Thanks so much for your comments everyone <3

I’m feeling cautiously optimistic. But we’ll take it one day at a time.

Aww yuss… let us know how it goes!

(I’m not at all jealous…)

I’m doing good! So good, in fact, that I think it’s time to retire this account. Still ^not cis though :3

I’ll still be around, of course, and regulars should have no problem figuring out my main account. But since I’ve posted a lot of rather personal stuff here, I’d rather not link the accounts explicitly. So no doxxing, please! See you all around.

/egg out

PS If you need a clue:

Strange red dress on point for my type (11)

Yay, nail polish is so much fun :3

I had a lot of “oh shit, am I really doing this?” moments, too. But I think it’s important to show confidence when you tell people, even if you don’t feel it. So no rush.

I was chatting about names with my wife and she suggested it. Tried it out, it fit, and now I’m legally stuck with it :3

Yay! That’s great news〜

I bet there are a lot of Linux folks around here who can help if you get stuck, too.

Awww what a fluffy sweetie 🥲

Me: Huh, I was expecting HRT to make me emotional, but other than my mood going up and down it’s been fine.
Also me: Has a full-on hysterical-sobbing-in-the-corner meltdown.
Me: This proves nothing.

I feel much better now.

I’ve been collecting cute dangly earrings. Dressing up pretty is so much fun <3

Plaid <3

OK, one final sample with a lower pitch. I promise I’m done now :3

Thanks! Yeah, I saw that article (and I know my doctor reads that site too!), so I’ve been pushing back a bit.

That’s a good point about blood tests. I don’t think I’ve yet had more than one test for any particular dose, so I can’t say for sure how stable my levels are. I can tell when things start to get out of whack (especially when T goes up) from my experience with injections, and I’m pretty sure that my T is consistently suppressed on patches, at least.

I’m currently on 2 x 0.72mg / 2 days and 50mg spiro / day, which last test had me at 268 pg/mL E2 and 58 ng/dL T. I’m pretty happy with that, at least until I can get a few things chopped off.

Hello again! Thanks for sharing <3 The difference between the first two samples is huge!

Your voice is cute. There’s a bit more weight and chest resonance than I’d expect in an average female voice (almost the opposite of my problem, I think), and I’m not a big fan of creak, but at worst it’s androgynous. Keep up the good work!

Ask and ye shall receive! This is me talking normally.

https://voca.ro/1f1OSzCBlULV

This one sounds kind of hollow and “trans voice” to me. (Yeah, yeah, drop the pitch, tighter resonance, I know…)

I’ve not yet had one come off in the shower, and I’m not particularly careful. The adhesive gets a little loose, but it goes back to normal pretty quickly once you dry off. Having tried gel, injections and patches I have to say patches easily beat everything else for me! That’s assuming you don’t get irritation from them, of course.

Can confirm: I was able to get T down into cisfem ranges with monotherapy using 3 x 0.72mg patches every two days. That gave me about 400pg/mL E2 though, which was a bit high, so I’m on spiro as well now.

Thanks! I promise I’m not trying to push the pitch up :3 But yeah, it’s higher than it needs to be, maybe because I’m reading rather than talking normally.

I should really record myself interacting with real people.

Thanks! I’m originally from the UK of course, but I don’t live there now. I’ve spent a lot of time with various people from around the world, so it’s become pretty eclectic.

Great idea! I was definitely in performance mode. I’ll record a conversational clip next time I’m at my PC. I’d love to hear more people’s voices, too :3

Yay, thanks for the clip. I don’t think you were being mean at all!

I also use Japanese all day in and out of work. I should try that next time!

Holy shit, voice goals right here! You sound 100% female to me–maybe someone in her 30s or so?

I try to listen to myself as I speak at work, so it’s definitely a gradual process of tweaking things here and there. Thanks for the feedback!