thank you so much stephen! pleaseee keep posting your process and how you handle everything, i’m 14 and planning on coming out in september, my 15th birthday, i’m just nervous about testosterones, but i do have a year until i’m 16 and then i can finally take the shots, i want it but it just don’t know how anything works. but thank you for taking the time to show us your process :D 💜
Yoooo. This was super fascinating. I opted for androgel since I was really not into the idea of dealing with needles but this def helped make it less scary and if I ever have to switch method later on down the line, I won't be completely writing off needles anymore. Thanks for this!
@@benjaminfoucault4839 Also I gotta say you are rockin that hat. I'm lucky to have decent work benefits that cover like 80% of the cost of prescribed meds and hormones are part of that umbrella, praise jeebus i am in a good country. It's like 180CAD and I just had to pay like 40 and at my current dose, it'll last me like two months. Doing it daily has been surprisingly not the biggest deal for me since I've smoothly woven it into my routine of wake up, wash face, apply gel, weigh self, take progress pic, get dressed, take vitamins, walk dog. It does complicate things a bit in that morning workouts are out of the question and idk if i'd be able to bike to work when we're finally called back to working in-house. And I have to do Big Think and mathematical gymnastics if i have like an RMT appointment or whatever in the morning and think of how early i can apply it before my appointment or how late in the day i'll have to do it after my appointment. ITS A WHOLE THING. I think my biggest reason for going with the gel is that I'm pretty much still recovering from a change in antidepressants and a bout of mood issues and I figured a more level, daily dose would be easier for my body and brain to adapt to since I've heard a tendency for there to be highs and lows tied to shot day and the couple of days before the next shot is due.
thank you so much stephen! pleaseee keep posting your process and how you handle everything, i’m 14 and planning on coming out in september, my 15th birthday, i’m just nervous about testosterones, but i do have a year until i’m 16 and then i can finally take the shots, i want it but it just don’t know how anything works. but thank you for taking the time to show us your process :D 💜
Yoooo. This was super fascinating. I opted for androgel since I was really not into the idea of dealing with needles but this def helped make it less scary and if I ever have to switch method later on down the line, I won't be completely writing off needles anymore. Thanks for this!
(lowkey wanna collab later on down the line and exchange notes re: injections vs gel)
@@benjaminfoucault4839 Also I gotta say you are rockin that hat. I'm lucky to have decent work benefits that cover like 80% of the cost of prescribed meds and hormones are part of that umbrella, praise jeebus i am in a good country. It's like 180CAD and I just had to pay like 40 and at my current dose, it'll last me like two months.
Doing it daily has been surprisingly not the biggest deal for me since I've smoothly woven it into my routine of wake up, wash face, apply gel, weigh self, take progress pic, get dressed, take vitamins, walk dog. It does complicate things a bit in that morning workouts are out of the question and idk if i'd be able to bike to work when we're finally called back to working in-house. And I have to do Big Think and mathematical gymnastics if i have like an RMT appointment or whatever in the morning and think of how early i can apply it before my appointment or how late in the day i'll have to do it after my appointment. ITS A WHOLE THING. I think my biggest reason for going with the gel is that I'm pretty much still recovering from a change in antidepressants and a bout of mood issues and I figured a more level, daily dose would be easier for my body and brain to adapt to since I've heard a tendency for there to be highs and lows tied to shot day and the couple of days before the next shot is due.
i just did my first t shot to this video bc i kept psyching myself out 😭😭😭 this was really helpful thank you💕
Curious my doctor didn’t tell me the 45° angle I just go straight in