Trying hard to trust the process, and while I have seen other expected changes in skin, hair, and mood, I am getting anxious that nothing is happening under my shirt. I had some minor sensitivity within the first two weeks, but never anything painful.

This Friday will be 6 weeks on HRT. 2mg Est, 4mg Prog, 200mg Spiro daily.

Edit: thanks for talking me off the cliff everyone, I’m much less anxious now 😅

  • dblsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de
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    4 days ago

    Yeah, the patch coming off is what I would be worried about as well, especially also when showering. Patches would be my top alternative because they also last a while but it’s just an extra thing to have to be careful about.

    Congratulations on overcoming your needle phobia! :)

    • OldEggNewTricks@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      4 days ago

      I’ve not yet had one come off in the shower, and I’m not particularly careful. The adhesive gets a little loose, but it goes back to normal pretty quickly once you dry off. Having tried gel, injections and patches I have to say patches easily beat everything else for me! That’s assuming you don’t get irritation from them, of course.