i cheat, sister is an RN and have her do it.

Congrats!

And I am very glad you are going to be documenting how your voice changes. I'm not a serious singer/musician, but I enjoy singing and playing my ukulele with friends, and I'm looking forward to how T will affect my singing voice.

BTW: Anyone here familliar with the band "The Cliks"? Lead singer Lucas Silviera is a transman, and he chose not to go on T to maintain the range of his singing voice.

Quote from: NightKoi on November 12, 2009, 04:24:46 PM
I think I might have an issue keeping consciousness. I'm sort of biologically screwed when it comes to the entire transition I desire. I have phobias of needles and I'm emetophobic...which is a deathly fear of vomit....I literally just pass out if I see it because I'm so fricken' freaked.....so I'm just f***ed. lol. The anesthesia for the operations leaves you nauseated and it's common for people to end up sick.   
And then the T by needles....

I'm pathetic, lol. But I'm still going to do it, conscious or not.

I wanted to chime in here... I'm also emetophobic.  I was diagnosed with panic disorder, specifically emetophobia, as a small child.  I've gotten over it for the most part, which is wonderful and has improved my life so much, but I still hate the idea of vomiting.  (Especially around other people - like in this case, doctors).  I'm also pretty terrified of needles, too, but lately I've gone ahead and had blood tests done.  I felt not a thing, it was so easy, and I found myself fascinated by the mechanism, rather than terrified of it.  Anesthesia sometimes bothers people, but sometimes it doesn't.  Just pack a lot of gravol/pepto-bismol or whatever floats your boat.  It won't be fun for any of us but we must get through these small trifles in order to be truly happy.

As for you, Michael, I want to congratulate you on all of this.  I can't wait until it's my time, too.  Keep us updated.

Quote from: AndrewMarten on November 19, 2009, 03:45:38 PM
Congrats!

And I am very glad you are going to be documenting how your voice changes. I'm not a serious singer/musician, but I enjoy singing and playing my ukulele with friends, and I'm looking forward to how T will affect my singing voice.

BTW: Anyone here familliar with the band "The Cliks"? Lead singer Lucas Silviera is a transman, and he chose not to go on T to maintain the range of his singing voice.

Yeah, dude!  I love the Cliks.  Lucas has a pretty cool singing voice, but I wonder if he plans on ever taking T later in life?

And I play the ukulele too.  ;P  That's pretty kickass.

Quote from: LucienOctopus on November 19, 2009, 10:42:57 PM
Yeah, dude!  I love the Cliks.  Lucas has a pretty cool singing voice, but I wonder if he plans on ever taking T later in life?

And I play the ukulele too.  ;P  That's pretty kickass.

I've seen a couple interviews where Lucas says that he's already transitioned as far as he wants to go.

It's always nice to meet another uke-er. It is a greatly under-appreciated and misunderstood instrument.

Quote from: V on November 19, 2009, 08:51:14 PM
I wanted to chime in here... I'm also emetophobic.  I was diagnosed with panic disorder, specifically emetophobia, as a small child.  I've gotten over it for the most part, which is wonderful and has improved my life so much, but I still hate the idea of vomiting.  (Especially around other people - like in this case, doctors).  I'm also pretty terrified of needles, too, but lately I've gone ahead and had blood tests done.  I felt not a thing, it was so easy, and I found myself fascinated by the mechanism, rather than terrified of it.  Anesthesia sometimes bothers people, but sometimes it doesn't.  Just pack a lot of gravol/pepto-bismol or whatever floats your boat.  It won't be fun for any of us but we must get through these small trifles in order to be truly happy.

As for you, Michael, I want to congratulate you on all of this.  I can't wait until it's my time, too.  Keep us updated.

How'd you get over it? I can't! I just pass out cold and wake up furious and nauseous all at once. It's terrible. And if I don't see it but have to hear about it from someone, like "Oh, someone was puking at the party last night?" I have a mild panic attack. Can't even see it in the movies.
I will have faith in my stomach and trust it not to fail me when that time comes. I haven't vomited since first grade. Which was a very very very long time ago and I don't remember anything except that I hated it.

I'm wondering how the T is going for the thread writer. I don't think he has written anything lately...
I only have one Cliks song...and it's because I saw their music video on LOGO.  I like Lucas' voice too, even if it cracks at times.