Hi, my name is Chase and this is my first post about my hormonal transitioning journey. I am an AFAB Nonbinary person, and I started my hormonal transition on testosterone 4 weeks ago. I’m currently 20 years old, and have been out as non-binary for most of my life, but always felt I wanted to go on testosterone to get the more traditionally masculine traits I desperately want. 4 weeks ago I finally got what I’ve been working to for years, and I couldn’t be happier. What I want to do on this blog is document how I feel and what changes I’ve experienced so that other transmascs can get another perspective on what it’s like and can prepare for if they want to go on testosterone or not. So to start, here’s how the first shot went.
My first shot was probably the easiest one weirdly enough. I had a nurse with me go over everything I needed to do to have a good injection, which I will post what information I gathered from her in a video format to help others at a later date. I injected, and I used a “shot blocker” to minimize the sensation of the needle, which worked. while I felt no pain, I did immediately feel warm and fuzzy and my heart rate increased, which could have just been placebo. Afterwards I felt just so so happy to had finally done my first injection. In the minutes after however I started to feel a burning stinging sensation around the site, but it went away after about 10 minutes and didn’t bother me too much, and my nurse said she’d never heard of anyone she helped having that side effect. In the week after, I felt unbearably hungry all the time, even when I was full. This continued into the third week, but then started to feel more bearable by this week (the fourth week). By the second week I started becoming incredibly aroused all the time, it wasn’t bad but it was a huge difference from what I was used to libido wise. This is still the case for me on the fourth week, and while I enjoy it with my partner, it can be frustrating as my partner won’t feel up to it as often as I do, which would normally be fine, but now I feel completely overwhelmed by my high libido and get frustrated with myself over it. On week three, I started noticing bottom growth. Very minor, but definitely there. The growth has been making me very sensitive in that area, but it feels good most of the time. I am very excited to be experiencing this, and every time I check and realize I’m bigger than I was 4 weeks ago I get so happy.
These are the main traits I’ve been experiencing, but not everyone experiences these, and these aren’t all that you can experience.
I’m so excited to be on this journey, and am thrilled with myself that I’ve gone forward with this, if you’ve been wanting to go on testosterone for years as an afab, I highly recommend going to an inclusive doctor and getting their advice on getting started.
