FTM's and Transitioning

[Vincent]

Just thought I would introduce myself to the trans community on here,I started transition 2007,so been on T 8 yrs,I have Reandron by injection,it is a slow release and I get it every 3 mths,I have had top surgery and hysterectomy,but because of cost and my health no bottom surgery.
Transitioning has changed my life,I had suffered terrible depression,and self hatred,all my life,I'm now happy with the reflection in the mirror,I am now doing things I never dreamt of doing,I'm traveling overseas on my own,learning piano,playing harmonica,and finally stopped trying to kill myself with unhealthy eating,and other forms of self hatred.

I do believe in gender dysphoria and I have a high level,there is no way I would ever go back,even though I pretty much lost my whole family and most old friends,I now have an amazing community of trans folk,both men and women and the queer sex worker community and other activists,I have a brand new life,the only thing is the community in Sydney is young,which is why,I joined this site to network,with folks my own age,and maybe even meet a nice woman,but ultimately friendships.

[Thinker]

Originally Posted by Vincent

Just thought I would introduce myself to the trans community on here,I started transition 2007,so been on T 8 yrs,I have Reandron by injection,it is a slow release and I get it every 3 mths,I have had top surgery and hysterectomy,but because of cost and my health no bottom surgery.
Transitioning has changed my life,I had suffered terrible depression,and self hatred,all my life,I'm now happy with the reflection in the mirror,I am now doing things I never dreamt of doing,I'm traveling overseas on my own,learning piano,playing harmonica,and finally stopped trying to kill myself with unhealthy eating,and other forms of self hatred.

I do believe in gender dysphoria and I have a high level,there is no way I would ever go back,even though I pretty much lost my whole family and most old friends,I now have an amazing community of trans folk,both men and women and the queer sex worker community and other activists,I have a brand new life,the only thing is the community in Sydney is young,which is why,I joined this site to network,with folks my own age,and maybe even meet a nice woman,but ultimately friendships.

Welcome, Vincent. You sound like you're in a good place. Thanks for sharing a little about yourself.

[JDeere]

Welcome Vincent!

Glad to see I am not alone in my feelings about being depressed and having self hatred!

[Vincent]

I just thought I would add something that was happening to me,ive been sick for 2.5 yrs and I missed a T shot,as my levels dropped I started getting hot flushes,to a point of maybe 50 a day,2 weeks ago I had my 2nd shot on time,all hot flushes are gone,I think that for us older guys there is no road map,we are the lab rats,also I had had a hysterectomy,so that confuzed them as well.
Has anyone encountered this?

And please if I dont get back,Im not ignoring you,I just havnt seen your response.

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Vincent

I just thought I would add something that was happening to me,ive been sick for 2.5 yrs and I missed a T shot,as my levels dropped I started getting hot flushes,to a point of maybe 50 a day,2 weeks ago I had my 2nd shot on time,all hot flushes are gone,I think that for us older guys there is no road map,we are the lab rats,also I had had a hysterectomy,so that confuzed them as well.
Has anyone encountered this?

And please if I dont get back,Im not ignoring you,I just havnt seen your response.

Hey, Vincent. I would love to answer your question, but I am not too sure what it is? You mentioned missing a shot and having hot flashes (you get your shot every 3 months), and you said that the next time you got a shot on time and they went away. That makes total sense to me. I guess I miss what you find strange?

[Corkey]

Two words petuitary gland, have your dr do a x-ray of your head. This gland controls the hormones in every body, plumbing in or out.

[Vincent]

Originally Posted by DapperButch

Hey, Vincent. I would love to answer your question, but I am not too sure what it is? You mentioned missing a shot and having hot flashes (you get your shot every 3 months), and you said that the next time you got a shot on time and they went away. That makes total sense to me. I guess I miss what you find strange?

It just confused my endo,as I had been on T for 8 yrs and she thought that my overies had given up on creating estrogen and that was before my hysto,this time I missed a shot for 6 mths,I have them now every 10 weeks,and now Ive had 2 shots in a row on time they have stopped,as far as my endo was concerned I shouldn't have had hot flushes at all,but I was,thats for sure,I guess its not so much a question than running it by others,as the community ages we are moving into unchartered waters,well thats the conversation here,plus variables,in that different people will have different reactions/symptoms,I do apologize for not being clearer,TBH,it was just another thing happening regarding my health

[Jesse]

Hey Vincent,

I am 57, and have been taking Testosterone injections for almost 17 years. I had a hysto 7 years prior to starting T. My chest surgery was in early 2000. I personally have gone without a shot for a month or two, simply because I forget about it once in a while. I have never had hot flashes from missing my shots. At most, I sometimes start feeling a little down and then I realize I am way overdue for my shot. Hope this info helps.

Jesse

Originally Posted by Vincent

It just confused my endo,as I had been on T for 8 yrs and she thought that my overies had given up on creating estrogen and that was before my hysto,this time I missed a shot for 6 mths,I have them now every 10 weeks,and now Ive had 2 shots in a row on time they have stopped,as far as my endo was concerned I shouldn't have had hot flushes at all,but I was,thats for sure,I guess its not so much a question than running it by others,as the community ages we are moving into unchartered waters,well thats the conversation here,plus variables,in that different people will have different reactions/symptoms,I do apologize for not being clearer,TBH,it was just another thing happening regarding my health