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Not sure if this counts but I'm only around 7 weeks on T lol Which might seem like a lot compared to just getting on it but still. You won't be too far behind.

I started almost a year ago (10/19). Congrats on being on T! You found a good way to celebrate it :)

Congrats Chipper! :D   

I'll have to keep Nesteby in mind if I want to go on T in the future. Does Baystate refer to the hospital in Springfield, MA?

Congratulations :D

Congrats!

Congrats man. Today makes it 2 weeks for me

Quote from: chipper on October 09, 2013, 09:55:30 PM
Thanks, dude. Keep in touch, it'd be cool to hear about your progress/share stories!

For sure. My gf also gave me my first shot  :)

Curious what dose your doc started you on?

This is my first day on T.

Quote from: Edge on October 09, 2013, 11:01:14 PM
This is my first day on T.

Congrats!

@chipper got your pm but I can't send pm's for some reason

Congrats! Today was my first day. Excited for the journey!

I'm fairly recent too. Almost 3 weeks...time flies when you're on it :D

Quote from: ashton on October 10, 2013, 12:17:08 AM
Congrats!

@chipper got your pm but I can't send pm's for some reason

Thanks! You need 15 posts I think.

Quote from: chipper on October 11, 2013, 01:11:41 PM
Glad to hear a lot of other dudes have/are also started/starting at a similar time... keep in touch, guys!
Anyone noticing any changes yet?

I started about 7 weeks ago, so only a bit ahead of you.

Changes so far:
new body hair everywhere...

I have hand hair! hah, I'm so excited for my hand hair because it is a noticeable change I see all the time. There's only like 4 of them that are dark and long, but small light ones are creeping up too that I expect will convert themselves shortly. Knuckle hair also coming in. Lots of new thigh hair.  My calves have always been super hairy, but now my thighs are on the way to match. Dark hair too.

I have acne issues that I have to stay vigilant with to control. It is bad :( I expected it though.

Libido is up too. It is different from before.

And the best one so far - out of nowhere the last couple of days, my voice definitely without a doubt dropped. It was a bit deeper and raspy leading up to this, but now my default speaking voice is definitely lower. I was ecstatic about this last night.

I mentioned this in another thread, but I am confident and calm, and now feel like I have a center to myself that was never there before. It is fantastic. I am so glad to be on T.

Enjoy your 2nd shot Chipper! Stay in touch with this thread, maybe we can all keep up with each other.

I had pretty bad acne my first go around with puberty... any tips on how to keep that under control?

I can't use the hardcore acne stuff cause it causes me to itch and what not, allergic I think.  This is the thing I'm most nervous about!

It took me SO many years to get my acne under control and just within the last couple of years it's slowed down, I'm excited about the changes but not looking forward to going through that again!

Quote from: Lexicon on October 11, 2013, 02:54:42 PM
I had pretty bad acne my first go around with puberty... any tips on how to keep that under control?

Mine is pretty much the exact same level of awfulness as when I first experienced it. This is what I do and it sorta works to clear it up at least temporarily before it gets bad once again:

-wash my face with Cetaphil soap in the shower
-every other day exfoliate (I use the St. Ives exfoliate that is cheap because it was highly recommend. I like it.). I do the bridge of my nose everyday because those pores fill with grossness quickly.

-after washing my face, I put Dickinson's witch hazel toner on. Sometimes I will do this again halfway through the day when I feel particularly greasy.
-my skin sorta dries out after all of this, so I bought some Cetaphil lotion to help with that

- I try my hardest to keep my hands off my face and out of my hair (not always successful...)

-I shave every other day. I can't tell if it helps or hurts, but I always make sure to change out the blade frequently so nothing builds up on it and is spread.

Congrats on starting T by the way Lexicon.

Thanks!  That's really helpful actually.  I admit I wasn't good at being really diligent the first go round, maybe now that I'm a bit older chronologically and a half way responsible and mostly functional adult.... I can actually stick to a routine ;)

We'll see!!

Thank you!

Can I still join the party? I feel like the ugly older uninvited brother here with almost 5 months on T :P

Regarding acne, ugh, yeah. I'm facing the same issues. I thought I was lucky when it didn't come within 2-3 months, while a lot of guys mentioned having acne within a few weeks. Around the 3 months mark it hit me hard, and now my face is covered in it. Pretty sucky for a 26 year old, but not much I can do about it.

Hoping mine doesn't get too bad. Just a few on my chin now. What do you guys do to control it?

Wash 2x daily, anti bacterial ointment.

congrats buddy!

My next round is wednesday, I'm on day 5. 

Sounds like you're doing well, thanks for the update!  Can't wait for my second!

It's only been a few days and already I have a pimple which is noticeable because I rarely ever get pimples although it is possible it is just coincidence.
Also, (and this may just be the placebo effect, but we'll see) I feel a lot better mentally. Before, it felt like my brain was wrapped in cotton. It was fuzzy, muddled, and very frustrating. Now, I feel more alert. I like it. I hope it's not just the placebo effect. Although it might also be because I'm sleeping different. I'm not sure how, but my sleep has been more restful. Sure, I've been catching up on missed sleep, but normally I'd wake up groggy every time regardless. Instead, I actually feel well rested. I'm not sure if it's the T or something else, but I like it. Does it work this fast or am I imagining things?

