Lets fucking gooooooooo!!!!!!! (Did my first injection)
My Syringes came in via mail today and so I did my first injection right away. Since Im doing Monotherapy I started with 5mg to see where it leads me. This was also the first time injecting myself with anything. It was kinda scary, but next time it will be way easier.
da_cow (she/her) - 1mon
Definitely gonna reward myself with some cake for lunch
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Berengaria_of_Navarre @lemmy.world - 1mon
Cake is a useful supplement for hip and ass growth.
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🦄🦄🦄 - 1mon
Awww I remember my first injection. Good job cow friend! :3
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da_cow (she/her) - 1mon
Thanks :3
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WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them] - 1mon
Congrats on the first one! I wish you many more successful stabbings! Or slow pushing needle through skin if that's more your style.
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da_cow (she/her) - 1mon
I did the slow way. To afraid to eventually break the needle of.
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Sophienomenal - 1mon
U won't break the needle by inserting it into yourself, skin and fat are far too flexible to provide ample force to snap it! Take it from a girlie who has been on E since January (and has taken medications subcutaneously for over 4 years), it's a lot less painful with a single, quick motion!
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da_cow (she/her) - 1mon
The pain was basically non existent, so it is fine the way I did it.
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sulfidedisburseangledafternoontipper - 1mon
I do two subq injections a week. It's honestly kind of a lottery. Sometimes it's painless, other times it stings something awful. Way better than 2-3x daily pills tho.
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ElfBean - 1mon
Make sure you check your levels every so often. I started on 5mg and it turned out to be way too much so I had to half it
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da_cow (she/her) - 1mon
I will check them again in about 5 weeks
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ElfBean - 1mon
Good, good. Here's hoping everything goes well and you adjust to stuff fairly quickly :)
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DaPorkchop_ [any] - 1mon
I was just about to say this! I've been doing 4mg Ev / 5 days for about a month, got my latest results back just hours ago and it would appear that my trough level is slightly above the recommended mean level of 1100 pmol/L. Definitely going to have to cut back a bit...
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Sophienomenal - 1mon
Yeah, I started on 4mg Estradiol Cypionate as monotherapy, and I'm down to 2mg and it still may be too much. It's definitely different for everyone
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recursive_recursion - 1mon
Congrats on your journey!💪🥳🎉
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da_cow (she/her) - 1mon
Thanks :3
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PieMePlenty @lemmy.world - 1mon
This came into my feed and I'm unsure what this is about. I see insulin needles and a bottle that says essential oil? Are you injecting this under your skin OP? Please help me understand.
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da_cow (she/her) - 1mon
The bottle contains estrogen. Since its not from an official source the label says something different for stealth reasons
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PieMePlenty @lemmy.world - 1mon
Thanks, that's what was confusing me lol. Good luck.
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Kalcifer - 1mon
Since its not from an official source the label says something different for stealth reasons
Congratulations!
You are basically using exactly the same supplies as me when I started about 5 months ago :3
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hazel - 1mon
Congratulations! 💙
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da_cow (she/her) - 1mon
Thanks :3
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Diurnambule @jlai.lu - 1mon
Good luck on your journey, I wish you best success and happinesses
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Nikkii - 1mon
I've been on injections for over a year now, with an HRT prescription from planned parenthood rather than DIY (for now, anyway...) Blood tests show stellar results, last one was like 27 units (pg/mol or whatever?) of T and 280 units of E. Measured at the uh, whatever it's called, the halfway point between injection days.
The first time I did it, I was surprised how little pain there was, following guidance on how to do it right. Pinching around where you'll inject distracts your nerves so they don't notice the jab, at least when doing it in the thigh like I do. It's super easy, though I gotta be nice and calm and collected or I get too shaky or risk forgetting a step (I recently opened a new vial, but got distracted and drew from it without wiping the stopper with an alcohol wipe first, dumb mistake to make!)
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Hildegarde - 1mon
Congratulations! I'm incredibly happy for you!
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QuinnyCoded @sh.itjust.works - 1w
what kind of needles are those? I haven't seen anything like it in the US
cows_are_underrated in mtf
Lets fucking gooooooooo!!!!!!! (Did my first injection)
My Syringes came in via mail today and so I did my first injection right away. Since Im doing Monotherapy I started with 5mg to see where it leads me. This was also the first time injecting myself with anything. It was kinda scary, but next time it will be way easier.
Definitely gonna reward myself with some cake for lunch
Cake is a useful supplement for hip and ass growth.
Awww I remember my first injection. Good job cow friend! :3
Thanks :3
Congrats on the first one! I wish you many more successful stabbings! Or slow pushing needle through skin if that's more your style.
I did the slow way. To afraid to eventually break the needle of.
U won't break the needle by inserting it into yourself, skin and fat are far too flexible to provide ample force to snap it! Take it from a girlie who has been on E since January (and has taken medications subcutaneously for over 4 years), it's a lot less painful with a single, quick motion!
The pain was basically non existent, so it is fine the way I did it.
I do two subq injections a week. It's honestly kind of a lottery. Sometimes it's painless, other times it stings something awful. Way better than 2-3x daily pills tho.
Make sure you check your levels every so often. I started on 5mg and it turned out to be way too much so I had to half it
I will check them again in about 5 weeks
Good, good. Here's hoping everything goes well and you adjust to stuff fairly quickly :)
I was just about to say this! I've been doing 4mg Ev / 5 days for about a month, got my latest results back just hours ago and it would appear that my trough level is slightly above the recommended mean level of 1100 pmol/L. Definitely going to have to cut back a bit...
Yeah, I started on 4mg Estradiol Cypionate as monotherapy, and I'm down to 2mg and it still may be too much. It's definitely different for everyone
Congrats on your journey!💪🥳🎉
Thanks :3
This came into my feed and I'm unsure what this is about. I see insulin needles and a bottle that says essential oil? Are you injecting this under your skin OP? Please help me understand.
The bottle contains estrogen. Since its not from an official source the label says something different for stealth reasons
Thanks, that's what was confusing me lol. Good luck.
:( I wish It didn't have to be like this. I hope you stay safe 🩷
Congratulations! You are basically using exactly the same supplies as me when I started about 5 months ago :3
Congratulations! 💙
Thanks :3
Good luck on your journey, I wish you best success and happinesses
I've been on injections for over a year now, with an HRT prescription from planned parenthood rather than DIY (for now, anyway...) Blood tests show stellar results, last one was like 27 units (pg/mol or whatever?) of T and 280 units of E. Measured at the uh, whatever it's called, the halfway point between injection days.
The first time I did it, I was surprised how little pain there was, following guidance on how to do it right. Pinching around where you'll inject distracts your nerves so they don't notice the jab, at least when doing it in the thigh like I do. It's super easy, though I gotta be nice and calm and collected or I get too shaky or risk forgetting a step (I recently opened a new vial, but got distracted and drew from it without wiping the stopper with an alcohol wipe first, dumb mistake to make!)
Congratulations! I'm incredibly happy for you!
what kind of needles are those? I haven't seen anything like it in the US
Just standard Insulin syringes with needles.