06-09-2021, 04:24 PM
(04-09-2021, 08:12 AM)HelloDiDi Wrote: So many read my thread, but so few come talk? At least there's obvious interest to my adventures...First off, your progress has been amazing!! You have been, and are doing the work to be the real you; and nothing is more true than living authentically! That path is unique to everyone, though many of us have "chewed the same dirt". The internal struggles with accepting where I am at, and becoming who I am to become, has been a constant struggle to unlearn the internalized crap that society feeds us.
Its day 76 and I just had my first ever injection.
The needles I bought are fixed needle 30 gauge, 1ml syringe, 1/2" needle. This one is obviously almost too thin for drawing as the castor oil makes the liquid rather stiff, so it took some practice to draw, I had to use a bit of strength and draw in some extra first, then inject some back to the vial. Then utmost care getting all the air bubbles out, it does work but requires some patience. My gf who has done injecting before did it for me so it was rather easy. We were extra careful to make sure the needle only touches the rubber seal on the vial and then the injection spot and nothing else.
The needle is so thin and sharp that I felt almost nothing. First a tiny little sting and then nothing at all. Injecting the liquid was easy, far easier than drawing it. Felt nothing what so ever. Right now the injection spot feels a bit sore, I totally feel that something's been put in there, but nothing major. Did as Lena advised, deep subcutaneous, jut above the buttock. She said this gives more stable levels and slower build up and fall than IM injection, is it better or worse considering the effects, I don't know, but did as per her advice. The dose was slightly less than I planned for, 0,12ml which is tiny bit less than 5mg. I was aiming for 0,14ml, that's for the next time.
Right now I'm feeling kinda funny, happy and a bit light headed and my hands are bit shaky from being so excited. Its not as scary as it might seem at first, far more mundane. I would say this is likely the most simple and easy way to deal with this as now I can forget about it for the next five days. Next three days could be quite a ride as I will reach such high levels I've never experienced before. The peak should be in about 48 hours after which there's a slow fall towards the middle of the week.
I will now closely listen to my body and see how I'm feeling, if anything worth updating happens, I'll get back here. So far, so good. I really wish this works well on me, I can't think of much more simple way to deal with HRT. According to the injection simulator, I should reach stable levels in about fifteen days.
Keep doing the steps needed to be yourself, do your best to ignore the haters, and be enthralled with the beautiful soul you are sharing with us!