Your dreams sound far better than the ones I had lucky girl, I am impatient to start hrt to get the ball rolling and I am always interested in other people's experiences it gives you an idea of what to expect, are you finding the overall experience worthwhile.

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I live in a rather religious area and my family had already stated their disdain for our community so I was rather apprehensive about transition

Sure enough when my girls began to perk up I did come under quite a bit of flak and was even attacked a few times

I have become discouraged and considered giving up at times but I knew these feelings would never go away and decided to endeavor to perceiver then was pleasantly surprised to find the number of supportive people was far greater than the haters

Well the neigh sayers seem to more or less reluctantly give up and now I'm sporting somewhere between B or C cups

With the exception of of the annoying dangler down there and wishing I was a bit prettier I'm fairly pleased with who I see in the mirror

Quote from: DawnOday on May 28, 2017, 04:00:08 PM
Taylor
I have been on E for 9 1/2 months. I have taken to wearing a sports bra to keep the puppy's in the yard. All winter it worked because I could wear sweatshirts and other illusionary garments. Now with summer arriving, I still want long sleeves as I am on blood thinners and my arms are full of scars and bruises. I can barely bump into a wall without getting a welt.

Valid point that one of the side effects of softer skin is thinner skin. This may not effect younger people (yet) who are on HRT, but older peeps will experience more visible bruises, etc.

Bottom line for me .. that fraking facial hair. I'm close, my body, hair (long and curly) is ready to reveal, but, as many have posted here. .. facial hair is the #1 clocker. The problem is that it's like going to the dentist ... just a big ugh.

What you can learn from my experience is that HRT will not solve facial hair issues, and you may progress faster than you anticipated. I would suggest starting treating facial hair first, then HRT.

Other than that, I smile at my progress. I got a rocking body. Still moving forward ... if I could be Bat Girl or something with a mask, I'm good. Off to the "dentist" ... ugh ...

To the peeps exploring transition, it's a lot of work. But, my soul is female, so, I'm just coming home and will do the work I have to. 

Thanks for sharing, it's really encouraging to hear some stories of personal success, gives me hope, even though it sounds like  it's not always plain sailing you're keeping your eyes on the prize and pushing forward, hope I can do the same, great attitude.   

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Sinclair,

If a big reveal moment is what you want, I am sure that lots of people have helpful suggestions for you about how to time things. Unfortunately, facial hair removal can take a long time. TSRoadmap.com has some useful timing advice and a timeline (http://www.tsroadmap.com/start/transsexual-transition.html). I have seem similar timelines by googling MTF timeline.

Big hugs!,
P

Quote from: p on May 27, 2017, 01:28:16 AM

#3, Hiding your transition from everyone around you until you have completed hair removal, HRT & other physical changes--sounds like you are thinking about FFS to me--would be a secret agent-level feat. Not to mention the huge amount of stress this would put on you.

In this case, being a secret agent sounds promising to me

My developing boobs are also going to ruin my November 2018 plan by the look of it ... with the best scheduling and planning in the world, sometimes, your body just doesn't want to co-operate.

Quote from: Taylorgirl on May 28, 2017, 05:43:01 PM
Your dreams sound far better than the ones I had lucky girl, I am impatient to start hrt to get the ball rolling and I am always interested in other people's experiences it gives you an idea of what to expect, are you finding the overall experience worthwhile.

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At this point, absolutely. Just for the mental clarity and stress relief. This has been a 64 year journey to find myself and it all started quite innocently last year when I became obsessed with contacting the woman I divorced 40 years ago to find the real reason we got divorced. It has always haunted me as I took my vows seriously. During therapy we discovered that I was probably not just a crossdresser but a transgender woman. I subsequently found information on DES and suddenly things started falling into place.  The deformities, the health problems all came together into one tidy explanation. 

Just reading because I was interested in this as well. I have a hard time finding a sports bra that fits. But good idea. I would try Tommy Cooper and their compression Cami's and tank tops.


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I reached a point where it was hard to cover them up anymore. My temporary solution is using sports bra's, which are working very well.