| court order gender change in Texas |
[May. 30th, 2012|01:33 am] |
Is it possible to get a court order for gender change minus having chest or bottom surgery here in Texas? Does anyone know of a lawyer that could help me make this possible or can I do this on my own? What are my options? |
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| Iodine scar treatment? |
[May. 29th, 2012|04:45 pm] |
A friend of mine has been recently singing the praises of topical iodine for scar reduction. She cites a paper here (PDF) as well as various testimonials as her sources, and says it has been working very effectively for her as well. The paper also mentions iodine promoting hair growth as part of the regeneration process.
I'm a little skeptical, partly because I've never seen it mentioned here when countless other methods have been discussed, and partly because a lot of the sites I find when Googling it are focused on "natural remedies" and the like. Does anyone have any information on this? |
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| coping with Acutane |
[May. 28th, 2012|06:04 pm] |
Hi folks,
my dermatologist put me on Acutane about a week ago after everything else, in the history of ever, has failed to clear up my acne (i've had it since I was 13 and i'm 25 now. been on T for 1.5 years, which, unsurprisingly made it worse. now I have grey hair AND acne and that's just not fair. anyway.) I think it was the right choice. i'm really hoping it works on the acne BUT Acutane is no walk in the park. I've been on it for 1 week and already my lips are chapped, the skin on my face is pealing, and the inside of my nose is raw and dry. also, even with liberal usage of sun screen, i'm burning.
Have any of you used Acutane before? do you have any tips, tricks, or life hacks to help with the side effects?
also for those of you who have been on it before: they make a HUGE EFFING DEAL out of how you're not supposed to get pregnant while you're on it and that female patients have to have a negative pregnancy test each month before getting a refill, etc. Does the medication come in the same packaging packaging for everyone or am I getting the "No baby for you!" packaging b/c my dr. knows I have a uterus? I kid you not, the box is labeled with text and pictures multiple times, the individual cards of pills are labeled with text and pictures multiple times, and there is a crossed out picture of a pregnant woman on each peal off tab for. each. pill. i mean really now. it is totally physically possible get pregnant on T, but in my case there is 0 possibility of that happening unless BAD things happened and plan-b ceased to exist. it seems a little ridiculous and is more than a little bothersome to me.
thanks all,
A |
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| Gender change forms |
[May. 28th, 2012|10:53 am] |
So I've been looking everywhere, but I can't find the info. I'm doing the paper work for gender change and I need to know what info my doctor needs to provide for the Declaration Of Physician. Because awhile back I read somewhere that a doctor needs to provide full name, license number, etc. Does anyone know the full list that I need to tell my doctor to provide? I don't want to go to court just to be sent back because I don't have my forms correctly. So please any help would be great? Oh, and I already went into the California Court website and it does not specify what my doctor needs to give. Thanks in advance guys. |
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| New Transition Blog! |
[May. 27th, 2012|05:44 pm] |
Hey guys-
I just wanted to share my blog with the group. I've started the process of trying to get my insurance company to cover my top surgery, and my hope is that (successful or not) my process can help other folks with getting their transition covered. I'm early in the process, so haven't gotten far yet but wanted to share.
http://joestransition.wordpress.com/
Thanks! |
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| Top surgery for non male identified people |
[May. 27th, 2012|06:58 pm] |
I do not identify as male, but I am EXTREMELY dysphoric about my chest to the point that in my eyes it's bigger and more obvious than it really is and I even tend to eat less in hopes that I lose some weight over there.
Note that my chest is actually...tiny DX but I just...yeah well I'm sure at least some of you understand.
Anyhow my question is this, is it possible for someone whom does not identify as male to be able to get top surgery? |
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| Coming out at work/Issues |
[May. 25th, 2012|08:36 pm] |
I recently came out at work. Within a couple weeks, a mysterious note was posted on my forklift that read "not a man". Well, I'm close to most of the people in my dept. We all know who did it. Problem is, no one saw the act. So I'm sure this dude will get a free blow. Anyway, my supervisor intends to have a dept meeting Tuesday to "inform" everyone to some degree about my transition, as well as ask for the writer to come forward. He asked me to think of anything I would like him to share so I'm just trying to get some suggestions from someone who has been there. Or even if you haven't.. what info do you think you would share? Thanks in advance Posted via LiveJournal app for iPhone. |
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| Binding |
[May. 25th, 2012|05:37 pm] |
I have been thinking of binding, flip flopping on the subject because I'm not sure which method is the best and more importantly the safest. I have heard horror stories from people who binded too tightly, I lean more toward not getting the best look (flat like a cis guy) but the safest way to achieve a chest that looks like a cis heavy guy's chest - since I'm a chub with full C cup breasts I know getting flat is not going to happen but having a look more in line with a heavyset cis male would be *my* ideal. I just recently learned of under armor shirts and was wondering if anyone knows if a combo like the frog bra with an under armor shirt over it would be helpful and a lot safer than using just a regular binder? Any advice, tips (especially from heavyset men), sizing, basically any info anyone has would be greatly appreciated? |
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| are you adrenaline junkie after you got on T? question for post-t people |
[May. 25th, 2012|12:28 am] |
I have been getting into dangerous stuff like taking firework operator courses and lighting up 'professional' type fireworks.
I am planning to do my projects with chasing tornadoes and stuff.
I do not have any fear for anything like fireworks or tornadoes or anything dangerous.
I do have somehow dangerous job as truck unloader since a kid.
I still do truck unloading right now.
I remembered when I was pre-t. I did have few fears and do have common sense?
like I would not go crazy and chase a tornado.
Did you really loose your fears after you started your T shots or any other methods?
and started some new hobbies esp the dangerous ones. |
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| Androgel vs. Injectable Enanthate--Hair loss |
[May. 24th, 2012|10:41 am] |
Hey everyone, I've been taking T for three years now (50mg/wk for 1.5 yrs and 30mg/wk for the past year and half) via injections. My doctor recently suggested I switch to Androgel 1% 2.5mg daily if I wanted to avoid giving myself weekly shots. I don't mind a small nick every week, but I am interested in trying Androgel out because of one main concern of mine--hair loss. I'm only 19 and have been struggling with the whole balding thing for the past year. I'm already on propecia (finasteride), which is a medication for hair loss that lowers DHT levels. I don't mind playing around with my T levels or ways of getting it into my body because I have masculinized completely. I'm posting here because I'm curious if anyone who has made the switch from injecting T to Androgel has experienced less hair loss? My thinking is a lower daily dose means lower peaks and lower DHT in my system, therefore less hair loss. How has switching affected your T levels? I've seen this somewhat addressed in previous posts and looking through tags, but not directly concerning hair loss. |
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