I started T last night!!!!!
The folks at Howard Brown were super fantastic and took extra special care of me since I was super nervous. It was an after hours event for trans/gender non-conforming people, and I was the only trans guy there for treatment, etc. There were all sorts of programs going on, in addition to being able to see a doctor or just talk to one. It was really cool and they do it on the first Friday of every month. I would strongly encourage people in the Chicagoland area to go check it out.
Anyway, I got the go-ahead to start T. I had to go to an off-site Walgreens to pick it up, since the one in the clinic was closed. They took AN HOUR to get my prescription ready, because I have two needles or syringes or whatever, since I'm doing sub-q shots. Then I went back and a Nurse walked me through all the steps and explained how to do the shot. And then I did it. It was awesome.
So, the funny thing is that about 10-15 minutes after, I got a funny taste in the back of my mouth. Something between sour and bitter. We went to get gyros and I lost my appetite because everything tasted bitter and too salty. I was just wondering if thats a typical side effect of the shots, or if anybody's ever heard of that before? Another possibility is that it may have been my own psychosomatic reaction to a major life event.
Thanks, everyone!
-Bear
