1 year

[Jill55]

Today I have been on hormones for one year. What a ride!!!! All of my skin has softened, I now have a nice set of girls... I'll keep my seat belt buckled for the next year. 

[VickySGV]

Congratulations, or should I say Happy Transiversary?  

[Jill55]

I forgot to mention that Monday the 21th is my first mammogram

[VickySGV]

Hopefully the place you go for that is one with newer equipment that is only mildly uncomfortable and not worse.  Over a 4 year period since my HMO got its records to show I am female I have had three such experiences.  My first one did show a suspicious mass in my right breast.  By the end of the next week, I had had an ultrasound check, and a needle biopsy of the mass which was simply a non-cancerous fibrous tissue, but I was one freaked out Trans* girl for a while.  We do have what is referred to a dense breast tissue which they do need to be more watchful of since it is harder to detect invasive tissue in our true breast tissue.  About 50% of cis women also have it, so in that sense we are not special.  I am not trying to get you worried about the mammogram but to reassure you that getting it can be and adventure to good health.

My suspicious tissue was in my first 'gram and a marker chip left at the tissue collection site still shows up in the subsequent pictures with no change near it.  All is good.

NOW be ready to have the X-ray tech ask you when your last period was!!  That is the fun part.

[Charlize]

Happy transversary (sp)    I've got a script to get my gals squeezed and maybe it's time to stop procrastinating.  I do love the question about the last period.  It usually brings a look or two.

Hugs,

Charlize

[Rachael]

Congratulations on your one year mark. Good luck on your mammogram.,

[tracy_j]

Congratulations Jill x

 

[Jill55]

The hospital I will be going to has a 3D mammography machine, I am worried but excited about goinng, I see it as my next step to womanhood. ?☺

[VickySGV]

4 hours ago, Jill55 said:

The hospital I will be going to has a 3D mammography machine, I am worried but excited about going,

That was the type used on me as well. It is not the most dignified thing to go through, but keeping a sense of humor with you can help a lot.  You will definitely be in "Women's Space" while it goes on.  At my clinic it says "Women Only"  on the door into the rooms where you put on a hospital type gown "with the opening in front".  The techs I have had were all friendly and as gentle as they could be.