Holy crap, you're a busy lady, Stephanie!  I am glad things are going so well, in particular your alpha male neighbour giving you a big hug.  You probably wore him down with your charm!

I hope you have a great trip to Europe.  It sounds like you are going to some interesting places.

I am so envious of you getting off spiro!  I am seeing my doctor next week for my annual HRT checkup.  I plan to ask her about getting off spiro, or at least cutting back on it.  It's like having a bad hangover every morning, without having had any fun the night before.  I am not human in the morning until I have had a couple of tall glasses of water.  I might ask her about progesterone, too, though I know the answer will be no.

Quote from: KathyLauren on April 24, 2019, 07:46:24 AM
Holy crap, you're a busy lady, Stephanie!  I am glad things are going so well, in particular your alpha male neighbour giving you a big hug.  You probably wore him down with your charm!

You may be right. I'm thinking it's either some of the charms I'm incanting, or the voodoo doll I stick pins into.

QuoteI hope you have a great trip to Europe.  It sounds like you are going to some interesting places.

It's a bit scary. Last time I had Kendra as my tour guide, and Cassie and I are flying solo this time. (Can you fly solo with another person?) We're trying to figure out how not to look too touristy, but it may be a lost cause. We may not see all the best things without a guide, but I'm sure it'll be fun anyway!

Quote
I am so envious of you getting off spiro!  I am seeing my doctor next week for my annual HRT checkup.  I plan to ask her about getting off spiro, or at least cutting back on it.  It's like having a bad hangover every morning, without having had any fun the night before.  I am not human in the morning until I have had a couple of tall glasses of water.  I might ask her about progesterone, too, though I know the answer will be no.

That's a shame. The latest research looks to be showing that not only is progesterone not harmful, but in the words on one researcher, it's beneficial and even necessary to transition.

As for the spiro, our decision was based on the fact that I had cut my spiro dose in half for the last 3-month period, and my T still went down by three points. I'm still on finasteride, which does a little of its own suppressing, and I think switching to E injections helped too. Now the addition of progesterone will add to the suppression. Yesterday was my first day without the spiro, and I don't feel any different. We'll see what the numbers are in three months.



Stephanie

YAY! Steph! I managed to get though your entire post, congrats on all of it. I look forward to reading up on your upcoming travel.

Quote from: Faith on April 24, 2019, 08:12:31 AM
YAY! Steph! I managed to get though your entire post, congrats on all of it. I look forward to reading up on your upcoming travel.

Thank you Faith! I'm glad you were able to keep up with my incoherent mumbling without issue. I have to say, though, that I'm a bit jealous of you getting to be in a wedding party. It was wonderful helping at Tia and Debi's wedding as an usherette, but it can't compare to being right up front as a necessary part of the ceremony. To give the bride away while wearing a beautiful dress! Wow! You go, girl!


Stephanie

Quote from: steph2.0 on April 24, 2019, 08:18:59 AM
Thank you Faith! I'm glad you were able to keep up with my incoherent mumbling without issue. I have to say, though, that I'm a bit jealous of you getting to be in a wedding party. It was wonderful helping at Tia and Debi's wedding as an usherette, but it can't compare to being right up front as a necessary part of the ceremony. To give the bride away while wearing a beautiful dress! Wow! You go, girl!


Stephanie

Well, the give-away is still up in the air. I don't know how they are planning to do things. This was a short-notice wedding. She did ask me though and I do get to wear a dress for it

oh, one minor clarification .. my congrats did not include your dining experience 

Quote from: Faith on April 24, 2019, 08:28:35 AM
Well, the give-away is still up in the air. I don't know how they are planning to do things. This was a short-notice wedding. She did ask me though and I do get to wear a dress for it

oh, one minor clarification .. my congrats did not include your dining experience 

Well, I hope it works out for you. It would be an amazing experience.

As for the dining, I'm still mystified by it. Maybe we didn't understand how it works there. Cassie had to go to the bar to get our drinks, and we were never given a menu or asked if we wanted refills as the waitress attentively took care of the tables around us. I think I'll go to Yelp and warn people, for what that's worth.

