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[–] 0x2640@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

E level is higher than it needs to be so dosage should probably be lowered, but the "maintenance dose" terminology is still a red flag imo. just make sure they are dosing you reasonably lower and your levels are within range. also if you arent getting your T levels tested as well then you should do that (just saying this because it was absent from this post)

[–] 0x2640@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

it’s really important to have your blood tests done right in the middle of your dosage schedule.

id argue its more important to have blood testing done at the very end of the schedule when levels are lowest, but both values are useful to have. even if your peak is a little high, if your trough is too low you should up your dose anyway (though this is unlikely to be the case unless youre taking EV). plus if your peak is a high but your T level is too high and youre doing mono youll want to up your dose anyway. its nice to have but not nearly as valuable as trough levels in managing your dosage.

[–] 0x2640@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 months ago

Given the US government is actively banning all trams healthcare, yes. There is a high likelihood there will be no other option in like, a month or two. Amd even if it isnt banned that soon, personally wouldnt want that on my medical records at this point.

[–] 0x2640@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

well drawing with 18 is reallllly not recommended with vials you are planning to use more than a few times but like, you do you :p the risk of coring is demonstrably, factually higher (and thats a bad thing)

[–] 0x2640@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

this is why i consider myself bi and lesbian. i might (big might) date a man but not a manly man. basically labels can never fully encompass somebodies sexuality and are just... labels.

[–] 0x2640@lemmy.blahaj.zone 74 points 2 months ago (1 children)

preordering :3

[–] 0x2640@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

im extremely underweight, i can still do subq :p itll be fine (and even if you end up doing IM accidentally, itd be with a smaller and shorter needle, so less owie anyway)

[–] 0x2640@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 2 months ago
[–] 0x2640@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You want it like 15° off vertical with the flat portion of the needle tip facing your leg.

this goes against... how any intramuscular injection is done, and does not sound like sound medical advice to me. any medical textbook, government website, or internet source will tell you its a 90 degree angle (vertical).

[–] 0x2640@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 months ago (8 children)

spoilermuscle soreness is pretty normal with IM injections (seeing as ur injecting into well... muscle).

i recommend using a smaller needle (25g or higher) to draw as it minimizes coring risk, you could just use the needle youre using to inject to do it. swapping needles isnt really necessary, see insulin syringes (but theres also not really a reason to not do it).

it is verrrrrry recommended to inject into your thigh, injecting into your glute carries a high risk of accidentally hitting your sciatic nerve (bad time) and its also just less visibility. no being underweight doesnt mean you cant inject to your thigh.

other than that, you could always switch to subq rather than IM, as levels between the two are functionally identical on cypionate, which may help with the soreness.

[–] 0x2640@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

celebrations is fine but lets refrain from posting actual gore, cwed or no

no promises the admins wont get this post though

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