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URNA DETECTIVES NEWS FLASH! DAN, JON & THE CASE OF THE MISSING JOURNAL ENTRIES!
Karen Reeves December 27th, 2008 8:54 pm MSTHi Everyone!
It appears that the case of the missing journal entry postings has been SOLVED!
I can see from my own list of the number of journal entries posted on my site that last June 4th was a busy day. I know I have posted quite a few journal entries over the years but not 53 of them!!! I can talk and write alot but . . . . .
Trying to repair the site the guys posted over 30 test entries on my site in just a few hours! When the site recently got repaired these disappearing journal entries suddenly reappeared. I just noticied this and have spent time deleting the test items.
I would suggest that everyone go delete repetative journal/test items to cut down on the clutter.
Thanks Dan & Jon for the great work in making Urnotalone such an awesome place!!! You have proved yourselves again!
*Smiles*
~Karen~
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HAPPY HOLIDAY'S 2008
Jackie Lee Thompson December 27th, 2008 8:14 pm MSTHi Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It appears the Journal is now working and we can now post new entries (THANK YOU DAN & JON!!!!!).
So, with that being said, I would just like to wish you all a belated MERRY CHRISTMAS.
And when it gets here......Have A Safe and Happy NEW YEAR!!!!!!
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I Hit 170 lbs!
Veronica Sue Winger December 21st, 2008 6:08 pm MSTI hit 170 lbs last week! Now I'm working to get to 165 lbs, the max ideal weight for a woman my size. I will start laser hair removal from my few facial hairs in Jan.
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Merry Christmas 2008 To You All!
Karen Reeves December 20th, 2008 11:51 pm MSTHi Everyone!
It is that time of year and yesterday's/today's snowstorm just seems to add to the festive mood of Christmas. I know that getting ready for the holidays can be stressful and painful.
I enjoy all the bright lights, good cheer, parties, the presents, and Xmas dinner. But let us remember the true meaning of Xmas. It is the day that we celeberate the life of one person and the meaning of what it is to strive and have a better planet to live on.
Enjoy your holidays no matter your belief system!!!!!
*Kisses*
~Karen~
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I Hit 170 lbs!
Veronica Sue Winger December 19th, 2008 2:12 pm MSTI hit my goal of 170 lbs. about a week ago! I'm now at 167 lbs. working towards 165 lbs., which is the highest ideal weight for a woman my size. I've started looking into laser hair removal for my face. I also bought 4 pairs of new shoes to celebrate!
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I Made It to 170 lbs!
Veronica Sue Winger December 17th, 2008 5:30 pm MSTI'm at 167 lbs today, working my way to a final of 165 lbs. That's the highest ideal weight for a woman my size. Laser hair removal from my face is next.
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I Made It to 170 lbs!
Veronica Sue Winger December 10th, 2008 6:23 pm MSTWoo hoo! I hit 170 lbs last week, and now I'm trying to get down to 165 lbs, which is the highest of the ideal weight for a woman my size. I've also starting looking into facial hair removal, which could take 6+ sessions over a year to complete. One step at a time.
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Made It!
Veronica Sue Winger December 5th, 2008 5:52 pm MSTI finally hit 170 lbs! Wow, now I'm trying for 165 lbs, which is the max ideal weight for a woman my size. The calorie diary has been a great help. I will soon look into laser hair removal for my few facial hairs.
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I Made It to 170 lbs!
Veronica Sue Winger December 2nd, 2008 10:36 am MSTWoo hoo! I eeked out 170 lbs this morning! I reached my goal of losing 20 lbs in only 2 months. I'm now working to get down to 165 lbs, which is the top of the ideal weight for women my size. I will start looking into laser hair removal from my few facial hairs after I have some minor surgery for varicocele, which will put me out for about 5 days. Then I need to figure out how I'm going to get out there!
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Hit my weight loss target!
