xsarahlynn
02-12-2005, 12:50 PM
Hello Everyone. I have been taking hormoes on my own for about a year now.
And yes I know how dangerous this is. I do not recommend that anyone, take hormones without medical supervision. But for me at the time I thought it was the only way. Finding a doctor who would treat me was not very easy.
Well after searching, and making calls, I finally found Doctor. She is a GID counselor. Well it's only been a little over a week, and she has found a medical doctor who well take me on as a patient. The good thing is he's only about 40 minutes from me in Rochester NY. He is a trans friendly doctor, and has other trans patients. So if nothing more I will now be able to get the test I need to monitor my health. Hopefully I have not done any damage to my body this last year, taking hormones on my own.
I have my first appiontment this Thursday. I am so excited, and relieved.
But again I would like to say, please don't take hormones on Your own. What I did was not very smart, even though I did a lot of research before I started taking them, a lot of things can go wrong. Among them are damage to Your liver, blood clots, and yes they can kill You. I have had many a sleepless night in the last year worrying about what damage I may be doing to my body. If any one is thinking about hormone use, I would be glad to answer any questions or point You to sites where You can get information on there use and the dangers.
Have a Nice weekend everyone. Sarah Lynn
And yes I know how dangerous this is. I do not recommend that anyone, take hormones without medical supervision. But for me at the time I thought it was the only way. Finding a doctor who would treat me was not very easy.
Well after searching, and making calls, I finally found Doctor. She is a GID counselor. Well it's only been a little over a week, and she has found a medical doctor who well take me on as a patient. The good thing is he's only about 40 minutes from me in Rochester NY. He is a trans friendly doctor, and has other trans patients. So if nothing more I will now be able to get the test I need to monitor my health. Hopefully I have not done any damage to my body this last year, taking hormones on my own.
I have my first appiontment this Thursday. I am so excited, and relieved.
But again I would like to say, please don't take hormones on Your own. What I did was not very smart, even though I did a lot of research before I started taking them, a lot of things can go wrong. Among them are damage to Your liver, blood clots, and yes they can kill You. I have had many a sleepless night in the last year worrying about what damage I may be doing to my body. If any one is thinking about hormone use, I would be glad to answer any questions or point You to sites where You can get information on there use and the dangers.
Have a Nice weekend everyone. Sarah Lynn