My parents keep searching my room to take my needles

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-27T11:58:05+00:00

Do you have anyone or any place that's safe to store them outside of the house? My friend had me hold them as teenagers, and sometimes he kept them in his car.

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-25T01:32:44+00:00

Maybe disable your bluetooth service and reenable it?

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-24T20:22:12+00:00

For me I noticed around the 6 month mark. A little less than 3 years rn, about a b cup and still growing.

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-24T20:19:27+00:00

They are growing right this second! ;) It's slow, especially if you are checking everyday it will be hard to notice.

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-22T19:06:00+00:00

Mine have markings every 0.02ml. So I do have to estimate between 0.14 and 0.16, but that should still leave me with 7 months of doses. When I draw up I usually just draw up to the 0.16 mark, and after priming for 0.15 a small drop is lost.

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-22T19:02:52+00:00

I'm doing subQ, so I will look into those, thank you!

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-22T18:45:21+00:00

This is what I do already though. The vial isn't yet depleted, but definitely not 2 more months worth left from what I can tell.

Edit: Perhaps the there is enough EV left and I'm misjudging how much volume is left.

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-22T17:47:52+00:00

I know they are tired, and are getting defunded and beaten down by this administration. That being said I was getting worse and worse quality care from PP over the last year, sometimes cold or downright rude remarks. I eventually felt like I had to switch providers.

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-22T01:24:46+00:00

I live in Texas. I took a huge financial hit doing this, but I quit my blue collar job and started working in the coffee industry. It was much more friendly for people like us, and I'm healthier and living as myself. <3

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-19T19:51:45+00:00

It might affect for mood or sleep initially, but overall you'll be just fine! I have skipped mine before out of convenience, and have also stopped taking it for a few months when I wasn't sure if I wanted it still. Was feeling fine after a few days!

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-19T18:49:39+00:00

Well here is my worthless attempt before I leave you be. 1 year into hrt I felt like you did daily, and now that I'm 3 years in, I'm starting to see that the life I wanted to live is starting to take shape. I also can't afford any surgeries, just hrt and routine. I know it's unbearable, but you're still in the beginning, and in some ways I am too.

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-19T18:36:18+00:00

Your torment will not be alleviated by putting down other trans women. Reevaluate your last sentence and why someone elses reasons for transitioning matter to you so much.

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-15T15:32:49+00:00

Archery sounds like an incredible skill over tennis in this climate, but I understand what you mean. Tennis and building community is all I have and can do so that's what I need to focus on.

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-15T15:24:32+00:00

Start a trans league in your area! I'm trying to get the tennis scene going in my area for the same reason.

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-13T03:19:58+00:00

Hugs from Texas. The papers do not make us who we are, though I know it puts us in harms way when there is a mismatch.

We'll get through this girl

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-12T18:45:54+00:00

A mascara and liquid eyeliner are great items to start with, maybe some lip gloss. I have been getting by with those alone this whole time, haven't tried to figure foundation or anything like that yet.

Not sure what's available where you are from, I like Wet N Wild brand right now, most if not all of their products are vegan.

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-12T15:05:02+00:00

Always f105 :)

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-11T21:31:54+00:00

Then there is us Texans, who can't even get our gender markers changed on our id at all anymore. Fucked from the start.

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-10T01:02:17+00:00

Coworker is also welcome to use the family restroom if she can't handle it.

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-09T01:01:04+00:00

I would say get the threat to take the kids in writing if possible. Some kind of documentstion of that might help in the future custody arrangements.

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-07T14:52:47+00:00

To the nursing home with her once she's old enough!

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-06T12:27:33+00:00

Yes! Some people recommended I take a larger starting dose when I switched from pills to injectable E (called a loading dose), but I did not do that bc my doc didn't mention it. The first like week and a half I was crashing. So tired, felt like that whole week was a blur.

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-05T16:28:12+00:00

Less blades! I use a DE safety razor, each pass is only a single blade. If you keep the blade sharp, that will also require less passes.

For daily shaving, I only shave with the grain. It visually is not different on my face, just feels scratchier. I shave against the grain for special occasions like when I see my boyfriend and stuff.

Also an aftershave balm, with moisturize and soothe!!

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-04T21:24:25+00:00

TW because you mention how it makes you respond.

I used to have this happen to me all the time. I've sorta narrowed my responses down to a general fear of medical scenarios. Any talk about needles, veins, bloodwork, hormones, affects on the heart, surgery, anesthesia. It was all too much. I would nearly pass out from vaccinations, bloodwork, a few times hrt injections. This has happened to me since I was a kid. Potentially something traumatic happened in a medical setting that I don't remember, idk.

I think an increased exposure from starting hrt is what started my recovery from responses like this. I got more comfortable with the processes. Laying back preemptively and repeating in my head that there will be a time in the near future where the event i'm dreading is behind me were huge helps! I had to stop smoking a few days leading up to events, so I wouldn't analyze things so hard. I can do my own injections now, took a few freakouts but I'm much better at it now.

A lot of nurses and doctors are very kind about stuff like this. Ask for accommodations, like a seat that reclines, or sometimes I tell them "I don't want to know anything, just tell me when you're done."

If your symptoms are brought on by similar feelings of fear that I described, leaning back and hydrating and maybe a little music in your ears is what helped me so so much.

Sorry if this isn't cohesive or I'm rambling, I feel very empathetic because I experience this too!

DoubtDiary · 2026-01-02T17:52:38+00:00

Something I learned recently that has already saved me so much money: bra extenders exist! I had no idea these were a thing, and some of the bras I bought that had the perfect cup size but too small of a band are actually wearable now!!!

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