My Syringes came in via mail today and so I did my first injection right away. Since Im doing Monotherapy I started with 5mg to see where it leads me. This was also the first time injecting myself with anything. It was kinda scary, but next time it will be way easier.

    • WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]@reddthat.com
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      That’s just how it is? Someone else mentioned DIY, but that’s how it works via prescription as well.

      Also, as someone whose done injections of an unrelated medication (not insulin either) in a hardware store bathroom without alcohol wipes, there are far shadier places to be doing injections.

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      I mean, people inject insulin daily, so how is this any different? Spoiler alert: it’s not. These are insulin syringes they’re using, and based on the needle length, they’re definitely doing it subcutaneously, just like insulin. Diabetics can’t pay for a nurse to inject them every day, nor should they. Subcutaneous injections are incredibly easy to administer; you just inject the medication into the fat layer (not a vein).

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      DIY estrogen itradermal/subcutaneous injection is actually safer than it looks especially if the person doing the injection knows the process and has already practiced on an injection dummy first.

      It might look shady at first glance but it’s actually pretty straightforward.