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Putting a smile on my face

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By CarolineTyler

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Well, I keep patient after my 2nd appointment with the gender clinic on the 6th of October and waited knowing about the 6 week possible delay in sending letters out after appointments (its really good to be forewarned), and

yesterday evening whilst in a bar with some close friends I got a call from my doctors receptionist to book an appointment to see him regarding hormone prescription.

Wow they were on the ball and working late on a Monday!

Booked to see him on the 17th Nov - had the Wednesday off anyway.

When I got home I had my copy letter on the doormat.

Recommendation of Estradiol Valerate 2mg/day for 3 months then rising to 4mg/day in two doses and Decapeptyl 11.25mg every 3 months.

Happy? You bet!!!!

:)

Hugs

Caroline

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    lisaNB

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    Decapeptyl.. are you serious? forgive me for asking but do you have mpc?

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    • CarolineTyler

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    No I don't Lisa, thanks for asking Lisa.

    This is what the Charing Cross recommend to suppress testosterone - its a drug that's used to treat prostrate cancer and works on the LHRH receptors in the pituitary gland in the same way as natural gonadorelin and effectively stops production of testosterone

    xx

    Caroline

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    • CarolineTyler

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    Saw my doctor yesterday, he was totally happy to prescribe.

    They use Zolodex for their gonadorelin (LHRH) analogue, so that's what the nurse at the practice injected into my tummy (its a slow release tablet) but since the side effects can be pretty awful the nurse only gave me a 1 month dose to see if I did get them. If all good then its 3-month injections from then on.

    I took my 1st 2mg tablet of Estradiol Valerate this morning - Its another major step in my life and I can't stop smiling today xxxxxx

    Hugs

    Caroline

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    • CarolineTyler

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    Well, I'm now on my 5th day of hormones and zoladex - no bad side effects so far thank goodness so next injection of zoladex will be a 3-month dosage.

    Patience really is a big part of transition and I await the positive side effects which hopefully I'll start to feel over the next couple of months.

    Hugs

    Caroline xxx

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