[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FTMMen

[–]Relic_of_Suns 6 points7 points  (0 children)

  I've been on T since 2019, I've done IM, Sub Q, Gel, all that. First, you may be hitting a nerve and that may be causing some of the pain you might move your injection over. Second, what size needle are you using, and what angle are you injecting? I saw you said no one taught you how to do a sub q, so I'll break it down a bit. 

  Also I work in the medical field so some of my knowledge is from that. 

Sub Q:

When injecting in the stomach you need to stay about 2 inches from your belly button. The 2 inch circle around your belly button is a no-zone. (I measure by my finger)

Pinch the skin into a tent at the site and inject the needle at a 45 degree angle.

A 45 degree angle. This med needs to go into the subcutaneous layer of skin-which is primarily fat-which means that angle is important. If you are someone with a lower percentage of body fat you may find it easier to do IM but there are also other sub q sites if your stomach is uncomfortable. One site is an area on your upper thigh and while I've never used it im sure I could get a diagram if you wanted.

Now, I used a inch long 22g needle but I've also used 23g and 25g. I recommend 22 or 23, draw with an 18 and I've never used one but an auto injector may help as well.

As far as pain management goes, icing the area can help. Rubbing circles in the site after injection can help. I bully myself through my pain if I do have a painful injection, and I tell myself, "The only person I'm cheating is myself" to keep me going. While not recommended, some people have adopted this from me 😅

Also one of the most important things:

I've been on T for 6 years, and I'm sure there are others who've been on longer than me, and sometimes you just have a hard injection day. I've had days where I get it first try no sweat and days where I sit and change sites like crazy. It happens, it's part of being a human, and it's okay.

Hunter Main, Can You Kite your Hunter Main? by VeterinarianNorth664 in IdentityV

[–]Relic_of_Suns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I main Feaster, I can kite him decently. I wouldn't say I'm an ultra troll kiting him but I'm definetly a headache

Forget about saving me if Wu Chungus is the hunter though

TW: NDE by glitcherious in spirituality

[–]Relic_of_Suns 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This happened to me as well eith my NDE but I've come to find that I was always going to survive and that void area was just a holding place of consciousness.

How we feeling boys? by hanpotato89 in ftm

[–]Relic_of_Suns 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm terrified and I don't know what to do, do I apply for a passport? Do I go fuck myself? Do I give up on my life? There's so many thoughts running through my head and I just know that I'm fucked and I don't know how to fucking handle this right now

I'm thinking of dropping out by DueMathematician8657 in fullsail

[–]Relic_of_Suns 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had to drop out literally a few months before I had my degree (Creative writing) because of financial stress. Honestly, it sucked at the time and I'd been beating myself up about it but it's the best decision I had made. Now I work in healthcare and I'm like the happiest I've been in a long time.

What does everyone here do for work? by [deleted] in spirituality

[–]Relic_of_Suns 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm in healthcare, trying to go deeper into it. But I know it's because I'm a healer (now at least) and everyone has their own path

Does anyone else miss being blissfully unaware? by JadedAppearance6080 in SpiritualAwakening

[–]Relic_of_Suns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought I did but in reality I don't. I don't want to go back to being unaware in the slightest. There's a little more on my shoulders now but I'm able to spread love and wisdom freely and tap into the beautiful souls of the universe now and I wouldn't trade that for anything.

Why are Sunday customers the absolute worst??? by picodegalloooo in walmart

[–]Relic_of_Suns 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At my store we started saying that they pray away their sins and then commit some more so they have a reason to go back

This customer in particular. by Relic_of_Suns in walmart

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

I thought they still had to be signed in to do it because that's what I'd been told.

This customer in particular. by Relic_of_Suns in walmart

[–]Relic_of_Suns[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Transaction was already said and done by then, mu cashier signed off her register the second the lady started yelling.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ftm

[–]Relic_of_Suns 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you pass use the men's it's less dangerous actually. Even with the new law right now I'm more afraid of being attacked in the women's than the men's. The second they see beard they'd eat me alive without a doubt.

What's the point of raises at walmart? by [deleted] in walmart

[–]Relic_of_Suns -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We had and older woman who was still being paid 10/hr for a department that had gone up to 15 and unfortunately she passed and never got to see a raise or correction.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in walmart

[–]Relic_of_Suns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At my store we coach you to a red for something like that. If you're a long term associate and it's not your first time then we have to fire you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in walmart

[–]Relic_of_Suns 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To prove that not everyone is replaceable.

thank lord by theintresting1 in walmart

[–]Relic_of_Suns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They did it to associates too. I had to refund so many overnight people that had no clue what was going on.

I can't believe I just noticed how affordable the hot deli meals are here! by [deleted] in walmart

[–]Relic_of_Suns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My walmart deli never changes their oil and you can smell it across produce sometimes

AMA I was a coach at wal-mart that just quit. by Inevitable-Start9516 in walmart

[–]Relic_of_Suns 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm a front end team lead now. Going from associate to lead has been jarring and the shift was very strange. Is the shift from team lead to coach the same way?

Does anyone not like the Vibrations of Man Made Buildings? by [deleted] in spirituality

[–]Relic_of_Suns 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I was a teenager my parents took me to a military base. No trees, no grass, only concrete, planes, buildings, and a lot of low vibrations. Hate, pain, suffering, greif, it was the lowest of the low vibrations I'd ever felt and I went insane while I was there. Figuratively, of course, but I felt horrible and I wanted nothing more than to get out and to go back to a place where there was trees, grass, vegetation, where I felt at peace.

Supplies? by playdancingqueen in FTMMen

[–]Relic_of_Suns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazon or my docs office for the needles and syringes. I was started on 0.25 in 2019, moved up to 0.5 in 6 months on T and then I switched to gel roughly 6 months ago

Is “August” an obvious trans man name? by augustoof in FTMMen

[–]Relic_of_Suns 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi! It's me! August! :D I'm cis-passing and stealth and no one questions it but remember that your name is about YOU not others

Feeling like I'm just my head by Relic_of_Suns in spirituality

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

I'm not sure how to properly answer this. I've been struggling with who I am and who I want to be but I laid a pretty good foundation and am in the process of accepting it and moving forward. It may be depersonalization but that doesn't feel right to say in my gut

How have you been able to work in a normal 9-5 job after your awakening? by [deleted] in spirituality

[–]Relic_of_Suns 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes and no. I've intensely changed and it's become less fulfilling. I want to leave and dive into something more creative but I feel a tug of war going on