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.
I’ve been on injections for over a year now, with an HRT prescription from planned parenthood rather than DIY (for now, anyway…) Blood tests show stellar results, last one was like 27 units (pg/mol or whatever?) of T and 280 units of E. Measured at the uh, whatever it’s called, the halfway point between injection days.
The first time I did it, I was surprised how little pain there was, following guidance on how to do it right. Pinching around where you’ll inject distracts your nerves so they don’t notice the jab, at least when doing it in the thigh like I do. It’s super easy, though I gotta be nice and calm and collected or I get too shaky or risk forgetting a step (I recently opened a new vial, but got distracted and drew from it without wiping the stopper with an alcohol wipe first, dumb mistake to make!)