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Guest Donna Jean

Well...this being the MTF forum I wanted to find out from the girls that have been on estrogen for 2-12 months (or what ever) exactly what are you experiencing??

Anything not so great? Anything surprising?? Anything amazing??

You see...I've been asked these questions from different people including my wife....

Some out of morbid curiosity ...some out of sincere interest!

SOoooo....

4th month for me....

Breasts are sore most of the time....be careful and don't forget and scratch yourself there or you'll know about that! OWwww! And the view looking down is changing a bit! Tee shirts are getting tighter....

I've been warned of mood swings and I thought it was passing me by..but, hold it a minute..!!!

Nope..I'm getting those hormonal moods now...Lower lows...higher highs..and you never know when it's gonna hit. I hate to admit that I sometimes run into the restroom at work to cry! Why? Heck if I know...just do!

I'm getting more of a waist...the male "Love handles" are pretty much gone..that was nice...It sure makes your fitted clothes look nicer....

My nails are harder and don't break as easy....

The dang Deer Flies come after me now when I go out in the yard...didn't used to bother me until this year...must be some kind of connection...

Wife says that I smell different..I said ..."What do you mean by that?"

Just different.......

Months back I bought some electric hair clippers to keep body hair under control...

Well, after I did my whole body and went on hormones it hardly grows back at all...the arm hair is just "Peach Fuzz" and maybe once a month I touch it up and my chest and other parts have come to almost a stop in growing! Dang...How cool is that?

And the thing that has surprised me the very most is my skin. OMG! It has gotten so soft!

I find myself rubbing my forehead lightly all of the time...just amazed at how soft my skin has gotten! I REALLY like this part! Working on the truck or motorcycle are pretty much out this year...I'm not gonna mess up this skin!

Face changes are subtle, but there...I compared a picture of me taken last September with a current one and OMG is it different...Probably explains why people that I haven't seen in months stare at me....

So...

That's what is happening to Good 'ole Donna Jean....

How are your hormones treating you????

HUGGS!

Donna Jean

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Guest Evan_J
Wife says that I smell different..I said ..."What do you mean by that?"

Just different.......

Shhhhh. I'm sneakin around the girls area bein nosey...... but I just wanted to tell you

what you're describing sound like the "opposite" of what us fellas experience. When we go on T

our smell changes too. It goes from being "mild" and "almost sweet" (someone actually described the

original smell as similar to lavender :blink: ) to a much more strong, pungent, ( :rolleyes: and sometimes to ladies.....)

'offensive' smell. You probably are going the other way.

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Guest bronx

I know I shuldn't be here but, I thought i'd tell you that estrogen makes all you gals smell really sweet and that's why women tend to get more bug bits than men as they are attracted to the smell. God I love women. Well I'd better go.

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Hey, Donna Jean,

I am HRT - 50 days so in about 110 days I'll be able to actually respond to this topic.

I am so happy for you and Lizzy looks amazing - what changes!

Love ya,

Sally

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This week will be one year on hormones for me, gee i can't believe it's been that long, all the things you and Lizzy described are what i went thru and am continuing to go thru, like Lizzy my facial changes were pretty incredible also.

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww207/p...1007_edited.jpg

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Paula

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Guest Dutchie

Wooohoo I'm almost on 10 months...

My breasts are sensitive to pressure, it hurts like hell when I'm having grow spurts and happen to touch/bump/rub them.

My mood is generally loads better, as I already mentioned a couple of months ago, no more T-stress/aggression. However I do notice my mood swings coincide with a roughly 28 days cycle, I wasn't aware of it, until I looked back in my diary! Psychological, biological or physiological?

My nails are softer and break easier (Donna, why are yours harder??)

Now I can say with certainty that the hair on my head has been multiplying (I wasn't losing any yet, but I didn't expect it to become even more!)

The smell like a GG. :-) (And the mosquitos love me a lot more! :angry: )

And smelling (as in discovering odours) a bit more

Body hair is less (light fuzzy)

Soft skin

Body fat has been moved around a bit to a more female location. :-) (Including facial fat!)

