Jump to content
  • Welcome to the TransPulse Forums!

    We offer a safe, inclusive community for transgender and gender non-conforming folks, as well as their loved ones, to find support and information.  Join today!

Lots of excruciating pain


Dana Michelle

Recommended Posts

49 minutes ago, Jani said:

You might try taking an Acetaminophen tablet a half hour or so prior to your appointment and also forego coffee as the caffeine exacerbates the pain.  Both of these strategies has helped me.  Unfortunately I don't believe anything makes the upper lip area any easier.

 

 

Th upper lip and close to the ears can be painful. I was told by a former pharmacist that two Ibuprofin and one Acetaminophen gel caps working together will dull the pain significantly. I used to order a topical pain reliever from a Canadian pharmacy, can't recall the name of it though.

Link to comment
12 hours ago, NB Adult said:

I often wonder why some men even want to look like a walrus with facial hair. All the genetic females I've cozied up to say they appreciate a smoothe face.

This is my opinion too.  I am not "allowed" to grow any facial hair according to my wife. She hates it as did a lot of other women in my life. Though secretly all these years I didn't want to.  So it was all good. 

I admit to hating having to shave everyday.  I am gong to try electrolysis as soon as I can get it covered.

 

Link to comment
  • 2 months later...

Lately I've been having a very strange feeling during electrolysis in addition to the pain. It is hard to describe, but it triggers a lot of anxiety. It's sort of like a feeling of a full bladder over a large area in my body. I've also been getting little sleep lately so I'm wondering if sleep deprivation is causing these strange feelings. Does anyone have any idea?


My previous and next electrolysis visit are a week apart so I've been staying awake all night and going to bed a little later each day to try to adjust my sleep schedule. Going to bed earlier doesn't work for me and I end up laying in bed unable to sleep. I've been drinking caffeinated soda to help keep myself awake, but I will not drink it the day of my next appointment. As someone pointed out, caffeine increases the pain of electrolysis.

On 11/24/2019 at 5:26 PM, NB Adult (Inactive) said:

Th upper lip and close to the ears can be painful. I was told by a former pharmacist that two Ibuprofin and one Acetaminophen gel caps working together will dull the pain significantly. I used to order a topical pain reliever from a Canadian pharmacy, can't recall the name of it though.

I thought it wasn't safe to take more than one pain medication at once.

Link to comment
  • Forum Moderator

Dana when I was having areas worked on where there were nerve endings particularly close the pain was horrible and it seemed to resonate through my whole body.  I felt this way particularly when she started on my neck area but  thankfully I did get used to it to the point it was bearable.  There were specific areas on my lips like this too.  

 

Caffeine will definitely increase sensitivity to pain.  Also as we age our sensitivity to things changes.  I used to be able to drink coffee all day and sleep well into the night.  That is all passed now.  I have one cup in the morning and that's it.  Even a little chocolate after dinner proved to be too much.  So now I take all the caffeinated items before noon.  

 

I used to take acetaminophen alone (about 30 minutes prior) and it helped quite a bit.  I'm not sure I would mix two different types of pain reliever.   As to anxiety, is it about the electrolysis and pain?  If so focus on the end results and removal of beard and beard shadow, forever.  A smooth face is so nice.  Think positive thoughts. 

Jani

Link to comment
  • Forum Moderator
10 hours ago, Dana Michelle said:

I thought it wasn't safe to take more than one pain medication at once.

 

My doctor recommended that I take a Tylenol and an Advil.  (I am not going to "recommend" it, because you'll have to consult your own doctor for an appropriate recommendation.)  Her reasoning was that they reduce pain by different methods, so they do not interfere with each other.

 

My pain management starts with no caffeine (coffee, tea or chocolate) for 24 hours.  I use Emla (lidocaine/prilocaine blend) applied an hour before the session.  I cover it with a layer of gauze wrapped in plastic wrap.  The gauze retains warmth, which increases the effectiveness of the Emla, and the plaxtic, of course prevents it from drying out.  The gauze also gives you some deniability if you are caught in public: it looks like you are being treated for a horrible burn, not preparing for electrolysis. :D

 

Very important for me is that I take music and headphones.  The music gives me somewhere to escape to.

