| Peak testosterone after injection? |
[May. 16th, 2008|11:19 am] |
I'm seeing my endocrinologist in two weeks, and he's given me a blanket order at the clinic laboratory, so I can get blood drawn basically whenever I want. We are rebalancing my hormone dose after hysterectomy. I want to make sure I give him a peak level and a trough level. Trough was easy: I gave them a blood sample right before my weekly shot. When does the peak come? How long after your shot do your testosterone levels peak? One doctor told me 3 days, and another told me 1 day, and now I'm confused. I can't find the right search terms online to come up with an answer I trust.
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| post surgery healing etc |
[May. 16th, 2008|07:11 am] |
Hey guys
so i am about 3 days post op. I had a DI with dr fischer in MD. the staff there are incredible. i felt so at ease with them.
Ive been taking the pain killers and antibiotics. Ive been trying to take it easy. This morning i went for a short walk outside around my building.
ive been having killer headaches and nausea. im not sure if thats from the pilkillers cause i know that is a possible side effect.
anyway i was just wondering if anyone had any tips or tricks on healing faster. I know it all depends on the body but im thinking more in terms of holistic stuff. What foods should i eat. should i drink juice or only water?
that type of stuff
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| Birth Cert. query |
[May. 16th, 2008|02:27 am] |
Hello fellas!
I am moving to Portland, OR in 5 days (*squee*) but I have yet to legally alter my name/BC.
What I'm wondering is...will I need to follow Oregon's laws for changing my Certificate or NY's, because it is where I was born?
thanks a lot.
~Erik Josef
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[May. 15th, 2008|10:16 pm] |
I know sun affects how scars heal but does anyone know if tanning before surgery will affect scarring or results in anyway? I'm having peri so there wont be much scarring but I've gotten raised scars on certain parts of my body so just wondering if tanning before surgery would make me any more likely to get thick scars. Thanks.
Kyle |
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| News from Ontario, Canada |
[May. 15th, 2008|07:55 pm] |
Ontario will resume coverage of sexual reassignment surgery: Smitherman
By Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press
TORONTO - Ontario will soon join other provinces in providing coverage for sex-change surgery under the province's health insurance plan, Health Minister George Smitherman confirmed Thursday.
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| compounding pharmacies for gel/cream |
[May. 15th, 2008|03:20 pm] |
So, i just maxed out my perscription coverage through my insurance (which i somehow didn't foresee coming), and i'm on gel and would like to stay on it for at least a few more months.
Can someone remind me what the compounding pharmacies are that make their own gel or cream and what the prices are?
Thanks.
(I did check the tags for compounding pharmacies, but it was unclear from them whether transdermal t was available at any given place) |
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| Dermatological Issues & Hormones |
[May. 14th, 2008|10:07 pm] |
Yes, it's me again with those finger problems. *sigh*
While doing some research on the mysterious bumps appearing in ever-increasing numbers on my fingers, I stumbled upon this dermatology forum in which many, many people are describing the same exact thing. Two conditions seem to be floating around in the posts, and this one sounds like what I have. The first two pictures (especially the second one) on that page look exactly like my condition.
It is noteworthy that most of the people posting there with this have also been diagnosed with PCOS, which is created by an excess of androgenic hormones in biological females. I already was pretty sure it was a direct or indirect effect of my testosterone regimen, and this absolutely confirms it. Has anybody else dealt with this particular issue? Was there any way of treating it without going off of T or lowering the dosage? Did it eventually go away on its own or become less severe? |
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| Queer Youth & Allies Writing Project |
[May. 14th, 2008|10:43 pm] |
WRITERS:
Add Verb Productions presents:
Queer and Ally Youth Writing Project
We are looking for Performance Texts from:
Writers age 12-24
Genres – all texts created to be performed
Queer, gay, lesbian, bi, trans, questioning and allies
Short plays, monologues, scenes,spoken word poetry, songs, stories, etc
We hope to present pieces surrounding the idea of allies. Allies
helping those within the queer community, queers being helped by
allies, and queers being allies to others in the queer community. If
any of your writings reflect these ideas please send them my way!
Send submissions to ellis.d.perry@gmail.com
Submissions will be reviewed by a Youth Editorial Team, under the
guidance of Add Verb staff and artists, and may receive feedback for
further development before put into final script.
