#hrt updates

[vampirepuppyboyfag]

thought id do mini updates on the changes ive experienced on hrt (testosterone) for anyone curious - will keep updating as time progresses

week one

- acne has worsened

- more saliva

- skin texture feels rougher

- heightened energy

- watery eyes

- heightened sensitivity to light

- difficultly sleeping

- increased hunger

[genderqueerpositivity]

Today is March 27th, and I've been on T gel for two weeks now. Wow.

The first week was really difficult emotionally. I don't believe that starting HRT was entirely to blame for that, but I'm sure it did have an effect.

But I'm fine now, and have been for a few days. In hindsight, I wonder if it would've been a good idea to start with half doses for the first week, a sort of adjustment period. Maybe.

My face is super oily now and I hate it! This has started within the last few days. It feels like I need to wash my face two or three times a day, but I also don't want to dry my skin out by washing too much?

Bottom growth is probably still happening? I haven't looked in a while though.

Apart from that, I haven't noticed anything new.

I really expected facial hair and body hair to start growing immediately, but that hasn't happened. I already had a lot of facial hair and body hair pre-T (so much so that I was surprised that my pre-HRT blood tests showed that I had typical testosterone levels for an afab person) so that might be why I expected that. But nothing new. It doesn't even appear to be growing faster yet.

No voice changes yet, according to the voice pitch analyzer app.

And that's it for week two.

[a-literal-forest]

I almost made a post asking if y’all would care if I started posting about random shit in my life but then I remembered that we’re all disgusting Tumblr users so fuck y’all you have to hear about my dumb stuff

Anyway I finally got to talk to my neurologist so I should be going on e soon AND I may be able to get off of my epilepsy meds which would be cool as fuck

Also idk if I talked about this but because I have car brainrot I bought a shit van for $600 and after some fighting it finally doesn’t die randomly while driving!!!! So now y’all have to deal with me talking about it!!!!

[chronicbackstabbingdisorder]

When I asked my doctor about the likelihood of worsening headaches on testosterone because I already have chronic migraines, and she told me that there's a pretty equal chance of them getting either worse or better because, to quote her:

"It's possible that testosterone might help prevent or relieve headaches by: stopping cortical spreading depression (CSD), a disruption of electrical activity in your brain that may cause migraines."

I was so so hopeful that just maybe they would get better, or at least not worse. But unfortunately I have the worst luck and the testosterone has in fact just worsened my headaches TT_TT

[honeysucklebuttons]

It's been a whole 7 years on T already?? Absolutely wild, I can't really believe it..... My 7 year stab-iversary, huh? Here's to many more!

[manicpixiedreamtransladyperson]

omg my chest actually popped open a button

[honeysucklebuttons]

12.16.2020 - it's officially been a year post-op from my top surgery! Even though it's been so long ago now and yet hardly long ago at all, it feels so natural and right and comfortable. I even forgot why I was out of work this time last year, despite seeing my bare chest every day. Crazy!

[honeysucklebuttons]

Weeks 2 and 3 post op! More movement, holidays, drains out, sleeping on my sides again with minimal pain thank GOODNESS, getting cats, driving again, and back to one of my jobs!

More pics and videos in my top surgery tag!