Boringly Normal

A week ago, about five weeks after resuming HRT on 1mg of Progynova daily, I started getting hot flushes. Dr Hunter's instructions in this case were to progress to 2mg daily, so I did. Seems to be working - the hot flushes are gone, and I must admit, I feel a little more comfortable on this level of estrogen. Purely an emotional dependence there, I'd have to say, but after the pre-surgery withdrawal, I'm kinda wary about this stuff.

Apart from that, life has been boringly normal from a trans standpoint (which is, at this stage, a really good thing). :P I resumed work last week; had a little trouble sitting at a desk for a whole day to begin with, but I'm fine now - no rubber donut involved.

My application for the formal change of details is being processed - I've been asked to provide my original change of name certificate for cancellation and amendment, which I mailed off today. After that, the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (that strange trifecta of significant times in a person's life) will legally recognise me as female. It's a nice bit of closure for me; something of an end to the ambiguous, somewhat genderqueer existence I've had over the last few years.

And as for the effects of SRS - wow! I feel really secure and confident in myself day to day, something I've only begun to notice due to having returned to work. Guess I was right about reasons for wanting to do it.

Gender issues have simply faded into the background lately. If it weren't for the regular dilation regimen and the fact that I'm still aware of the aches of surgery, I doubt I'd be thinking about the trans stuff much at all. It's really quite liberating!