Thank [insert deity of choice here] for California health insurance!
I had my doctor's appointment with Planned Parenthood this morning, and just got the call from them that my prescriptions for Spiro and estro patches have been called in to the pharmacy!
So, within the next couple days, yo' girl is gonna be on the girl juice! Woo!
And I got ANOTHER great piece of news too: my insurance *actually covers hair removal.* I'm not certain how much/where, but that's a HUGE relief.
Even with being stuck in traffic for half an hour on the way back to the house, it's a red letter day for me.
Melanie E.
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You go, Mel!
You get Girl Juice? Yipeeeeeee!!!!!
— Emma
Congrats Melanie
Congrats Melanie,
Welcome to the wonderful world of wanting your body to hurry up and unfortunately having to wait. Good things come to she who waits.
I'm glad to celebrate this milestone with you.
Exploring the impossibilities,
Jo Dora Webster on YouTube
Great news Mel!
Spiro and patches are a great start. My doc recommended putting the patches on the inside of my upper arm and that worked well. But patches are a bit inconvenient. I had to limit my showers and couldn't swim either. I've been doing electrolysis about once a week since last September and have had some great results. If you go the electrolysis route, ask your doctor for an EMLA cream to number your face beforehand. :DD
DeeDee
To quote one of my favorite movies
Honey, I'm so happy!
my insurance *actually covers hair removal.*
Mine too. However only electrolysis. Trust me, It's a long slow process. You get to spend anything from 30 to 90 minutes laying on your back while your electrologist pokes you with a sharp probe and zaps some DC voltage to kill the hair follicle. My electrologist manages about 250 follicles per 90 minute session. Get yourself some lidocaine cream (I use aspercreme). 4% is the maximum that you can get over the counter. Apply it liberally before you leave for your appointment and then again just before you go in. You're likely to come away with blotchy skin, but it goes away quickly... oh and avoid being in the sun for the rest of the day.
Hugs
Patricia
Happiness is being all dressed up and HAVING some place to go.
Semper in femineo gerunt
Ich bin eine Mann
Welcome to the Better Half
Some things become easier, others harder. The bottom line is, the change usually balances out. I am NOT a medical doctor so my info is from one woman to another and nothing more. Girl Talk. Spirolactone and Finesteride will put the brakes on any natural breast development which means if the girls want those things they will only come from implants. Take either hormone for as long as a year and there is almost a hundred percent guarantee one will not develop naturally no matter how much estrogen is pumped into the body. Hormone burn out? Estradiol is the good twin to Estrogen. All the research done on Estrogen does not apply to Estradiol. Blood clots, heart attacks, etc have not been tied to estradiol.
Love, you are not a genetic female and I don't know how intelligent your hormone doctors are. All the research done on genetic females taking hormones does not fully apply to transgender females. It's a yes and no situation. I pray your doctors are up to speed.
Hugs Melanie, may you find peace and comfort in this life you have chosen.Try to remember the speed bumps are still there, just placed differently.
Barb
Life is a gift meant to be lived not worn until it's worn out.
Oklahoma born and raised cowgirl
I though
that you already had the moans!.
Angharad
Party!!!!
You need the proper beats to accompany your dance of victory. Appropriately enough, there's a song...
Or you could do the Pony to Tommy James' original version.
Mazel tov, Melanie!
Sammy
Thanks for the well-wishes everyone!
I'm SUPER stoked to finally be on this part of my journey! It's just the first steps... but it's a big leap forward nonetheless.
Melanie E.
I expect ...
that you will find other benefits to now living in California. I've lived here most of my almost 75 years and I find it hard to imagine living anywhere else. Most of my years means except for almost three years when my father was in the Army ( Fort Benning, now renamed Fort Moore, and Fort Sam Houston) and two when I served (Mannheim and Mainz, Germany).