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[jtthomas]

 Just picked up my first two vials of testosterone cypionate, with all the injection things. Still need a sharps box. Training to inject is next Thursday (so first dose then, and weekly subq to start from there. May switch to im injection later on; we'll see).

Y'all.

Eep.

(Thanks for all the support; this ain't done yet, this is still despite family wishes to the contrary. But I'm putting my mental health before family at this point. I've got everything I critically need to get out. If that relationship crashes and burns from here, I can tell it's for the best, because y'all are better support than they've ever been.)

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[cosmolinguist]

<3

[jtthomas]

<3

[kengr]

I wish you luck. I was on T for a while years back. Not because I wanted to be more masculine, but because I seemed to have low levels, and I was hoping it would restore some functionality to certain parts of my body. Big no on that. I decided to quit when I started getting the sort of senseless bursts of anger that I recalled getting when I was a teen.

I decided 'roid rage was not an acceptable side effect,, and the stuff I was taking it for wasn't improving.

For you, it should go better, not having existing T to speak of.

IM injections are a major eeep. But they got me over my fear of needles. :-)

Wishing for the best for you.

[jtthomas]

I'm really lucky, being this close to Boston -- the Fenway Institute consists of a bunch of doctors trained to mitigate the side effects of hormones. I'm on a pretty low dose at first just in case, but yeah, the goal is balance out effects with side effects.

Thanks.

[gingicat]

Wow, best wishes!

[jtthomas]

Thanks!

[cmcmck]

Huzzah! :o)

You must put yourself first.

Been there- I know although from an opposite perspective and you know where I am if you need to talk!

[jtthomas]

Putting myself first, yeah. Incredible what a difference it makes.

Thanks.

[madfilkentist]

I'll miss your soprano singing voice. You should consider doing some recordings so you can later make them duets with yourself.

[jtthomas]

It's in progress -- some stuff can't be finished until I get my fiddle repaired, but after that, I'll post an album of high-voice stuff to Bandcamp. (I've got some duets in the works, too.)

[kellan_the_tabby]

WOO HOO AWW YISSSSSS