I have felt this one would be a good song...for an "anthem"  its not very well known...but I have shed many tears relating to this song. It also happens to come from my favorite movie

Quote from: sweetie87 on January 25, 2011, 11:46:23 AM
I was asking this question merely out of personal interest. I'm not scared to have shortened my life a couple of years by being trans. I'd rather live up to be 75 and be happy instead of going to be 85 and being unhappy. For the record I'm in my early 20s and many years on HRT.

Anyone else has any information? Just wondering if there are any 70+ people on this forum? Lynn Conway is a perfect example of someone who is 72 and been on HRT for decades. She looks much younger than she is however.. that leads me to another thought; are most transsexuals generally looking younger than they actually are? When I was 19 people would estimate me 16 sometimes despite my height

I'm 59. I don't think I look 59. Other friends my age look much older. But for what it is worth, my endo took me off estrogens a few years back and NOW I have osteoporosis. I'll be seeing a new doctor in a couple months. I intend to get back on estrogens. I don't think it will repair the damage that has been done but I may stop it from progressing further. I am also on a generic Bonita.

Cindi

Quote from: Cindi Jones on March 31, 2015, 02:54:33 PM
I'm 59. I don't think I look 59. Other friends my age look much older. But for what it is worth, my endo took me off estrogens a few years back and NOW I have osteoporosis. I'll be seeing a new doctor in a couple months. I intend to get back on estrogens. I don't think it will repair the damage that has been done but I may stop it from progressing further. I am also on a generic Bonita.

Oh but it WILL! I was there 7 years ago (osteo). Getting back on estrogen, adding calcium supplements, vitamin  D, and weight-bearing exercise reversed the osteoporosis in 5 years! Vitamin B12 also helped me regain a lot of energy.

If we take bioidentical hormones either by injection or transdermally (to avoid first pass effects in the liver), and keep our hormone levels within the range found in normal, healthy women/men, it seems reasonable to expect that our life expectancy (and our health overall) shouldn't be very different from that of natal women/men.  The biggest problem is finding a doctor who understands that and works with us to achieve it; most of them don't seem to have the first clue.