 

Over three years (about 150 hours) of electro, I have gotten better at handling the pain.  I suspect that my pain tolerance has improved.  (Urban legend has it that women have a higher pain tolerance than men: maybe that is the HRT kicking in.)  Also, my mindfulness has improved, so when I escape into the music, I actually blank out most of what she is doing to my face.  Today, she ran out of areas that I had treated with Emla, and was able to continue for another half hour on untreated parts of my face.  I felt it of course, but the music was good and I didn't really mind.  That's a far cry from back when we started!

Link to comment

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Who's Online   3 Members, 0 Anonymous, 123 Guests (See full list)

    • Faye1972
    • Petra Jane
    • Karen Carey
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      80.5k
    • Total Posts
      767.2k
  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      11,942
    • Most Online
      8,356

    taxicab
    Newest Member
    taxicab
    Joined
  • Today's Birthdays

    1. Amyjay
      Amyjay
      (58 years old)
    2. bettyjean
      bettyjean
    3. Breanna
      Breanna
      (52 years old)
    4. Emily Ayla
      Emily Ayla
    5. JET182
      JET182
  • Posts

    • Susan R
      Love it! This is great news. We need more of this to combat the excessive hate-filled rhetoric and misinformation. 👍
    • Susan R
      The experience was the same for me @April Marie. I slept much deeper and I woke up each morning feeling so much more restful sleeping with forms solidly in place. For me, wearing breast forms at night started when before I was a teenager. I had no access up to modern breast forms and certainly no way to buy mastectomy bras back then. I wore a basic bra my mom had put in a donation box and two pairs of soft cotton socks. I have some crazy memories of things I did in my youth to combat my GD but regardless, these makeshift concoctions helped me work through it all.   All My Best, Susan R🌷
    • awkward-yet-sweet
      Colorado isn't exactly a Republican place, and won't become one anytime soon.  I think those folks might be better off not spending their time playing Don Quixote.    We certainly have our share of California "refugees" moving into where I live, so I wouldn't be surprised to start seeing Coloradans too.  I suspect the trend over the next few years will see the blue areas getting more blue and the red areas getting more red as anybody who can relocate tries to find a place where they fit better.   
    • awkward-yet-sweet
      Well, at least it'll be a place some folks could choose.  Options are a good thing.
    • awkward-yet-sweet
      My family would have gobbled that jar up in a minute or two.  When we do have pickled herring, its usually for Christmas.  I didn't grow up with that particular dish, but I grew up in a Greek family so I like just about any kind of fish if I can get it.  However, ocean fish and freshwater fish taste so different.  We usually have more catfish and tilapia to eat than anything else.    What I can't quite get used to is the tons of cabbage my GF insists on eating.  When you live with a Russian, there is always cabbage soup.  Always.  When I first moved in with her, breakfast was "shchi" for soup and either bread or "kasha" which is a bowl of boiled buckwheat with butter and salt.  Those dishes can be made in any number of ways, some are better than others.  In the winter, it can even be salty and sour like kraut.  Not exactly sauerkraut, but packed in tubs with vinegar and salt so it keeps partially for the winter.  But I drew the line when the cabbage soup included pieces of fried snake one day.  😆
    • Ashley0616
      Good evening to you as well @Mmindy   That is awesome that you have support from her side. My dad has communicated with me once and that was because he was forced to. His new wife wanted to spend time with my kids. He hated me so much he was in the process of taking my rights away as a parent to my two boys. He was talking to a lawyer and I called him out on it. I don't love him at all. I'll respect him because I wouldn't be here without him but I wished I had another father. My uncles don't talk to me and unfriended me on Facebook. Almost all cousins except for two are still Facebook friends but they don't give me any support. My mom said she won't support me with that but she has said that she loves me. I have nieces and nephews that are still Facebook friends but they have yet to talk to me. I have one sister that supports me out of three. The other's disrespect me by deadnaming me. They have never called me their sister. I think for them they think it's still a phase. They don't ask questions about me being trans. I have to bring it up and on the look of their faces they don't look comfortable about it. 
    • Mmindy
      Good evening @Ashley0616,   I just got offline with HP tech support trying to get my printer tool box icon locked to my tool bar. This is one of the most important features of my printer that I like because it keeps track of ink, paper, and scanned documents. I'm diffidently not a computer geek.   I'll catch up with the other bookmarks next week. We leave to go home for the Easter Holiday with our families. Saturday with her side, and Sunday with my side. What's odd about that is I'm out to more of her side and they're reluctantly supportive. My side on the other hand are less supportive, and my sister just under me in age will not acknowledge my being there. She will be constantly moving to keep from dealing with me. I'm dead to her.   Hugs,   Mindy🌈🐛🏳️‍⚧️🦋  