And the strange one: my voice changed a bit, when I try to speak with my old low voice, my throat starts to hurt and eventually triggers a bad cough.... So my pitch has become a touch higher.. I am not complaining :lol:

In all I find my progress rather slow compared to others, but I have to take into account I'm on the edge of being underweight, so that makes a big difference too. If there is no more fat to move, then nothing moves of course.

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Guest Zabrak
Shhhhh. I'm sneakin around the girls area bein nosey...... but I just wanted to tell you

what you're describing sound like the "opposite" of what us fellas experience. When we go on T

our smell changes too. It goes from being "mild" and "almost sweet" (someone actually described the

original smell as similar to lavender :blink: ) to a much more strong, pungent, ( :rolleyes: and sometimes to ladies.....)

'offensive' smell. You probably are going the other way.

I've noticed the smell thing too but I like it. I also like my boyfriends smell...Guess its just a matter of opinion. :P

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Guest Donna Jean

OMG!

I forgot to say one more thing......

Strength.....GONE.

Geez, it's hard to do any work around the place anymore...can't move sheets of plywood anymore...heck, I even have to have someone open a Pepsi for me!

Life goes 'round an 'round.....

oh my,....can you hold that board up for me while hit the nail?????

Donna Jean

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being nosy!

but wow! you all have made amazing progress

mind i have something interesting to state

while coming off estrogen (the pill)

my voice has got deeper

sprouting chest hairs

long time between my periods

sex drive increased

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Guest Emily_MI

I can't wait till I am on HRT, next week I am hoping to get my letter(YAY!!!). When do you really start to notice any changes to the body? I am sure it differs from person to person but I am just curious?

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Guest Donna Jean
I can't wait till I am on HRT, next week I am hoping to get my letter(YAY!!!). When do you really start to notice any changes to the body? I am sure it differs from person to person but I am just curious?

Well, hon...your mind changes the very second that you take that first pill....

But I think the very first physical changes are the breast/nipple tenderness...

OWWWwwwww..... But I tend to enjoy that...it keeps me aware that something is happening!

Good luck , Honey....keep us updated!

Donna Jean

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Guest Elizabeth K

Dee Jay - sweet ole DEE JAY - and it's only the hormones! I thought it was the girl!

Yes - smoooooth skin - ahhhhhh

Breasts - ahhhhh

Face? WOW

Waist - yes - 42 to 34

And... lost my knobby knees and my boney ankles - now all pudgy fat...

Body hair went away - where I had depilated, peach fuzz almost... and slow to come back.

HEAVY head of hair on the noggin... surprising

And best of all - love everyone, cry at the sweetest moments and sometimes the worst. And it gets more and more and more... well... femalelike, the body... everyday... and I kinda feel like its finally me when I am looking at in the mirror!

Ahhhhhhh

Lizzy

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Guest krisspykriss

I started HRT in Oct of ast year but at a low dose .625 and didnt work up to 2mg until March. Last month I started taking progesterone as well. It is hard for me to see the changes because they happen slowly, but the other day my roommate/best friend/lover (we are sure what to call our relationship) and I were talking and I said I feel like I have aged a lot in the last few years (34 now but until a few years ago people sometime thought I was a late teen or early 20 something). She just laughed and said what ever. Then she said I have really changed since I started taking hormones. So I looked in the mirror and still didnt see it until I looked at pics of me from several months ago. OMG! It snuck up on me. I soooo need to get laser hair removal done... like yesterday.

And so the other day I was looking back and reflecting how I was before HRT and now. Looking at pics, reading my journal, watched some old videos. Now I know why peeps around here look at me a little funny (but are always nice). I am starting to look like a woman... with 5-oclock shadow. I dress andro and refuse to wear foundation or other conspicuous makeup unless I feel I totally pass (I do wear eye liner and mascara sometimes) because I live in a small conservative town.

