Fortunately not for me, although I do have a bit of thinning and receding. But I've seen plenty of reports of even quite severe balding reversing on Estrogen, so there is hope!
OldEggNewTricks
joined 9 months ago
Oh, that could work. I like it!
Sounds a bit like when I catch my reflection in a window or whatever: I don't see any of the details and can perceive it how I want.
Estrogen skin is a lot softer and less rubbery, with a finer "grain" -- my fingerprints have receded so much that my phone's sensor doesn't work any more. The dryness probably doesn't help, either. It makes holding smooth things like glasses pretty difficult. I think that's why jars are so hard to open, too, rather than a strength issue.
Haha, yes, I've had a similar one where I meet my future self. There are several comics along those lines so I guess it's fairly common. I remember feeling so much relief to know I finally manage to become a girl. And then dismissed it all as a meaningless dream.
Update: new doctor put me on patches instead, and I got a more complete blood test. Fine by me, so long as I can do it at home. It was a surprise to see them using the transfeminine science injection simulator though!
It's part of a gynecology clinic, and I felt a bit of an imposter in the waiting room 🫤
Congratulations!
"So why did you transition?"
"Oh, I kept fighting with my wife over the thermostat. It's just easier this way. (Until she hits menopause and we start fighting the other way round)"
Maybe not obvious, but those all sound like signs to me! But that's the thing about denial, right? I'd put everything down to intrusive thoughts, and if you asked me any time up to the day my egg cracked, I'd have been convinced that I'd never wanted to be a girl.
I'm not trying to suggest that your experience was anything other than you say, of course. It just sounded very familiar!
The endless cycle of "not trans^2^ enough to be trans^2^". (Echoes of What the Tortoise Said to Achilles for the math geeks)
Got my blood test back; no problems and trough estradiol is 150 somethings (units, people!). I assume from the given reference ranges they mean pg/mL. They didn't check testosterone for some reason so I'll need to ask for that next time. Anyway, I'm fairly happy with that result -- should be spending most of the week comfortably above 200. I'm also getting a referral tomorrow to a new clinic that offers self-injections. Yay!
Mentally, though, rather worn down by non-trans stuff which seems to have given the dysphoria and brain worms a chance to take hold again. Time for some self-care.
Same for me, too. Although on reflection, certain things like practicing tucking to resemble female genitals, offering to present a school event in drag, and praying to wake up as a girl, may not have had entirely cis motivations.
I also assumed that my complete failure to fit in at an all-boys school was just due to being a nerdy kid.
That's so sweet <3