I have officially started Hormone Replacement Therapy!! 🤯😁 I’m ridiculously excited and scared at the same time, but I’m confident this is the right choice. My physician was very kind to me and answered every question I had, and addressed my concerns. I decided to go with Plume Healthcare because it seemed like informed consent through them was the fastest and easiest way to get started. I wish it was more affordable though.
When I filled the prescription a few days ago, the pharmacist looked at me all kinds of weird and asked if I had taken this medication before. I told her no and her eyebrows went even further up on her face. She gave me the wrong size needles but I’ll make it work. Now worried about coring the vial and being shit out of luck until I can get another one. Probably an irrational fear – I’m sure it will be fine.
Getting over the fear of jabbing a needle into my own leg fat took a few days. I could have gotten pills instead but from research, everyone says injections are more effective in the short and long term. Also easier for me to not forget doing them like I feel I would with a daily pill. I filled the prescription on Wednesday and waited until this weekend to do my first shot so I could have a weekend schedule with my injections. She also prescribed Spironolactone to help suppress my testosterone to female levels.
I look forward to what the future brings. Hopefully the changes aren’t too fast so I have a little time to adjust to the physical and emotional changes. I don’t really know what to expect but I’m excited to see where this road goes. Today is the first day of my new life. (●’◡’●)
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