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First off, I apologize that this post is a little all over the place. It's just been a very exciting day so I'm filled with thoughts. I honestly can't concentrate on school stuff because I have so much to say and no one to tell here so you are now the victims of my brain dump haha.

 

Today was the big day! I got my first T-shot! I was a little stressed going into it because I have a bad vaso-vagal response and I had a nightmare last night that I woke up and went to school at my old high school (it was a Catholic school). In the dream I ended up getting caught up in some project and missed my appointment. This was planned by the people at the school because they didn't want me to get the shot. I was very happy when I woke up and realized it was still the middle of the night and I hadn't missed it. Gotta love the good old Catholic trauma. 

 

The shot went very well! I was even able to watch the nurse do the draw up, which I did not think I would be able to do the first time. I did get a little queasy after she told me to be careful recapping the needle because it's sharp enough to go through the cap, but by then it was time to lay down for the injection anyway. I was surprised how little it hurt. My last intramuscular shot was guardasil so I guess most things are better than that. I've had fever of unknown origin since March so I think I think all the blood work associated with that helped desensitize me a little too. 

 

I'm just so happy to finally be starting this new chapter. I made an excel spreadsheet to keep track of changes (i.e. physical changes, mental changes, and diet/exercise). I've dealt with PCOS, endometriosis, and fibroids in breast tissue for a long time so I'm excited to see how T affects those things. I really hope all of those things are just like a mix match in hardware and software where my body has just always rejected my "female" hormones and this will be the magic key. Funny enough, my estradiol levels were in the post-menopausal range (I'm 21) so it almost seems like my body refused to go through "female puberty" internally. I may make another post about how the PCOS and endo change on T after a month or two since I know that was something I had questions about before starting T and couldn't find much on. I haven't decided yet.

 

Also, if you or someone you know deals with PCOS, I highly recommend seeing if you find a correlation with dairy. At least pre-T I noticed that any time I consume dairy I start having cysts rupture within 2-3 days. I know my body is really weird, but maybe this can help someone else with a weird body.

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That’s great news that you got your first t shot I hope everything goes how you want it to. 
 

Now that I think about my body tried to tell me that I was not a man a long time ago I just wasn’t willing to admit it. I had testicular cancer a while back I wish I would have realized then. When I had my first blood work I found out I had low t for my age and after being on hrt for a month my doctor told me she didn’t want to increase my estradiol because it was already within a healthy female range. 

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Congratulations. I am excited for you! Your excitement in this post is contagious. :)

 

4 hours ago, SL said:

 

Also, if you or someone you know deals with PCOS, I highly recommend seeing if you find a correlation with dairy. At least pre-T I noticed that any time I consume dairy I start having cysts rupture within 2-3 days. I know my body is really weird, but maybe this can help someone else with a weird body.

 

Definitely. I have started preaching a variation on this theme every time someone talks about mysterious ailments or some particular food not agreeing with them. Food intolerances aren't mentioned during physical therapy, at the OT, or at the doctor's. People are extremely skeptical of food intolerance, but excellent food for one person can cause insidious problems in someone else. I have no problem with dairy, but serious issues with some other foods. So I agree with this advice! Spread the word about food intolerances! :)

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