Quote from: G on November 18, 2013, 12:41:28 AM
Just a question to the people taking shots, how long are your needles?
Now that I have to do IM injections, I use the 1.5 inch needles.
Quote from: Lexicon on November 18, 2013, 09:33:00 AM
Man I've been having a hard time with my shots the last couple. Hit a nerve the last time... don't really want to repeat that experience. Mine is about an inch long or so and at least that freaky to me. Gonna try a different method this Wednesday and see if that makes it easier.
My voice has been cracking a bit too, seems to increase if I'm more tired or later in the day. Not really noticing much of anything else. A bit more muscle mass because I've been working out but hard to say if that would be naturally attributed to me working out or if the T has any effect. Been wrestling with some internal/emotional changes that I've noticed but not really ready to share all that yet 
Hope you guys are doing well!
Lex
Hitting a nerve seems scary - I can understand why you are wary now Lex. Good luck with learning a new method.
I have a harder time now that I inject in my leg too - I just don't let myself think about it. I focus on the needle as a dart I have to just aim and stick into my leg. I do it all as quickly as possible. If I took the time to calm down and zen it up to get through, I would never be able to do it. I pinch the muscle to find it, stick in the needle with a quick wrist motion, let go of the muscle and plunge it through. My doctor made me go in to do the shots the first two times since I re-started T, and that helped a lot to build confidence about doing the injection into the muscle. If I hit something important though, I would get all gun shy all over again I think.
As for changes ... I have a fine fuzz of back hair all over my shoulder blades, down below them, and up over the back of my arms. I like having a new noticeable change - but really, that much back hair already? I expected it given my family, but it is just this really fine fuzz stuff all over - I would rather it go all the way and make me hairy. I hope it converts to darker hair and away from the fuzz eventually. Back hair needs to cover the whole back completely to work. Then I will welcome it.
Also, probably gross to share but whatever, back sweat is a new and not so pleasant experience. I can be cold and still my back will sweat. I never really had sweat issues before at all, so this is new to deal with. I don't know how to make it better other than changing a cotton undershirt during the middle of the day. If I am binding to be around other people, all is lost and I am drenched when I get home.
Voice is squeaking, and it seems like some of the arm hair and hand air that seemed to go away and get softer when I had to pause taking T is coming back darker. Hopefully I did not lose that much ground.