Oh, I did forget to mention this squeee-worthy thing about that visit: as we stood in line we heard the host tell the people in front of us that there was a $3 cover charge, but when we got there, he asked us ladies if we'd like to go in, and he gave us our wristbands for free. Womanhood has its perks!


Stephanie

Quote from: steph2.0 on April 24, 2019, 08:32:47 AM
> Womanhood has its perks!

Yes, especially if our breasts are still growing.

Quote from: Kendra on April 24, 2019, 09:18:01 AM
Yes, especially if our breasts are still growing.

She's got huuuge... tracts o' land! (Well, not yet, but working on it.)

The hills are alive.

Oh! Oh! Did I finally get my break to speak? Holy jeez is tough to get a word in edgewise here. My head is still spinning with all your updates Stephanie. I'm not sure where to start. You have most definitely been a very busy girl again!!!

I'm sorry to hear the aircraft company in Italy is pulling out of the US. I'm sure you'll find something else. Other than that, It sounds like a very positive update Steph.

One thing I was hoping you and Cassie would do during your upcoming European trip is to check in on me from time to time as I will be going in for my FFS on June 20th. I am planning to start a new FFS thread to cover the surgery. I would love to hear from you both during my recovery. I'm sure I could use some cheering up.

I hope Cassie's visit with the facial team goes well. I'm sure it will as they are the best in the world. There is plenty of time between now and then. Plus you already know your way around Europe. There's no fibbing. I saw all the pictures

Quote from: Kendra on April 24, 2019, 10:34:05 AM
The hills are alive.

I'd love to make mountains out of these molehills.

To that end, I received my first bottle of progesterone today. My first Boobie Blaster goes into the system tonight! Squeee!

Quote from: steph2.0 on April 29, 2019, 07:00:38 PM
I'd love to make mountains out of these molehills.

To that end, I received my first bottle of progesterone today. My first Boobie Blaster goes into the system tonight! Squeee!

Steph, you have been quite busy lately! I hope you and Cassie have an awesome time in Europe. Good luck with the progesterone. I gave up on pharmaceutical-assisted mother nature and had Dr. Ley intervene. The results are great, but I must admit that was the most painful part of my visit to Scottsdale.

Quote from: Jessica_Rose on April 29, 2019, 08:23:43 PM
Steph, you have been quite busy lately! I hope you and Cassie have an awesome time in Europe. Good luck with the progesterone. I gave up on pharmaceutical-assisted mother nature and had Dr. Ley intervene. The results are great, but I must admit that was the most painful part of my visit to Scottsdale.

Well, I'll do what I can with the pharmaceuticals. I hope to avoid that kind of painful intervention if possible. I actually feel okay with the progress. Small "B's" at this point, but not too bad with a minimally padded bra. The reports I see from experienced doctors like William Powers give me hope. It's more than just the pills. He says he's been seeing "outstanding results" using progesterone in a topical cream, applied to alternating breasts each day, and to the face once a week. I'll write about the specific interventions I'm going to Spain for in another post, but the goal is to do my best to minimize the acne damage to my face caused by testosterone poisoning at puberty, along with a few other enhancements.

In the meantime, though I haven't commented much on your thread, I read every word, and they almost always make me smile. I'm so happy for you, and it's not just because you send me cookies and dark chocolate (though it doesn't hurt!).

One of your Seven Sisters,
Stephanie

I don't do a very good job keeping up with everyone either, so I guess we really are family! When I read of your successes I smile, and when you have bad days I share your sadness.

After two years on estradiol I was stuck at a padded 36B, no change for the last year. I hope the progesterone works well and you don't need intervention, I still have some large numb areas that may or may not recover. Sure they look nice, but it would also be nice to feel the warm caress a hand over the entire surface. I hope all of the enhancements work out well for you. Every time we have surgery it is a gamble of sorts, we never know exactly what the outcome will be, so we have to put our trust in the surgeons we select.

Susan made something new on Sunday, cookies with white chocolate chips and cranberries! I think she is trying to fatten me up! We do keep a good supply of dark chocolate on hand, just in case visitors drop by...

