Physical changes all ready?

[Red_Lauren.]

Yesterday was officially four weeks on hormones, and up to this week. I only noticed a few minor things. Nothing to really right home about till the last few days. 

 

I've noticed a few "growing pains" over the last few days. One I expected down the road, and the other. If it is what it is. I'm suprised at 35 its happening. 

 

The first one is chest muscles are sore. I can't say it's work or gym related. As I've been doing nothing different. So its not muscle fatigue. After doing some research. It seems like the girls are starting to grow, but I could be wrong. 

 

The last one just popped up yesterday. I got up to go to bed, I felt a soreness in my lower back as I was walking, but went away. If I walked chest out, and proper posture. Usually if I have back pain. I have to walk like a hunch back of Norte dame, but this was lower. More towards the tailbone area. Where I never have issues. After a bit on Google. It sounds like pelvic tilt. Again I could be wrong. It doesn't hurt to sit on that area, or lay on it like my back would. If its that. I would be surprised. 

 

I just know between these two new pains. Sleeping was impossible last night. As I sleep on my side or stomach. 

[Audrey]

@Red_Lauren.Congrats to one month on HRT! It does sound like you're having some noticeable effects. Like you, I feel like I am constantly in tune to my body for every possible change or feeling that could be a sign of HRT's influence. I'm convinced of everything, but sure of nothing. I relate to the assorted aches and pains - right now, it's my upper arms for some reason. Hoping any pain you're experiencing now will diminish with time!

 

Love,

~Audrey.

[Red_Lauren.]

I feel as if it was normal aches and pains. I probably wouldn't notice it as munch. Its just in area's that I never really felt soreness in before. I feel that is why I'm noticing them.

[Jackie C.]

3 hours ago, Red_Lauren. said:

The first one is chest muscles are sore. I can't say it's work or gym related. As I've been doing nothing different. So its not muscle fatigue. After doing some research. It seems like the girls are starting to grow, but I could be wrong. 

 

I had that early too. Warm compresses help. For me in the beginning it was more of a staging-prep kind of thing. They didn't really start to grow until later, but they hurt kind of a lot while they were getting ready to "launch." I mean I'm still just an A-Cup, but I've grown slowly but surely for the last two-ish years. I'm hoping for a B eventually but I'm older so I know it'll be on the slow side coming if it ever does.

 

3 hours ago, Red_Lauren. said:

The last one just popped up yesterday. I got up to go to bed, I felt a soreness in my lower back as I was walking, but went away. If I walked chest out, and proper posture. Usually if I have back pain. I have to walk like a hunch back of Norte dame, but this was lower. More towards the tailbone area. Where I never have issues. After a bit on Google. It sounds like pelvic tilt. Again I could be wrong. It doesn't hurt to sit on that area, or lay on it like my back would. If its that. I would be surprised.

 

Yeah, I've got this one too. The tendons relax and there's a war going on between my tight lower back muscles and the stretch my pelvis wants. That also started pretty early. Later than yours, but still on the early side. Again, I've been enjoying this feature for two-ish years now and my chiropractor regularly has to adjust my pelvis. It's especially bad if I walk a long distance like, oh, the hour of cardio I do every morning. ?

I may be more into self-destruction than I thought. My butt looks awesome though so... worth it.

 

Hugs!

[VickySGV]

As for the chest area being sore, it is understandable, no matter what our birth assigned sex, we were born with the actual mammary glands rolled up in a tight little ball, like the inside of a golf ball and those are starting to unpack themselves like one of the party noise makers that you blow on and it unwraps and shoots out, except that with the E, they are not going to roll back up and they are expanding in some nerve filled space and the nerves themselves are waking up and being grumpy about it.  I have a mild Lordosis (sway- back) so that part of my anatomy had already been immunized to those sensations, but there were times the HRT did become a pain in the butt for other reasons.  Have your doctor check out your sodium / potassium levels if the back pain gets too annoying.  Especially if you are on Spironolactone.

[Bri2020]

Yup, welcome to sore boobies. lol. Next up, nipples that become really sensitive;).  The back pain might just be more body awareness or T-blockers will start to reduce muscle mass so you will become weaker. However, you are used to using your muscles a certain way and will push them more so they can become sore as you learn to adapt to having less.  This becomes much more noticeable around 3-6 months. Exercise can help maintain them to a certain degree.  Muscle imbalance can lead to pelvic tilt but that takes a very long time to show up. (I'm a massage therapist/ instructor so see tilts regularly). All signs you are getting ready for some changes- congrats!

[KathyLauren]

Congratulations!  Yes, sore/tingly boobs at four weeks is totally normal.  I started feeling mine at about three weeks.  I am still almost an A cup after four years, so any growth is good growth.  Wishing you many more tingles to come.

[Red_Lauren.]

The pain is not so bad, or really uncomfortable. More or less a discomfort. Especially as I tend to sleep on my side/stomach. 

 

I had mani/pedi today, and the ladies asked how everything is going. I told them I was sore, and they asked why. I told them them growing pains. They laughed, and said it will get worst, but they will end one day.