EricaAnn (imported) wrote: Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:46 am
Hi Everyone,
It's been awhile since I've posted
and no I haven't dropped off the face of the plant!
Things have been going very well with only a one or two down sides.
The good things far out weigh the bad and here are just a few of them.
My recent hair transplants are doing well. As predicted by my surgeon, most of the hair shafts have fallen out, but I'm now beginning to sprout all sorts of new hair in the area, some are now as long as a quarter of an inch. It's a long process and you just have to be patient and let them grow naturally. When its all done they're going to look great!
I'm now 2 years post castration and still firmly believe that it was one of the best decisions I ever made. Between the castration and the female hormones, the "boy parts" don't work anymore, but that's just fine with me as I never had any love for them in the first place.
Speaking of female hormones, they continue to do their job on me. My doctor now has me on 0.3 cc's of injectable estrogen and 1.25 cc's of injectable progesterone weekly and all I can say is WOW! My breasts have now reached a "C" cup in size, my facial features continue to soften and have become so much more feminine in appearance. My hips continue to develop and I now have a 7" differential between my waist and my hips. Needless to say, male jeans do not fit me anymore. Too tight in the hips and too big in the waistline. My butt is now nice and rounded and I definitely have female thighs. It's absolutely wonderful!
I had my nose pierced a little over two weeks ago and I now have a 1 mm cubic zirconium stud in my left nostril. I had been thinking of doing this for almost 4 months and final got it done. I just love it and it looks so cute!
I have continued to find a great deal of acceptance for me in my transition process, though it has now been 8 months since I went full time, there has been NO acceptance by my parents or my brother and there will probably never will be. I spoke with my father's wife several weeks ago and she had no problem telling me that what I'm doing is against God's word in the Bible. She also told me that my mother still holds a glimmer of hope that I'll return to my former self. I let her know that that will never happen and asked her to pass it on. I don't even know if you can consider it transition anymore as I now live 24/7 as a women and don't even own any male clothing anymore. I kind of feel that my transition into "me" is now completed.
As I see it, it's their loss not mine for they will never have the opportunity to know the "real me", but if that's the worse price I have to pay to finally be "me", I'm more than willing to pay it.
I've changed my hair. I'm no longer have long platinum blond hair. I'm now a brunette, medium golden brown, and cut my hair into a concave bob style with bangs to cover up the hair transplants until they grow out. I just love it and have received quite a few compliments on it. It's much more complimentary on my skin tone and looks very very feminine.
I'
EricaAnn (imported) wrote: Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:22 am
m 4 week away from having my lip lift surgery which will reduce the
distance between the bottom of my nose and my upper lip making my features even more feminine.
I'm also just 5 months away from my trip to Colorado and to see Dr. Marci Bowers for the final surgical procedure, SRS. I'm really looking forward to it and the final completion of the project I began almost 2-1/2 years ago.
For those of you that are just starting down this road of transition or have been considering transition, don't let your fear of the unknown hold you back from being the person you really feel you are. Fear will paralyze you. Take the chance and seize the opportunity. If I can do it, you can too. I have never been happier in my life and will never ever regret my decision to "go for it." Life is too short to spend it being unhappy!
As I was reading your post, I could just hear your voice in my mind. Made me smile.