Just got home after the appointment, and I swear, this is the most happy I can remember being. Got prescribed 1mg estradiol tablets (taken twice daily) and 1mg of finasteride. According to the doc, she wants to start me off slowly so that I can "acclimate to increased tenderness" and when we do the second wave (batch? pass?) on bloodwork we'll talk about changes in prescription. It was really rough talking about my dysphoria, and I almost felt like she wanted more detail, but that was compensated for by hearing people say my preferred name IRL. The only other complaints I can really give to the entire process are entirely because of transportation issues, because the train ride was long and incredibly anxiety inducing. Sorry if this entire post is rambley and annoying but I really wanted to follow up because all of the replies I got yesterday really buoyed my confidence.
I appreciate the support. Honestly not stoked about the slow increase thing myself, but I was way too nervous to push back on any point really? I’ll have to steel myself for next time, I guess because while I appreciate the sentiment, I’d rather growing pains then less growth.
that's great! but pls god ask to switch to bical, finnestride or spiro is not ideal
if she brings up liver stuff ask her to actually research the studies herself. it has better outcomes than spiro and finnestride
bical + e injections have the best outcomes and you should fight for them.
i took finn while cis for its intended effects for 2 years and in hindsight it made me depressed + lowered libido decently
I’ll try, because honestly, I am feeling dubious about the prescription itself. Injections are a no go for me right now unfortunately, mostly because they’re infinitely more difficult to hide then a pill bottle or two, and I’m hiding all this from my Mom.
