Trans Megathread for the Week of August 12th, 2024 - August 18th, 2024
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I finally did an injection for the first time. I did it through the stomach - I got most of it in there, but I chickened out at the last second because it started feeling tingly and I panicked. In hindsight, it was probably the alcohol causing a reaction, which is probably fine.
You can probably tell by reading my other posts that I'm very paranoid about something going wrong, which didn't help, because I got so nervous after doing it that it got harder to breathe, which made me think something went wrong... But after a few hours, I'm pretty sure it went well. Now I just have to hope it works, because it's really out of my hands now.
Congratulations! Starting injections was really, really good for me., hopefully it is for you too! And ya stomach is the way to go, easiest place to inject unless you're very, very skinny.
Started feeling tingly
Ok sorry for the unsolicited advice but I have a similar problem where I can get really scared and in my own head while the needle is actually in me. Something that helped was narrating out loud what I'm doing and counting while I'm acting injevting. I usually count to 25 and then pull the needle out.
Thank you. I think I'll be fine next time, I just needed to be more prepared to ignore how it felt. Counting would probably help
Hey, I know anxiety isn't always rational (usually not, in fact), so what I'm about to say might not actually help you at all. Still though, I'm going to say it.
HRT injections are pretty idiot-proof. If they weren't, it wouldn't be so common for people to self-administer them. If injections were easily messed up and dangerous, quite a few of us would have weekly appointments at clinics to have professionals do them, but we don't. My sister didn't even get any training on how to do her injections, she was literally handed a pamphlet with instructions and diagrams and told "go for it".
Injections are absolutely scary, I don't like doing them, but I always remind myself that there's nothing that can go seriously wrong. Some weeks hurt (or bleed) more than others, but that's the extent of it. There's nothing I can do to actually cause injury or to cause the hormones to not work or something.
I'm glad to know the injection itself isn't dangerous. I don't know if you've read the other comments on this account, but this is a vial I brewed myself, so I think it does have quite a bit of potential to go wrong. I'm mostly worried that I'm injecting something I shouldn't be.
cause the hormones to not work or something
TBH this is a bigger fear than infection for me. But if anything, I'm probably injecting too much estrogen.
Ah, I had totally missed that you're injecting stuff you made yourself, that changes things! Your worry is more about what you're injecting than how you're injecting it, and for that, my response is extremely, entirely unhelpful. Well, I'm hoping for good things for you, hopefully in a few weeks you'll know that your hormones are working and you brewed them correctly!
No, it's still reassuring to know that I can't be delivering it wrong, at least. Thank you