cheetaking?.....Did you just order all those essential drugs and medications without seeing a doctor?

From the looks of ya ordering all that stuff online it's leading me to assume so unless a doc prescribed for you already(silly me P)

I'm not against it just be careful. Hormone ratio regiments are very complicated especially if you want to decrease blood clotting.

Also go on a LOW GI and fishy diet. Krill oil for example is known to reduce platelet clump clotting a lot.

^Yeah, I am DIY'ing the hormones from inhousepharmacy. I believe I have done my research thoroughly from both here as well as lots of transgender sites, and know the proper dosing. (50 mg of androcur 2X daily for the first week or two, then just 1X daily once T levels have fully dropped, plus 1 mg of finasteride daily, and two Climara-100 estrogen patches changed weekly. And I should NOT exceed this dosing no matter what, because it will not make the effects happen any faster, and will only make side effects worse. I need to stick to the absolute minimum required.)

I am aware of the potential side effects, (the E patches that I'll be using I ordered specifically because they have much lower risks of side-effects than pills) and I wouldn't be doing this if I wasn't in pristine health. But I believe I am. No family history of heart disease, my cholesterol is extremely low (138,) I have an extremely strong immune system (have gotten sick ONCE in the last 3 years,) normal blood pressure, and in addition to the hormones I will be following a full slow-carb paleo diet and avoiding processed foods at all costs.

Yes, there are still risks, but I really don't want to sit around and wait any longer. That's all I've ever done. I'll gladly stop the regiment and check with a doctor if there start being any adverse effects, but I'm not going to sit around and wait for months, spending hundreds of dollars, waiting for a therapist to prescribe these things, when I can just get them myself, right now, for virtually nothing, via internet DIY. In fact, I doubt a therapist would even let me, because the widely-accepted standard here in America is that you have to be ready to try living fully as a woman before they'll prescribe hormones. (And since I have yet to even start working on my voice or my presence, I do not plan on doing so for quite a while.) So screw that. I really don't feel like wasting my hard-earned money just to put up with all of that hoop-jumping nonsense.

Im not sure how TG hrt works here in manitoba canada but I know it isnt covered by our free heathcare system(hence why im waiting abeit while being extremely strict with my diet and anti free radical suplements thanks in part to my boomer parents)

Second Once im ready I don't belive they will want me to live as a full head o female as a requirement before the hrt aka the real life test. For my type of job setting it's extremely tough to do so in a enviroment where engineering is still very very male oriented.(dont get me started with how bad the male to female ratio is across the 3 branches in our campus across the province).

It'll be difficult at first but as a tomboy it'll be fairly decent the social transition.

Im working on my voice.OH dear god it screams kiddy boy nerd and cracks. but a husky low femmy voice is good enough for me. P

But I hear ya the real life test can be a very problematic deal depending on the setting.If WPATH requires a full mandatory real life test as a female they think you should act as Im gonna be very dissapointed in the system.

I'll work on some femmy aspects but part of the reason I want to transition is to really really move away from this damn gender dichotomy we live in today. It reeks of traditionalism. YUCK!!!!!

Living in either the full male end gender spectrum or full end female side of things would greatly cause some deep pyschological distress. I want to choose my gender of choice. SO bring on the rock /techno, lego, my little pony, videogames etc... all that makes me, well me.

I know I wont change. though I will certainly be more emotionally sensitized, spazz or create a fuss over useless shit or menial issues , go on a temper tandrum, cry and Oh dear god......

Could it be I will fall for those cheesy spanish soap opera's my mom is hugely addicted to.

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jezz kidding P

NB = I did fall for one spanish soap novela. It was called "La reina del sur"

Secret = OMFG!!!!!! it was awesome P.......I swear guys don't laugh!!!!!!!

I was screaming and even broke ou old futton armrest as a result of the suspense

There you go guys my secret is out.

I have a feeling , just gut feeling spanish novelas won't be out of my system once I transition.

Oh cheetaking. I hope and I really do hope you didn't opt for premarin and instead went with micronized progesterone(prometrium) and beta estradiol 17. Just my humble opinion.

I know my moms side has a huge risk of heart issues.

My greatest fear is to drop dead due to an embolia, stroke/heart attack.

I hope the current dietary measures will surely minimize my chances of developing these issues.

My dads side is extrmely healthy. Most live centenarian ages.

My grandfather lived to be 121.

But even then Ive experienced now in my life times abnormal heart episoides(very very minor especially when im sleep deprived due to schooling. Iswear guys I try not to do this. But have you ever had the time when yourlaying on your bed and then stand up and feel like everything goes black and your about to pass out? I get that quite often. I don't know what it's called.)

I don't need to say any further. It's true. The foxy is a deep hypochondriac. I'm working on avoiding this mindset. but goodnews is I wouldn't have known so much about medicine if it werent for this mentality.

I do plan to continue into the field of medicine after im through with this electronic tech diploma.

Maybe late 30's.

foxytaur (imported) wrote: Tue Jan 08, 2013 11:39 pm Oh cheetaking. I hope and I really do hope you didn't opt for premarin and instead went with micronized progesterone and beta estradiol 17. Just my humble opinion

No, I'm not going to do Premarin... the thought of using anything derived from horse urine creeps me the hell out, plus oral estrogens have MUCH greater risks of liver damage and blood clots. I'm actually going to be on Climara-100, which is a transdermal estradiol patch, and is generally regarded as the safest way to do it, with the lowest risks of side effects. That's the only feminizing hormone I'll be on. I won't be taking any progesterone or anything since I've read numerous accounts of multi-hormone patches and regiments being dangerous. And the rest is just your basic anti-androgen, Androcur, for T levels, and an anti-DHT pill (Finasteride, aka Propecia,) for hair loss. Everything that I have read and seen has suggested that this is all that's necessary. In fact, the finasteride is technically unnecessary, but I'm taking it for its effect of reversing hair loss, not its hormonal effects. Really, all that's necessary is estraidol and an anti-androgen. Those two do the job all by themselves, and have been proven to do so, while anything else came up with questionable data at best and some severe doubting and negativity at worst.

I suppose your right cheetaking. I'll look into whether micronized progesterone is worth it. If I plan to use it it will be only for a brief time. then ill be off it for sure.

To be honest I really want my face to become femenine. and if progesterone helps a bit i'll do it. but ive heard its mainly for the tits which I don't mind developing. its a big plus actually but i can settle for small titties i f It happens I dont grow any