I mentioned this in another thread but it was somewhat off topic so I thought I would try a new thread. I am scheduled to meet with the MD at the transgender clinic where I am a patient in early August. My concern is due to pre-existing health issues that I may not be prescribed hormones or possibly something less than would be standard.
I met for an FFS consultation with Zukowski in early May. He said much of my work is soft tissue and that I should get to my goal weight before FFS. He continued by saying that estrogen will slow down my weight loss. (OK makes sense so far ) He continued by saying that hormones don't have that much of an impact anyway so maybe I should skip them altogether. He has been doing this 20+ years and while HRT is not his area I don't want to simply discount what he said based on his many years of experience.
Any thoughts from those of you on HRT? How much physical effective do you feel that HRT has provided you in a variety of areas. Skin, body hair, fat redistribution, softening of facial features etc. I know it of course differs from person to person but I thought some feedback from a group that has been on HRT would be helpful to hear before I meet with the doc at the clinic in August. My therapist is great but this part is not her expertise.
THANKS for any replies !!