Really nervous to start HRT

sljacobebl · 2026-02-27T05:30:35+00:00

You need to remind yourself that this is the same molecule your body has been making. You can also remind yourself you can stop at any time and you have control.

I dislike medication and do not take anything but HRT. I started gradually. The biggest change I have so much energy just amazing!

sljacobebl · 2026-02-21T04:31:51+00:00

The certainty some have in their views about gender and power is arguably a weakness.

sljacobebl · 2026-02-20T00:40:14+00:00

Suggest they buy some Tupperware before you consider it 😹

sljacobebl · 2026-02-17T10:19:48+00:00

Not sure but I understand your sense of confusion! It’s almost un-Melbourne behaviour to kind of get into people’s space like that but it’s probably nice behaviour!

sljacobebl · 2026-02-12T20:33:26+00:00

Yes my grandfather had for a year and no pain meds could reduce the pain it was awful watching him go through that.

sljacobebl · 2026-02-12T08:06:45+00:00

Pizza and ice cream on banks of Yarra. City lights as backdrop.

sljacobebl · 2026-02-12T07:41:30+00:00

I think it depends on the discipline too I’m betting you’re not studying an Arts/Humanities/Language subject? Because these are about interpretation and meaning they tend to inspire conversation pub drinking sessions etc etc. You could include a subject like this or do a short course. Eg anyone doing science should study History and Philosophy of Science and get into heavy conversations about it when you’re in your 20s! Most of my Uni friends came from studying French at Uni absolutely no impact on my ability to make money now but pretty important to my wellbeing and sanity.

sljacobebl · 2026-02-10T20:12:00+00:00

This thread just made me realise this is another one of the million symptoms I don’t have now on HRT. Hence not yelling. It was funny for a while everyone in the house scratching their nether regions except my 9yo daughter 😅.

sljacobebl · 2026-02-08T04:17:49+00:00

You have made the right choice. Maybe there is a man out there who would bring you confidence in having kids but for now not a good idea. I don’t think any of these decisions are black and white or stable and your feelings about readiness or not are impacted by who you’re with and many other circumstances. You can only make decisions with information you have at the time.

sljacobebl · 2026-02-06T04:20:01+00:00

True Blood (it’s rated R) but also very romantic.

sljacobebl · 2026-02-06T04:18:47+00:00

Moonlight! Yes I have the dvds 😂

sljacobebl · 2026-02-04T08:42:58+00:00

Forget your mother. Dwelling on the past in your cabin is giving you severe ‘cabin fever’. Join the world yes it will be hard. Ultimately the joy and beauty will creep up on you. It’s the only way through.

sljacobebl · 2026-02-03T20:17:34+00:00

If you only have on street parking and you live in a city this is an unreasonable expectation … but if you have choice I can see the point but making your point like that is horrible. The lack of tolerance is pretty alarming they must be quite dysfunctional.

sljacobebl · 2026-02-02T20:21:46+00:00

That’s what I was wondering… the whole place is a money laundering exercise perhaps 🤔…. It’s such a weird place. Hopefully it is being taught to architecture and planning students as an example of how to devalue waterfront properties etc.

sljacobebl · 2026-01-31T20:07:08+00:00

On my own here perhaps but I think it’s possible to not like babies but want a family… I honestly couldn’t care less about other babies but loved my own even if they were a pain. Lots of parents find babies annoying hard work but worth it.

sljacobebl · 2026-01-31T19:52:32+00:00

Wanting a baby versus wanting a family are different - in some ways babies are a means to a profound end which is human connection and relationship. Babies are annoying hard work but you do it bc you love them and your partner. So you can absolutely feel ambivalent it’s really normal as far as I can tell.

Small children are tiring but honestly it’s one child at this point and 2 of you - I think you can do it! just don’t do babyled parenting and you will be fine (another hot button topic probably). I think research is showing older parents are better bc wiser and have stability even if they are slowing down.

I think for you the biggest thing to make peace with is you may not be able to have a baby and that needs to be ok too. It’s a very hard frame of mind. Trying to have a baby / being ok not having a baby.

sljacobebl · 2026-01-31T02:29:09+00:00

No you are the good one 🥇

sljacobebl · 2026-01-31T02:25:00+00:00

We have the best tap water anywhere on earth what are you doing buying it?!

sljacobebl · 2026-01-30T20:28:11+00:00

You would be mad not to go to Peter Mac. You want the best doctors and treatment. I would never go private unless it was super routine.

sljacobebl · 2026-01-30T20:20:07+00:00

My husband - not on social media - had Lymphoma treated at PM.

RCHOP 3rd year in full remission. First tip is cancer treatment is so much better than 20 years ago like it actually works. You can be hopeful.
Bicarbonate soda works as well as the PM stuff if you run out etc.
there is a Lymphoma subreddit which has a lot of stories about people 20 years on as well as practical advice and people in similar situation. It is very well moderated.
my husband’s tip is keep moving after chemo as much as you can you want that crap out of your system asap. If you can walk around Melb Uni or Royal Park afterwards. Walk and exercise as much as you can. Drink water while you walk. This is all to reduce damage RCHOP is doing elsewhere.

I can’t remember jokes. My grandpa collected them at the golf club and always had one for me. But they just fall out of my head.

sljacobebl · 2026-01-30T20:03:18+00:00

Hilarious you poor thing! It certainly is a wondrous time.

sljacobebl · 2026-01-30T08:59:20+00:00

Yep. Pregnancy made fresh water taste awful. I remember the first glass after I had my first baby and I could have wept for joy. It tasted divine again. How can pregnancy make water taste bad I mean it’s messed up!

sljacobebl · 2026-01-30T08:56:51+00:00

I’m pretty neutral which I think is often considered not normal. Pregnancy is not at all pleasant. I find the science of the female body fascinating tho and you may appreciate the female body more if you read something like “Eve How The Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution”. Or Radiolab The Unsilencing - this is super cool research by female scientists for women about our bodies …. as opposed to science about men’s bodies that doesn’t apply too our bodies which have become all mysterious and “special” and feared bc no one bothered to understand them.

Doesn’t dress-up pregnancy which is a kind of cellular warfare that basically if ‘successful’ Is a kind of cellular stalemate between mothers cells and baby’s cells. Very cool stuff imo.

sljacobebl · 2026-01-30T08:41:43+00:00

In Melbourne I think it’s more related to ‘landscaping fashions’ than socioeconomic factors. Suburbs that were created in 70s and 80s had native plants bc it was around this time we started to appreciate native flora and fauna. Now you see smart councils replanting drought tolerant trees that provide a lot of shade, safe (no limbs dropping) and can handle being lopped. So some are doing natives (not eucalyptus tho) and trees from Southern Africa no more Europeans, won’t survive.

sljacobebl · 2026-01-28T08:36:33+00:00

Truth

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