Submissions accepted through June 2008
Thanks if you can and thanks anyway if you can't. Please forward this
to anyone you feel might be able to contribute. |
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| History of HRT and SRS |
[May. 13th, 2008|08:50 pm] |
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Hey, I'm going to be doing a presentation in my GLBT History class about history of trans health care. I have done some research but I'm wondering if anyone knows of any good books,websites,articles, or other resources that would help me out. Anything with Harry Benjamin in it would be good. I also think that sharing these resources with each other is a good idea. I think some trans people don't really know trans history and in a way take it for vantage that it's so much easier to medically transition now than it was 30 or more years ago. Thanks. |
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| importance of aspiration |
[May. 13th, 2008|09:17 pm] |
Looked through some things, and there doesn't seem to be anything that answers my question - please point it out to me if there is.
My first shot I had them give to me in the muscle of the butt, this one I decided I wanted to watch and chose the thigh... they didn't aspirate. I've heard time and time again that it's best to aspirate just to make sure you haven't hit a blood vessel... and I asked kind of casually about it and she said that there's really no vessels large enough to receive the needle. And I don't want to be too forward in asking the next time that they just humor me and aspirate, but it's made me wonder... is it really that important? I know that when I start doing my own, I'll do it just for safety because I'm scared of everything, but is this bad practice on their part?
Also, has anyone noticed a dramatic change between the owie of taking a shot in the butt muscle vs. the owie of the thigh? The thigh hurt a good bit more than the butt, but that could just be because the butt (or mine at least) is rather fatty. |
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[May. 13th, 2008|11:28 am] |
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[May. 13th, 2008|10:49 am] |
Has anyone else found that their choice of employment has affected their ability to be correctly read?
I'm 2 years on T, over a year post top surgery, and still fairly regularly get incorrectly read. Frustrating, but I'm used to it. I'm a nanny for a 16-month old and am probably 50/50 getting asked if I'm her Dad versus Mom. It's funny because she often is called a boy. On the other hand, I also do painting/home repair/chore jobs and was surprised that I got sir'd all over the place in the paint store even though I had fuschia nailpolish on. Without nailpolish, dressed in just jeans and a t-shirt but with a baby and I'm called a girl much more often.
Not that I would ever not do this job because of it, but just wondering what other people's experiences are in terms of employment and how they are read.
And now for (in my opinion) a hilarious story about a clueless guy and getting read correctly:
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| blah |
[May. 13th, 2008|12:02 pm] |
So for the past 4 months of shots (I was PRESCRIBED 200mg/bi weekly), I have been going to the doctor. The past 2 shots I've gone too, after watching self injection videos on youtube with similar dosages, I have noticed that the amount of T in MY syringe is way less than what I've seen on the videos. I tried to convince myself that maybe it was a different syringe or something but no, I asked my nurse yesterday doing my injections what dose my doc is giving me and she said 100mg.
Right away my heart kinda sunk for two reasons: I am paying 40$ per shot (BLAAAAH, stupid of me) and it makes me wonder what changes I could've had with that other 100mg. I've already had a fair amount of hair on my chin. My neck is hairy as hell and my stomach is getting there.
So at the same time I feel kind of cheated that since I am paying the office to shoot me in the butt but not getting my full dosage, but then again I am kind of relieved that I didnt start out at 200mg because I cant even put my head down to watch tv without my upper chest getting scraped by my neck. ... That makes me sound super fat lol But it kind of is weird to me and so yeah, gotta shave every day there.
Anyway my nurse called today and told me she talked to my doctor and he told her that he preferred to keep me at 100mg and they are sorry (I had requested to be moved up yesterday).
So here's my purpose in posting: By the 2nd or so month, on 100mg, I had a decent amount of chin hair that it would take maybe a 17 year old male to grow. My voice is deep, but I know it's not it's deepest, and there's some other changes I know are there but don't pay much attention to. ... How much more do you think I would've changed if I would have taken the entire 200mg? Do you think it should be up to me to be moved up to 200 if he prescribed me that in the first place?