Veronica Sue Winger December 2nd, 2008 10:28 am MSTWoo hoo! I eeked out 170 lbs this morning! I've lost about 20 lbs in 2 months. The calorie diary really works. I'm not looking at getting down to 165 lbs, which is the top of the ideal weight for a woman my size. Meanwhile, I will look into laser hair removal for my few facial hairs.
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GOOBLE GOOBLE GOOBLE-Some November Thoughts !
Karen Reeves November 16th, 2008 10:00 pm MSTHi Everyone!
I hope that all of you have a great Thanksgiving. We all have, though it may not seem that way many times, so much to be thankful for. The next time you get down emotionally remember that things could be a whole lot worse. Many people are in that predicament.
Don't each too much turkey!
*Kisses*
~Karen~
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Still Losing Weight!
Veronica Sue Winger November 5th, 2008 6:09 pm MSTI reached 175 lbs this morning! Only 5 lbs to go![Comment on this post]
Where have you been Dianne (not Jimmy Dean)
Dianne Elizabeth October 29th, 2008 2:20 pm MDTOk, so perhaps like many of you, it's such a rush when we 1st get here. Like that 1st pair of "perfect" pumps that lift you up in so many ways. We get breathless (for some it's the altitude, I mean really 12" heels...?) For others, we just try to do to much to quickly.
Writing has always been a means for me to catch my breath. Take a moment and reflect. I know I'm more at peace now. More comfortable in my skin so to speak. Are there times I think more about further changes? Yes, but then I realize that I have changed. The physicality of being trans is still a huge part of my psyche (word?, yes but not in the way you may think) In Roman mythology, Psyche was a beautiful young woman who was loved by Cupid and ultimately made immortal by Jupiter. Cupid visited her secretly at night, forbidding her ever to look at him. When she did, he abandoned her, but they were eventually reunited.
So, what does it mean. It means, I love being Dianne physically of course. I like looking at her(me)...still confused by that, but more and more I just like feeling like her (being a feminine soul). I can and am Dianne, even when I'm not dressed.
I hope to be around more and able to expand my contact with those who have reached out to me already. I'm sorry if it seems one minute I'm there, then I'm not. I promise to put more of me into our future meetings, whether there by letter or by IM (I'm going to figure that out I promise that too!)
For now, enough already. Hugs and Kisses to all my sisters! Hope you'll accept my mea culpa and give me a hug back!
Love, Dianne
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TS Therapist & Facial Feminization Surgery
Veronica Sue Winger October 22nd, 2008 5:22 am MDTI'd like to learn more about Feleshia Porter, MS, LPC and Peter Raphael MD. She's a therapist/counselor and he is a plastic surgeon. I found both through online TS Women's resources. They both work close to my home too. Thank you for your help.[1 comment]
On Target
Veronica Sue Winger October 6th, 2008 9:54 am MDTWoo hoo! I've lost 10 lbs in 1 month! I'm down to 180 lbs. which has been like a wall in the past, but my diet diary is really helping me to control my calories and stay on track for 170 lbs.[Comment on this post]
My September 08 Update!
Jackie Lee Thompson September 24th, 2008 8:07 am MDTWOW! It has certainly been a while since I posted something in my Journal. So, I guess it is time to write a little something about how things have been going in my life.
Life has been very busy this year, and interesting. During First Event this year I had a consultation with Dr. Mark Zukowski and had secured a date for my FFS. It was to have been July 17th of this year. I met with the HR rep at the company I work for – I’ll call her Sara - and let her know of my transgendered situation and my plans to transition. She was very supportive and understanding and had indicated that some of the guys at work had actually noticed changes in my appearance and some were actually taking bets that I was actually transitioning!! How about that!!!!!
My plan had been to go on medical leave and have my surgery. I had no intentions to return to work there because I did not think that was possible - I did not think it would at all be accepted. My therapist has been telling me all along that I might be surprised and that it may very well be possible to transition where I work, but I just did not think so. That is until Sara from HR called me into her office one day for a talk.
