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Community Conversation => Female to male transsexual talk (FTM) => Transsexual talk => Testosterone => Topic started by: Bombadil on May 08, 2014, 09:32:49 AM

Title: Switching legs???
Post by: Bombadil on May 08, 2014, 09:32:49 AM
Today will be my second T shot!  ;D My doctor didn't say anything about switching legs but I thought I read/saw somewhere that you should switch legs - one week on the left, next on the right. Does it matter?
Title: Re: Switching legs???
Post by: LordKAT on May 08, 2014, 09:37:30 AM
Switching legs helps reduce the scar tissue build up in one leg. It seems to help pain wise for some. It wouldn't really matter except that it is a lifetime commitment and that is a lot of shots.
Title: Re: Switching legs???
Post by: G on May 08, 2014, 09:41:23 AM
Def switch injection sites. I like having 4. Thighs and glutes. When I was just using thighs I noticed scar tissue pretty quick
Title: Re: Switching legs???
Post by: Tysilio on May 08, 2014, 09:44:57 AM
QuoteDef switch injection sites. I like having 4. Thighs and glutes. When I was just using thighs I noticed scar tissue pretty quick
It's a good idea, but I'm not that flexible.  :icon_redface:

But my doc did say to use different areas of that "zone" on the thigh -- it's actually a pretty big area.
Title: Re: Switching legs???
Post by: Bombadil on May 08, 2014, 06:19:14 PM
Thanks guys. I guess it's my right leg tonight then.
Title: Re: Switching legs???
Post by: Tysilio on May 08, 2014, 06:24:51 PM
I forgot to say -- congratulations on starting T!!
Title: Re: Switching legs???
Post by: Bombadil on May 08, 2014, 09:47:06 PM
Quote from: Tysilio on May 08, 2014, 06:24:51 PM
I forgot to say -- congratulations on starting T!!

Thanks!

I did it!! The first time my doctor did the injections so this was the first time I gave it to myself. ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAR
Title: Re: Switching legs???
Post by: Tysilio on May 08, 2014, 10:57:59 PM
 
QuoteROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAR

Yes! I was so proud of myself after I did my first injection, 'cause I wasn't sure I'd be able to. Now it's easy.

But when you want something  badly enough...  :eusa_dance:
Title: Re: Switching legs???
Post by: Ryan55 on May 19, 2014, 02:27:38 PM
yeah I was told to cycle through injection spots