I was off T a grand total of about ten weeks before I saw a super-competent trans activist NP and went back on ultra-low dose gel teamed up with raloxifene, an E blocker, on 21 September.  It's only been a couple weeks, and I haven't noticed any changes or side-effects, not even the mania I got every time I started or re-started T, possibly because ( Read more... )

I haven't been here in a while because my life kinda fell apart.  I guess I just want to let people know I'm alive in case anyone was wondering, or even just to put it out there for myself because I want it to be less surprising to me.  I'm trying to catch up on everyone's posts from the past two months.  I want to say more but don't even know ( Read more... )

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Today is the twenty first day since my last scheduled injection, which was canceled because I discontinued T for top surgery.  I got the okay from my surgeon to restart five days after surgery, which would have been one week after the missed dose.  But, I didn't.  And I haven't had a major breakdown before the twenty day mark like I did the last ( Read more... )

This post is embarrassingly doubly backdated.  This first part is from last Monday, 6/22.

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I failed to actually post this last week when I should have, but here it is anyway.

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And I meant to post this one yesterday but fell asleep before finishing it. . .

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Well, this is a very special day indeed!  Two years ago today, I administered my first dose of T.  It wasn't a decision I found easy, and I can't say I haven't looked back since, but it's been a lifesaving experience for me, and I don't see myself discontinuing it any time soon.  I've more or less been on what I'm going to call an ultra-low dose, ( Read more... )

I had my second consult with Dr. Fischer today and wanted to post something quick, even though I've got a couple drafts of actual content floating around that I should finish.  The good news is that I'm still borderline for peri, but now a slightly better candidate than I was last year, so we are going ahead with the surgery!  I was scared because ( Read more... )

This long-overdue update pertains to July 2014 through January 2015, during which time I was on 1.25 g Androgel 1.62% daily.  I stopped taking T for a few weeks starting at the end of January and restarted on my previous dose of 1.25 g Androgel 1% daily in mid-February.
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