About three or four months ago I fumbled an injection on the upper part of my right thigh - it was the correct spot, but the needle was only about 0.5 inches in or less before I started injecting. It hurt, though not spectacularly so, and I panicked and pushed the needle in further. After the needle came out the area was suddenly numb. That had happened twice before and healed fine, so I wasn't worried. A few weeks later the area was no longer numb and sensation had returned, as had happened the previous times. But unlike the previous times, it still hurt, and quite badly.

It seems to be better - the pain has subsided a lot, and now it only hurts when I poke it. But I still have no idea what may have happened, and if it's something potentially serious I should get looked at, because I've never had an injection site hurt for so long. I don't even know if the needle depth would have even been an issue, given that subq injections can be given at that spot. Has anything similar ever happened to you? Any idea what might have happened?

I recently found out about her while doing some more research, and there's only one result on transbucket which is one I really like, and she has some more on her website.

Just curious if anyone has consulted with her or had surgery with her. She probably has the best results that I've seen of surgeons around here (which for some reason their are few). The only reviews I can find just seem to be from cis female patients who see her for other plastic surgery and not from ftm's.

Thank you for any help.

i've been on testosterone (injection) for nearly 8 years. i'm supposed to inject 0.5cc every other week, which i had forgotten, and was taking double that for a few months, only reducing back down to 0.5 for the last two shots.
i recently had some blood work done and my free testosterone was low (29, when it should be between 32~60). it's going to be checked again in two weeks, but i'm curious as to why it's low when i've been taking double the dose? should i continue with the original lower dose and hope it evens itself out?
thanks!

Does anyone have any idea how long the wait currently is for first appointments at The Laurels (Exeter)? I got the notification that they'd received my referral at the beginning of this month and my doctor said that there'd be another letter coming asking me to make the appointment. I'm just not sure when that is going to be.

Hey all,

Posting again.

I've decided to keep my writing as a hobby for now, and if I do consider it as a career, I will hold off on an MFA. That being said, I have decided I'd really like to go to graduate school to specialize my interests and marine and environmental policy.

My problem is this. I have been accepted for fall 2014 into the University of Washington's Masters of Marine Affairs, which has been a top school choice of mine for awhile. Besides the fact that I love Seattle and half my friends live there, it's perfectly focused on combining my interests in marine conservation with policy, communication, research, and activism. They're well-funded with excellent faculty, classes, and travel opportunities. I could go on if you'd like.

I have also been accepted into the University of Tasmania's Masters in Environmental Management. The reason I applied for this is because I am living there now on a Working Holiday Visa because my boyfriend is Tasmanian. I have been here for two months, unable to find decent employment, and when I visited the school, I thought I'd apply because the faculty were doing research that aligned with my interests. The problem is that I have to pay my tuition and change my work visa to my student visa within the week because their classes start on February 26.

My first choice is to defer from Tasmania and continue to apply to my other graduate school choices (still want to hear if I get accepted from another top choice of mine, Monterey Institute for International Studies, which is due on March 1.)

Although it's true my boyfriend living here is a huge draw, I also love this place and am very interested in its environmental issues. Ideally, I would get my master's in Marine Affairs and then, if I wanted to, I'd go to Tasmania for my phD because what I would get to research there interests me more than the classes and master's type work. I don't know as much about UTAS as UW because they aren't as open with what goes on there during their year and a half degree. Their website is worse, and they can't give me e-mails for any of the students who graduated there. I also apparently cannot sit in on classes until I have paid, so that option may be out as well.

Nevertheless, if I did go there, I'd have a master's degree, a master's thesis, and a professional placement all under my belt by June 2015. And I would get to stay with my partner and make this place more of my home.

If I do go to UW, my boyfriend said he would eventually chase me to the states, and we would continue our relationship, but of course it wouldn't be ideal.

I'm 24 and know I should be just thinking about my career and not my love life, but he is very important to me, and it's not like going to UTAS would throw away my life, but a master's degree is a lot of investment financially and emotionally so I don't want to make a mistake.

I should also say that financially both are equal or it is not an issue at this time.

Any advice?

Just thought it was pretty damn cool and happy for her. I don't want to post a link since they can be sketchy so just google her name and the article will come up. ;).

- Liz

I am not quite sure how to feel about this.

At work only two people know about my gender background. One's a friend I helped get hired, and one's a supervisor of both of us. My friend's fiance' is transitioning FtM and has been on HRT for several months.

Also at work I started a printed phone list, and whenever someone new is hired or has left I've updated it. A co-worker on my team and myself share the same sounding name. Hers has a C, and mine has a K. I used the male version of my name to cut down on my last initial being used. Most still use the female version, and a few asked if that was okay. I'm fine with either at work.

An awkward co-worker about a half hour later walked across the office to insist she would only call me by my given name. I thought this was awkward, but whatever. A half hour later she came back to tell me she'd support me in whatever point in my transition I was in. I explained to her that my co-worker's fiance' was on HRT, not me, and I'm neutral/male. I think she kind of smiled, nodded, and left.

Today she asked me what genderfluid meant. I gave her one of a few of the definitions, but she didn't want to really hear about it. I printed out a definition from Urban Dictionary and Wikipedia (the top sections so it wouldn't be overwhelming), and left it for her. Some time later she came back while I was trying to finish a project, and from what it sounded she was trying to learn about things to be a good parent, but she didn't really want to take the time to learn about it.

What bugged me is that she referred to my co-worker's fiance' as his "friend." They're getting married whether of not he changes his gender marker to male before or after October. I tried to explain to her that he will be my co-worker's spouse, not just his "friend." They're best friends, but he's more than just a friend in that relationship.

I suggested that since this was something she didn't grow up with and wanted to learn more about to go to the local LGBT Community Center to meet people firsthand. She said it wasn't her thing.

I really didn't want to be there. I should have mentioned that I needed to step away, but I felt stuck. This was a small portion of my afternoon.