All Blog Posts Tagged 'hormones' (12)

Hello everyone, I have joined PE for two reason; first to make some friends and second is to ask for help. I run a small web site selling products and services to help people that seek to improve their gender presentation. But due to a series of illnesses I can no longer run it alone.



In 2006 I got cancer and for two years I was on Lupron. The Lupron turned off testosterone production. It was heaven. But hell soon followed. After I was declared cured of the cancer, the Lupron was…

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Hi Ladies!

I have always made my purchase from www.inhousepharmacy.biz and have always had good service from them.  Yesterday someone told me about www.alldaychemist.com they don't seem to have all the same brands but better pricing.  One thing I noticed is they don't even have a secure server.  Has anyone ever used www.alldaychemist.com?

Also, I…

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So the year is 2012 a new year and I have moved from Virginia to Illinois, actually this was more for my moral than anything. I could have stayed in Virginia to finish the Chemo process, live in a small bedroom and not be Shauna for another 4 months but would I be happy, I think not.



My younger brother packed up the trailer on Wednesday, even though he did not want me to leave. I guess I hurt him in a way but I never want to be a burden to anyone, he was absolutely my savor during…

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In our quest for definition we have been subjected, and have subjected ourselves, to numerous labels.  Transvestite, crossdresser, drag queen, transgender, and the plethora of variations to transsexual - post op, pre op, non-op, not to mention the folks who find themselves to be intersexed or gender queer, androgynous, or even asexual.  In the midst of all this - here I am.

Each of these labels has some distinction but, it can be argued, that each also has some ambiguity to its own…

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I had a funny realization earlier tonight: I'm 28 and take as many pills as an 82-year-old.

 

Just five years ago, I didn't take any regular prescription medications.  When I went to a doctor or psychiatrist and they asked the standard question of what medications I'm on, the answer was simply none.  Now, I have to start reading the ever-growing list, not just…

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Earlier tonight I was watching Titanic on TV at home. I've seen probably a dozen times since it first came out when i was in high school, but this time was very different. The first time I saw it I cried a little and was embarrassed since I was with my cousins. After all, boys aren't supposed to cry and I didn't want to appear girly. Since then, it still got to me, but when I was in the closet I could usually hide my emotions.



Tonight was the first time I had seen it… Read More

I am wondering, since I have had my orchiectomy in 2007, I have been going on four years now with no evil "T" in me. I've noticed probably about a 95% reduction in hair on my back. All other body hair has thinned out and appears lighter - although it probably appears lighter due to it being thinned out, not as in color change.

But anyway, I'd say there was a 70% reduction/thinning just from the surgery and having no T in my system (just T that is residual from other glands -…

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So this is a continuation of my last few blog posts, especially "Venting - no hormones" - I don't normally like being this narcissistic that I need to add a new post every five seconds, but I'm very scared and sad right now. I was going to post a long comment to the last post, but my thinking on this has changed a lot for the past few hours and the comment I was writing was getting long.



I'm not so angry any more but I am still very afraid. What's scary is that, now that I think about… Read More

So, for the past couple of weeks I've been worrying obsessively over potential barriers to starting HRT, and even wrote two blog posts about this. Well, I met with my endo this morning briefly to do another blood draw for another potassium test and get some basic paperwork from him.



It turns out you were all correct - he wasn't going to block HRT because of the whole potassium thing. When I asked him how much of a problem it is, he… Read More

If ever there was someone so instrumental in my life for encouraging me to transition, I would, hands down, have to say it's my wife, Felice. She noticed how miserable I was when I had to hide myself away as opposed to how much more happier I am now. She has given me the courage to pursue my ambitions. Without bragging, I was finally blessed with an understanding spouse!



I tresure this because I went through two previous spouses from hell. I never went into a relationship where the… Read More