Is Stridex good?

Quote from: G on October 13, 2013, 11:47:13 PM
Is Stridex good?

Don't know about stridex.

I use Neutrogena stuff.  Every other day I use a bar of soap they have that's for your face and a moisturizer with spf15 that they have.  On the other days I use an exfoliating cleanser in the shower and the same moisturizer.  Seems to me that the moisturizer is the key (for my face) cause the more moisturized my skin is the less anxious my body seems to be to produce excess oil. 

My second shot is tomorrow!! I'm really excited, though I'm not looking forward to my leg hurting again.  Finally was able to make it to the gym yesterday because the soreness finally went away. 

How's everyone doing?

Quote from: Mr.X on October 12, 2013, 04:42:33 AM
Can I still join the party? I feel like the ugly older uninvited brother here with almost 5 months on T :P

Regarding acne, ugh, yeah. I'm facing the same issues. I thought I was lucky when it didn't come within 2-3 months, while a lot of guys mentioned having acne within a few weeks. Around the 3 months mark it hit me hard, and now my face is covered in it. Pretty sucky for a 26 year old, but not much I can do about it.

I was like "dayummm, I'm an oldie compared to these guys", but then Lordkat had beat by a longshot.

:P

i should (hopefully) be getting my prescription in boston on october 25th, i'm so excited. i knew this moment would have to happen someday, but it's actually real now, it's like a slap in the face... except the best slap in the face ever.

Congrats crookedjaw

Today makes it 3 weeks on T now. Getting my 3rd shot either tomorrow or Friday. Can't wait!

One of the fun things I've noticed after about a month and a half on T is that my facial hair is growing in already... but mainly on my chin and moustache area. The hair on the rest of my face is longer than it used to be but it's still very soft & fluffy. The stuff on my moustache & chin areas is definitely not soft or fluffy. I've had to start shaving it and I find myself habitually rubbing my chin all the time: I find it very affirming.

In fact, all of my body hair is longer than it used to be, but for now it's still soft and downy. I daresay that'll start changing over the next few months. Oh, and my downstairs growth is coming along nicely.  ;D

My voice has definitely deepened but I think there's more work to do there. My singing voice now sounds a heck of a lot like Sting from The Police, but I'd like it to get deeper if it can.

I'm also suffering from major greasy skin & hair. I've found that I have to wipe my face, neck, back & chest with Freederm wipes about 3 times a day, along with washing with Freederm face wash every night. And I've had to find some shampoo for greasy hair so that I can keep its oiliness down, otherwise it's pretty grim by lunchtime.

One of the best effects though is emotional stability. I don't feel so anxious all the time, and I seem to recover from upsets much more quickly and easily than I did before.

Quote from: supremecatoverlord on October 15, 2013, 06:39:30 PM
I was like "dayummm, I'm an oldie compared to these guys", but then Lordkat had beat by a longshot.

:P

Looks like I got you both beat at 30!

Got you all beat, but you'll need to find me on youtube to find out by how much. LOL.

--Jay

Quote from: Lexicon on October 16, 2013, 11:01:14 AM
Looks like I got you both beat at 30!

30 years on T? If your talking age, I have kids older than that.

LOL - thanks to Jay and His Lordship, I'm feeling like a spring chicken right now: I'm only 41. In body, if not in mind.  ;D

Just got my 3rd shot! My gf noticed that my leg hair is getting thicker.

Quote from: Lexicon on October 16, 2013, 11:01:14 AM
Looks like I got you both beat at 30!

I was referring to how long someone's been on hormones, dude. I'm a young in' in regards to actual age.

Ok, I don't believe I mentioned when I started T but 30 years has got me beat.

Quote from: LordKAT on October 19, 2013, 09:24:42 PM
Ok, I don't believe I mentioned when I started T but 30 years has got me beat.

My bad, definitely not 30 years on T!

Misunderstood.  I've noticed that on a lot of sites/groups folks are late teens/early 20's so I have been aware of my age in comparison to other folks around me in those settings -- I'm only a couple weeks in on T :)

Figured I'd update this thread.. Today makes it 1 month and 1 week on T for me. An exciting change I've noticed in the past week or so are a few dark hairs on my mustache area. It's a start at least lol. How is everyone doing?

I got my second shot on Wednesday.

Awesome guys!

Had my 4th shot on Wednesday.  23 days in and 23 days sober as well.  Feeling good but honestly not much different aside from sex drive and my voice feels different.  I'm calming down on needing to spend time trying to see what will be different or if I can see anything or... etc. and just enjoying the increased energy, sobriety, time with my kids and being conscious of taking care of my body for the first time in my life.

Love hearing how everyone is doing!

Lex

Good job Lex. Keep it up buddy

Got a T shot today after not having one for a few weeks to correct some medical issues. Even if it is mental or psychosomatic, I feel better already.

