Thanks Cassandra, for the congrats, but I don't know what for, I hit a wall I couldn't get around and had to go the Orchie route to be able to get off the spiro and take a post menapausal type low dose just to hang in there, as it is, there probably won't be much more in the way of feminizing effects other then basically being a pure estrogen system with no testosterone to fight anymore and the natural consiquence of that. dosage isn't high enogh to kick the puberty effect though. Its only been since march 28 since the orchie and about 10 days after that going back on the low dose estrogen after haveing been off of everything for 10 days before the operation, so It's really a little hard to know just how much will continue on though with feminizing effects. It was a hell of ride though, coming off medication, Letting T back into my life then killing natural hormones then going back into the estrogen environment again, even the low dose. Not for the faint of heart.
As far as time lines, dunno, I began Hrt in september of 03, though I had been fully identified 24/7 for several years before that and halfa** identified for a half dozen years prior. the whole thing is getting a little old. I've seen the better times in it.
I really have never documented development though. i always figured it would end up what it ended up as so whatever it was inbetween was kind of irrelevant. As it is, I don't quite pump up a B cup, but I know a lot of WBW that don't either, though usually they are smaller statured then I am, so anyway, I'm not alone with being an LT.
I don't know what joy I'm supposed to be feeling unless its just getting to go on another day at a time and hope I can avoid any more walls I can't break through or having to not be able to get up some morning. I'm looking forward to SRS and hopefully I'll make it long enough to get to enjoy it for a while afterwards. I'm not looking much past just making it right now. Afterwards will take care of itself for whats left in the boile, but I'll go out with what I came in for, thats all that counts.
I lucked out on the body hair department. My mother was native american and aside from some patchy face hair, and some in underarms and pubic area, I'm clean. My electro tech and I got a little game going. She trades work with another electrologist doing each others underarms and she works on her own legs and she occassionally shows me her underarms and legs to see the progress being made and I invaribly end up showing her my legs, which she doesn't think is fair. I always get a kick out of it though. I kept my hairless butt out of a thread recently about bumps from shaving on inner thieghs and how to prevent that. I was afraid of having to much fun with such a subject.
Your right about estrogen. it only takes what it takes and more then that won't help, just kind of goes to waste in your system. I don't worry about the medical end. I work for a health care provider and they supply my insurance and supply all psychological and medical needs, including hormones and all other perscriptions and monitoring. they even paid for the orchie. No, medical care is the least of my worries. I pick up my estrodiol, which replaces the Premarin I was using, right at the pharmacy where I work, 3 months suppy at a time for a $5 perscription fee. No, don't think I'm in the market for any bootleg drugs or self medication and i hope Zoey doesn't get stupid either, the kids got time to do it right if she has a little patience and gets real about jobs, savings and education and things in the meantime.
My MD suggested referring me to the Endo department to see if they could find a way to increase my dose to enough to put me in development mode, but they came back with there was nothing they could do, which is what I already knew, but the MD wanted to help out and not leave any stone unturned, so I agreed to let her make the referral. I could push a little and perhaps get my present dosage doubled, but that would still possibly be short of accomplishing anything other then agrivating things and initially all the docs are saying it's a bad idea to stay on at all, so I'll not press anything, just go with the flow and be happy with what I got, and its possible, the little estrogen I got along with the orch might produce some effects, though in a slower manner. Not gonna worry about it though, won't do me any good.
Terri
