older woman who is colorblind checking in here. sorry if its all a color mismatch. this was the only Halloween wig I could afford because I am very bald. 😭 but I looked at myself in the mirror and couldn't stop smiling. 😁 i love all of you!!!

i took my first dose of estradiol valerate and spironolactone this morning. i have unfortunately had a spike in blood pressure but i'm monitoring it.

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[–] 34 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

You look great! Looking forward to more pictures and seeing your smile grow 😊.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    Love the dress, nails, and envy your tolerance for wigs! You look great! ❀️

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  • [–] [S] 15 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    If I can handle this crummy wig, I can't wait to have an actual quality human hair wig, honestly.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    Have you ever tried one? They're hot and itchy. But if you can tolerate it, try a lace front.

    When your money's right: https://govihair.com/what-is-a-lace-front-wig/

    has good, basic information. Good luck!

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  • [–] 23 points 2 weeks ago

    Gentle does not depend on your looks.

    Gentle depends on what Linux distro you are using.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    If you're ever wanting to match colors to something in the future, and you're okay with physically going into stores, you can bring the item and ask a sales person to help you. I worked in an accessory store ages ago, but my favorite task customers gave me was building a look around an item.

    I love that silhouette on you, and I'm a little jealous of the freedom you gave with wigs :) Grats on your first doses!

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 2 weeks ago

    I wish wigs felt like freedom, but I understand from my own experiences with my own hair when I still had it when I was young, sometimes it doesn't matter what you want to do with it, there's just no making it look how you want without having a different type of hair entirely, thickness, tensile strength, curliness, color all impact how hair is able to be styled.

    Anyway, thank you for the tip on going in to stores. I don't live too far from more open minded areas, so I might be able to do that when I visit the west side of the state sometime.

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  • [–] [S] 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    I do love blues and I think it's the color I look best in because of my blue eyes! thank you for noticing! I'm still so bad at painting my nails lol

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  • [–] 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    I looked at myself in the mirror and couldn’t stop smiling

    clothing has two primary purposes: the functional purpose (keeping you warm/dry), and the "does this clothing make me happy" purpose. sounds like you found a perfect outfit!

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  • [–] 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    You look great! I think the hot pink really suits you. Thank you for including us in your journey, I hope the blood pressure thing resolves quickly.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Thanks so much!

    The great news is I am just a dingus who was using my blood pressure cuff wrong. Went to a welk-in clinic. Nurses tested twice and I was fine, just having a panic attack thinking I wasn't. So, it's resolved because it wasn't actually a think hooray! lol

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  • [–] 11 points 2 weeks ago

    You're killing it! πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

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  • [–] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Congratulations and I'm glad you're here! :)

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  • [–] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    The dress suits you so well!!!

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    Thank you, and it's actually two sizes two big, I was able to get another cute one in the right size and shipping this one back to get replaced with the right size. I measured myself based on the size chart online and i guess it was off by a bit lol

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  • [–] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    You look amazing! Welcome to the community :3

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  • [–] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Holy shit, another colorblind trans girl?!

    There are dozens of us!!! Dozens!!!!

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  • [–] 7 points 2 weeks ago

    The hair and shoes look great con you! And the color of the dress is very pretty :D.

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    Love the hair and glasses combo!

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Thank you so much, I was anxious about the glasses before all of this, because I got them as a man to suit a man and I was worried they couldn't pull double duty. But then I got put together and realized they're not that bad at all. I do wish my head wasn't so friggin wide so I could have some slightly more feminine frames but que sera sera

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  • [–] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Nice fit. The glare on the floor makes it look like you're floating lol

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  • [–] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Slay Queen, go knock em dead.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Everything is perfect! You look beautiful πŸ’œ

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  • [–] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Congrats, mission accomplished, good job deciding what would make life better and pursuing it, it will continue getting better from here! Also, the hair is a hot pink and the dress is a mix of greyish greens and blues, so the hair really pops!

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  • [–] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    I wish I knew how to type out the onomatopoeia of the happy squeal I made

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  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Lovely dress and your feet & those look amazing!

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  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago

    let's go day 1! you are a golden goddess!!!

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Looking good. Keep it going.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    I love your outfit, it looks great for warm weather🩷

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    Hiiiiiii!!! Congrats on the HRT!!!!

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    Heyyyyyyyy! Thanks, it's glorious already!

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Do you feel cold? First thing I noticed was the change in circulation.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    No, actually, I was honestly shocked at how warm my feet and legs stayed, especially with how strange it feels to have them shaved after a lifetime of them being hairy.

    I wonder if its because I already experienced a change in circulation in 2023 when I started taking dasatinib for my chronic myeloid leukemia and I stopped being warm all the time and started being cold all the time after that.

    the cml is in remission I just am still in treatment until they're sure it's gone. i talked about this a lot more on my prior lemmy account, before I was, well, really me.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Hey youre looking great and thats a great dress on you.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Cute! I love that dress :)

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Empire waist is my favorite cut, very flattering. Very cute dress, you have good taste in clothes

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 weeks ago

    Thank you I have no idea on cut names or anything. But I plan on learning! In high school I sewed my own pants and did quite well at it as a boy. May as well get back into sewing so I can tailor things to myself even more.

    Empire waist, and yes, I love it because it makes it look like I have more hips than I do!

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Dress fits you perfectly queen!

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  • Are you kiddimg with the color blindness? The way you combined that BEAUTIFUL blue dress with such an intricate detail as blue nail polish combined really nicely. You look great girl, blue is your color <3

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