Maybe I'm just looking for peace of mind, trying to see what I would be missing and how stupid I was to continue going to be injected by them. I'm not asking anyone to tell me "Oh yes, you were going to have more growth down there and have big bushy sideburns as well! Shame!" but maybe tell me, honestly, if I just missed 4 months of bigger changes.
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[May. 12th, 2008|10:52 pm] |
Does anyone here have experience seeking anti-depressants or anti-anxiety medication from Callen-Lorde?
I'm not sure where else to go seeking such a prescription, but I also get my T from them. I'm probably being paranoid, but part of me is very worried about having both my access to testosterone and anything relating to brain drugs handled by the same organization. |
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| underworks |
[May. 12th, 2008|09:24 pm] |
Hey guys, one rather easy yet complex question: Last Monday I ordered my first Underworks binders (that weren't hand-me-downs--YAY new ones!) and I ordered online with my Visa. I received an email saying once my card was verified that they'd be shipped and since then haven't received any form of confirmation email. I emailed them asking if they would, or if they had already shipped since I have horrible luck with neighbors stealing my items so I like to know when things are arriving. I just wanted to know if you guys knew their normal protocol for email correspondence before/during shipping.
Thanks-
Adam |
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| Board and Volunteer Information Meeting(s) in Washington State |
[May. 12th, 2008|05:18 pm] |
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Hey everyone here is some information about our group for those that haven't heard of us yet and information about things that are coming up for those that would like to be involved.
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| Healthy People 2020 |
[May. 12th, 2008|07:16 pm] |
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For those of you who don't know, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is starting development on the direction of the national health plan for 2020, "Health People 2020." Anyone can give a public comment on what they feel is important in terms of healthcare in the U.S. at their website under the "Public Comments" tab (which gives you instructions from there). There are also two regional meetings coming up in New York, New York, and Bethesda, MD with details under the "Regional Meetings" tab. My bosses went to the Chicago regional meeting and said that quite a number of people spoke on the importance of breast feeding, and contributed their own comments on acquiring accurate statistics on LGBTQ youth, multiple identities (POC and LGBTQ), and related topics. The main reason why I'm posting it here is that I would imagine everyone in this community living in the States has some serious concerns about healthcare, but there's certainly room for making a variety of suggestions. |
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| binder question |
[May. 12th, 2008|08:19 pm] |
I'm going to order a binder the end of this month (I'll have the money then) from FTM Underworks. I was chatting with someone who had top surgery like 6 years ago and he said that he wished he had his surgical vest before his surgery because in his words, it was the best binder ever. It looked a lot like the Power Compression Vest - Single Layer on underworks and it says on the website, "Formerly available exclusively through doctors and clinics for post surgical compression wear" so I'm assuming it's the same vest. I also heard a lot of good things about the Double Front Compression Shirt, plus it says on the site, "Two full powerful powernet panels throughout the front provide extra chest and mid-section compression for full binding effect. " that sounds like it would help even out my chest and stomach (like a post-op or bio male chest/stomach area). I like to know if any of you guys are using/used the Power Compression Vest or the Double Front Compression Shirt? What was/is your experience with them? Are they comfortable or not? How long can you use them before it gets too uncomfortable? How did they wash? Basically any input you can give would be helpful, even if you never used them but know/knew someone who did and they said something about positive or negative about these products would be helpful.
My average is 44 so technically I'm a large but I don't want to be too uncomfortable so I'm probably going to order a XL, if it's not that great I will exchange it for a large.
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| changing birth certificate |
[May. 12th, 2008|01:49 pm] |
This, by far, has been the biggest headache in my transition: how to get the gender marker changed on my birth certificate.
I live in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin law says I need to have a letter from an SRS surgeon, stating that I have had sex reassignment surgery.
The guidelines for these letters are very vague and I'm hoping to use that to my advantage. Last March, I had a hysterectomy. For insurance, the purpose of the surgery was for endometriosis. Does anyone know whether or not my surgeon can word this differently for the purposes of changing my documentation?
I have seen some posts on here saying that surgeons have written "so-and-so has had *this* surgery for the purposes of sex reassignment."
My surgeon has never written this kind of letter before, although she does work with many trans patients. The office said that if I could write the letter and fax it in, they could sign it, but I need to figure out a way to word it that gets the point across but won't come back to bite me or the doctor.
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