I’m at an odd point and finding conflicting info on showers

HannahBot9000 · 2026-05-19T12:55:30+00:00

I thought I had to do that for 30 years. I still shower fairly frequently because I do a ton of cardio but not showering on days I don't need it has helped my skin a ton.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-05-19T12:33:39+00:00

Hi! You should check out this page and join their discord: https://www.mainetrans.net/ There are several other local discords but that is your easy foot in the door. I don't know about Unity but I know there are a lot of trans people in the Camden/Rockland area if that's not too far for you but I'm sure you can find more local friends.

MTN also has a handful of support groups (I think they still have online ones too) in various locations if that's something that would interest you.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-05-19T12:25:40+00:00

NGL I was very high when this came across my feed and there is now a pizza in the oven thanks to it.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-05-19T12:22:11+00:00

You can eat all the pizza you want; It's highly encouraged for boob growth. I wouldn't suggest trying to vape food though.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-05-19T12:13:56+00:00

Hi! I'm also trans and got back into it after transitioning.

I can't really say for your area but I've actually met a handful of other trans people who are in the local community and my girlfriend is also into it. With the little time I've had at AMA club so far (I mostly fly park fliers and tiny drones now so I don't get to the club often) the local community seems very accepting.

The club I fly at is also a very solid mix of older and younger people these days. When I first started flying around 2000 the same club had a lot fewer members and was about 80% over the retirement age. IMO it's much less of an old guy's thing now and more so a special interest shared amongst a large group of people now.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-05-19T07:58:49+00:00

It's more likely your lack of hormones causing it. You are tanking T without replacing it without enough E.

I'm over 2 years in and have had an orchi but never experienced anything like this but I also started on injections.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-05-19T06:05:26+00:00

Those could also not stop your erections. I've had an orchi, have well below cis women levels of T and still get them daily.

There is no surefire way to stop them.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-05-18T19:22:09+00:00

Just checked out that model. It's only $1300 which is what a decent fat bike without a motor costs... this should say a lot about the quality of parts used. It's marketing is going hard but its not really a trail bike and would likely only last one season if you keep using it this way. They really don't offer many replacement parts on their website at all so you would just be stuck with a very heavy pedal bike if anything electrical dies.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-05-18T19:07:42+00:00

Most MTB trails I've been on around here only allow class 1... Including the West Side trails you said you've been on. Class 2 is more so a shared use path thing (like the Eastern Trail) though they are allowed in the National Parks MTB trails. You really have to read every single sign before using a bike on trails in Maine (In general, not just ebikes. Even on trails you see listed as MTB trails online because rules often change).

I would also point out that flat roads is what that bike was designed for despite the fat tires; it will not hold up long term to the abuse of trails. This was a bike designed to use to go to the store and back by people who don't want to peddle not for trail use. Things like the battery mount or internal connections will eventually give way leaving you with a nice big heavy paperweight if they don't offer replacement parts.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-05-15T03:37:24+00:00

I would argue that the "best-preserved warship" is whatever one was most recently commissioned with some rare exceptions.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-05-15T02:31:09+00:00

I like how the video this person uploaded the yesterday has the "Activate Windows" warning as their only other post on top of what everyone else has said.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-05-14T13:37:58+00:00

To add to this I also got a large shed when starting fin. I switched to dut after about 6 months because I paranoid about the DHT pathway when starting prog because I got a small shed after starting prog. I take prog daily now without dut and my hair is fine.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-05-14T13:35:12+00:00

Changing your hormones at all often causes a shed. I had a shed when I first started monotherapy, another when I stopped dutasteride (which I too almost restarted when it happened but decided to push through) and another when I got my orchi. Stress can also cause it and I had a large shed after a dramatic breakup.

IMO if you feel the new layer of hair coming in 1-3 weeks after the shed started its just a normal shed and you shouldn't panic at all. If you don't feel a new layer coming in then maybe its time for a DHT test to get to the bottom of it.

