2+ years into the HRT and the changes are no longer so noticeable. Let's talk about the things that *really* didn't go the way I expected:
1. chronic fatigue and me (pun intended): I didn't expect T to have any effect whatsoever on my fatigue issues, but guess what?! I'm better! The fatigue, the post-exertional malaise, the fog, all of the ME/CFS symptoms are significantly less and in some cases gone away
Not sure if I ever did one for month 20, this is month 21
I'm so hairy!! Hair on my belly, hair on my hair on my back, HAIR on my chin! I used to joke I was "manlier than sweat on back hair" and now I have sweat on back hair. It's so weirdly affirming, this feeling of "oh yes this was missing"
My voice continues to drop, now I'm reaching points where my upper (former) range is wholly unaccessible
- I keep forgetting to write down my updates because it'd be like:
day 500: still not enough hair
day 501: except on my hairline
- Hair keeps growing on my belly and chest, my beard is filling itself out (it's so light blonde though, almost all of it 😭), legs and nethers seem to be largely plateaued
- voice keeps dropping but I still have most of my upper register? it's cool actually, I can sing in two and a half octaves now
I just get to look like this now?!
@tillybridges on her blog (https://www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2024/08/09/photos-2-the-selfie-apocalypse/) talks about hitting a point with your transition where you start seeing yourself, really seeing YOUR SELF in photos
and NGL I've been waiting for this for 15 months, to take a picture and see ME
and it's here!
#trans #transjoy #transmasculine #ftm #transition #JustTestosteroneThings
Welcome to #TransTuesday! This week we’re talking about a change nearly every trans person hopes for but never knows if it’ll arrive… seeing ourselves in photos. Here comes PHOTOS 2: THE SELFIE APOCALYPSE! 😱 This is, like, a 300-level trans class, so be sure you’ve taken the prerequisite classes like GENDER DYSPHORIA. And another prerequisite,
today in photo memories: seven years ago, a truly miserable time ... I see the pictures of myself and I'm a beautiful woman, and so clearly unhappy in my own skin
who is that? was that me all along?
Compare to the giddy picture of myself I sent to my mom today, the joy in my eyes. I recognize myself. That's me. A boygirl. A girlboy. The pictures are right, finally. I see myself for the first time
This is old, but I also love it. It's a quick goofy comic I drew after someone I knew in Boston made a facebook post about being on the T 
. I sent them this comic after their post and we both had a good time laughing at the complete misunderstanding 
#trans #art #mastoart #webcomic #trains #hrt #testosterone #JustTestosteroneThings #transmasc #domo_art
well, it's my 11 month hrt-iversary!
Still loving that sweet sweet boy juice
I discovered an acquaintance started transitioning about the same time and already has a full chin of facial hair. I am *envious.* Technically I do too but it's all so pale that it's not really visible. Contemplating some Just for Men.
I'm growing a thicket of shoulder hair and succumbing to male pattern baldness. Figures. 😅
My partner just made a joke, and I was like, "HEY!" except my voice cracked in the middle so it sounded squeeky like HEEeeYeyY.
Today in transitioning: the startled noise that once came out as a high pitch yodeled "yipe!" is now an strangled growling "yarrgh!" noise. Now I understand why some dudes sound angry when they're startled
this moment brought to you by the dying bug running over my foot yaaaargggh
physically: a fine sheen of chest hair, surprisingly not ok with. I think it has a lot to do with wanting to keep my breasts. I want to keep the pleasant softness of abundant boobs. Not sure how the hair fits in there.
Blood levels of T seem about right, based on vibes. Guess we'll see in a couple of days at my next doctor's visit.
So horny I'd hump a cardboard cutout, I need sex but not emotionally ready
Jay Grant 🏳️⚧️
Domo 🦇 
Ducky