Day 190 – Update
Hello,
Things have been going pretty good for me right now. my depression is starting to lessen and I am enjoying life more. Though I am still having trouble in school. Tomorrow I go back to see my psychiatrist to see how my meds are working and on Friday I have another appointment with my endocrinologist. Hopefully I will be able to go back on estrogen but we will see.
Until next time,
Abbey
Day 134 – Letdown
Well I had an appointment with my endo again today. I thought things would be okay but in my lab work my prolactin was still high and there is some suspicion that the estrogen could be causing my depression so I have been taken off estrogen. I am pretty devastated; it’s like a step in the wrong direction. The only good news is that my endo upped my spiro from 100mg to 150mg, but thats no substitute for the lack of estrogen. I’m not sure what I am going to do now, probably eat a bag of chocolates.
Until next time,
Abbey
Day 78 – Weight Talkin’
I put together a little chart to show my change in weight since starting hormones. There is a lull in the center fir the time I spent in the hospital and dealing with my emotional issues during which time I did not measure myself. I have definitely gained some substantial weight, going from high 160’s all the way to low 180’s. Part of it is due to my choice to stop watching my calories and to allow myself to gain a bit of extra weight to help in redistribution, but also I definitely have more food cravings than before. Yum chocolate! My plan now is to lose some of the weight I put on or stay around this weight.
Weight: 182
I guess I will see how hard it is to lose weight on hormones!
Abbey
Day 76 – New Measurements
12-5-10 – Measurements
Across the Shoulders: 16.5″
Around the Shoulders: 41.5″
Around the Upper Arm: 11.5″ +0.50″
Around the Forearm: 10.25″ +0.25″
Bust: 36.75″ +1.25″
Under Bust: 33.75″ +0.75″
Natural Waist: 32.5″ +1.50″
Belt line: 37.5″ +1″
Hips: 41.5″ +0.50″
Thigh: 23.5″ +0.50″
Calve: 15.75″ +0.25″
Waist-Hip Ratio: 0.784″ +0.027″
Waist-Shoulder Ratio: 0.784″ +0.037″
I took measurements as well as some new pictures to document my progress with hormones. I have definitely been gaining some weight and it has been helping to round out some of my features. I am going to try to start exercising again to slim down my waist line again to keep a good figure. I am happy with the changes so far and I am super excited that my bust measurement has gone from 35″ to 36.75″ in just over two months.
Weight: 180
Abbey
Day 72 – Hair and Hormones
Yesterday was a busy day, I went to see my endocrinologist to adjust my hormones and got a haircut afterwards! My endo appointment went okay and he doubled my dose up from 50mg spiro but my prolactin is high so he is making me take it easy on the estrogen so I am sad about that 😦
My haircut went fabulous though! I uploaded an entire album showcasing it and some of the new makeup I got, including some eyeshadow from a Manly 120 color pallet I just got. I got my hair trimmed with a fringe and got blonde highlights on the top and some deep red highlights on the bottom and in the back. I love how it turned out and if anyone is looking for a good salon in Boston, checkout Revive Hair Studio, they are great. I have been seeing my stylist Sara for 2 or 3 years and I love every cut. They are all very friendly and open minded, they had a car in the last Boston pride parade. Here is their website: http://www.reviveboston.com/Home.html
So far I’ve felt a fair amount of change from just over two months of hormones on a relatively low dose. I’ve seen softer skin, change in libido, decrease in sperm, breast development, softer features, fat redistribution and a slew of emotional changes. My left nipple has nearly caught up to my right and both have solid cores formed underneath that hurt. Tomorrow I am going to try and take measurements again and get a few development pictures together for my timeline.
Weight: 181
Goodnight!
Abbey
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