distracting!  I'll get used to it eventually, but it's something I never expected.

When I reach across my body into my till drawer, it's like oh whern did you appear

Quote from: Paula Christine on May 20, 2014, 02:28:03 PM
which is surprising for me, as I live in the Desert SW (it was 105F all this week), but plunging down to near freezing (mid-90's) starting today..   

I normally love it when it's hot.. I wouldn't think twice to mow the lawn once it gets to abt 100F..  I rode my motorcycles above 110F.. hey, with the wind chill it was only 90F !

While visiting Arizona I wore jeans while everyone else wore shorts because it was only 107. I am used to temps from 100-120 in the summer in my part of CA. The house had AC kick on at a chilly 78 so I wore a jacket and blanket indoors...

This is all pre HRT. I worry that I'll never be warm again a few months from now...

Quote from: luna nyan on May 20, 2014, 07:40:27 AM
Mooblets (booblets?) get in the way of piano playing!  My upper arm grazes them and it's distracting!  I'll get used to it eventually, but it's something I never expected.

Once your on hrt and your boobies start growing they are no longer "moobs." They're "breasts," "boobs," -anything but "moobs." You have breasts girl. They'll be sore most of the time and they're only gonna get bigger so, you might have to alter a few habits, lol! I've had to change a lot concerning how I do things because even brushing my arm across mine lets me know they're there in a big way. Just hugging my girlfriend a couple of days ago hurt like hell as we're both the same height with similar builds -you get the idea, lol!

Ally