First Shot

Jonathan L · April 20, 2016, 12:35:50 AM

I gave myself my first shot of testosterone today! I was really nervous about injecting myself because the last time I had to stab myself (for arthritis meds) it took me three hours to work up the courage, lol. I guess that practice paid off though because I did this one with no problem. Can't believe I'm actually doing this!

thorhugs · April 20, 2016, 04:17:29 AM

I just gave myself my first shot back on Saturday! It's quite a thrill. And congrats! That first one sure isn't easy!

arice · April 20, 2016, 07:20:44 AM

Congrats guys!

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Jonathan L · April 20, 2016, 06:35:24 PM

Quote from: thorhugs on April 20, 2016, 04:17:29 AM
I just gave myself my first shot back on Saturday! It's quite a thrill. And congrats! That first one sure isn't easy!

Awesome! Congrats to you too!

Quote from: arice on April 20, 2016, 07:20:44 AM
Congrats guys!

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Thanks!

FTMax · April 21, 2016, 07:00:10 AM

Congrats! Once you get into a routine, it's a quick little process. It took me hours the first few times too, now it's down to under 5 minutes to get everything together and stick myself.

AnxietyDisord3r · April 21, 2016, 10:34:02 AM

Congrats, dude!

thorhugs · April 22, 2016, 04:02:15 AM

Quote from: FTMax on April 21, 2016, 07:00:10 AM
Congrats! Once you get into a routine, it's a quick little process. It took me hours the first few times too, now it's down to under 5 minutes to get everything together and stick myself.

Hours?! Now I don't feel so bad about my 20 minutes of "oh god I can't do it."

FTMax · April 22, 2016, 09:09:07 AM

Quote from: thorhugs on April 22, 2016, 04:02:15 AM
Quote from: FTMax on April 21, 2016, 07:00:10 AM
Congrats! Once you get into a routine, it's a quick little process. It took me hours the first few times too, now it's down to under 5 minutes to get everything together and stick myself.

Hours?! Now I don't feel so bad about my 20 minutes of "oh god I can't do it."

The worst it ever got was 4 hours, but I had a looooot of stressful stuff going on at the time. I think 20-30 minutes is about right for the first few times you do it as you get used to everything and it becomes less of an unknown thing and more of a regular occurrence.

RaptorChops · April 22, 2016, 03:18:21 PM

Congrats! It gets pretty easy after a few months. Make sure you don't inject in the same spot

Jonathan L · April 22, 2016, 05:04:14 PM

Thanks, guys! I can't believe I'm actually looking forward to my next shot, lol.

AshtonRose626 · April 25, 2016, 08:28:10 PM

I got my first shot five days ago and I'm still buzzing about it! I was super nervous as well but I think getting it over with and realizing it didn't hurt as much as I thought will make the next ones easier

Ayden · April 25, 2016, 09:22:20 PM

Congrats!

After about 4 years I still get sweaty palms. Used to take me the entire day to psych myself up to do it. Now I whine a little but the whole process is done in 5 minutes and I laugh at myself for still being a big chicken.

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Jonathan L · April 27, 2016, 10:56:05 PM

Quote from: AshtonRose626 on April 25, 2016, 08:28:10 PM
I got my first shot five days ago and I'm still buzzing about it! I was super nervous as well but I think getting it over with and realizing it didn't hurt as much as I thought will make the next ones easier

Yes, that really does help. I kept expecting it to be way more painful than it is and I've had some really painful shots. So now I know this is a piece of cake in comparison. I also numb the area with an icepack so I feel it even less.

Arch · April 28, 2016, 01:27:43 AM

Congrats on the self-injection! It gets much easier for most people, especially once they figure out what kind of routine works best for them.

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