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Dances With Trees

#240
February 14, 2026, 11:01:54 AM
I second that emotion!

May you enjoy a beautiful Valentine's Day!
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ChrissyRyan

#241
February 14, 2026, 11:06:04 AM
Quote from: Pema on February 14, 2026, 10:48:01 AMThank you, @ChrissyRyan. Happy Valentine's Day to you, too.


Thank you Pema.

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#242
February 15, 2026, 11:27:25 PM
@Pema
Dear Pema:
It is your "special day" on Monday, February 16th

I am wishing you a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY
                                           

Hopefully you have plans that could include:
          * Cake with Candles
              * Ice Cream
                    * Special Dinner
                          * Time with friends and loved ones
Many HUGS, ❤️
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#243
February 15, 2026, 11:55:32 PM
Happy Birthday, Pema!

I hope you have a great day, and many more birthdays to come.
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#244
February 16, 2026, 01:26:50 AM
Happy birthday Pema. Hope you have a really lovely day.

Love and lots of hugs,
Charlotte xXx ❤️
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#245
February 16, 2026, 03:42:27 AM
Happy birthday dear.
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Dances With Trees

#246
February 16, 2026, 08:43:23 AM
Happy Birthday, Pema!

I hope you enjoy a lovely day doing whatever strikes your fancy! Love you, Girl! Massive hugs.

Pema

#247
February 16, 2026, 10:41:22 AM
Thanks, everybody!
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Courtney G

#248
February 16, 2026, 02:14:05 PM
Happy birthday, Pema!
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Stottie Girl

#249
February 16, 2026, 02:19:14 PM
Bit late but Happy Birthday Pema!
A wise man once said don't judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes, that way when you judge him you're a mile away and you have his shoes!

Never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea cozy, doesn't try it on - Billy Connolley

Pema

#250
February 16, 2026, 04:14:11 PM
Thank you, @Courtney G and @Stottie Girl!

You're not late at all. I'm on the west coast of the US. It's still mid-day here.
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Pema

#251
March 13, 2026, 01:16:21 PM Last Edit: March 13, 2026, 03:26:35 PM by Pema
I got my lab results for my 3-months-of-HRT levels. All the CBC stuff looks fine.

Unsurprisingly, the T and E levels are not yet "in range," but both have moved significantly: 136ng/dL for T and 72.4pg/mL for E. I'm happy with this, because the effects - physical and psychological/emotional - have far surpassed my expectations for this short a time. My wife - the retired family physician who helped many patients transition - is reviewing and assessing, and I have a follow-up visit with my GP about it week after next.

I'll keep moving forward, but this isn't really about numbers for me; it's about results and experience, and I'm extremely pleased with how things are progressing so far. I'll have to figure out what the indicators will be to decide to bump the dosages again. I've stayed at the same dosages for Month 4 while we sort things out.
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#252
March 13, 2026, 01:24:44 PM
So glad to hear things are moving in the right direction and that you're feeling good about it overall. At least now you can make the changes and get the levels just for final piece of mind that everything is perfect.

Love Charlotte 😻
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#253
March 13, 2026, 01:50:01 PM
Glad to hear you are pleased with the results. The key indicators are not the numbers. What is important is how you feel and if you are happy with your progress. For me, I was a wreck with hot flushes and night sweats. I also was not happy with breast growth (or lack thereof). That was the point where we looked at the numbers to see what was going on.

Some women can feel just fine on a lower dose. Don't chase the numbers; go by how you feel.
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#254
March 17, 2026, 08:52:18 PM
I talked to my mother on the phone this morning as I do every Tuesday morning. Near the end of our conversation, after I'd told her some random thing, she said, "That's my girl."

I'm almost embarrassed to admit how good that felt. And it wasn't because I thought, "See, I am a girl!" (I already know that.) It was because it showed how unconditional my mom's love for me is. Truly, what an amazing gift.
"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not."
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"If you evade suffering you also evade the chance of joy. Pleasure you may get, or pleasures, but you will not be fulfilled. You will not know what it is to come home."
 - Ursula K. Le Guin

ChrissyRyan

#255
March 17, 2026, 09:15:55 PM
Quote from: Pema on March 17, 2026, 08:52:18 PMI talked to my mother on the phone this morning as I do every Tuesday morning. Near the end of our conversation, after I'd told her some random thing, she said, "That's my girl."

I'm almost embarrassed to admit how good that felt. And it wasn't because I thought, "See, I am a girl!" (I already know that.) It was because it showed how unconditional my mom's love for me is. Truly, what an amazing gift.


Truly a wonderful experience for you Pema.  Thank you for sharing.


Chrissy
Always stay cheerful, be polite, kind, and understanding. Accepting yourself as the woman you are is very liberating.  Never underestimate the appreciation and respect of authenticity.  Help connect a person to someone that may be able to help that person.  Be brave, be strong.  A TRUE friend is a treasure.  Relationships are very important, people are important, and the sooner we all realize that the better off the world will be.  Try a little kindness.  Be generous with your time, energy, wisdom, and resources.   Inconvenience yourself to help someone.   I am a brown eyed, brown haired woman. 

Pema

#256
March 17, 2026, 09:32:39 PM
Thank you, @ChrissyRyan.

It feels kind of silly, but I genuinely find it comforting to know that somebody loves me enough to want for me what I want for myself. It's simple and still profound.

I want everyone to have that.
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"If you evade suffering you also evade the chance of joy. Pleasure you may get, or pleasures, but you will not be fulfilled. You will not know what it is to come home."
 - Ursula K. Le Guin

Lori Dee ✅

#257
March 17, 2026, 09:49:49 PM
When my dad was in the hospital, he wanted to argue about how many sons he had. My mom jumped in and said, "And now you have a daughter." She fights for me when she can, but my dad can be stubborn.

It's good to have Moms on our side. They get it.
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ChrissyRyan

#258
March 17, 2026, 09:51:29 PM
Quote from: Pema on March 17, 2026, 09:32:39 PMThank you, @ChrissyRyan.

It feels kind of silly, but I genuinely find it comforting to know that somebody loves me enough to want for me what I want for myself. It's simple and still profound.

I want everyone to have that.


That is a nice thought, and a nice wish.

When both want the same, that is ideal.  When two have mutually exclusive, conflicting wants, it can make for a very tough time for the one yielding to the other, even when the unselfish yielding is made for good reasons.

Chrissy
Always stay cheerful, be polite, kind, and understanding. Accepting yourself as the woman you are is very liberating.  Never underestimate the appreciation and respect of authenticity.  Help connect a person to someone that may be able to help that person.  Be brave, be strong.  A TRUE friend is a treasure.  Relationships are very important, people are important, and the sooner we all realize that the better off the world will be.  Try a little kindness.  Be generous with your time, energy, wisdom, and resources.   Inconvenience yourself to help someone.   I am a brown eyed, brown haired woman. 

Charlotte Kitty ✅

#259
March 18, 2026, 12:29:20 AM
Thats such a lovely experience being acknowledged for who you truely are. Definitely not silly finding that so rewarding.
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