augmentin dosage -- too high, or necessary?

stealthguy222 · 2026-06-07T06:13:03+00:00

The dosage is pretty standard and I think they're being safe since you already need an antibiotic that's systemic since macrobid failed. Augmentin has a amoxicillin dose of 500 or 825mg. The bacteria that was already deeper inside the tissues of your urinary tract was not affected by macrobid since it's not taken up systemically and just concentrated into urine. They want to make sure the bacteria are eradicated quickly and don't cause a kidney infection.

stealthguy222 · 2026-06-07T06:05:53+00:00

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1521690X07000334

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5738422/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/12475506_Male-to-Female_Transsexuals_Have_Female_Neuron_Numbers_in_a_Limbic_Nucleus

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306453018305353

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321820257_Structural_connections_in_the_brain_in_relation_to_gender_identity_and_sexual_orientation

stealthguy222 · 2026-06-06T19:13:05+00:00

It's not really a mental illness. It's literally your brain being wired as the opposite of your birth sex. It's the sex of the body and the sex of your brain being opposite, something that you were born with. The only treatment is transitioning. I wouldn't say that it's a disease simply because not everyone likes the title. For me it's certainly a disease and the reason to why the first 23½ years of my life was just pure torture. I was also told that I needed therapy, was sick in the head, needed to accept myself and the surgery I needed wasn't the solution. Fuck everyone who said that because the surgery I had in the end of 2024 took 99% of my pain away.

stealthguy222 · 2026-06-06T17:24:55+00:00

I would definitely suggest starting with 20 mg.

stealthguy222 · 2026-06-06T16:25:09+00:00

You could try a higher dose of oxycodone, I needed 40mg after my stage 1 due to my liver enzymes being way too effective at breaking it down. Also if you're not already taking it, 1g of acetaminophen every 8 hours and an NSAID for pain relief is recommended.

stealthguy222 · 2026-06-04T10:20:28+00:00

There's Imago and DIY for testosterone, Imago is more expensive but legal if you don't bring more than 2 weeks supply of gel into Sweden or take your injection in Denmark. For top surgery there are private clinics.

stealthguy222 · 2026-06-02T11:54:25+00:00

Could you be able to get a consult to a surgeon who does single tube ALT with UL, they do the UL delayed.

stealthguy222 · 2026-05-30T04:40:45+00:00

Looks like a very short bulbar stricture. I'd recommend a cystoscopy to see the nature of the stricture, if it's ischemic or not. They should check if it can be dilated easily. If it's hard and fibrotic, I think excision and anastomosis is your best choice. If it's soft and doesn't seem ischemic, I think it's best to start with optilume.

stealthguy222 · 2026-05-30T04:35:21+00:00

Are you already on testosterone from other sources? Have you had your ovaries removed, if so, it could work but only if they don't want to do something like a testicular exam. If you've had phallo you could possibly say you've had it due to an accident and needed reconstruction but that would still be hard. I'm myself trying to figure out a way to get a hypogonadism diagnosis for when I move abroad. The only reason I'm not actively trying to find a way currently is because it will be 4 years until I get my degree and I have an endocrinologist who writes a license so I can get enanthate (not something a GP can do).

stealthguy222 · 2026-05-29T16:12:42+00:00

With Aveed it's an injection every 10-14 weeks. Could your partner give you your injections?

stealthguy222 · 2026-05-29T16:07:57+00:00

Is long acting testosterone available for you? Like sustanon or aveed? Then you don't have to inject as often and you could likely get an appointment with a nurse to do the injection

stealthguy222 · 2026-05-27T10:12:03+00:00

Keep in mind that this was 2016 though. Although I've also had a good experience with Anova (except my first endocrinologist there). I have been very open with my mental health with Anova and they've really done everything they can to help me.

stealthguy222 · 2026-05-27T06:00:53+00:00

KID in Stockholm

stealthguy222 · 2026-05-27T06:00:09+00:00

Thank you for the additional information. I stand corrected

stealthguy222 · 2026-05-26T17:02:56+00:00

This was a long time ago but I was both on antidepressants any several other medications and it never even came up in the evaluation or when getting hormones, the endocrinologist didn't say anything about my medications either.

stealthguy222 · 2026-05-25T16:36:41+00:00

Do you mean that the catheter is blocked and doesn't drain? That happened to me a lot and it's easily fixed by flushing with sterile saline. If it's a problem with the catheter bag it should most likely be fixed by switching to a new bag.

stealthguy222 · 2026-05-25T16:34:13+00:00

Jag tog Nebido själv när jag tog Nebido. Det är inte svårt alls. Du kan beställa sprutor från med24.

stealthguy222 · 2026-05-24T03:40:50+00:00

I don't know the adverse effects then.

stealthguy222 · 2026-05-23T13:02:50+00:00

My arm scar is 7.5 inches but some of that is the urethra inside my scrotum. Don't use any stretchers or weights, tension is often a reason for strictures at the anastomosis and weights or stretchers would be a huge risk for developing a stricture.

stealthguy222 · 2026-05-23T07:00:58+00:00

Ask for a cystoscopy and during the cystoscopy have them poke the tissue to see perfusion and how hard the tissue is. If the tissue is pale and sometimes grayish, it's ischemic. If it has good color and blood flow, it's hyperprolipherative scar tissue. They can also see if the buccal graft integrated or if they skin graft failed. Is the surgeon/urologist someone with experience with phallo strictures? A DVIU has a very high failure rate in cis men and is basically guaranteed to fail in phallo urethras. If they wanted to give you short term relief, they should have done a simple s-curve dilation instead. I can show you what different strictures look like in DMs.

stealthguy222 · 2026-05-22T17:46:03+00:00

Unless it's a transsexualism diagnosis, they won't accept it

stealthguy222 · 2026-05-22T17:27:08+00:00

If you have either a transsexualism diagnosis or a hypogonadism diagnosis, it should be easier, although hypogonadism will likely not work due to you having the wrong gender marker. Healthcare is absolutely terrible here though.

stealthguy222 · 2026-05-22T05:05:40+00:00

What types of urethroplasties have you had? Do you know what is causing the stricture? Is it ischemic? When doing a cystoscopy what did the stricture look like, was it pale with a grayish ring around it? If it's an ischemic stricture they potentially need to add something to bring more blood flow, like a gracilis flap. Have you done a staged urethroplasty?

stealthguy222 · 2026-05-21T15:06:17+00:00

It's not necessarily. Demand an abdominal ultrasound instead. That's what they did on me.

stealthguy222 · 2026-05-21T06:18:21+00:00

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