I don't like waiting this long between posts because I never know what to begin with.
I'll start with the great testosterone debacle of 2007.
In my last entry I told the tale of my first self injection. That same day I dropped off my prescription for syringes and testosterone at CVS. They told me it had to be approved by the insurance company and to do this the doctor would have to call them. The Pharmacists said they would take care of it. So I went home and waited.
And waited. I get a call around a week later saying my prescription was ready. I beeline it down to CVS only to discover the testosterone is still awaiting approval, but the syringes are ready to go. I left empty handed because, really, what good are needles without the T? I tried again a few days later. Nothing. Frustrated, I call the nurse at my doctor's office, leave her a message explaining the situation. In the meantime I begin to panic because my shot is due at the end of the week and still no T. I make an appointment with the receptionist just in case. Later that afternoon I get a voice mail from the nurse telling me that the insurance company was having a problem with their computers and it should be fixed by the end of the day and someone from CVS will call me. Phew. I cancel my appointment. This is Wednesday, my shot is due sometime Thursday/Friday.
By Monday I have finally had it and I call the nurse back, leaving another voice mail asking if I should make an appointment because I am now late. Tuesday I get a voice mail back saying that she called the insurance company, the CVS I used, and the prescription was promised for that afternoon. HOORAY!!!!!
Later that night I picked up the prescription (I had already grabbed the syringes during a previous visit because I know CVS only holds them for 2 weeks.)
So now 5 days late and super excited to have the vial in my hands, I began the task of self-injection. During administration there is a little pain (needle + skin (muscle) = :O ) but nothing compared to the pain in my leg the next day ( or when the cat jumped on it.)
Today marks the 11th week I've been on T. I've been told that a lot of guys get frustrated waiting for changes to happen. It's not that I' m not in a hurry, I am just realistic about the whole thing. I let myself get excited about little things like chin hair and try to sit back and enjoy the journey.
11 weeks
- I believe menstruation has ceased for good. Hooray!
- Noticing changes in body shape, especially in the face (jaw line) and shoulders (broader)
- Arms/legs more muscular
- Signs of hair growth beginning on chest
- Increase in facial hair. Above lip growing in nicely and reappears a few days after shaving. Chin hair starting to come in as well as hair along the sides of face.
- Noticing leg/arm hair growing in
- Mood changes noticed: Less emotional, more easily aggravated. Need more sleep than before or become a miserable demon ;P
- Loss of weight.
- Acne, and lots of it.
