I was just at CVS to refill my T prescription and was told that testosterone enanthate is on backorder and won't be available until 19 July. This is enanthate specifically; cypionate is still available. The pharmacist told me that there's only one company in the US that makes enanthate and they're out of stock for some reason so there's a shortage ( Read more... )

For all those who are, or have been, afraid of slicing their throats open whilst shaving: I sliced my throat today. The injury was not grievous. It's right on my adam's apple, which is sizeable (bigger than I wish it were, actually; I think huge adam's apples are gross looking), but on closer inspection, it's not a nick. It's a slash - a line ( Read more... )

I had blood taken just a few months ago, but my doctor abruptly left her practice (not her choice) in April, and I went back to my previous doctor. I saw her last week and she said she'd like to take my blood again just to have it, particularly since she doesn't have my medical records yet. The results came today.

"The following tests were ( Read more... )

In discussion with Nathaniel over the wedding of a friend, and my needing a suit jacket in a different colour than the one I have, I decided to measure myself. I haven't really done that over the course of my transition, and I don't remember my exact measurements from before I started T, but honestly they seem mostly the same! My chest is broader, ( Read more... )

I'm running out to work but wanted to leave a note, more for myself than anything else. I want to add more to my transition diary, because there seems to be so little out there from folks who are late-transition, post-transition, or whatever else you want to call it - whether in medical transition or not. My perspective is now that of someone who ( Read more... )

(Thanks HalAccording to my endo (Dr Spack, Children's Hospital, Boston), T can be administered subcutaneously as well as intramuscularly, with equal effectiveness. This means that smaller needles can be used, and there are more possible injection sites. (Subcutaneous fat is a layer between the skin and muscle ( Read more... )

New post-op pics are up.

http://ftmichael.tashari.org/topsurgerypics2.html

I just gave myself a T shot for the first time. I should've used half-inch 27-gauge needles from the beginning. The T didn't come back out at all and there was just a tiny drop of blood; I put pressure on for a minute to be sure. And injecting the T through that tiny needle really isn't difficult and doesn't take a long time; I'm not sure why ( Read more... )

I have facial hair ( Read more... )