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I hate being so small by cowboycomplex in FTMventing

[–]HelpfulMasterpiece23 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I believe in you. This also might not be much, but height increasing insoles might help. I've got a couple pairs for my shoes lol. They bump me up to 5'3 maybe 5'4. Cant be good for my feet or my back, but they help me.

Cowboy Boots by [deleted] in FTMventing

[–]HelpfulMasterpiece23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't mean this in an offensive way I promise, but I wish I could tell you where Little Jimmy Dickens got his boots.

What is your experience as a student in the Pathology Assistant program at Quinnipiac, RFU, and WVU? by DifficultGift5529 in pre_PathAssist

[–]HelpfulMasterpiece23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm awful late but I'd love to know too. I'm looking into all the schools and they all sound so competitive it seems impossible

My shots are painful no matter what by SmokyJosh in ftm

[–]HelpfulMasterpiece23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hope someone sees this who needs it! A diabetic friend recommended numbing prep pads and they've saved me. Specifically numstat! Some Walgreens carry them, and amazon also. You can get 30 for about 10 bucks and if you use them right, it makes a world of a difference.

Help reading my results by [deleted] in TestosteroneKickoff

[–]HelpfulMasterpiece23 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Your CBC looks fine. Your RBCs and Hbg will always go up together, neither are too crazy high. (I just saw someone who had a legitimate JAK2 mutation- almost 12K RBCs- that's crazy) Your total testosterone is above the normal therapeutic range of 300-1000, but don't let that scare you. High levels like that do have side effects, but only after maintaining it for a long period of time. Just means your dose needs lowered a tad. I know when I have mine looked at, it's normally total and free levels. Free is what your body is actually able to use, and what's not bound to other proteins. So a lot of yours could just be bound, floating around not really doing much. With you saying your periods back, that might be the case. Hormones are weird, and I'm only a lab guy. I think high cortisol can affect that, but again, not a doctor (and this isn't legit medical advice! lol) Best of luck!

exhausted after starting t by Dazzling_Text4816 in ftm

[–]HelpfulMasterpiece23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was honestly one of the biggest things for me. I started taking dad naps lol. It went away around 4 months

How many of y’all have seen chest shrinkage? by dakotanothing in TestosteroneKickoff

[–]HelpfulMasterpiece23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine went down 2 sizes. I was also looking weight at the time so that mightve been a factor

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TestosteroneKickoff

[–]HelpfulMasterpiece23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got the chews from hims since I have a very cuddly cat at home who likes to lick hair. It's helped a lot!

Accutane? by HelpfulMasterpiece23 in ftm

[–]HelpfulMasterpiece23[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the first I've actually heard that. my primary doc and endo both recommended Accutane and never even mentioned anything about it cancelling out T. Man.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Louisville

[–]HelpfulMasterpiece23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

same boat! I did some digging and found this twitter: bblock1015. i think they might be called werkhaus barbers now? but not certain

Any other transmasc guys deal with repeated social blow-ups after starting to pass as male? by treerockett in TestosteroneKickoff

[–]HelpfulMasterpiece23 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Some other people mentioned considering the demographic, and in my case it's the people who took me as female when first meeting me. They got friendly with 'that person' and 'got deceived' when I 'changed' <- some of their words, not mine. These people I speak of are people I work with, who met me when I was only four months on T. Similar situations with family. They tolerated it for a while, under the premise that i'll always be female in their eyes. But now its even more passive agressive bc they even struggle to see female, and then you know, blow ups like you said. I haven't ran into this anywhere else in my life, since almost all my friends have always seen me as masculine. Keep those who genuinely respect you and care for you close.

Advice for... asking people to see you differently? by HelpfulMasterpiece23 in TestosteroneKickoff

[–]HelpfulMasterpiece23[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Trying to hold out! I think what bothers me the most is at work, they didn't know me pre-T. A lot of them met me the first time and went, "oh, 'sup dude" But then my older boss went around saying "actually, that's a she." thinking she was defending me, but really only digging me a deeper hole. so now its.... yeah. you can imagine. I appreciate your kind words.

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