Getting Started

[Guest kunoichigoddess]

for people just logging onto the site for theyre first time im sure this is one of the big questions theyre trying to find out without spending hours on the internet at a time, and that is how to get started. i'm honestly clueless here and i need to get started on finding now cause im starting on my 18th birthday which is only 20 days away (excitement ) so heres the things i think all the ppl asking this wanna know

1) how much a month does it cost? does it vary with how long your willing to be on hormones without the opperation (my freind says its costing her $20 a month but she's still saving for the opperation after a few years)

2) how do we start and what do we need?

3) when do we start?

4) being the forgetful person i am... what happens if we forget to take the pill now and then? ( just to scare it into my memory for good =P)

[Guest Jolene4ever]

The VERY first thing you need to do is tell a your Doctor. He or she will then refer you to a physcitrist for evaluation. DO NOT start taking hormones on your own. You need blood levels checked. You have heard it before, but it bears repeating. Hormones are nothing to play with! I don't mean to scare you, just do it right. You're young and the future is yours. good luck. Jolene

[Sakura]

missing your dosage once and a while will not effect you in the long run but be carfull a lapse in your dose wont effect you untill a few days down the road but its like missing two or three doses consecutivly

you will have to see a therapist be prepared to do that for 4 or 5 months or longer after that they will reffer you to an endocrinologist and the will take blood somple have to wait a week or a month till the get the results back and if its all clear they give it to you

cost veries at wal mart estrogen usally cost you 4 bucks spironolactone 45 to 50 it fluxuates a month

and maybe cheaper with insurance

hope that helps

Jennifer Sakura NVM

[Guest angie]

Morning,

You can safely bet on about one hundred bucks a month when the time comes.

Cheap,for the peace of mind it will give you.

Buuuuuutttt,as has been said countless times on these forums...

Do Not Do This On Your Own...And Remember...More Is NOT Better.

When your doc prescribes your therapy...

Only do that which is prescribed...More than necessary can and will hurt you.

We lost two girls of my support group that maxed out,wanting immediate change.

And each had a stroke...Robbing them the Journey,and eventually killing them.(Truth)

Be patient,find you professionals..Therapist,Psychiatryst,Primary Care Physician and Endo doc.

This is a long fulfilling journey...Take Your Time...Do It Right And Live Happily.

And Have PATIENCE...The One Thing Transgirls Need In Plentitude...Patience.

Above All...Enjoy The Journey...It Is Well Worth The Long Wait.UmmmHmmm.

Big Hug Ladies,

Angie.

[Guest kunoichigoddess]

=P i know im still young just turning 18 and all but i think going that long shows great pateince, dont worry i wont hurt myself ill only do what the doctor says and all that safety stuff. honestly the only thing im afraid of is dying and going to the after life heaven or hell and needing to live eternity as a boy even just physically it still painful, but seeing as thats my fear im kinda afraid of everything for right now because its precautionary lol ill start having more fun a little further down the road