Thanks both for your helpful and encouraging words, I have had some good results so far with BO and cycling PM for a week at a time along with everything else I am taking, so am not too discouraged, the health issues are more a matter of increased risk than anything else but I think if I can keep on top of the diet and exercise the risks should be minimised as much as they can be.
Having seen the results others have had on herbs and it is encouraging that I could get there one day, although I am only 4 months in so far, so potentially a long way to go but I have definately had some physical changes to date - especially facially and the mental ones have been totally amazing and way beyond what I was expecting, even if I have now become a complete shoe buying fiend! To cheer myself up a bit more, I brrought a manual breast pump today and have given that a go for about half an hour so far, it was really pleasurable pumping away this afternoon and I enjoyed watching my breast rise and fall with the pump so am going to have another go in a bit whilst catching up on TV programs from last night just need to do both sides evenly to prevent lop sided growth!
I guess one final positive though is that my doctors are now aware of what I am taking, so if I do have any health issues they can manage these more appropriately and I havent got to tell them at some future point about things as it is already crossed off the list! Thanks again both I think having a stressful week and way too much to drink last night made me feel very down - I feel better now I am not hungover although have had about 8 hours sleep in the last 72 hours which also possibly didnt help, I think I am going to sleep like the dead tonight!
Now just the small matter of what outfit to wear for my first time out in public as a woman in a months time in the middle of the UK summer, as its a mass event open to all on the transgender spectrum so I wont be the only one dressed, and as its the UK summer it could be really warm or could be really wet and cold! Oh also have to get my top half waxed as well with some obvious breast growth, although part of me is looking forward that just for the surprise for the beautician doing the waxing!
Megan
Having seen the results others have had on herbs and it is encouraging that I could get there one day, although I am only 4 months in so far, so potentially a long way to go but I have definately had some physical changes to date - especially facially and the mental ones have been totally amazing and way beyond what I was expecting, even if I have now become a complete shoe buying fiend! To cheer myself up a bit more, I brrought a manual breast pump today and have given that a go for about half an hour so far, it was really pleasurable pumping away this afternoon and I enjoyed watching my breast rise and fall with the pump so am going to have another go in a bit whilst catching up on TV programs from last night just need to do both sides evenly to prevent lop sided growth!
I guess one final positive though is that my doctors are now aware of what I am taking, so if I do have any health issues they can manage these more appropriately and I havent got to tell them at some future point about things as it is already crossed off the list! Thanks again both I think having a stressful week and way too much to drink last night made me feel very down - I feel better now I am not hungover although have had about 8 hours sleep in the last 72 hours which also possibly didnt help, I think I am going to sleep like the dead tonight!
Now just the small matter of what outfit to wear for my first time out in public as a woman in a months time in the middle of the UK summer, as its a mass event open to all on the transgender spectrum so I wont be the only one dressed, and as its the UK summer it could be really warm or could be really wet and cold! Oh also have to get my top half waxed as well with some obvious breast growth, although part of me is looking forward that just for the surprise for the beautician doing the waxing!
Megan