Self dumbass/pharmacy/doctor dumbass hormone moments?> 2y ago, start hormones, oral estradiol tablets, then sublingual> doctor says I'm absorbing it surprisingly well, tits are like nearly b cups after a year > "Usually after a year, we start our patients on injections, it's really easy!" > sure I'll give it a go> every visit to the pharmacy those assholes get my needles wrong in some way> pharmacist tries to stop me from buying expensive ass estradiol valerate and tells me it'll go inert after 20 days anyway> spend way too much on just the estradiol (it was like $120 for a 20ml vial???)> do this for 8 months, switch back to estradiol tablets on my own because it just didn't "feel" right, haven't gotten levels checked since before switching to injections > start to run out earlier this month, call doctor to ask for more refills, says the DEA won't let me until I get my levels checked> I have to get my blood taken tomorrow and I ran out today so I know I'm just a retard but has anyone else had this much trouble with any of this stuff? Why the fuck did my pharmacists keep giving me the wrong sizes when I had a specific script? Why does the DEA give a fuck if I have estradiol?>Inb4 diy I just ordered some thanks
>>35520505>do 2 subq shots in my stomach fat>Entirely painless at first, swells and itches like a mf days later>'ok well I guess I'll try a different spot'>3rd shot in my leg fat>'eww wtf why does it sting'>take nap, think nothing of it>wake up at 3am super sore>stand up to go get an ice pack>'AAAAAAAACCCKKKK FUCKFUCKFUCK SOMEONE JUST HIT ME WITH A METAL PIPE'>look down>left thigh is literally purple>'no fucking way I have a super rare nut oil allergy to the carrier oil allergies are for pussies'>google my symptoms because I diy and hate doctors>Freak out for 5 seconds thinking my leg will start undergoing necrosis>chill tf out once I find out PIP is normal sometimes >Some1 on plebbit tells me diy roids use more alcohol% and it's better to have something slightly irritating injected IM>Parents find the IM needles I ordered>Start genuinely tweaking planning my suicide>Do my first IM shot>Painless>Find out ice pack burns and it's better to use a heating pad>utter blissThank you kind stranger on reddit where would I be without you <3
>>35520505>Go to planned parenthood>Ask for monotherapy injections>Get setup, in 4 months I am at 300E, 30T. >Go to primary care doctor that says they specialize in LGBT affirming care for more comprehensive care>Show her my numbers>IMMEDIATELY prescribes me spiro (Red Flag #1)>Couple months later and I am getting really sicks of injections so I ask to go to patches>She prescribes me one 0.75mg/day patch>Start feeling weird in a month, start feeling really masculine in two, ask for a blood test>35E, 200T>motherfucker...>Twist the doctors arm hard and get prescribed 2x .1mg/day patches concede to start spiro>Sprio makes me feel like shit, levels still aren't great>Ask to go higher on the patches and stop spiro because it is making me suicidal>I'm sorry anon you are already at a really high dose on the patches, but you are on a baby dose of the spiro, you can go higher there if you want your T to come down!>Fuck her>Go back to the same provider at PP>Stops spiro, starts me on Prog. Lets me know we can go up to .4mg/day on the patches, but wants to get off the spiro, start the prog and come back in a month so she can figure out dosing. Is totally game to try monotherapy on patches like I want.
>>35520944honestly its shit like this that makes me.. almost grateful i have no real options outside of online shopping when it comes to obtaining hrt. would rather kill myself with an aids ridden needle than be hondosed like this desu
>>35520944Get bica
>>35520969I wouldn't recommend getting hon-dosed but some real good came out of it.>1: It eliminated all doubt that estrogen makes me feel way different, and I never, ever want to go back to T. All doubts about transitioning gone. >2: It actually did fantastic stuff for my boob growth. I'm somewhere between B and C after 1 year of HRT, I think that is pretty good. I should have bailed on my doctor way earlier. I knew she was being conventionally stupid with the 0.075mg/day patch dose (0.075mg is correct, I forgot a zero in the original post) but I figured she knew something I didn't read on reddit. Then I figured I would try the spiro route and see if it was as bad as everybody said it is (it was worse). The person I am seeing at PP is awesome. When I originally started they had me at 10mg/wk EV injections which fucking worked primo. Then they adjusted that dose and slotted me right into 300E/30T for consecutive blood tests all spring and summer last year. >>35520982>Get bicaFor T suppression? I really want to try monotherapy on patches. Last test I was at 160E 70T. with 50mg/day spiro and 2x .1mg/day patches. I really, really, really want to try 4x .1mg/day patches and see what that does to my T before adding any more compounds to my intake.
