I was able to do it. Since sublingual has a fast half life you’ll need to spread the doses throughout the day as many times as you can. For me the bare minimum was 1mg every six hours for a total of 4mg each day though my body is pretty sensitive to estradiol overall. (The last pill I’d take directly before bed so I’d be sleeping more than 6 hours)

I do think it helps to start off slow and ramp things up over time so that your body adapts but that is anecdotal on my end and mostly theory on the research side. Also if you’re able to get injections or tolerate an androgen suppressor it’s much easier than doing sublingual 4 times a day

Haha thank you it’s been a real struggle

You too!!!

Y’all are the best <3

Thank you @ada!
What foods do you recommend during recovery?

Thank you @LadyAutumn! 💜

I had a whole bunch of them including the vasomotor ones like hot flashes and night sweats, but the ones that I’m mainly worried about are that it started making the joints in my hands painful and giving me frequent carpal tunnel flare ups as well as severe dry eyes and made my vision a lot worse

same

I need both

Omg I want an emotional support Chihuahua to visit meeeeee

Congratulations!!

dysphoria is hell fr

If you have insurance now, it might cover bottom surgery. This site has a pretty comprehensive list, but if it’s not listed there it’s worth googling “<your insurance> trans healthcare” and seeing what comes up. You’ll likely need two letters of support in order to receive coverage: one from your hrt provider and one from a mental health provider.

Though not completely up to date, this site can help you find GRS surgeons that take insurance by area

Yes, 100%

The New York Times platforms a tremendous amount of transphobia

Friendly reminder the guardian is run by terfs
https://www.reddit.com/r/transgenderUK/comments/17dpbf7/the_guardianobservers_transphobia_is_now_their/

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Thank you for the support @LadyAutumn ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ You always know what to say :) I dress pretty androgynously, which I know isn’t helping, but my fear keeps me from going out full fem in my current location. I’m really really trying to get over it so I can stop compromising on my appearance.

I am in pretty intensive therapy currently, which I’m sure is why stuff is rising to the surface. I think I am doing better today :) It’s Friday and Fridays are always good lol

I think once the promotion dam breaks you’ll be getting one promotion after another! It sounds like your hard work has really paid off and I hope the new role is super rewarding!!

Been getting relentlessly sirred and brothered anytime I go outside which is destroying me. Won’t be able to do anything about FFS until I can get my braces off which I don’t currently have a timeline on.

Had my first experience with “trans broken arm syndrome” and the doctor blaming a health issue I am having on HRT. I wouldn’t take that for an answer, and I eventually got them to take me seriously but it still sucked having to deal with that.

The ghosts of trauma have been haunting me this week as well, bringing everything else down with it. Wishing I could be less of a downer lol

Congrats on your promotion though :)