The brainworms absolutely lie.
Occasionally I get these thoughts that my breasts look weird or that they’re not progressing as much as I think they are. Thank the goddess for whoever suggested taking timeline photos to me early in my transition, because these results are so satisfying. I’ve still got so much time to go, too! Third photo is 5.5 months, last one is yesterday, at 9.75 months HRT. It’s much too early to tell if the recently-added progesterone is contributing much or not, but I’m excited to gather more data as the months roll on!
It’s just wild to me that my body has changed this much in less than a year. Comparison is the thief of joy and all, but I can’t help but be curious and check places like this to see where my development sits compared to other girlies in similar situations. I don’t mean to brag, but it really does feel like I’ve been extremely lucky with genetics and how my body responds to the hormone treatments. I didn’t have a ‘goal breast size’ outside of ‘something that makes me happy’ and girl, the brainworms have no hold over me when I consider that I still have years of not only growth but shapely development to look forward to.
I started at age 35 and I’m now 36. I was originally on estradiol tablets taken orally 2mg 2x/day and Spironolactone taken orally 50mg 2x/day. After 6 months we switched to estradiol valerate injections with a weekly dose of .3ml/week of 20mg/ml and upped the Spironolactone to 100mg 2x/day. At 9 months we dropped the Spironolactone back down to 50mg 2x/day because the mix of switching to injections and increase in antiandrogen tanked my t levels so much that I was experiencing issues. We also added 100mg progesterone taken orally 1x/day at the 9 month mark. Though, in this last week I’ve switched to taking it rectally after confirming with the doctor that this route was appropriate.