☆ uppy dawg ☆

Heres an intro for you!

My name is.. not important lol. Lets go with "Dog" as a placeholder.

He/him! I am a trans guy

Ive been knowingly trans for about 7 years now, and a boy all my life.

HAPPILY in a relationship. I fucking hate chasers go away

19 y/o btw

Im gonna use this sideblog to talk about and document my experience as a trans guy, as well as my transition, and to talk to other transmascs.

Feel free to send in asks about anything you want! Ill do my best to answer!

DNI RADQUEERS‼️‼️

Ill add more to this later on. Thank you!

My throat has a lot of shit in it all the time please save me from the phlegm

My muscles are DEFINITELY BIGGER. They cover more surface area too

Water retention water retention water retention water retention water retention water retention water retention water retention water retention water retention water retention water retention my face is swelled up like a balloon

I got hot as shit sometimes. Is this what hot flashes are or is it just an increase in body temperature.. regardless i think my temp is going up

I AM SO FUCKING SWEATY ALL THE TIME. like i feel like an amphibian. The era of daily showers is upon us, showering every other day is no more

I am also getting oily and for the first time ever im forming a pimple on my cheek so thats awesome

I definitely feel more emotionally stable. Im much happier and less nutso insane

PERHAPS

I know my identity as a canine cladotherian influences my gender. Theres lots of dog related genders out there! If you look on Pinterest youll probably find a lot honestly lol. But it could just be plain a part of your identity as well!

ofc you can always make up your own thing or even not label it. Sometimes being content with knowing what you are and how you feel without putting a name to it feels nice.

But also. Pinterest.. they typically come with descriptions of what they are as well..

As Long As You are injecting subcutaneously which honestly is like 6 mm depending on where you're injecting at you're not going to hit any veins or anything and you're going to be okay.

Stomach is the best part to inject into in my opinion but you will have difficulty injecting near stretch marks or scars because it's a thicker skin because of collagen production.

Honestly they say to pull out the fluid with an 18 gauge needle I don't do that. I just use whatever needle I'm about to put in my body because it's pretty sterile make sure to sterilize the top of the bottle too.

You're going to be a lot hungrier, carry around trail mix I promise you it's like the perfect pinch next to sunflower seeds.

Stomach and thighs, in the fatty area. That's the easiest place to inject. Sometimes SubQ needles are hard to find in certain sizes, I usually go with a 30-25gauge needle try to stay under 25, otherwise you're gonna be piercing yourself essentially.

Happy T Day!

@gendercrisisperi

This is all beautiful, very helpful info, the trail mix thing is something i definitely should try bc im already SO HUNGRY, and i use 25 gauge needles already for my injections, BUT

The reason they tell you to draw up the medication with a larger needle is for 2 reasons. #1, its just easier to use a bigger needle bc T is thick, but the most important thing #2 when you puncture the top of the vial it dulls the needle and can even slightly curve the tip of it (creating a hook) and cause stuff like bruising, more scar tissue, and its more painful to then use that on your skin. Regardless of sterilization, I prefer my needles to be perfectly sharp so they just go in and out instead of hurting more or potentially doing more damage 😭 and regardless, i got a bunch of 18 and 25 gauge needles for like $4 from PP

Unfortunately you might just have to sit tight and wait it out.. i waited about 7 years to get on hrt myself, and when i finally made the appointment for a month after i initially requested it, it was torturous waiting. I think i spent a lot of the time thinking about how the appointment was going to go, researching more, imagining the things hrt was going to do to me and when each thing would start, what i might look like.

And then most of the time i really just tried to focus on art, by friends, and my job lol. But then i ended up walking out with my T same day so.

Okay so heres all the stuff ive noticed so far

Increased confidence

I AM SO GODDAMN HUNGRY ALL THE TIME. I could legitimately eat a horse.

I feel more emotionally regulated and more happy

My voice went down SLIGHTLY. I might post my voice updates. Someone remind me to do my 1 week tonight..

This morning in particular i have so much shit in my throat

Ive been kind of hotter and sweatier lately? I feel like im sitting at 99-100F

More personal stuff under the cut here..

Anyway this is going great for me and im very excited for later

Oh we're talking about transmeds now..

I really dont like their viewpoints or aggressiveness. I believe that any kind of transition is valid and people should be allowed to choose whether they medically transition or not. They also dont really account for those who CANT medically transition.

The idea that every trans man has to make his best effort to look exactly like a cis man and the opposite for trans women and go on hrt and get surgery is outrageous especially in this economy and political climate. Trans men and women do not owe you any specific gender representation regardless. The fact that it spawns images like these is insane.

The only thing i dont like seeing involving medical transitions is people going on testosterone for example without listening to or reading any of the side effects and then they stop and complain about it forever bc "they didnt expect their voice to drop and stay that way forever" even though the doctor, internet, and packet they make you read and then sign all say so🫩