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Community Conversation => Transsexual talk => Female to male transsexual talk (FTM) => Topic started by: jonjon on January 25, 2010, 02:07:18 PM

Title: i've not been on here in aaaaaaaages!!! :O
Post by: jonjon on January 25, 2010, 02:07:18 PM
and i'm here to say i got my hormones today!!! XD

They gave me the gel stuff! Not took any yet, waiting for tonight so i know to take it every night before bed.

XD waited so long for this!!!  ;D
Title: Re: i've not been on here in aaaaaaaages!!! :O
Post by: Osiris on January 25, 2010, 02:11:38 PM
Hey Jon it has been ages! I was wondering what happened to ya.

Congrats on starting HRT! 8)
Title: Re: i've not been on here in aaaaaaaages!!! :O
Post by: jonjon on January 25, 2010, 02:13:09 PM
well at first my pc died in July and because i didn't have a job i wasn't able to afford a new one.

But i managed to get an awesome tower at xmas for dirt cheap too! XD but then... i didn't really have anything to say  :(

But i'm here now! XD
Title: Re: i've not been on here in aaaaaaaages!!! :O
Post by: Ender on January 25, 2010, 03:22:18 PM
Dude!  Jon!  You finally got your T, congratulations & welcome back!
Title: Re: i've not been on here in aaaaaaaages!!! :O
Post by: Jamie-o on January 27, 2010, 09:53:50 PM
Congratulations!  It's about time.  ;)
Title: Re: i've not been on here in aaaaaaaages!!! :O
Post by: sneakersjay on January 27, 2010, 10:10:19 PM
Congrats.

What helps me with the gel is a fan.  Makes it dry quicker!  Otherwise I'd be standing there all day rubbing it in.

Good luck!


Jay
Title: Re: i've not been on here in aaaaaaaages!!! :O
Post by: jonjon on January 28, 2010, 03:37:53 AM
lol great idea, Jay.... not so great when it's freezing! I've took to spreading it on my stomach/abdomen cos i heard thats the best place for it... but i keep getting this white residue which according to the net is the alcohol drying and apparently it only does that if the skin isn't absorbing it properly. So i'm going to try the shoulders and tops of arms tonight.
Title: Re: i've not been on here in aaaaaaaages!!! :O
Post by: sneakersjay on January 28, 2010, 09:26:10 AM
I usually do the shoulders and arms, but the alcohol-base dried my skin here in the dead of winter.  So now I've been applying it to my thighs.

Yeah, the fan isn't as great in the winter, but I guess it beats standing there for 10 minutes.  I suppose you could use a hair dryer on low, but I haven't had a hair dryer in ages.


Jay
Title: Re: i've not been on here in aaaaaaaages!!! :O
Post by: inoutallabout on January 28, 2010, 09:35:56 AM
Wow, it has been a while.  Jon, congratz!
Title: Re: i've not been on here in aaaaaaaages!!! :O
Post by: Renate on January 28, 2010, 10:50:24 AM
Maybe you need to spread it thinner?
Also, maybe avoid getting it on your hands (which get washed and does no good)?

How about using a credit card to "spackle" it on your skin?