#changes on t

[kayden-skylars-transition]

[just-vinny-thanks]

On August 3rd, I will officially be 1 month on T!!! I got my first shot July 3rd the same day as my consultation with Dr. Perlyn. I forgot to post about it, so much new information and events happened on that day that it flew over my head. And for reference, I get 0.15 mL injections into my stomach every other Wednesday!!

Noticeable changes? (Honestly there hasn’t been any big changes, but I already knew there wasn’t gonna be huge changes right off the bat!!)

My appetite has grew, not much since I’m prescribed Vyvanse and it suppresses my hunger a lot.

I’ve been hella more tired, more than usual. Not physically, just sleep tired.

Acne has for sure started. It’s not bad, but I didn’t get much acne before T so that could be why.

Haven’t felt excessively angry or irritable. Vyvanse makes me very irritable and angry, and ever since I’ve taken T it hasn’t added to the fuel.

No hair growth yet!!

I think my smell is changing? But I think that’s just me...

Apparently my voice has been getting lower too. Not drastically, but my mom mentioned it a few days ago. I don’t hear it, but it made happy to hear that.

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I’m not 100% sure, but I think my bottom growth is starting... Starting to feel uncomfortable at random times.

I also got my period the week after my first shot. I was pretty irregular before T so I don’t have good enough experience yet to fully have a say in the matter!

[barkimafish]

One year of self-love and hormones later...

[reptilisss]

11 month t update

hey y’all remember when i said i was gonna do lots of updates on t changes? i completely forgot i could do that.

yes it’s been almost 11 months! my t anniversary is 9/17 and wow time has gone by so quickly. so i’m doin’ a little update on the changes i’ve noticed on t. i put it below a bar bc hey it’s a long post and there’s some nsfw stuff in here.

physical changes

muscle: i have a lot more muscle mass now and i don’t even work out. i’ve noticed that i gain muscle much more quickly than i did before testosterone. i’m much stronger than i was pre-t and i don’t really do anything. the muscle is also in more masculine places (i.e. upper arms, thighs, calves)

fat: i’ve noticed a lil bit of fat resdistribution from my hips and thighs, and some more fat on my tummy. i had noticed some fat loss in my chest but i had chest surgery so i can’t really speak to that anymore.

hair: more hair, everywhere. darker hair. i have more leg hair, more arm hair, more stomach hair. very cool. around 9mo on t it started getting longer and darker on my legs. i still don’t expect that much change, i’m a very light blond, and most of the men in my family have blond body hair. i started getting chin hair and side burns recently but i shave it it looks kinda nasty rn.

voice: my voice started getting deeper around 4mo on t, when i was on a half dose. it’s still getting deeper. i feel like i should post a pre-t voice comparison but i’m so lazy. i stopped getting misgendered on the phone at like the 5mo mark (i think).

face: my face has thinned out a fair amount, and thus looks more angular/masc. people initially started calling me “sir” around 4mo on t, and i haven’t had a person in real life call me “ma’am” or “miss” since about 6/7mo on t. i think a lot of that is because of the physical changes in my face.

frame: bigger shoulders! big enough that i don’t look pear shaped anymore! wow! they’re wider than my thighs.

bottom growth (nsfw): started noticing growth around the 3mo mark... it is ongoing... if you have q’s pls message me privately bc it’s just awkward to post publicly

menstruation stopped as soon i went on a full dose at the 6mo mark

i’m hungry all the time. i eat all the time. i’ve lost fat.

i’m horny all the time.

acne has calmed down since 5ish mo, but i’m currently taking meds for it too

emotional changes

i don’t find myself getting angry any more often.

i had pretty noticeable mood swings the first few months, and then again when i upped my dose. since that i’ve calmed down. i am less moody than before t.

a lot of that is due to transitioning and living how i want to live, not t.

my emotions are less overwhelming now, and that might be from t. i don’t really cry that much anymore. which sucks cuz i loved crying.

i’m happier ! i look like a boy now can u believe it

[becoming-beckett]

face fuzz development July to August to November

[ploonets]

Changes on T

Realized I haven’t posted anything about being on t in a while and I’m almost 10 weeks on t (wtf!!!) so here are all the changes I’ve had

-for the first week I was really tired but now I’m not!

-acne!!!!! A lot more acne than I used to have (but that wasn’t a lot to start with) I’m a greasy boy tho if I haven’t showered in a day

-leg and arm hair is different

-voice! My voice is deeper and is cracking and it’s funny bc Ami mocks me w a fake deep voice lmaoobut also my singing voice has changed I can’t reach the notes I could which is sad but w/e I just sing for funsies

-face shape is changing my jawline is becoming beautiful

-I had like a period of 3 days and that’s all !!! Fingers crossed I don’t get anymore

-lil bit of downstairs growth but that’s weird and kinda gross and personal??? So like :p

-I’m a lot hungrier than I used to be but I don’t have the opportunity to eat much more than I do so hopefully I’m not gaining weight

-muscles!???! Nothing really visible but my upper body strength has changed, part of that could be I now do a lot of inventory and stocking at a paint shop so I’m lifting gallons and gallons of paint a lot

idk what else but there’s more I’m pretty sure but I’m more confident/happier? Like I still dislike a lot of things about myself but I’m really happy and Amis a good nurse giving me my shots and my friends and family are supportive and so good

[boy-meets-body]

(almost) 9 months on T

The fast changes are behind me now, so I don’t pay as much attention to them as I used to, which is also why I post less. But not paying attention to the details means I’ve become aware of the slower changes, like body and face shape. My body has actually changed a lot. The fat on my hips and chest is slowly disappearing, and I’ve put on some muscle. Since coming out I’ve gained 10kg, half of it after starting T, and I no longer want to shrink myself out of my own skin. I have to shave twice a week to not look like mr. fluffy. When I touch my face I can actually feel that I’m present, that I’m a physical being, that I’m not outside my body looking at it like a stranger. After 9 months I’m finally starting to settle in my body after a decade of not feeling connected.

I don’t feel like a ghost when I look in the mirror anymore.

[kayden-skylars-transition]

I haven't posted for some time. This April (2022), I hit 7 years on testosterone. Here are some photos for an update:

I had my hysterectomy which I posted about August of 2021. The last and final operation will be metoidioplasty and as long as everything goes swell, it will be the final step, and I will just have to inject hormones for the rest of my life lmao.

I have lost weight over time, I jump around some. If I work a lot which involves over 5 miles a day normally, I stick around 110-116lbs. I am a small (almost 5'3", so I'm 5'3" okay??) transman. I don't know that I'll ever be happy with my height, but I'm pleased with all of the changes with my body over time. I'm an adult man, and I get to see myself as such. This is fortunate. I am grateful I had this opportunity, even though I will say to get my surgeries it involved many jumping through loops and bumps along the way.

I have made it. An update on my environment: I now live alone. I like it this way, and I hope I can keep it this way. One bad roommate after another since 2012, I...can't do it anymore. I have lost everyone. Now I need to build a new community of my own. To a fresh start.