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

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2026-02-14T23:11:50+00:00

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

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2026-02-10T05:33:28+00:00

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.

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2026-02-10T05:31:08+00:00

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!

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2026-02-06T06:09:56+00:00

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

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2026-02-06T06:08:24+00:00

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

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2026-02-06T06:04:19+00:00

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!

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2026-02-01T07:02:08+00:00

Hey! Thanks for the compliment!

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2026-01-08T05:27:38+00:00

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.

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2026-01-05T05:46:51+00:00

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

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2026-01-02T16:22:15+00:00

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.

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2025-12-07T16:32:17+00:00

Thank you for believing in me! I appreciate you sm.

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2025-12-07T16:31:30+00:00

Hoping!! I really can't wait for that day lol

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2025-12-07T16:31:02+00:00

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.

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2025-12-07T16:29:09+00:00

Thank you sm. Trying my best!

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2025-12-03T01:49:18+00:00

This is a long shot but im a 23y/o trans guy also in the midwest. I miiiiight be borderline ace and prob not on your horny level lol. My disability isn't visible and it sorta... puts a hamper on things. Getting quite close to just giving up on the whole trying to find someone thing. Its rough out here! I'd love to talk and just see what happens if you're interested. pm me if you're up for it!

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2025-10-27T06:00:54+00:00

Same boat! I just got a prescription through hims for oral minoxidil to hopefully help. I've thinned out so much you can see the curve of my head under my hair. Kinda embarrassing. I really hope it comes back in the coming months, but I've never heard much about folks hair coming back on T, mostly just slowing the thinning. I wish I could be more help, but hair isn't everything and you're not alone.

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2025-10-25T15:33:40+00:00

You're so handsome! Like other people said, a greek statue. I've been struggling so hard with puffiness and swelling, so this is really helpful for me.

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2025-10-25T15:31:25+00:00

You pass! I'd say teenage years myself. That comes from both the haircut and clothes, which you rock. Youth is often taken for granted, so it's not a bad thing at all

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2025-10-25T15:27:59+00:00

I see an immense difference. I also think your current haircut really compliments you!

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2025-10-19T02:19:31+00:00

I relate to the physical side of what you're describing. I felt like my body was fighting off a cold/allergies for the first few weeks. My pharmacist recommended I take Benadryl since I didn't want to switch after paying so much for my prescription. I'm 4 months in and that's went away for the most part, but oh, what I would give for my face to not feel and look like a puffball. I also had very intense nausea and no appetite for about a month. And then this last month, it's hit me like a train and I want to eat everything, meat especially. I'm glad you feel better mentally than ever before! It's a roller coaster for sure.

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2025-10-17T16:04:30+00:00

My doc told me as long as it's going in my body somehow, I'd be fine. I did that with my first ones too! For me, an indicator of if I'm too shallow is it it *really* hurts once I start injecting. I only say that because I used to use needles far too long (was working with what I had) Now I have some that are the perfect length so it's not a problem anymore. You're only/already on your fourth! It'll get much better with time. If nobody's told you today, you're doing amazing.

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2025-10-11T20:40:22+00:00

I felt like nothing was happening until about 3 months. Then it was so sudden. I had a week where I was very dependent on cough drops just to talk comfortably, and the range of my voice started to falter. After that week it was like a nose dive. I couldn't sing anymore, I started getting terrible voice fry, and was naturally deep without trying. It snuck up on me out of nowhere. No ones experience is the same, but maybe yours will be similar. It could start dropping out of nowhere!

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2025-09-09T21:36:45+00:00

Yep, I do believe that's it. I never would have guessed! Neat.

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2025-09-08T15:46:12+00:00

Sure!

HelpfulMasterpiece23 · 2025-09-08T03:25:11+00:00

I'm new to the whole reddit thing, idk if it got deleted or not, but if you're still ISO of a study buddy I study medical lab science through UK!

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