(02-05-2017, 09:37 AM)julieTG Wrote: What stops transition, well I still dont feel I want to be a woman, I just want the noise and obssession to go , it takes up so much thinking time
I've been on E for a year and a half with my wife's knowledge. The noise subsided immediately and I stopped obsessing. It was a relief to feel "normal" again.
(02-05-2017, 09:37 AM)julieTG Wrote: 20/04/17 started micro doses of E, no aa,
Curious, what is a micro dose and how are you getting it into your system?
My progression has been as follows:
2mg E daily, 0.5mg of E 2 times a day for 3.0 months and 50mg of spiro daily.
2.5mg E daily, 0.5mg of E 5 times a day for 2.5 months. I dropped the Spiro.
3mg E daily, 1.0mg of E 3 times a day for 1.5 months
4mg E daily, 1.0mg of E 4 times a day for 2 months
5mg E daily, 1.0mg of E 5 times a day for 1 month
6mg E daily, 2.0mg of E 3 times a day for the last 6.5 months
I expect to stay on this dose for another 7 months. At that point I will be starting my third year. My clinician says that their protocol allows me to step up to 8mg E daily (2mg 4 times a day) at any point, if that is my desire. I think I may step up to 8mg at that point, only time will tell.
(13-05-2017, 02:36 PM)julieTG Wrote: Without doubt the mental effects are significantly different to pm
Mind you having read the other day
If hrt makes you feel normal then you need it ?
Taking E indeed makes me feel normal. I have no desire to transition and don't see why I ever would. I am not going through any hair removal. I shave about once a month, not because I don't have to but because I hate shaving. And finally after 20+ years in the Navy I am quite comfortable with a standard haircut. So I don't believe there is any chance of male fail in my future. Primarily because that's not my goal.
My breasts are developing slowly. I'm somewhere between a 38A and a 38B bra size. I have been looking around at all the men in the local stores and I have determined that no one cares. Many of them have breast grow of various size. I am the only one who seems to notice, because I am self conscious of my own breasts and their presence, also because my nipples are often sticking out. But I'm starting to feel more comfortable in my own skin. My next step is to start going to the local gym because I want to start swimming laps again.
I wish you well.