Stevenenator and Jessica- thanks for your kind support!
As 2017 begins, I thought it was time for an update. Overall, I started NBE 12/24/15 and switched to an HRT program with herbal assistance on 8/5/16. So basically at this point I've been continuously in transition for a year - 7 months NBE and 5 months HRT. I'll list program info below.
In short, I've found my path. I have full emotional and spiritual support of my loving wife and have found a wonderful FNP to act as my medical support. She allows me to contribute to the plan in meaningful ways and truly acts as a teammate along the way. I feel blessed and fortunate. Aso I delve into the choices I'll need to make going forward, I face lots of fear and uncertainty. However, I KNOW that this is the right path. I don't discount the things I will lose - friedships, status, community, etc., but I will be a truer version of me. That truth, along with the work of all of you and others, will be the lamp that will shines tof illuminate the path forward for me. I am eternally grateful to all of you and hope that I can begin to offer back that support as I grow and plant roots in my new life.
My body is changing and my mind is following suit. I think differently. My priorites are drastically altering. I'll soon be faced with questions about why I look the way I do. My answer comes from the heart, "I feel better about myself this way". I certainly don't plan to go nuts; my community is a small rural New England town. I just plan to keep being ME and let the chips fall as they will. I don't hold illusions for a fairytale ending but I have found, through looking inward and studying my "condition", that metered honesty might just work. That's my plan for now
Currently program
AM (morning)
2 MG estradiol sublingual - estogen source
100 MG spirolactenone - base t-blocker
4 MG Swanson astaxantin - overall health and t-blocker
600 MG Swanson Reishi - overall health and t-blocker
200 MG Swanson 60% Green tea extract - overall health and t-blocker
1000 MG Coconut oil or 1000 MG Tonalin (conjugated linelioc acid) I alternate these
1350 mg Ajipure 9 amino acid complex - breast growth support
1000 MG MSM - general health and breast growth support
10 MG Swanson Hops (Estro8PN) - breast growth
500 MG Swanson 50% Fenugreek - breast growth
PM (evening)
2 MG estradiol sublingual
50 MG spirolactenone
1350 mg Ajipure 9 amino acid complex - breast growth support
1000 MG MSM - general health and breast growth support
10 MG Swanson Hops (Estro8PN) - breast growth
500 MG Swanson 50% Fenugreek - breast growth
5000 IU Vitamin D3 - hormone balance
5 MG Biotion - hair growth support
1300 MG Evening Primrose oil or 1000 MG Borage oil (I alternate) - breast growth
More in a bit. I'll include some results pics in next post