Love always to my beautiful sister -- Jessica Rose

Quote from: Donica on April 24, 2019, 03:46:54 PM
Oh! Oh! Did I finally get my break to speak? Holy jeez is tough to get a word in edgewise here. My head is still spinning with all your updates Stephanie. I'm not sure where to start. You have most definitely been a very busy girl again!!!

Ummm, Miss Donica, I didn't see you raise your hand. I didn't call on you, dear.

QuoteI'm sorry to hear the aircraft company in Italy is pulling out of the US. I'm sure you'll find something else. Other than that, It sounds like a very positive update Steph.

Honestly, I'm not all that heartbroken. The only downside is the money and time I'd lost trying to sell what I still think is a good product, just not right for the US (water under the bridge), and the fact that I'm left with an orphaned airplane. I'm going to try to sell it in its partially completed state - the airframe itself is done, it just needs to have all the subsystems installed. If I can sell it I know exactly what I want to buy, and I already have the engine and instruments I plan to put on my next plane.

QuoteOne thing I was hoping you and Cassie would do during your upcoming European trip is to check in on me from time to time as I will be going in for my FFS on June 20th. I am planning to start a new FFS thread to cover the surgery. I would love to hear from you both during my recovery. I'm sure I could use some cheering up.

I've put that date on my calendar. Cassie will be 8 days out of surgery and I will be 6 days out, so we'll both be well into our recoveries. We'll be happy to stay in touch and fill in whatever gaps in support Ava leaves open.

QuoteI hope Cassie's visit with the facial team goes well. I'm sure it will as they are the best in the world. There is plenty of time between now and then. Plus you already know your way around Europe. There's no fibbing. I saw all the pictures

I have every confidence in FacialTeam. I of course worry about my sweetie, but I'll hopefully be there to watch them roll her into surgery, then I have to skedaddle for my pre-op consultation at Ocean Clinic across town. My surgeries are the next two days. I hope I can get back to FacialTeam for when they bring her out of surgery. I want to be there when she wakes up. She won't be able to be there for me, but that's okay. My procedures are relatively minor compared to hers, and are being done out-patient, so I'll be "home" each evening.

As for knowing Europe - we're only going to one place that I've been to before, unless you want to count when I visited the outskirts of London in 2003. I've never been to any of the other places we're visiting, so there's the trepidation and excitement of seeing new things and trying to figure it all out, this time without any kind of guide. It doesn't matter as long as I'm with my Bestie.

I'll publish our itinerary once we have it nailed down, but we have a basic outline now, which I'll post separately. There's one completely awesome bit of news that I'm really thrilled about...

Stephanie

Quote from: steph2.0 on April 29, 2019, 09:43:54 PM
> "outstanding results"

Without even requiring cold weather.

Quote from: steph2.0 on April 29, 2019, 09:43:54 PM
> I actually feel okay with the progress.

In addition to that (or those), you're starting to experience Progressterone(tm).

Quote from: steph2.0 on April 29, 2019, 09:43:54 PM
> Small "B's"

They're nesting in a beehive, honey.  A few months from May your cups runneth over.  Then see.

Quote from: steph2.0 on April 29, 2019, 09:43:54 PM
> but not too bad with a minimally padded bra.

Minimal padding is common during tax season.  You are pre paired.  Take a deep breath and count to two.

Oh oh oh!!!

Quote from: Kendra on May 01, 2019, 12:38:27 AM
Without even requiring cold weather.
In addition to that (or those), you're starting to experience Progressterone(tm).
They're nesting in a beehive, honey.  A few months from May your cups runneth over.  Then see.
Minimal padding is common during tax season.  You are pre paired.  Take a deep breath and count to two.

Wow, you must have been saving up with all that. Non-stop hilarity! You must be exhausted! [emoji38]


Stephanie

Quote from: Donica on May 01, 2019, 03:40:57 PM
Oh oh oh!!!

Yes, Hermione?


Stephanie

@steph2.0
Dear Stephanie:

Wishing you well with your Progesterone (aka:  Booby Blaster) that you started ... I trust that you get the results that you are seeking and hoping for..   
Anything progress to report?... probably too soon I would guess.

Please continue to keep me and the rest of your followers updated as much as you can.

Hugs and best wishes,
Danielle