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T update: ten months
Mar. 28th, 2014 12:06 amFor reference, months nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, and one.
It's been seven weeks since my last update, but I've only advanced a month on T. I took a break for three weeks for reasons outlined here and elaborated on my feelings about it here. There's pretty much been radio silence since then because I didn't feel like writing. /-: But I started again (on the same dose, one 1.25 g pump of Androgel 1% daily, applied to my hips and butt) three weeks ago. I changed my application site to areas where I actually have some fat deposits because right before my break I got a levels check and was at 264 ng/dL, which is arguably in the "normal' range for a male. (I was a few days into the break when I was informed of the lab test results, so I don't think it had any impact on my decision to take a break). I don't have a whole lot in the way of body fat, and most of it's in my butt, chesticles, and resting on my hip-bones, so I wonder if applying it to my thighs was causing a higher effective dose based on what got into my bloodstream. Impossible to say, so I switched to fattier areas just in case it contributed to feeling like changes were happening to fast.
( pausing T )
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( resuming T )
Everything else:
I did, in fact, learn to shave. I'm embarrassed to say I actually had fun with it and was disappointed I didn't have enough hair to do it again until two weeks later. *facepalm* Passing has been more misses than hits, though I suspect it was due to a hit to my confidence from stopping T rather than any physical changes. I have been having Feelings with a capital F about my chest and am pressuring myself to make a decision about top surgery ASAP. This tactic is not working. I have reason to believe that my breathing troubles may be psychosomatic, which is Concerning with a capital C, evidently. Oh, and in case I didn't say it enough times already, I am not planning to take another break for a very long time indeed.
It's been seven weeks since my last update, but I've only advanced a month on T. I took a break for three weeks for reasons outlined here and elaborated on my feelings about it here. There's pretty much been radio silence since then because I didn't feel like writing. /-: But I started again (on the same dose, one 1.25 g pump of Androgel 1% daily, applied to my hips and butt) three weeks ago. I changed my application site to areas where I actually have some fat deposits because right before my break I got a levels check and was at 264 ng/dL, which is arguably in the "normal' range for a male. (I was a few days into the break when I was informed of the lab test results, so I don't think it had any impact on my decision to take a break). I don't have a whole lot in the way of body fat, and most of it's in my butt, chesticles, and resting on my hip-bones, so I wonder if applying it to my thighs was causing a higher effective dose based on what got into my bloodstream. Impossible to say, so I switched to fattier areas just in case it contributed to feeling like changes were happening to fast.
( pausing T )
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( resuming T )
Everything else:
I did, in fact, learn to shave. I'm embarrassed to say I actually had fun with it and was disappointed I didn't have enough hair to do it again until two weeks later. *facepalm* Passing has been more misses than hits, though I suspect it was due to a hit to my confidence from stopping T rather than any physical changes. I have been having Feelings with a capital F about my chest and am pressuring myself to make a decision about top surgery ASAP. This tactic is not working. I have reason to believe that my breathing troubles may be psychosomatic, which is Concerning with a capital C, evidently. Oh, and in case I didn't say it enough times already, I am not planning to take another break for a very long time indeed.
