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April 02, 2012
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another100people asked: Hey! I'm a trans guy- I mean this with complete purity of motive. Why are you so afraid of the shot its self? I have a needle phobia, yet, I really want to go on T.

It’s not that I’m afraid of shots, it’s just completely different when you’re giving yourself a shot versus having someone else in control of the needle. 90% of giving yourself a shot is purely a mental battle. It’s really not all that difficult or painful (unless you have a terribly low pain tolerance) it’s just a mental battle to get your own hand to stick yourself with a needle. I try to think about all the other trans guys in this world that are able to do the same thing, and that usually helps me. I also have found that putting the needle in slowly is perfect for me, which I have found isn’t popular among other transmen. 

Anyway, after all that rambling, you shouldn’t let your needle phobia prevent you from going on T. There are ways to make it work (the nurse at my doctor’s office said she would be more than happy to give me the shots if I couldn’t do them) so don’t let your fears stop you =] good luck!

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March 03, 2012
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Yesterday I went to the doctor’s to get my first shot of T. The vial in the picture was my entire dosage. I got my prescription filled at Walgreens and it’s $27 per 1mL, and my prescription is 1mL every two weeks. So I shopped around and Walgreens carries the same RX for $23, so I’ll be saving about $30 a month and won’t have to apply cream every day. The only down side is that the doctor didn’t teach me how to inject myself, because she said the “best place for this shot” is in my ass. I didn’t fight her on it, she really went out of her way for me to get these injections. So I’m going to ask around for some help, even though both of my parents are nurses - I feel really uncomfortable asking them to inject me, unless it’s a last resort. I would like to learn though, so if you’re reading this and you want to teach me to inject myself, hit me up!!!  My doctor’s visit also included my labs getting redone, to check my levels BEFORE the shots and to track my changes throughout the course of the injections. And then in between the labs and the T, I got my Lupron shot.  I felt a little woozy after the T. I hadn’t eaten all morning - due to the labs - and when she was injecting me with the T I felt a sudden overwhelming feeling of dizziness. I drank some water and pushed it aside and tried to leave the office where I promptly passed out in the waiting room on my way out. OOPS.  Big week coming up. Name change on the 7th along with making money. I’d also like to start hitting the gym more because I think these injections will help me sculpt my body better than the cream did. 

Yesterday I went to the doctor’s to get my first shot of T. The vial in the picture was my entire dosage. I got my prescription filled at Walgreens and it’s $27 per 1mL, and my prescription is 1mL every two weeks. So I shopped around and Walgreens carries the same RX for $23, so I’ll be saving about $30 a month and won’t have to apply cream every day. The only down side is that the doctor didn’t teach me how to inject myself, because she said the “best place for this shot” is in my ass. I didn’t fight her on it, she really went out of her way for me to get these injections. So I’m going to ask around for some help, even though both of my parents are nurses - I feel really uncomfortable asking them to inject me, unless it’s a last resort. I would like to learn though, so if you’re reading this and you want to teach me to inject myself, hit me up!!! 

My doctor’s visit also included my labs getting redone, to check my levels BEFORE the shots and to track my changes throughout the course of the injections. And then in between the labs and the T, I got my Lupron shot. 

I felt a little woozy after the T. I hadn’t eaten all morning - due to the labs - and when she was injecting me with the T I felt a sudden overwhelming feeling of dizziness. I drank some water and pushed it aside and tried to leave the office where I promptly passed out in the waiting room on my way out. OOPS. 

Big week coming up. Name change on the 7th along with making money. I’d also like to start hitting the gym more because I think these injections will help me sculpt my body better than the cream did. 

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January 28, 2012
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Going on Injectables

I’m seriously considering switching from gel to Injectables. The gel is great and I’ve been seeing results but I need to save my money and being on IM Injections will save me about $120 over the course of three months. I’m apprehensive to inject myself, I’m pretty good with needles and I’ve certainly gotten better with this Lupron shot every month, but injecting myself is slightly different. My doctor is out of her office for another few days, but I hope she calls me back with some good news about agreeing to switch. My previous doc was 1000% against injections, but I think this will be easier for me if I can get over sticking myself. Any good words of advice?

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February 17, 2011

One Week.

Now that it’s been one week for real this time instead of only 5 days, I can give a real one week update. Not too much change that I’ve noticed so far. My voice feels constantly “unstable” in the respect that I feel like I’m always going to squeak or my voice is going to “slip” out of its stability. I feel like my voice is moving around a lot in my vocal folds, I know that doesn’t make much sense at all, but something just doesn’t feel right in there. I am squeaking more than I usually do, which was only when I would talk in a deeper register at high volumes.

Needless to say that my sex drive has increased a lot, and I now know what pubescent boys go through. That’s all the detail I will get into about that.

I’ve been consistently working out every night before I go to bed, lifting weights, pushups, situps, and other freeweight exercises. I am noticing a difference in my upper arm definition, but I’m pretty sure that’s because I’ve been on a normal routine for a few weeks now. But needless to say, I think the T will help that move along more swiftly.

That’s all for now.

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