Adding to the other comments about sports bras, try to get sports bras with the little holes in them to adjust padding. Not only does it make it much easier to fix padding when it inevitably scrunches up in the wash, but you can also get different shapes and thicknesses of padding online, or even make your own! Not all padding is created equally, and you might find a certain shape works better than others.

On the other hand ive not been on hrt long enough for this to become a problem yet, so my advice may not be the best 😂

Sports bras are def the answer

Literally just woke up, its 1430. Im a perfectly functional adult thank you

Yayayayyyyyy first hrt!! Always an amazing feeling ❤️❤️

Try anything once 🤷‍♀️

What if you fucking LOVE THAT SHIT??

Thanks you reminded me my tamagotchi fucking died the other day cause i left him at home and now you made me sad 😭

RIP Lunk ❤️

He gave me one before i ever asked this question, being about contamination and how ill be throwing away vials with some left.

My thing is, and the point of this post i guess, is i dont believe that. If it was a true risk of contamination i feel that cases would pop up everywhere or if it was such a problem they would have a better solution or not give just anybody the means to inject themselves. Idk, but its been helping getting advice from people with more experience with this stuff than i have.

Thats interesting, idk the similarities or differences in our meds and obviously im not a doctor but you are the first person to mention this breakiing down problem. Maybe its more likely for valerate??

But cypionate (what im on) seems to be shelf stable for years. The consensus ive been hearing is when its open its good for about 6 months safely. Ive heard mention of people going longer, but those are outliers and most agree 6 months is a good rule. I believe at my dose 6 months would make an empty vial.

You have the same concerns i have. I see stories every so often on here of people struggling to get doctors, clinics, pharmacist, psychs etc etc to believe in their transness. Some people it takes years! So i does hurt to throw it away.

Which is why ultimately i wont be doing that. Might use till gone and build a backstock, might donate. Idk yet.

Like i said, not a doctor, but if youre feeling and thinking the same as me then i say its worth doing research into it and seeing if there is something you can do. ❤️❤️

I do this! Im happy that im in a network that makes it super easy to see the results of tests, they send it straight to my account! Havent had my level test yet, but i will absolutely keep this in mind.

Honestly after hearing everyones dosage .25ml does seem minimal but i am just starting basically so idk lol

Im sorry youre dealing with this ❤️❤️

Honestly my policy with people like this is tell them nothing and let them find out naturally, maybe a sprinkling of not hanging out with them as much

But this doesnt seem viable for your situation, so idrk. I hope it goes well, do get as much backup as you can. Hopefully your dad might change his tune when its his kid, or maybe he’ll learn over time. Noone can know, but i hope for the best!

I will say that people being anti trans in my life stopped me from transitioning for years, and is a strong reason why i still get anxious in public and stuff like that. My advice is dont do that lol

I love having your input its great to have someone with inject experience ❤️

The contamination thing seems really strange to me too, idk it felt like a catch all reason to give people when they ask

Afaik the liquid inside is just a small amount of estradiol really overall, and its suspended in oil. I havent looked into mine that much (maybe i should) but ive heard sesame oil apparently

Its really interesting thats not been a concern for your medication, but they told me this upfront before i took any of it

Youre not alone, many people have been telling me this one way or another. Even a peek at the other side trans reddit seems to agree as well

This is exactly the advice ive been hearing and feels the best to me

Like, deep down in my soul i know not to just trust doctors, theres obviously horrible doctors everywhere. I just dont know enough about anything like this and im just generally doing what im told.

Plus, if im being completely honest, medical settings are my safe space and im kinda terrified that might change. I know this is not MANY peoples experience but for me, with alot of pain and struggle in almost every other aspect of my life, doctors always seemed to be doing their best to make me feel better. White “male” privilege is probly a factor, and its probly going to be a hard lesson for me overall

Well now it does, but doesnt it cost more than a couple of bucks to get to the point where its so cheap to manufacture

US medical system is garbage, we all know this, thats a whole different post tho 😂

Thats what ive been reading! Some people use every last drop which feels nicer to the process of making the stuff. My partner (nurse) also says shed keep using just sanitize after use and watch discoloration or cloudiness or anything floating in it or gathered at the bottom, as well as storing properly. Its hard to disagree with

.25ml

Idk its not that im worried about scarcity, just access for others. I know and have that mindset with food too but its a bit harder to translate that into medication, maybe cause i cant hold this much value in food with 3 fingers lol. I guess in this regard im more concerned about just the sheer level of manufacturing waste, especially if im not the only one throwing away this much. Eventually youd be able to fill pools with the thrown away stuff 😂

I mean, ill probly just listen to doctor, after i ask, cause end of day i always do but its just hitting me with a level of sadness i didnt expect

For REAL tho 😍

Looking great!! I love the look ❤️❤️

Cries cause no access to my makeup and junk 😭

Alternatively how certain people here look vs how i look 😂😂

I liked hexagons before it was cool to like hexagons 😎

Lol they are the bestagons!