Apparently Sara in HR had to discuss with the company owner my request for medical leave for my FFS. Naturally, she needed to explain what it was all about. The owner was very understanding and indicated that if I wanted to return he would insure there would harassment would not be acceptable. WOW! I never expected that. So, my plans earlier this year moved forward in that direction…to at least have FFS and then worry about work after.
Unfortunately, an injury from October ’07 was coming back to haunt me. Last October I started having bursitis in my right shoulder. At the time my orthopedic doctor had given me a shot of cortisone and indicated everything should clear up in time. Then a week later all hell broke loose – a tendon in my arm had snapped. He said it was a common sports injury and he sees lots of them. At that point he made me have an MRI and the pictures indicated I had not only snapped that tendon but I had also torn my rotator cuff slightly, not bad but there was definitely a partial tear. He put me through about 5 months of physical therapy but when I wasn’t progressing we scheduled rotator cuff surgery for April 15th.
Mid April came and I decided to hold off on the surgery because I wanted to have the FFS first. By June my shoulder had worsened and another picture indicated the tear had become worse, probably because of all the darn snow shoveling I did this past winter (we had ton’s of it in the Mount Washington Valley). So, rotator cuff surgery was scheduled for July 22nd and my FFS was rescheduled for next June. At work, my plans for medical leave for my FFS turned into a medical leave for shoulder surgery. Oh well. Life isn’t perfect I guess.
Prior to surgery my doctor indicated that he was hoping to only have to go in laparoscopiclly and clean things up. He did not think incisions and a full-blown cuff repair were necessary. That did not matter to me…surgery was surgery and I was not looking forward to it no matter what. The big thing is the recover time would be minimal if he only had to do a minimal repair. However, and he let me know it with certainly, if he got in there and things had worsened a more in depth surgery would be necessary and I could expect a much longer recovery period.
Unfortunately that is just what happened. When I woke from recovery he was standing at the foot of my bed with his arms crossed. I felt like I was being reprimanded for doing something wrong!!! He told me he could not repair everything laparoscopicaly and that he had to do a much larger incision and much larger repair than we had hoped for. Apparently I must have really screwed it up over the winter.
So, here I am. It has been almost 8 weeks since my surgery and I am out of work on disability and attending Physical Therapy three times a week. I have a lot of help though as my girlfriend – the love of my life – is taking great care of me. Thank God for her! At this point I am living in Connecticut. My shoulder recovery is progressing but it is progressing slowly due to all the scar tissue which has developed. My surgeon had indicated a recovery period of up to 6 months or more. Luckily I have great disability insurance so I am covered financially. I’m really looking forward to getting back to a full recovery….it is just going to take time.
So, what about my transition? My transition is going well! I have very little electrolysis left. I see my endocrinologist in a few weeks and that visit will mark an entire year on HRT. The changes have been phenomenal!!! My girlfriend doesn’t think I’ll ever need implants! It certainly is surprising how well the hormones have treated me. I’m really looking forward to FFS next June!
So, where am I going from here? Time will tell. When (and where) I return to work really depends on when my surgeon says its ok. It could be another month or more. I’m only into my third week of range-of-motion therapy and there is at least another month of that. Then there will be another 12 weeks of strength training. Even if I do return to work in NH it will probably only be for a short period of time. I am very much settled here in CT and have great work opportunities close by. I really like it here and this is my new home. Staying up in NH 4 nights a week and traveling back to CT each weekend just seems way too much.
So, that is that for now. I hope everyone had a great summer. I’m definitely looking forward to the fall season. That is my favorite time of year next to winter!!!
For now…..take good care everyone!!. Stay safe and stay happy!!! Stop in from time to time and say hello!
Love,
~ Jackie Lee
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What Should I Have Done?