    • Ashley0616
      I used to follow baseball and the team I would cheer for is Boston Red Sox. My favorite player was Papi. He was an awesome guy and even held a child during the National Anthem. I haven't watched baseball for a long time. It just died off to me. 
    • Ashley0616
      That stinks that nothing transferred, and no bookmarks were saved! 
    • Ashley0616
      I'm doing patches for now but I think soon I'll go to shots because it's hard to alternate when you are doing two xx patches at once. Unless she gives me Estradiol and progesterone
    • Sally Stone
      Go Cleveland Guardians!  I love baseball and I loved playing it when I was younger.  
    • Sally Stone
      My view is we are "dependent" on government, because as a society, we are too lazy to stay actively involved. So, we let politicians do our bidding for us.  I think we'd be in a better place government wise if we policed the actions of our politicians.  We elected them; they work for us.  Sadly, we are allowing them to run amok.  We are where we are because we have chosen to let politicians make all decisions without us.  Remember "by the people, for the people?" That was the intent of our democracy.  Today, however, it is "by the politicians, for the politicians," the people be damned. 
    • Mmindy
      "Play Ball! Batter Up!" is the closing line of the National Anthem as far as I'm concerned. It's the call of the Home Plate Umpire and signals the start of the game. I grew up in the TV and Radio broadcast of the St. Louis Cardinals. Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Tim McCarver, and Mike Shannon, were the voices on my transistor radio. KMOX 1120 AM pushing 50,000 watts of Class A clear-channel non-directional signal. It could be picked up all across MO, IL, IN to the East. KS, OK, CO to the West. IA, MN to the North, and KY, TN, AR to the South. There has always been a rivalry against the Chicago Cubs, in the National League. As for the American League, I have to pull for the Kansas City Royals. I've also been a Little League Umpire, and fan of everything the Little League stands for. Going to Williamsport, PA and seeing the Little League World Series is in my top 10 things to do on my bucket list.   Mindy🌈🐛🏳️‍⚧️🦋
    • Mmindy
      Good evening everyone,   I don't think my mother ever cooked a meal that I didn't like. We also had a kitchen where mom fixed the food, dad filled your plate, and you eat it. It wasn't until our baby brother was born that we could have Pop-Tarts for snacks. Before that all snacks had to meet mom's approval, and in her opinion wouldn't prevent you from eating supper.   Well my day started off on a good note, but has become frustrating because my IT person didn't transfer my saved videos I use for teaching. Then I found out that they didn't save any of my book marks for websites I use frequently.   Best wishes, stay motivated,   Mindy🌈🐛🏳️‍⚧️🦋
    • MaeBe
      The number is relative to method of deliver, the time of the dose, and when the blood is drawn. However, I do want to keep away from DVT and other potential issues. I assume I may be getting backed down from my current dose, but my doc told me to stick with the higher dose, so? I also wonder if this has anything to do the my breast growth and mental changes that have been happening over the past few years, like I have some estrogen sensitivity so a little goes a long way or something? I don't have enough data to postulate, but who knows!   With weekly, subcutaneous, shots you expect to see big swings of serum level estradiol from shot to peak to trough. My doctor is interested in mid-week testing (for E and T levels only), which would be post-peak blood serum levels but they will be higher than trough. Most, if not all, resources I've seen online is to measure at trough (which I might do just to do it next time) along with a SHBG, LH, and other metrics.   This is from transfemscience.org for Estradiol valerate in oil, which is very spiky compared to some other estradiol combinations. It's also for intramuscular, which will have a slower uptake and is usually dosed in higher volume due to the slower absorption rate from muscles. They don't have subcutaneous numbers, which I would expect to see similar spikes but higher levels at similar doses due to the relatively higher absorption rate direct from fat.   Are you doing pills, shots, or patches? And when you do get your levels checked are you getting that done when your levels are lowest or some other time?
  • Upcoming Events

Contact TransPulse

TransPulse can be contacted in the following ways:

Email: Click Here.

To report an error on this page.

Legal

Your use of this site is subject to the following rules and policies, whether you have read them or not.

Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
DMCA Policy
Community Rules

Hosting

Upstream hosting for TransPulse provided by QnEZ.

Sponsorship

Special consideration for TransPulse is kindly provided by The Breast Form Store.
×
×
  • Create New...