So - 2 months in, I am now officially back on T after a pause. Part of me wants to count today as my new T day instead of the day in August, as I feel like most of my changes evaporated in the time I was off of it. I don't want to have to explain it as, "this is my T day but not really my T day, etc..." Which date should I count? I would say the first date, but I was off of it almost half the time I was initially on it.

my dose is super, super low - which is not great. But it will get raised eventually, I just need to be patient.

Got another shot technically yesterday now. Bled a lot this time for some reason. Voice has been cracking a lot for the past week. Just a question to the people taking shots, how long are your needles? Not sure if this question is against the rules, if it is sorry please remove it.

Quote from: G on November 18, 2013, 12:41:28 AM
Got another shot technically yesterday now. Bled a lot this time for some reason. Voice has been cracking a lot for the past week. Just a question to the people taking shots, how long are your needles? Not sure if this question is against the rules, if it is sorry please remove it.

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

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.

I've had some really fast changes for someone on cream. Already starting to grow a beard, lot of stomach/chest hair, deeper voice. Agreed about back sweat (you could try a cotton mesh tank top?) ...and even worse, ass sweats after sitting on a chair. Had them pre-T but they're really embarrassing now!

My voice still isn't changing. It will change right?

Quote from: Edge on November 24, 2013, 07:37:11 PM
My voice still isn't changing. It will change right?

It will change. I was wondering the same about a month in, then it started cracking. Now it's trying to get deeper. My voice has always been kind of deep tho but when I get nervous it used to go high making me not pass, now it just can't get up that high anymore.

@chipper Nice stache dude!

9 weeks on T today. More hair, mustache coming in some more, few dark chin hairs!, leg hair getting thicker, happy trail filling in. Chest has shrunk some. Voice dropped a little bit. I've actually grown 1/4 inch, wasn't expecting that at all (height) lol. Growth down there is still continuing. More muscle. Def feel stronger. More pimples but nothing too bad. I believe I am done with that monthly curse. I'm passing a lot more now. Life is good. Hope everyone else is doing well.

I'm 6 weeks.

11 weeks on T today. Noticed a couple things these past 2 weeks. Sweat. The soles of my feet sweat now and my palms are constantly sweating. Anyone else? Also happy trail is filling in more.

Hey guys!

I'm 9 weeks today, taking my 10th injection later this morning.  I have been feeling a lot of subtle things, and other not so subtle.  My voice is cracking all over the place and it sounds like I have a cold, constantly.  I'm starting to grow some beard and 'stache hair which is kind of surreal :) Acne on my face and back has flared up pretty intensely, which is frustrating.  My sex drive is still ridiculously high which is driving me and my partner crazy, me good crazy, her not so good crazy ;)

Had a few anger blow ups, go between feeling less overwhelmed and way more overwhelmed pretty intensely.  Was almost assaulted 2 days ago in a local shop and that scared the ->-bleeped-<- out of me and really made me look at my size.  I'm broad-shouldered and fairly muscular coming in at 200 pounds and 5'4" but next to the 6'3" or 6'4" guy who was easily 250 pounds of rage, muscle, and stale alcohol.... I was nothing but small. It was simultaneously humbling and humiliating and thank god I keep a knife in my pocket (I've been assaulted before but was completely unarmed and woke up in the hospital as a result) which is the only thing that kept him from assaulting me.  I share that just to say that while I felt like I was on one trajectory of feeling strong and being excited to change and all the rest of that.... the reality of this body in this world at the mercy of some unpleasant men came crashing into me with startling ferocity. 

I'm just getting back on my emotional feet today after two days of very quiet contemplation.  I guess it's the emotional recognition and shifts that I'm most aware of today.

I think you are such brave and strong men, thank you for sharing your stories with each other and with me.  Whatever the world may make of you, know that someone has your back and thinks the world of you.

Lex

Been awhile since anyone has posted in here but figured I'd post because today I'm 6 months on T!

Guess I'll join in too, even though I'm practically a baby with my third shot tomorrow. ::) My needles are an inch and a half long, I have to get a family member to jab me even though it doesn't even hurt that much. That !@#$ is creepy.

I noticed an immediate effect, I'm now able to work all day without getting too worn out and more importantly, not being sore as all get out the next day. I'm still surprised by that now. Secondly, I'm probably going to be super hairy. ;-; I was hairy to the point of having a doctor point it out, now I have twice as many beard hairs as before and my face is so greasy I could fry an egg on it. Rinsing and drying at least once a day is a necessity!

Hey Frank, welcome. Keep us updated

I am newer than the rest of y'all. My second shot is Friday. It's so hard to wait. SO HARD.

(That's what she said)

I am so ridiculously happy about it :D

Hi Samuel, welcome to the club.  ;D

Mini update, T shot 5 coming up on weekend and already I have random hairs sprouting out of my cheeks. I'd call them imaginary or peach hair but trust me, I have thick horse hair. It's ridiculous. I tried not to be too hopeful because T is a waiting game but I kind of expected it anyway because I was hairy to begin with. Can't wait to see where I am a month or two from now.

Just got my first shot on Monday! Injected the thing all by myself with my nurse! :^)

Waiting eagerly for next Monday! Sticking myself with a needle really isn't too bad!

My shot day is Friday. And I swear, it's like a 6 year old waiting for Christmas morning...