Since I have been on HRT I have actually been less moody, happier, more easy going, and my libido has dropped to a much more manageable level. Several months ago when I first started HRT my therapist and I were concerned that the combination of estrogen induced mood swings combined with my manic depression (pretty severe at the time) could make me more unstable. Luckily it has been the opposite. Kinda weird, but I'm not complaining.

My skin has always been soft (for a man), and my facial skin is getting softer (luckily my hands didn't or I would probably be unable to open a tight jar or turn a wrench without ripping my hand open). My waist is getting slimmer and more hourglass shaped. My body hair is getting lighter and less dense and I can go weeks between shaving my arms. My facial hair is slightly less dense (need to get rid of the crap soon:).

Oh, and my breast are growing. They went from an almost A (what I had al my life before HRT) to an almost B now. My nipples are much more noticabe through t-shirts regarless of their state. My rommie's daughter tells me I need to start wearing a bra. Bestfriend says I should start going full time ASAP... like as soon as I get my facial hair removed.

I have a stronger sense of smell and my body scent has changed. I think I am progressing well for a 34 y/o.

One strange (but kewl) thing is while I always had close female friends, women (even strangers... usually) interact with me differently. People who I never came out to aready treat me like one of the girls even though I still present as male (though a soft and kinda effeminate male). Like a few weeks ago I went to a spa party and the hostess said she was excited to have her first male client, and one of the women there quickly corrected her and said wasn't a man... just another one of the girls. I felt so accepted. Anyway, I am glad I moved to this town. It is small, conservative and kinda "hick" but the peeps here all respect each other. OK, I am getting off topic. So to get back on topic, I guess I am learning to not rush things too much and let the HRT do its thing and just be myself. So far I am impressed and happy with my results.

Sorry so long, but hopefully it wasn't bland and boring.

Chris

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Guest Joanna Phipps

If you match the color of the foundtation to the color of your skin then nobody knows you are wearing it. I am preHRT and have been wearing a light coat of foundation to hide the shadow and so far nobody has noticed or if they have they've not said anything. The art is in the application, you arent plastering a wall (pardon the male analogy) the lighter you can get the coat the better.

I should be starting HRT next week and am seriously thinking of going fulltime as soon as I can get my psychiatrist to give me my carry letter. I already spend 90% of my time at home dressed appropriately and I am getting super frustrated about having to span both worlds.

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Guest Dutchie
OMG! It snuck up on me. I soooo need to get laser hair removal done... like yesterday.

And so the other day I was looking back and reflecting how I was before HRT and now. Looking at pics, reading my journal, watched some old videos. Now I know why peeps around here look at me a little funny (but are always nice). I am starting to look like a woman... with 5-oclock shadow. I dress andro and refuse to wear foundation or other conspicuous makeup unless I feel I totally pass (I do wear eye liner and mascara sometimes) because I live in a small conservative town.

Keep in mind that getting rid of an average growth will take as much as 18 months to clean!!

I'm close to a year on the laser treatments (having the 6th next month) and I must say that there is a little bit left on my upper lip and chin. I started the laser before the hormones (and my dermatologist insisted that she wouldn't do anything without being sure I was transitioning :o so I kinda lied about me starting the hormones within a few weeks and gave her the name of a local psych who I knew dealt with the occasional gender challenged person but is crap as is customary here in France).

I still feel I can't pass without putting a pancake on my face and with the current weather that's a disaster waiting to happen. It's HOT and humid here, so when I set one foot outside I start to sweat all over. Not an ideal situation for hiding a bit of hair.

I have to admit that everything inside me screams to get on with my life as a "normal" (hahahaha) woman, but I know I have to keep the breaks on and stay sensible. I can't afford to lose my job prematurely (as it is likely I lose it anyway, but it will look (and pay) better if it's due to the outsourcing rather than my transition). However that doesn't stop me from stretching the limits a bit in how I look and what I wear to work. 2 years ago I looked like the average male of my age, now people are getting a bit confused. Most think I'm gay and an artist, which is cool. (As I mentioned in another post, I'm going to start painting, to make sure that I'm indeed an artist as well, the local gallery might have an interest... :lol: )

Sorry for sidetracking so much...