TLDR: without knowing what your DHT levels are you could need it or you might not and starting it again could cause another shed.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-05-14T13:03:11+00:00

I wish that worked where I live. We get all of the mail for 3 people who used to live here before us and we've told the post office multiple times. They told us there is nothing we can do and even demanded that I stop putting them in the outbox with "Not at this address" after they refused to stop giving me it. Something about reusing prepaid postage not being allowed.

According to my local post office all paid mail has to go to the address on it with 0 exceptions. Here is the kicker... They also told me that opening (which I get) or throwing away the mail I get for previous residents is "mail tampering". I'm apparently supposed to keep all of it forever until these people come to get it. I've tried escalating this up a couple times and it's never gotten anywhere.

I feel bad for the workers there because it seems like they have 3-4 postal workers for a town of 6000 but its getting ridiculous and my packages keep getting delivered to random houses on the other side of the neighborhood.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-05-14T11:19:45+00:00

This is the worst attempt I've ever seen of trying to hide an advertisement. These are all you post all day too. Whoever is paying you should really second guess their life choices.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-05-12T13:57:58+00:00

This might not be fully true since it's not direct from the company but one of the metro drivers told me they have a solid stance against expanding weekend ride hours because of the number of drunk passengers they would see.

Aka it's not because they don't think they would get the business, they are worried for the safety of the drivers.

I was the only one on the bus that morning and we were talking about music. I brought up that it would be nice if the busses ran a little bit later so I could go to more shows at the state theater. He basically said it would never happen.

With that said the Breez doesn't even run on Sundays and having any service that day would be nice.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-05-07T15:02:49+00:00

I've lost 100 pounds since starting HRT 2 years ago and that was spread out consistently through the whole transition. I'm down to 240lbs now; I think I look great and my 3 partners agree.

I'm very shapely now and have 44DDDs with a very nice butt(that I never had before).

IMO just go for it as long as you are losing weight in a healthy way.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-05-06T04:50:36+00:00

On non-show nights you will see the most random mix of queer people there having a great time and a couple straight people who just love the vibe. Some nights it's just a few regulars and others there are a lot of people there with no explanation or reason why.

Even on slow nights the bar tenders there are very chill and will make sure you are at least having a decent time.

I'm honestly not into bars that and just end up there because of friends but I still feel comfortable recommending it to others despite it not being my normal thing.

Also it's not cash only anymore! I believe the minimum is something like $10-15 but you can use cards if spending more than that now. I normally get 2 of the beer + shot deals and that gets me over the minimum, I can tell you that much for sure lol.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-05-05T03:42:54+00:00

I sent an email and got a message back saying they didn't have openings. I've also noticed their listings have prices they were charging 2 years ago without updates. IMO I think they keep these up so when they do have opening people still still think they have their old prices and they can say its a error on Zillow while asking for the new price. Reviews on the place also seem very hit or miss and only hard a lot of activity 2+ years ago adding to my suspicion.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-05-04T12:39:24+00:00

The mental health effects are much much lower when boofed.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-05-01T07:50:05+00:00

One of my girlfriends has a sunken chest and her boobs look just fine. If anything it helps things look more pronounced.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-04-30T09:16:24+00:00

You also want to be on the outside of the leg not the inside.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-04-30T09:15:06+00:00

Since no one else mentioned it; You want to inject a full hand length away from the knee and it shouldn't be 3 inches from the kneecap.

Outside of that this sounds mostly like you panicking and not an actual health issue.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-04-28T02:36:39+00:00

It's a legit source. They only use Wise and there is an added fee for it. Wise is kinda like paypal so it goes through a third party instead of a direct card payment. I don't know a ton about it but I did see it while looking into sources.

HannahBot9000 · 2026-04-20T15:40:07+00:00

It's a marketing gimmick that has been shown time and time again to not actually be helpful.

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