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Endo and Injections
On Tuesday I got a call from the endo's office asking me if I wanted to take an appointment the next day at 3:20. They actually had to leave a message on my phone and luckily I got it because I had to...
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Changes
I think it's time I finally got some of this out there. Changes I've noticed since being on testosterone. This may be explicit but I'll do my best to keep it decent. Just be warned.It was said to me...
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Self Injection
I gave myself my own injection today for the first time. My friend was going to come over and help me but I ended up getting up the nerve before she had a chance to get over and just wanted to get it...
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Time Flies
It's been too long.I've mentioned here before how it seems like a lot of trans* guys after a certain step in their transition tend to drift off or disappear. Sometimes it's a year or so post...
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Changes and Appointments
I had a follow up appointment with Dr. Fung on July 11th. My parents drove me down with my youngest daughter in tow and they hung out at a park a few blocks from the hospital while I went over. The...
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Comfort Levels
I've been busy the last couple of weeks and am facing one of the busiest weeks this summer coming up in a couple of days. It has got me thinking about how I'm feeling about myself and my interactions...
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THAS: The Feelings
Between Friday and Sunday I attended the Trans Health Advocacy Summit put on by Trans Pulse and RHO. If you are trans*, questioning, or an ally KNOW THESE NAMES. Trans Pulse is amazing. I'm not even...
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CAMH: Everything
I had my CAMH appointments yesterday. I came down to Toronto with a friend on Monday night because he was traveling at times that worked out very well for me and saved me the need to drive down myself...
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An Apology
I disappeared for quite a while and I would like to apologize for that.It's Wednesday, shot day! 7 months 1 week on T. I haven't heard anything back yet from CAMH regarding a 'surgery approval'...
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Disclosure
Being away at training and spending time in close proximity to others has put me in the situation that I really need to figure out what disclosure means to me and when to do it. Even if I should do it...
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Second Appointment
It has been quite a while since my appointment. Two weeks. I haven't made a post about it mostly because I feel like it wasn't much to talk about. I had my appointment via telehealth at the hospital in...
View ArticleHappy New Year
Oh wait.. It's February. There have been a couple of things I have neglected to post about. First things first though. I had my third appointment with Dr. Fung way back on January 7th. I arrived...
View ArticleSurgery Date
I finally have my top surgery date. May 2nd 2013I actually got the date on Friday when I called the clinic again to find out what was going on.When I originally called the clinic to make sure they had...
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One Year
Today is my one year anniversary of taking testosterone. March 2012 It seems so anti-climactic. Although I've been dealing with a lot of other stuff going on in my life which takes my focus away from...
View ArticleHysto
Last week I got a letter in the mail from CAMH with an appointment for a 'possible surgery approval' in June. I was slightly concerned because I have obviously already booked my top surgery and hadn't...
View ArticleTop Surgery - Reactions
It has been one week since top surgery. I went down to my doctor yesterday and got the last of the dressings removed. They sent me home binding with an elastic bandage and I will have to wear that for...
View ArticleThe Surgery Story
We were on the road to Montreal from 7am until about 3pm when we finally arrived at the house. The drive went pretty well we stopped at Tim Horton’s in Bancroft for breakfast, then stopped for gas in...
View ArticleRecovery
It's been an interesting 6 weeks. I head back to work in two more weeks and now that I'm able to go back to somewhat normal activity I'm more dreading than looking forward to it. When I wasn't able to...
View ArticleHysterectomy Approval
So, I went for my hysterectomy approval appointment today. It was another telemedicine appointment so I only had to go up to the local hospital to consult with the doctors down in Toronto. It was Dr....
View ArticleSo many things....
My silence around here hasn't been due completely to a lack of things to report. Although there hasn't been much 'transition' related going on lately. I haven't heard back on any decision on my...
View ArticleHysto Consultation
I had my consultation with the gyno a couple weeks ago now. It went really well except for the icky (<-- technical term) feeling I was left with after having a pelvic exam to confirm that he could...
View ArticleYear End
I didn’t want the whole year to pass by without another post from me. I tried to post a few days ago and it just didn’t happen. I don’t know that there is a lot to update on. Things are going...
View ArticleHysto Date
So, I have the date for my hysterectomy. I will be going in for day surgery on February 27th 2014. That happens to be three days before my 2 year T anniversary and 10.5 months post top surgery.I'm...
View ArticleHysterectomy Complete
So, you might ask, what took so long?My original date for my hysto was supposed to be February 27th. I went in on that day. I sat in a gown with an IV in my hand for 3 hours before I was told that...
View ArticleHave I become one of those guys?
In the past, whether it's been here or on some other forum, I have talked about how trans* men who are post transition tend to fall off the face of the virtual planet. They stop posting as regularly on...
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