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Guest Donna Jean
I should be starting HRT next week and am seriously thinking of going fulltime as soon as I can get my psychiatrist to give me my carry letter. I already spend 90% of my time at home dressed appropriately and I am getting super frustrated about having to span both worlds.

Yes, Hon.....I forgot to mention that I got a carry letter from my therapist, too....

I've made oddles of copies of it and stashed them everywhere!...lol I don't wanna get suprised someday!

Like all Transsexuals I don't feel that I look as passable as some other folks do and the hormones are doing a far better job than I give them credit for sometimes!

And I'm about 95% at home....('ole Jim comes over sometimes to borrow a 9/16" wrench...not ready for him yet....or, is it the other way around?...lol)

HUGGS

Donna Jean

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Guest Leah1026
Well...this being the MTF forum I wanted to find out from the girls that have been on estrogen for 2-12 months (or what ever) exactly what are you experiencing??

This is my "progress" after about 5.5 years of HRT:

It's the end of the day for me, so forgive me if I looked tired or haggard.

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Guest Donna Jean

Oh my, Leah!

How nice to really see you! You look GREAT...it would seem that you are doing beautifully...

So, you say that it was a long day? You look a little tired, but beautiful!

Thanks, Hon!

Donna Jean

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Guest Dutchie
This is my "progress" after about 5.5 years of HRT:

Wow! That's impressive! You look wonderful, tired, but wonderful!

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Guest IGotThatGoodGood

I'm so jealous HAHA. I'm just starting out on HRT and I can't freakin' wait till I see some changes. Though the mental part is like 30 seconds after the first pill hehe.

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Guest April63
Though the mental part is like 30 seconds after the first pill hehe.

Do you think that's the placebo effect? Or do you think it's actually the hormones?

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Guest Donna Jean
Do you think that's the placebo effect? Or do you think it's actually the hormones?

LOL....Sweetheart.....It's where the largest part of your transition happens.....

In your mind!

Love you....

Donna Jean

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Guest angie
4th month for me....

Breasts are sore most of the time....be careful and don't forget and scratch yourself there or you'll know about that! OWwww! And the view looking down is changing a bit! Tee shirts are getting tighter....

I've been warned of mood swings and I thought it was passing me by..but, hold it a minute..!!!

Nope..I'm getting those hormonal moods now...Lower lows...higher highs..and you never know when it's gonna hit. I hate to admit that I sometimes run into the restroom at work to cry! Why? Heck if I know...just do!

The dang Deer Flies come after me now when I go out in the yard...didn't used to bother me until this year...must be some kind of connection...

Wife says that I smell different..I said ..."What do you mean by that?"

Just different.......

Donna Jean

Donna Jean,

Wait until you bump those babies,Ooowee you wont want to do that again! LOL

The mood swings stay,you will feel so soft and feminine and will continue to cry at a word

said,read,or heard,even a thought.As far as smelling different,well,you do.As your T is supressed

and the estrogens saturate your system,everything about you is becoming female,especially

your smell.(grin)

Hugs To You,

Angie

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Guest Donna Jean
Donna Jean,

Wait until you bump those babies,Ooowee you wont want to do that again! LOL

The mood swings stay,you will feel so soft and feminine and will continue to cry at a word

said,read,or heard,even a thought.As far as smelling different,well,you do.As your T is supressed

and the estrogens saturate your system,everything about you is becoming female,especially

your smell.(grin)

Hugs To You,

Angie

OMG, Angie.....

Oh dear....I opened a file cabinet drawer into my chest today! :blink:

I thought that I was gonna pass out! DANG!

My eyes rolled up into my head and tears rolled down my face....

Someone said "Are you alright?"....

And I said.."Yes, why do you ask?"

Thanks, Angie, Honey.....lol

Donna Jean

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