Milestones

November 2006

Nov 10: Shaved legs (first time)

December 2006

Dec 03: Disclosures to wife: trans identity; website
Dec 07: Disclosure as trans to family physician
Dec 07: Diet: "Starting weight" = 245 lbs. &rarr Weight-loss graph
Dec 18: First psychotherapy session
Dec 19: First orders placed for trans books
Dec 28: Second psychotherapy session

January 2007

Jan 03: Third psychotherapy session
Jan 06: First Triad Gender Association (TGA) meeting, 1st first time publicly 'en femme'
Jan 09: Laser hair removal consultation
Jan 10: Fourth psychotherapy session
Jan 13: Shaved facial hair, after 27 years
Jan 13: First Triangle Transsexual Support (TTS) meeting
Jan 15: First laser treatment

February 2007

Feb 26: Second laser treatment
Feb 28: Seventh psychotherapy session

March 2007

Mar 03: Ordered an epilator
Mar 10: First time leaving apartment 'en femme'
Mar 10: First personal 'trans' internet posting, showing face
Mar 12: Initial epilator useage, comments
Mar 17: Diet: 13 week update: 199 lbs. &rarr graph!

April 2007

Apr 09: Third laser treatment; First electrolysis treatment

May 2007

May 30: Asked for referral to endocrinologist for M2F hormone therapy

June 2007

Jun 02: Diet: Stably at ~190 lbs. &rarr graph
Jun 04: Fourth laser treatment; Second electrolysis
Jun 09: First time attending non-trans event, 'en femme'
Jun 14: Appointment scheduled with endocrinologist (&rarr Oct. 2007)!

August 2007

Aug 04: First bread baked: Challah
Aug 27: First body laser: Chest, stomach, underarms

October 2007

Oct 03: Received my referral letter for Feminizing Hormonal Therapy
Oct 08: First appointment (consultation) with endocrinologist Dr. Elizabeth Holt (Raleigh, N.C.)
Oct 19: Started FHT (Vivelle-Dot transdermal 17β-estradiol patch 0.05 mg 2X weekly)!

December 2007

Dec 24: Started the TransAdvocates transgender-rights discussion group

January 2008

Jan 05: First bone fide outing as "Victoria"
Jan 20: We told the 1^st person in our "real" (non-trans) world that I was transgendered

February 2008

Feb 05: FHT: 4-Month Followup - Blood (lab) results!