[Julie]

Originally Posted by atomiczombie

If that is the case, then maybe I could go on T for a limited period of time, just until I get the masculinizing effects, then go off. I was thinking of that anyway, to be honest. Since I have no ovaries or uterus, I won't go back to producing estrogen afterwards, so that won't effect the changes that T will make. I gotta talk to my doctor about this.

Oh, and the word Carcinoid can be broken down to mean not cancer, but acts like a cancer: Carc= cancer, noid= acts like, or like but not the same.

Oh, and one more thing: when I had my appendix out, they did a CT scan and found nothing more in my gut. That was 3 years ago.

CT Scans do not generally find carcinoids until they are about 5mm -- there is a special scan called an Octreotide Scan, which detects these hormone producing neuroendocrine tumors. Including chemistry testing such as 5HIAA and ChromograninA. These are the only conclusive testing available in the states for carcinoid. Just be sure you check it out with your doctor and at the very least a carcinoid specialist.

Julie