Pre-T

Today I went to the howard brown medical center in Chicago to complete my third step of their process. All I had to do was meet with my dr for a few min, make sure my blood work was okay, and get my prescription. After she wrote the prescription, I went over to the pharmacy and got my syringes and testosterone.

I was prescribed .5ml once a week with 23 gauge syringes.

Once I had my prescriptions filled, I went back to howard brown for a "nurse visit" where she showed me how to do my first injection. I opted to do it myself, but with her explaining and watching step by step. I learn better this way. Most guys I know have the nurse inject them the first time, but, I didn't want to be nervous next week.

First day on T! Frankly, I don't feel any different, but I believe that is to be expected. Its one day. I couldn't be happier though.

Pre-Testosterone / Intro

This week has been a crazy one for me. After not having a period for four months, and loving it.. I got mine a week before I am supposed to start T. My emotions have been all over the place. I was hoping to give a little bit better of an analysis on how I was feeling emotionally and so forth, but.. all I can really go off of is my experiences.

Right now, school and money are two huge stressors in my life. I just unexpectedly quit one of my two jobs. Which should ease up on the pressure. I also just came out at school this past week, and to my mother. I told my brother a few weeks ago. My family and friends have all been very supportive. School gets a little awkward, but I think most people just try and avoid names and pronouns. Which works for now.

I have yet to tell my dad. This will probably be the hardest part of my transition. I am kind of close to him, and love him greatly. We have just never had a really great communication.

Anywho. This is what I have for an intro.. Hopefully as I go on, this will become much more organized.

Introductions

Hello!

My name is Drew. I am a 21 year old ftm transsexual. If everything goes as planned, I will be starting testosterone tomorrow! Can't even explain how excited I am. I am basically starting this blog to document my transition. I am not quite sure how I will be doing this, but I plan on including voice changes, physical changes, and documenting my thoughts. I am doing this not only for myself, but to hopefully help other transgendered individuals. Well, this is all I have for now. Hopefully I will be able to post some pre-t images before tomorrow, and a voice clip. I am still getting used to using blogger.. so bare with me everyone. This should be the start of a very exciting journey!