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145 Hertz
Julia and I went to the VU for my usual 3 month check-up. Planned are visits with the psychologist, the endocrinologist (=hormone doctor), a bone-scan and the speech therapist.
The talk with the psychologist was quite heavy; I want to fully experience life as a woman, but I feel hampered in that in our marriage. Julia has already had to accept so much from me, the limit has been reached. I won’t go into the details too deeply, but we obviously have a problem here. The psychologist patiently listened to our stories, but she didn’t give an opinion. This is something Julia and I need to work out together.
This time the endocrinologist was a different one than last time, this one says I do not need extra calcium for my osteoporosis. He thinks a pint of milk each day gives me enough calcium. I am glad I still have a big jar of these calcium tables at home. I will take those on the days I haven’t drunk any milk…
The bone scan was not interesting; it is just a röntgen scan, not an MRI at all as I thought last year. Therefore I don’t see why I couldn’t have any metal on my body. I even had to take off my bra.
The speech therapist was enthusiastic about my voice and presentation. She says I make a quite feminine impression. But still my articulation lacks a little vivaciousness. She did warn me that I must keep on practicing my voice to prevent it from slipping back into old habits.
When the speech therapist was out of the room for a moment, Julia remarked that I spoke to the doctor very differently then I speak at home. She is right of course: I was now doing my best to make the right impression. At home that is not always so important as it is now…
I had to read the same story I read last year while a frequency spectrum of my voice is recorded. It turned out 145 Hz was now the most occurring frequency! That is a great result. Last year I set the target to get from the musical note A (110 Hz) to the note E (150 Hz). 145 Hz is between D and E, so I am nearly there. The therapist was very satisfied with this result. This frequency is really near the top of what can be reached with a male larynx.
To my surprise I didn’t have to have my blood tested this time. That was a relief, because those needles always scare me…
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