I'm in the final days of Month 3 of HRT, but it's really only Month 1 at full starting dose, because the first two months were a quarter and then half of the starting dose.
And yet...
There are unmistakable changes. My nipples have been tender for about 3 weeks. At first I thought I might have injured one, because it was only the right, but it didn't dissipate as it would if it were an injury. Eventually the left became tender, too. I'd see myself in the mirror and think, "Do my breasts look 'fuller?'" and I'd feel them and think, "Maybe..." But now, 3 weeks later, there is no question that my breasts have increased in volume and are rounder and softer. My wife agrees, so it's not my imagination.
So, chalk up another one for the VSP (very sensitive people)? I wasn't expecting tangible effects after 3 months at these low dosages, but I also knew that my body is atypical. This may be another example.
Maybe the most interesting part of it all is seeing my reaction to the changes. I really didn't know how I'd feel. I entered into HRT not so much for the physical effects but for the emotional and psychological ones. I think it was still in the first month that I began to feel "softer" somehow in my mood and demeanor. That has persisted and even deepened. There have also been some more "intense" releases of emotions that my wife would tell you were consequences of the estrogen. But seeing and feeling the development of my breasts is very pleasing. I'm a pretty low-key person in general, but I'll go so far as to call it "exciting." I like it. A lot. That's kind of a surprise for me, and it's one I'm happy to receive.
Of course, it all makes me wonder: If this is happening this early on these low dosages, where will this ride take me? I guess we'll find out.
I completed my 6 months of laser treatment for facial hair, and I think it's done all it's likely to do. It's been nearly a month, and a few dark whiskers are returning on my upper lip, but it doesn't look like enough to warrant another round of laser. So it's time to schedule a consult for electrolysis. I suppose the remaining dark whiskers should be the priority, and then we can go after the white ones.
Those of you who have had electrolysis on the face: Did you tell them where to focus? Did you do it by area you most wanted cleared? Did you spread it around?
Over the past few weeks, I've come out to almost everybody in my life. The only few who don't know are my dad's family in the Midwest (US), and I'm not close to them. So far, there hasn't been a negative reaction yet. One hasn't replied (email), another just said, "I've updated my contacts." Literally everyone else was supportive to some degree; many were extremely supportive.
After that, it's keeping things rolling around the property - cleaning up the huge fallen tree, planting tree seedlings, ordering seeds for the coming spring, continuing music study, attending protest rallies. The days just aren't long enough to do everything I'd like to do.
You are all beautiful. Every one of you.