Linda Jensen September 15th, 2008 4:33 am MDTLast year I went to a nightclub in Montreal. I was dressed in a short, neatly cut blue skirt and a white sheer blouse with a neckline that plunged to suggest an ample breast cleavage. When I danced my long hair bounced lightly across my face. Happily, I attracted the attention of a nice looking gentleman. He offered me a drink; I accepted. We started to talk. Both of us were visitors to Montreal, me from Ontario, he from the eastern part of Canada, known as the Maritimes. He told me about his life and work in the Maritimes, he told me he was in Montreal to watch Tiger Woods at the President's Cup golf tournament. I told him little; I did not tell him I too was in town to attend the golf tournament. We got along great. He was impressed that I knew about golf, about his home province (I’d gone to university there) and I could speak French. We danced together and he freely bought drinks. At his suggestion, we left Cleo’s to spend the night in his hotel room. It was a gorgeous two-room suite, provided courtesy of one of the tournament’s major corporate sponsors. Shortly after we arrived he left me alone in the room while he visited one of his friends to get a bottle of liquor. I could have left right then and there with his laptop computer and other belongings but I am not like that. He was very trusting. 'Maritimers' are like that. On his return he poured me a nice strong Rum and Coke. We settled in to watch some late night television and do a little cuddling on the couch. Our embraces soon became very passionate. He was not tall but he had a very large, thick. . . .chest and shoulders. It was nice to run my hands over his body and feel its firmness, to run my fingers through his hair, to run my tongue across his neck. I loved the feeling of his strong hands squeezing my behind as I leaned over him, the warmth of his mouth kissing my neck, my ears and my lips. We made love for a long time. He had stamina; I had stamina. A single orgasm wasn’t enough for him; it had no effect on his ardor. For a while I thought I had found my perfect mate but as morning approached our lovemaking finished. I knew it was time for me to leave. We both had to be up in a few hours. Although he didn’t know it we both had a golf tournament to watch. I also was on the edge of time where I would need to shave. We made plans to get together for dinner the next evening. I asked for and he gave me $40 for the ‘cab ride’ home. I walked back to my hotel a few blocks away. The next day I made my way out to the Royal Montreal Golf Club to watch the tournament. All the big names in golf were there and I saw some brilliant shot making. But that is another story. I was certainly dressed more ‘boyishly’ than the night before – slacks, golf shirt, sneakers, no breasts, no make-up and no wig. On my head was a golf cap with the logo of my home course. There were 20,000 spectators at the Royal Montreal and I didn’t expect to see my Maritime friend but suddenly, late in the afternoon, directly across the 12th tee, there he was. He wore an open shirt and baggy shorts. There was no mistaking that broad chest. He was looking right at me. Or was he looking at the golfers standing just in front of me as they waited their time to play the Par 3? I couldn’t tell. Now, what is the protocol here? Should I have gone over to him and said, “Hi, I’m sometimes known as Linda. We made love last night. Would you like to nip into the bushes for a quickie?” Should I have gone over and asked if we were still on for dinner? Would it have destroyed his illusion if he realized the Cinderella he was with the night before was today just another a balding sweaty golf fan? As the golfers moved on from the tee I was going to follow my ‘lover’ but just then he was joined by a few of his buddies. I walked away. But I determined that later I would ask him ‘what would have happened if. . .?’ However, I never saw him again. The dinner never materialized; we were both too tired. The next day he returned to the Maritimes and I went home to Ontario. So, what should I have done? Should I have made an approach? Was I right to let the moment pass? Linda[Comment on this post]
CBS Sunday Good Morning Show about TS.
Veronica Sue Winger September 7th, 2008 7:22 am MDTCBS Sunday Good Morning show had a good program about Trinidad, CO, Dr. Marcie Bowers, and Transexuals. I learned a few things. About 1,000 girls undergo SRS a year. There are probably only 6 doctors who do it full time. And a common theme I've heard for years of surgery or suicide as the head and body do not match, though many try everything to push away the unwanted dilemna. I certainly can relate.[Comment on this post]